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Definitely not. If he can't play well, he'll be gone. I hope that he still has something to give and I tend to think that he remains their best short yardage option and will get carries. However, they will continue to pass more than they run based on inability to sustain drives running the ball.Cenobite said:
Because he is a 32 year old, 9 year NFL vet who has shown everything he has to offer. He is a stable replacement for a few series or even a game or two but he is not able to carry a running game for a season.
True, but since that year, he's coming off his second torn ACL.
Maybe if it was J. Carney it looks fair.hbkhbk said:
I don't think Stecker will be a factor barring an injury to Bush. Stecker will be in for a play here or there while I believe either McAllister/Pierre will be on the field for a majority of the offensive plays. I'm just uncertain as to whether P. Thomas takes over McAllister's role as lead rusher from the start notwithstanding the depth chart.Edited to Add: Just found this on Rotoworld: Deuce McAllister (knee) practiced without restrictions all week, but is listed as questionable for Week 1.McAllister figures to play against the Bucs Sunday, but his role could be limited as the Saints ease him back from dual major knee surgeries. Deuce and Pierre Thomas may share "big back" snaps behind starter Reggie Bush. Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
21 attempts 55yards 2.6ypc5 receptions 19 yards 3.8yprLooks like they were not really trying to do much more with him in the preseason than see if the knee is sound. He made the cut so it must not be bad.
They're definitely bringing him along slowly, but he's had some runs where he displayed crisp, quick cuts, decent burst/acceleration and plenty of finishing power. I didn't see any remarkable top end speed, and I don't think he has any, but I think he'll end up being productive in his time share role again - until he gets his next injury.
He is only 29 years old, but two reconstructive knee surgeries is not easy to overcome.Were the surgeries on the same knee?
no saints player on offense looked good in those first few games. brees had 9 INTS and 1 TD in 4 games. colston didn%t have his first 100 game until week 9. reggie looked very mediocre. i don%t put much stock in deuce%s performance in 2007 after only 24 carries in 3 games. you%d be foolish to do so as well.i%m in the "reserving judgement" camp for deuce, reggie and pierre until the season gets well underway.
He was good enough to keep Rashard Mendenhall coming off the bench for two years at Illinois.But that's about it.
I appreciate your response. It seems to support my confusion. I could understand if the NO coaching staff was spewing glowing praise but I haven't heard a peep. I literally read days and days of in-depth camp reports, and in fact the Stecker name appeared far more frequently.
I think the focus was/is on whether Deuce is healthy enough to resume his role. If not, P. Thomas is next in line. If Deuce and Thomas have an equal number of carries, which I think may happen, neither one should be in your line-up. However, if Deuce gets 12 carries and Thomas gets 5 then that is another story.
i've read some comments from payton over the preseason that spoke glowingly of thomas. something to the effect of "he proved how good he was last year" and "we've just got to find ways to get him on the field more". i think some of this is politics from payton and the front office. he can't anoint thomas as the future when he's still trying to figure out what to do with reggie (my suggestion? westbrook-ify him and the offense). he can't give up deuce for dead because he's a favorite of the fans and players and there is the possibility that he can return to something close to what he was before. he can't go silent on thomas either because he might figure in the future plans of the team. it's kind of a mess but that's the saints...
Wasn't the first knee injury the year before his 1000yard/10TD season?I still share others' concerns about his knee(s) holding up, but assuming they do - I think he can be productive as the power runner in the Saints offense.
Well. There you have it.[/thread]
Haha...he wasn't exactly going too far out on a limb however...
