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[quote=Jamaican'Skin;552681]I know I am. Nothing can stop us from making the Superbowl now.


Prediction: Chase Daniel will be the new Colt Brennan[/quote]

We should start Chase and Mason immediately.

More seriously, nice Marley line in your sig. Irie vibes.

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Dude Mason isn't the missing link..we act like he's the second coming or something. Talent doesnt get you cut the first time around..its like saying the phone company turned off my phone because i paid too much money on the bill. That doesnt happen. He'll still be behind Betts..Wake me when we sign a notable young rb like Ian Johnson

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[quote=DoggDayAfternoon;552699]Dude Mason isn't the missing link..we act like he's the second coming or something. Talent doesnt get you cut the first time around..its like saying the phone company turned off my phone because i paid too much money on the bill. That doesnt happen. He'll still be behind Betts..Wake me when we sign a notable young rb like Ian Johnson[/quote]

I think the comments on this page are actually wall-to-wall sarcasm.

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Bottom line is this guy EARNED a roster spot last preseason and was cut to keep people like E. James around. Hope he gets an honest shot this time around.

Re: Glory Glory Hallelujah! Redskins Reportedly Sign RB Marcus Mason
 

[quote=NM Redskin;552703]Bottom line is this guy EARNED a roster spot last preseason and was cut to keep people like E. James around. Hope he gets an honest shot this time around.[/quote]

Huh? You keep only so many at each position. Erasmus didn't have much to do with it IMO. If Mason wants to stick he needs to beat out Portis, Betts, or Rock, Erasmus or not. Good luck to him with that.

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[quote=DoggDayAfternoon;552699]Dude Mason isn't the missing link..[B]we act like he's the second coming or something[/B]. Talent doesnt get you cut the first time around..its like saying the phone company turned off my phone because i paid too much money on the bill. That doesnt happen. He'll still be behind Betts..Wake me when we sign a notable young rb like Ian Johnson[/quote]I think you're on to something! I think he might in fact be the second coming.

Think about it: Jesus was a carpenter; Marcus is a Mason. He wears #23 which is twice as many apostles minus that backstabber Judas. Both of their first names end in "us". Marcus keeps [I]resurrecting[/I] his way to our preseason roster. They both walk on water. They can both lead the league in preseason rushing yards. And they're both God's gift to us.

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Unless he can offer something on special teams this time I dont see him sticking around.

Re: Glory Glory Hallelujah! Redskins Reportedly Sign RB Marcus Mason
 

There's a reason why he's always getting cut

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He's Baaaaaaaack!! The center of much debate at the backup position last year. I am happy to see him back. Welcome back Mr Mason.

Re: Glory Glory Hallelujah! Redskins Reportedly Sign RB Marcus Mason
 

[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;552713]I think you're on to something! I think he might in fact be the second coming.

Think about it: Jesus was a carpenter; Marcus is a Mason. He wears #23 which is twice as many apostles minus that backstabber Judas. Both of their first names end in "us". Marcus keeps [I]resurrecting[/I] his way to our preseason roster. They both walk on water. They can both lead the league in preseason rushing yards. And they're both God's gift to us.[/quote]

:rofl:

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Oh man, I can't wait to see the Marcus Mason Fans and the Cult of Colt battle it out like the Bloods and Crips.

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Lol. I needed that. Are people really excited by this? There is a reason he never made it off of anyone's practice squad...

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[quote=Mattyk72;552663]Championship.

