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41 minutes ago, Sea Ray said:

They just signed Rawls and cut Trae Carson. I don't get why they didn't go pluck Hill off Atlanta's PS since he was with them this summer. I thought he was impressive

I think Atlanta already elevated Hill from the PS last week when Devonta Freeman was injured.  Probably should have kept Hill over Carson in retrospect.

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3 minutes ago, Inigo Montoya said:

I think Atlanta already elevated Hill from the PS last week when Devonta Freeman was injured.  Probably should have kept Hill over Carson in retrospect.

 

5 minutes ago, High School Harry said:

Ahh. Wasn't sure, thought maybe it was a recurring injury.

3 minutes ago, Inigo Montoya said:

I think Atlanta already elevated Hill from the PS last week when Devonta Freeman was injured.  Probably should have kept Hill over Carson in retrospect.

I thought  I just read somewhere, Lazor/coaches felt Carson had the edge bc of better ability to catch out of the backfield.

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Rawls was arrested in the spring of 2014 for an April 8 incident in which he and two companions were charged with stealing a 62-year-old woman's purse from a casino. His arrest led to his indefinite suspension from Central Michigan University's football team.[48] He was reinstated a week later, after accepting a plea deal and missing two games.[48] In October 2014, Rawls pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of attempted larceny and was sentenced to a year's probation and 104 hours of community service. He later publicly denied his guilt, declining to further elaborate.


Awwww sh*t! I feel some redeeming coming on. Help me Jesus!



 

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10 minutes ago, esjbh2 said:

I know nuttin about Rawls, and I'm bummed about Carson.  I thought Carson could do very well for us.  Maybe we re-sign him down the road at some point.

He ran for 169 against the Bengals in the 2015 game the Bengals won in the comeback against Seattle. I think he as a 200 yard effort on his resume also. He has some skills.  Too bad on Carson pulling a hamstring, that's terrible timing.

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52 minutes ago, schotzee said:

Only 25 and not a lot of mileage on him. I wonder if he'll be active this week.

I imagine he will be active just for depth.  Rawls gives them a RB with experience (unlike Walton or Carson) and he is a very physical runner.  He's had trouble staying healthy and broke both his leg and ankle in Seattle.  The Jets had him in training camp this year and released him in final cutdowns so it's not like he's been sitting on the couch all summer.  

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2 minutes ago, Inigo Montoya said:

I imagine he will be active just for depth.  Rawls gives them a RB with experience (unlike Walton or Carson) and he is a very physical runner.  He's had trouble staying healthy and broke both his leg and ankle in Seattle.  The Jets had him in training camp this year and released him in final cutdowns so it's not like he's been sitting on the couch all summer.  

Yeah hopefully he can stay healthy. I'm excited to have him. He has shown flashes.

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1 hour ago, LostInDaJungle said:


Awwww sh*t! I feel some redeeming coming on. Help me Jesus!

Stealing a person's purse in a casino circa 1975 ended with you getting the living shit kicked out of you by very large armed men.  There were no plea deals or police involvement.   Denying he did it is laughable given the extraordinary amount of cameras in casinos. 

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13 minutes ago, spicoli said:

I'm actually looking forward to seeing some Mark Walton this Sun.

 

forget what you saw in the pre-season, the kid is a player.

Richard Skinner on Mo Egger's program today said that the Bengals don't think Walton is ready yet. He said they'd use Gio and then later put in Rawls. Likely we won't see Walton

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Curiously we brought in a few people that have burned us ...   Thomas Rawls RB

"Rawls currently holds the Seahawks' record for the most single game rushing yards by a rookie running back (209) and the most rushing yards by an undrafted rookie in his first 6 games (711). He also holds the Seahawks' record for most yards in a postseason game (161), accomplished on January 7, 2017 in the wildcard round versus the Detroit Lions."

"2015, including a 69-yard touchdown run in a game against the undefeated Cincinnati Bengals. However, the Seahawks would give up a 17-point fourth quarter lead to lose the game, curiously not using Rawls once during overtime."

However, he has injury history. 

"December 13, 2015, fractured ankle.

September 2016, fractured fibula. 

December 4, 2016.  Helped to annihilate the Panthers when he had 15 attempts for 106 yards and 2 TDs.

2017 season.   157 rushing yards on 58 carries, nine receptions for 94 yards.

March 30, 2018, Rawls signed with the Jets.   He was released on September 1, 2018."

In short, if this kid can pass a medical and the potential is there, I'd say sign him.   Who bites the dust as a result ? Don't know. This kid at worst is still a better option at RB (if healthy)  than the current crop IMHO.

Edited  by Numbers

 

Not sure what was going on in 2017.  Looks like Seattle was running back by committee of something similar.   Only one RB started more than 3 games, Mike Davis (6).

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hopefully Gio goes the distance and it doesn't matter....I have a feeling though that if Walton got pressed into action and got the benefit of consistent touches, he'd settle in and provide a serious spark.....if he just gets a few touches though sprinkled throughout, he'll probably struggle. 

 

I'll say this though...if Gio is full go and touches the ball roughly 25 times, the Bengals come out of Carolina with a win. 

 

just my opinion, of course. 

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