Devin Thomas kick returns??

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Originally Posted by SBXVII

I'm confused, are we talking about the same player? Rock Cartwright? The reason Rock is 3rd on the depth chart is cause he doesn't run as good as Portis and Betts. You mention "home run hitter" ....when? not at RB. He's never been that. So you must be talking about as a KR, which again I would challenge how many times he has run a kick off for a touch down. I'm not exactly sure myself but I'm betting it's only like 2 or 3 times in his 7 yrs in the NFL.

He didn't say Rock was a home run hitter. He said that giving up the a valuable special teams contributer who consistently gets you out to the 30-35 yard line for a potential home run hitter isn't worth it. Rock doesn't just return kicks. He plays on coverage units as well. Unless one of the young guys shows that they can return kicks, block, and cover kicks on ST, I doubt Rock will go anywhere. The third RB is typically more valuable on special teams than on offense, so having a one-dimensional 3rd RB who can't block doesn't make a lot of sense.