Lock it up.[/quote]
~~~~~
Only if Colt is at the helm.

Re: Glory Glory Hallelujah! Redskins Reportedly Sign RB Marcus Mason
 

[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;552713]I think you're on to something! I think he might in fact be the second coming.

Think about it: Jesus was a carpenter; Marcus is a Mason. He wears #23 which is twice as many apostles minus that backstabber Judas. Both of their first names end in "us". Marcus keeps [I]resurrecting[/I] his way to our preseason roster. They both walk on water. They can both lead the league in preseason rushing yards. And they're both God's gift to us.[/quote]

LOL honestly how long did it take for you to come with that one..thats good..lol

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[quote=Lotus;552707]Huh? You keep only so many at each position. Erasmus didn't have much to do with it IMO. If Mason wants to stick he needs to beat out Portis, Betts, or Rock, Erasmus or not. Good luck to him with that.[/quote]
well we were considering carrying a 4th RB until we had to go with some DE moves

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;552713]I think you're on to something! I think he might in fact be the second coming.

Think about it: Jesus was a carpenter; Marcus is a Mason. He wears #23 which is twice as many apostles minus that backstabber Judas. Both of their first names end in "us". Marcus keeps [I]resurrecting[/I] his way to our preseason roster. They both walk on water. They can both lead the league in preseason rushing yards. And they're both God's gift to us.[/quote]

wow...

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[quote=Lotus;552707]Huh? You keep only so many at each position. Erasmus didn't have much to do with it IMO. If Mason wants to stick he needs to beat out Portis, Betts, or Rock, Erasmus or not. Good luck to him with that.[/quote]

Yes and no. We needed the DE's cause all of them were dinged up but Taylor. Why we didn't let James go cause he never supplied the team with anything I'll never know.

Yes he was the 4th RB on the squad and was put on practice squad. They cut him though to sign another CB due to injuries at that position. So yes if your the 4th person on any position you most likely will get cut.

But please stop with all the sarcasm. He was a decent RB. People are trying to compare him to RB's that have like over 5-7 yrs as a NFL RB. Not gunna happen. Most of us who liked him liked what he brought plus he was younger. All we wanted was a RB who was younger that the team could groom to replace Portis down the road and everyone has to get sarcastic like we wanted Portis replaced last yr.

It kills me how some of you claim all his yardage came with 2nd stringers. Yes they did. but keep in mind we had second stringers blocking making those holes. Also you guys apparently have no faith in our 1st stringers cause all I keep hearing is yes his yardage was against 2nd and 3rd stringers. In other words if he was playing with the 1st stringers the OL would not be able to make the holes for him. He would not have gotten the good runs. Unfortunatly I have more faith not only in Mason but also in our OL. I believe he would have had similar runs with the starting OL. Only cause they are better at creating the holes. Besides if they could make holes for Betts they could for Mason. The only concern someone mentioned that I was unaware of was his blocking on passing downs. I thought he did ok but apparently not good enough for others.

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[quote=Ruhskins;552766]Oh man, I can't wait to see the Marcus Mason Fans and the Cult of Colt battle it out like the Bloods and Crips.[/quote]

I don't see this as an issue if you all would just simply agree to let JC go, let Colt be the QB handing off to Mason during the season. There would be no fued. lol.

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[quote=tryfuhl;552806]well we were considering carrying a 4th RB until we had to go with some DE moves[/quote]

Dude, I understand. But many NFL teams keep only 3 backs and the Redskins made it clear that they would only have kept 4 as an exception. That exception was not made for football reasons, as you indicate. However, a previous post implied that Mason had some kind of right to a 4th spot and that he was dealt with dishonestly, or in other words, it was not a football decision.

Put differently: If Mason beat out Portis, Betts, or Rock, there would have been no discussion on this issue. James is completely irrelevant to this.

Put yet differently: If the Redskins had it out for Mason and he was dealt with dishonestly, why would they bring him back, and why would he so quickly agree to come back?

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[quote=Lotus;552815]Dude, I understand. But many NFL teams keep only 3 backs and the Redskins made it clear that they would only have kept 4 as an exception. That exception was not made for football reasons, as you indicate. However, a previous post implied that Mason had some kind of right to a 4th spot and that he was dealt with dishonestly, or in other words, it was not a football decision.

