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[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

Speed kills.

So do fumbles. I like speed, but I have yet to see what makes people so excited about Alridge.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

So do fumbles. I like speed, but I have yet to see what makes people so excited about Alridge.

I'm with you on that. His butter fingers frighten me. This is one reason why I preferred Dorsey.

[wilsowilso]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

So do fumbles. I like speed, but I have yet to see what makes people so excited about Alridge.

They see Darren Sproles lighting up the league as a midget back with crazy speed. The problem is Alridge is not well built for the NFL and Sproles is a beast. Sproles can take a beating no problem. It would be a miracle if Alridge got 100 touches in a season and didn't get killed.

[GMScud]

I've got to think there is another move coming. I don't have time to go look at the 31 other depth charts around the league, but how many teams really carry 5 rbs (not including a FB)? Unless we're going to make Alridge a full time PR or KR, I don't see why we do this. No need to have a 5th RB buried on the depth chart if he's not going to be a contributor on teams.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

So do fumbles. I like speed, but I have yet to see what makes people so excited about Alridge.

Well I do agree Sheriff. He does fumble and needs to work on that. I think what excites people is that it's been so long since we've had anyone with this type of speed and with the emergence of Sproles and change of pace backs in the offenses around the league, the thought is he could take it to the house on any given play. Assuming he doesn't fumble it on the way of course.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

So do fumbles. I like speed, but I have yet to see what makes people so excited about Alridge.

I like speed also, and we don't have a back on the roster who can take a handoff to the house. Fumbles, every skilled player on our roster has fumbled at one time or another. Cooley, two times in one game last year, Portis twice in the Ravens game, one taken to the house. Jason Campbell maybe cost us the Giants game this year. Moss fumbled on Sunday, we don't even need to talk about Betts.

I'm giving the guy the benefit of the doubt, let him play and see if he fumbles in a real game, if he does he's got plenty of company.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

I like speed also, and we don't have a back on the roster who can take a handoff to the house. Fumbles, every skilled player on our roster has fumbled at one time or another. Cooley, two times in one game last year, Portis twice in the Ravens game, one taken to the house. Jason Campbell maybe cost us the Giants game this year. Moss fumbled on Sunday, we don't even need to talk about Betts.

I'm giving the guy the benefit of the doubt, let him play and see if he fumbles in a real game, if he does he's got plenty of company.

Sure, everyone fumbles given enough carries. But some fumble more often than others, and the Alridge that I have seen is a fumble machine.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Sure, everyone fumbles given enough carries. But some fumble more often than others, and the Alridge that I have seen is a fumble machine.

I've never seen him fumble in a real game that cost us a game yet, until he does I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt. I'm not going to keep knocking a guy I haven't even seen play in a real game.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Sure, everyone fumbles given enough carries. But some fumble more often than others, and the Alridge that I have seen is a fumble machine.

and what are you using to jude this by? I ask cause I thought he only fumbled once, twice at the most. Can I call JC a fumbling machine? Hopefully he holds the ball with two hands.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

and what are you using to jude this by? I ask cause I thought he only fumbled once, twice at the most. Can I call JC a fumbling machine? Hopefully he holds the ball with two hands.

or Cooley who almost had two fumbles during the Giants game (one went out of bounds and the second was a non-fumble because his knee touched the ground a millisecond before the ball came out).