What is the worst cap hit if three get cut?

Good posting Disco Stu. Have a Duff, on me.

production with a player later in the draft and not pay as much. Just because a guy is a 1st round pick doesn’t equate to production. I will throw the following idea up, what if last year we had a choice between McFadden and Clady? I am sure that there would be mad howling of why we would let McFadden (arguably a much better prospect than Moreno) go over a OT. Lets also say instead of Torain we had taken a guy like Steve Slaton or Matt Forte later. The point is that RB value can be had throughout the draft. Maybe Moreno was graded out like LT or AP (doubtful) since teams wouldn’t be willing to let those types of players slip to 20 or so, if that is truly the case and he has that type of impact then it was a good pick, but if he has Lawrence Maroony or similar type production then it was a wasted pick, time will tell on that.

RB effectively in this league, I would actually say he has a bigger chance of being cut, the guarenteed contract bugs me on that one, since his production so far in this league does not merit that much guarenteed money (IMO).

I say we keep 5 backs: Moreno, obviously, will start at RB. Hillis will not go anywhere, and he will start at HB (H-Back) and catch 40 passes. Buckhalter and Jordan will be our insurance backs, and spell Moreno when he gets tired. That leaves Torain and Pinnock to duke it out for the last spot. If Torain makes it back in time for camp and goes 100%, then I say he makes it, leaving Hillis or Jordan to take over the fullbacking duties. If not, then we keep Pinnock and start him there.

I don’t see us using a lot of a traditional fullback. I think we’ll run a lot of 1 back stuff, or use Moreno and Hillis out of the same formation. So, I think that ultimately makes Pinnock expendable by default.

Is my favorite line I have ever read on MHR. Can we just nickname Hillis “Cowbell” and be done with it? Because, obviously, you can never have enough cowbell.

He’s a guy who doesn’t get any love from the fanbase. That’s understandable – they haven’t seen him play. If you only look at his carries, it’s not an exciting prospect. But they are a fraction of the story.

Our field position ranked us dead (very dead) last in the league, one factor in long, stalled drives. Arrington brings over 900 return yards last year alone. He’s also an excellent blocker on passing downs, but he’s got a fine skillset as a receiver out of the backfield. Given those three characteristics, he has the versatility to contribute in several phases of the game next year.

According to McDaniels, Arrington is a valuable 3rd down back who can run, block and recieve. He did state the for the entire 4th quarter comeback made by Arizona, Arrington was the sole back on the field for Arizona. They had that much confidence in what he could do.

I’d say Arrington is a lock to be here come September unless 4 other backs simply beat him out and I don’t see that happening. Say good by to Torain, Young and maybe Buckhalter since I think Moreno will take over his planned role in the offense.

Jordan, Young and likely Torain are gone by week 1… I think we have a lot of bodies for TC, but if they all stay healthy – those 3 are out the door.

All this speculating is so much fun is it not?

So here I go… and understanding there are endless variables that will undoubtedly make all this irrelevant…

If our stable of running backs stay healthy… knock on wood… is it too much of a reach to think we may be able trade one of them as opposed to cutting them? Opening up a roster spot while adding a pick (or some picks) to next year’s draft (that many are obviously not happy about) seems like a win-win from our point of view? (and it is a given that other teams will NEED a running back at some point due to extenuating circumstances…).

Like a said… just a thought…