Put differently: If Mason beat out Portis, Betts, or Rock, there would have been no discussion on this issue. James is completely irrelevant to this.

Put yet differently: If the Redskins had it out for Mason and he was dealt with dishonestly, why would they bring him back, and why would he so quickly agree to come back?[/quote]


Well it's obvious the Skins should simply dump their talent scouts and hire some of you guys cause simply put they just picked up a piece of crap that should not be holding a roster spot. Especially after he was let go last yr cause he sucked. and he sucked cause he could not beat out the previous 3 RB's who have been in the league for several yrs. I guess Balt. talent scouts suck also cause they picked him up after we let him go, then low and behold the Jets have talent scouts that suck also. Probubly even worse cause they put him on their active roster even though they did not use him.

Well, I'm glad our talent scouts suck.

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[quote=SBXVII;552818]Well it's obvious the Skins should simply dump their talent scouts and hire some of you guys cause simply put they just picked up a piece of crap that should not be holding a roster spot. Especially after he was let go last yr cause he sucked. and he sucked cause he could not beat out the previous 3 RB's who have been in the league for several yrs. I guess Balt. talent scouts suck also cause they picked him up after we let him go, then low and behold the Jets have talent scouts that suck also. Probubly even worse cause they put him on their active roster even though they did not use him.

Well, I'm glad our talent scouts suck.[/quote]

Your love of Mason is perhaps only surpassed by Offiss' love of Ramsey

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[quote=Superman13732;552592]No, but seriously. Explain this to me, I have no oppinions at the moment so i can be easily swayed, who is he, what position does he play, how does this help us.... I am in the dark here.[/quote]

[url=http://www.nfl.com/players/marcusmason/profile?id=MAS191461]Marcus Mason[/url]

slide to the right and look at his sucky runs.. against 2nd stringers.

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[quote=SBXVII;552814]I don't see this as an issue if you all would just simply agree to let JC go, let Colt be the QB handing off to Mason during the season. There would be no fued. lol.[/quote]

I was talking about which group would have a bigger man-crush. LOL.

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I think the issue with Mason was not that he sucked. It's just that he offered less than any other RB on our roster. He couldn't contribute on teams and so he was let go.

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[quote=Lotus;552815]Dude, I understand. But many NFL teams keep only 3 backs and the Redskins made it clear that they would only have kept 4 as an exception. That exception was not made for football reasons, as you indicate. However, a previous post implied that Mason had some kind of right to a 4th spot and that he was dealt with dishonestly, or in other words, it was not a football decision.

Put differently: If Mason beat out Portis, Betts, or Rock, there would have been no discussion on this issue. James is completely irrelevant to this.

Put yet differently: If the Redskins had it out for Mason and he was dealt with dishonestly, why would they bring him back, and why would he so quickly agree to come back?[/quote]

Well we laid claim to him and won that. I don't recall some huge dishonesty issue, I mean sure it looked like we might carry him into the season, but we didn't; was there a huge fit about that that I don't recall?

Let's just hope that he can prove that he's worthy of a spot, which he hasn't here or elsewhere.

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Good for him I always liked him, we need a young hungry RB behind CP I really didn't like what I saw from Betts (he did have a couple good carries toward the end of the season) but all in all is he worth the cap space? Does he produce enough to warrant a roster spot? I'll take Mason ..

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[quote=SmootSmack;552581]Will post a link once I see one[/quote] Why sign him? Didn't we get someone else from CFL that has what he has and will be cut in Aug? Guess both can talk to the Turk together!

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Any chance we can sign Mix again? He works for me in Madden!

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[quote=SBXVII;552818]Well it's obvious the Skins should simply dump their talent scouts and hire some of you guys cause simply put they just picked up a piece of crap that should not be holding a roster spot. Especially after he was let go last yr cause he sucked. and he sucked cause he could not beat out the previous 3 RB's who have been in the league for several yrs. I guess Balt. talent scouts suck also cause they picked him up after we let him go, then low and behold the Jets have talent scouts that suck also. Probubly even worse cause they put him on their active roster even though they did not use him.

