This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
I say "no" to Perry being a starter and he is still not healthy.
+1You only get so many chances in the NFL.
I'd say the situations are a liiiitttle different.
Yes, the situations are different. As are the players. The point remains though, Perry has the potential to be very good. Few think he can reach that now, so his value is low, but I'd be buying. (if I didn't already own)
Is that really true though, or are those skills diminished by the leg injuries? It doesn't take much of a decline to turn a 1st round guy into an also-ran, and I've begun to really wonder if the leg and ankle injuries may have permanently taken enough of a toll that by the time he's 'healthy' he'll be just another average backup. His hands will still be the same, but will he have the power and agility in the legs? I think it's a legit question, and I won't just assume he's the same talent he was when he was drafted until he shows he's still got it.
In 06, He didn't have confidence in that ankle IMO. I barely saw the guy so I'd be curious what Bengal fans thought about his limited play. I don't think he's done, maybe but I don't think so. He's almost useless without confidence in that ankle though. The offseason should be enough time to rest and work on gaining back some of his exceptional cooridination(proprioception) again though. He didn't look slow, he surely hasn't lost his "vision", so when/if he can cut with confidence again, he should be OK IMO.
:X Also, after missing a ton of time in his first 4 seasons with injuries, there is absolutely ZERO chance that Fred Taylor could possibly play a 16 game season (let alone 46 straight games). And Peyton Manning is a choker who will never win the superbowl.Perry's only been in the league for 3 years. It's a little bit early to start abandoning him as someone who will never be healthy.
You dont get to be #4 on the all time leading UM rushers by being injury prone
I agree that it's a decent gamble, i.e. low cost/high potential reward, but at this point what's the realistic chance that A) he can stay healthy, AND B) get the opportunity to produce. He has yet to prove A and Rudi is gonna be around for at least a couple more years barring injury. The problem is that both need to occur for him to really have value and neither has occurred in his 3? years on the team. He's got talent, they've got a good offense so yes the "potential" is there but if I had to put a % to it, I'd guess he's got about a 5-10% for the stars to align and the best case scenario to occur.
Health isn't the only problem though. It's not as if he's got a starting job waiting for him like Fred Taylor did. Even when he's healthy he's the #2 back unless something happens to Rudi.Also, after missing a ton of time in his first 4 seasons with injuries, there is absolutely ZERO chance that Fred Taylor could possibly play a 16 game season (let alone 46 straight games). And Peyton Manning is a choker who will never win the superbowl.Perry's only been in the league for 3 years. It's a little bit early to start abandoning him as someone who will never be healthy.
Kenny Watson has performed admirably backing up Rudi Johnson.Chris Perry has seemingly faded to black.I wouldn't count on him to contribute a thing to Cincinnati's offense in 2007.Health isn't the only problem though. It's not as if he's got a starting job waiting for him like Fred Taylor did. Even when he's healthy he's the #2 back unless something happens to Rudi.
1 Anthony Thomas 4645 yds2 Jamie Morris 4526 yds3 Tyrone Wheatley 4287 yds4 Butch Woolfolk 3998 yds5 Chris Perry 3821 ydsDoesn't exactly project to NFL sucess either
Indeed. I think that even if Rudi went down, Watson would play just as large, if not larger, role than Perry would. I agree that it's premature to say that Perry will never be healthy, but he's likely going to have to earn Marvin's confidence that he can stay on the field.Kenny Watson has performed admirably backing up Rudi Johnson.Health isn't the only problem though. It's not as if he's got a starting job waiting for him like Fred Taylor did. Even when he's healthy he's the #2 back unless something happens to Rudi.Also, after missing a ton of time in his first 4 seasons with injuries, there is absolutely ZERO chance that Fred Taylor could possibly play a 16 game season (let alone 46 straight games). And Peyton Manning is a choker who will never win the superbowl.Perry's only been in the league for 3 years. It's a little bit early to start abandoning him as someone who will never be healthy.
