Mark Long Beach Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 No complaints for this signing at all. Hardworking, hardrunning and knows our system. Not to mention our coaches know him. Yes he's a backup RB, but may be able to step up a little farther than that, and maybe he can't. I'm Plenty fine with this. It's not like we're getting a pig-in-a-poke. We know it it isn't a prime greyhound in our bag, but we also know it isnt a bag full of Mularkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrite Gal Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 It says nothing to you that nobody wanted him, for 2-3 years now, and nobody called him or brought him in even to be a back-up? I am happy to have him, too, as he is very good insurance in case of injury, can spell the starter a few series, and can start a couple games in a pinch. He's versatile, can block a little, catch a little, hit some holes and break some tackles. But this guy is clearly a back-up, plays like a back-up, acts like a back-up, talks like a back-up, is paid like a back-up, and yet we're apparently the only ones that wanted him as a back-up. Exactly! He showed last year that he can be a good #2 and I am glad they signed him for what appears to be a relatively cheap deal. However, the bottomline remains that he has never ever started more than 13 games in a season during his entire 6 year career and that the last time he even achieved 1000 yards in a season was back in 2003. He finally at least appeared in all 16 games for the first time last year, so he certainly gets a shot at starting like anyone else, but you would have to be a fool to count on this or expect it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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