Well, I'm glad our talent scouts suck.[/quote]
Ya know, first talent scouts and player personnel people acquire players. then you put them on the field, and the coaches evaluate same talent. Sometimes, a player looks great on paper and doesn't cut it on the field or vice versa. Mason looks good on paper, and is ok on the field. I don't think anyone on this board is suggesting he doesn't have talent, moreso, that he doesn't seem to move into the top rung of talent when he has the chance to shine.

Look, if he comes back, competes, and wins the spot, then I am very confident that everyone would support him and be excited for him. But, if as expected, he gets cut, I doubt it will be the difference in the Skins season.

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[quote=Ruhskins;552766]Oh man, I can't wait to see the Marcus Mason Fans and the Cult of Colt battle it out like the Bloods and Crips.[/quote]

Oh please. Colt was sooooooooooo last preseason. Chase Daniel is the new heartthrob

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the babe laufenburg of rb's.

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[quote=Eknox;552851]Good for him I always liked him, we need a young hungry RB behind CP I really didn't like what I saw from Betts (he did have a couple good carries toward the end of the season) but all in all is he worth the cap space? Does he produce enough to warrant a roster spot? I'll take Mason ..[/quote]
Sorry but I don't see Mason replacing Bett's. Last year they only called Betts number 4.6 time per game so he never really had much of a chance to do anything on the field. I would love for Mason to come in and do good but its just not going to happen.

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;552713]I think you're on to something! I think he might in fact be the second coming.

Think about it: Jesus was a carpenter; Marcus is a Mason. He wears #23 which is twice as many apostles minus that backstabber Judas. Both of their first names end in "us". Marcus keeps [I]resurrecting[/I] his way to our preseason roster. They both walk on water. They can both lead the league in preseason rushing yards. And they're both God's gift to us.[/quote]

Doubling 11 (12-Judas) is 22.

Carlos Rogers is a gift from God.

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[quote=Buster;552922]Doubling 11 (12-Judas) is 22.

Carlos Rogers is a gift from God.[/quote]

But you add back in the disciple who replaced Judas so that becomes 23. see.

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I heart MM.

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I don't get why they resigned Mason but didn't look at any of the free agent RB's that were available after the draft. I would have loved to have Jeramiah Johnson from Oregon. I thought he could have been a nice change of pace back. I think Mason is just more of what we already have.

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[quote=DIRTEE;552605]He is a RB/fan favorite that got cut last preseason. We let him go because we didn't want to hinder his talent by keeping him as a 3d or 4th back. He is good enough to be a 2d string back somewhere. if he was able to return kicks or punts, IMO we would have dropped Cartwright. He is a great pick up for the time being and I look forward to watching him, Colt and Marko in the preseason. Did i hear someone say bring back Buck Ortega?[/quote]
If he is that good, then why has he been on so many different practice squads?

Why wasn't he a #2 anywhere else in the league?

Looks like a great candidate to bring to camp to give him a shot at making the final 53, but does he really have the goods to unseat Betts?

Seems to me that if he did he would have done it last year, or even made another teams roster and not their practice squad.

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Keep Cartwright with Sellers blocking for a pound the ball game mixed with Portis. Let Mason and Alridge duke it out for #2 and #3 back positions. They are quicker slash style runners that can add an aspect to the game when Portis wears down a defense and they become tired. Trade Betts for a starter quality SLB so we can keep Orakpo at DE. Dorsey can compete with Thrash as special teamer.

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;552713]I think you're on to something! I think he might in fact be the second coming.

Think about it: Jesus was a carpenter; Marcus is a Mason. He wears #23 which is twice as many apostles minus that backstabber Judas. Both of their first names end in "us". Marcus keeps [I]resurrecting[/I] his way to our preseason roster. They both walk on water. They can both lead the league in preseason rushing yards. And they're both God's gift to us.[/quote]

Couldn't be. Jesus signed with the Saints.

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[quote=Lotus;553177]Couldn't be. Jesus signed with the Saints.[/quote]

Jesus Shuttleworth? He's with the Celtics.