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Not only does Wade have incredible carries in short limited action, he can catch the ball and run through 3 defenders for 30 yards+ . I’d much rather have that threat than someone playing special teams 5 plays out of a game with a punter that pins people with big hangtime.

You don’t beat the Chiefs or Tampa playing the special teams game. Special teams is very important, but is Taiwan truly a difference maker that we can’t plug in someone else to get competent production from with 5 plays a game? Even more relevant this year because Haack has increased hangtime and can pin people making a player like Taiwan even less important. You beat the Chiefs and Tampa by putting people on the field who is a threat to score anytime he has a hand on the ball.

If it was my call it would be going into the season Moss Breida Singletary Wade I would have a few plays were I have Moss and Wade/Breida on the field at the same time.

So Taiwan 5 plays per game or Wade 5 plays per game. I view Taiwan as more replaceable on special teams than I do Wade possibly ripping off large chunks of yardage.

Mr. LEO to the rescue.

So how does punting 1 or 2 times a game and having a kicker that provides mostly touchbacks justification for keeping a non productive RB on a roster over someone who can actually carry the ball?

Well I will either be right or this will be going into the what was your worst take thread lol

Well I thought maybe the Bumpus hounds.

And what’s your pedigree?

He scored another TD I think. Seems like that’s what he’s good at. We need more of that.

Yes we punt once or twice a game and Bass smashes them in the back of the end zone. Lol

If Spiller was on this team right now, he’d be a 1k runner. He’d be our best back. I can only imagine the wreckage Jackson would do on this team. Singletary and Moss are garbage.

Im just saying if we could manage to find Spiller a role with his subpar blocking, we could find a role for Wade. The one thing going for Gailey was his ability to get Spiller in space. Wade is good in space.

I doubt Wade would be any worse than Spiller at blocking.

We pigeonhole McKenzie all the time, it doesn’t matter that teams know it’s coming. Same with Wade. They will find ways because they are good in the open field.

Spiller was good when utilized properly. It was not a good draft pick for where he was taken, but he had talent. That’s fine though, we can let Moss be the featured back that blocks, but Wade can still contribute without blocking. Let him get carries on some 1st downs where he doesn’t necessarily have to block on plays. It’s not just one long run though, he did it against Carolina to on a dump down pass. He ran through 3 defenders. He made a blunder by not using his blockers or otherwise he’d have another TD. He doesn’t have to pick up a blitz if you design a play for him on 1st downs. He probably isn’t going to be a 3 down back, which is fine. He could be a gadget runner that could get us 50 yards a game and it would help us. From all actions I’ve seen, he can catch the ball very well. I’m sure we will find out more this preseason. He’s already ripping up camp.

Which is fine though. We can still utilize Wades open field abilities without having to block most of the time. We managed with Spiller, and Wade doesn’t have to be a featured back for him to contribute a decent amount to this offense.

Singletary was already a snail. As long as he finds the end zone I don’t care.

Well Breida is good. I think he’s better than Singletary and Moss. If Wade does earn a roster spot, it will either be Singletary, Moss, or Taiwan’s. If Wade has learned blocking sufficiently, then I hope we try and trade Singletary.

So since people here don’t have any faith in Wade, I will ask this question then. What does he have to do this preseason to earn a roster spot?

Maybe he doesn’t make the team. But I have a really good feeling about this off-season and preseason. I think this is the year he starts flashing enough to warrant consideration.

You guys just irrationally hate this guy and I don’t get it. I honestly hope he plays so well this preseason that he makes the team, just to watch people squirm around.

People are irrationally down on Wade, for no good reason. It’s obvious to anyone with a football talent eye that Wade is one of our best runners.

I would use Wade as a speciality back. He would be strictly a 1st down back that could be used in screens and space. Just let him rip off yardage. It’s what he does best. Just look at the Carolina pass and how he moves in space. It’s electric. That’s worth having him as RB 3 or 4 to me if that means cutting Taiwan. McDermott is super conservative, so it’s not really a surprise he doesn’t find a way to utilize Wade’s talent at the expense of a special teamer.

This is also a fair assessment. My thing is with Wade, is he is a home run threat anytime he touches the ball. If I want to win maximum games, I want players who can score anywhere on the field. For that alone, I would have Wade on the roster. He doesn’t have to start to be of use. He is totally worth a roster spot if he comes in 4 or 5 times a game on 1st downs if he rips of 15+ yards a pass or carry. Just look what he does in the open field vs Indy or Car. Just swing him in space. We have plenty of other players on this team that can be used for blocking or special teams. We haven’t had a home run threat as a RB since Spiller.