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She is not an animal, she's a man.
Actually Houston plays Baltimore this week regardless of the weather.
this is bad postingbut on topic: even without green, it doesn't seem like slaton is the 'guy' in the eyes of the head coach or the franchise if they're considering bringing in other options
Not if Hurricane Ike blasts the gulf coast near H-town as a Cat 4+ on Saturday...Actually Houston plays Baltimore this week regardless of the weather.
You're reading too much into that. They're trying out players--guys like Najeh Davenport--to provide depth and not necessarily to take Slaton's job. Slaton ran well against a vicious defense and, importantly, he didn't completely suck in pass blocking. Kubiak believes in him, he probably just doesn't want to throw too heavy of a workload on him this early in the season.
The hurricane people say it's heading south. They'll play Sunday.Not if Hurricane Ike blasts the gulf coast near H-town as a Cat 4+ on Saturday...Actually Houston plays Baltimore this week regardless of the weather.
If Slaton isn't the guy why did he get all the carries?They're bringing in guys like; Cedric Benson who the Bears didn't even want on their roster. Not to start, but to backup!
I'd like to believe you. Link?
If Slaton is the guy, why would Kubiak say “If it’s going to be a problem then, you know, Darius (Walker) is going to be our first option.”?If Green isn't healthy, it's going to be a full blown rbbc in Houston.
I believe that what Kubiak meant by "going to be a problem", was fielding a full 53 man roster. As a poster already noted, most teams roster 4 RBs, or at least 3 with a FB. Are they thrilled about an untested rookie spearheading their attack? Probably not. But as has also been noted, his pass blocking has been very good for a rookie and he runs with vision and a burst. People being brought in to give them warm bodies, not take the job away from Slaton. Just my humble 2 cents.
Kubiak said before week 1 that he'd ease Green in slowly. If Green is healthy (big if), he'll get the heavy load with Slaton getting some work. If Green is out, it would probably be Walker, Taylor and Slaton splitting the load. At least that's what Kubiak seems to be saying. Maybe Slaton's play will win Kubiak over.
Could be.
I believe Walker is on the practice squad, no?
Darius Walker will be their first option!FIRST OPTION MEANING FIRST PLAYER TO BRING IN TO BE THERE #3 RUNNING BACK!!!3C said:
pretty funny how i missed that .... lolJAA said:Hence the referrence to RB's coming off the practice squad, in the post you quoted.
Let me help you out here . . .
I imagine Green will be the primary back in an RBBC for the 1st qtr of several games this year, folllowed by sitting on the bench nursing an ankle/knee/shoulder/hammy, followed by a few weeks of GTD. Rinse & repeat.Honestly, tough to drop, because IF he gets healthy, he'll be in the mix at something like a 60/40 split.
Right. I think if a 12 team league holsters 6 RBs per team then Green should definitely be rostered. There may only be a handful of times he's a potential start, but he's still a better start than guys who need 2 injuries to players ahead of them to get significant touches. For a league that rosters about 5 per team, he maybe should be rostered, preferably by whoever has Slaton if the team has a reasonably stable RB situation other than that. But I could see other players getting preference over Green with that small of rosters.
They're the idiots, huh?
