practice squad moves

[mullet]

landon trusty back on.
crowder off.
a RB named Knight from BC on.

[mullet]

per an ESPN 103.3 sports center just now (5:00 pm).

[Woods]

You can never have enough TEs . . . . so they say.

[Gaede]

derrick knight?

[mullet]

derrick knight sounds right........ do you have a scouting report on him?

[mullet]

Derrick Knight

COLLEGE POS. HT. WT. PICKED BY ROUND/
OVERALL

Boston College RB 5-9 205 /

Knight is a good outside-the-tackles runner and a decent receiver. He hits the outside holes fast, and has the vision for the cutback lanes. He does not have the size or strength to be a between-the-tackles type of runner, and he still needs to improve his pass blocking.

[LaTunaNostra]

a RB named Knight from BC on.

Huh! That would be Derrick.

Interesting.

[junk]

Huh! That would be Derrick.

Interesting.

Is he worth a crap, LTN?

[Cbz40]

Does he return punts?

[jobberone]

about the health issues of a back with a zillion carries and 10,000+ yds, an aging Anderson, a hurt Jones.

And we once had "too many" RBs. I guess that's like having too much money to spend.

[MichaelWinicki]

Huh! That would be Derrick.

Interesting.


Here you go...

Knight, Derrick Boston College (HB) 5'8 3/4" 209 Speed 4.72/40

A productive, durable two year starter with a small, stock frame. Has a solid lower body. A shifty runner with good agility in traffic. Patient. Reads and follows blocks well. Short strider who runs with a low center of gravity. Lowers his head on contact. Has the leg strength and balance to break low tackles and keep his feet. Good second effort runner. Lacks dynamic cutting ability, elusiveness, and pure speed -- more quick than fast. Productive receiver -- runs good routes but is not natural in terms of hands -- allows balls to get to his chest -- juggles and drops passes a little too much. Has some limitations as a blocker due to his size, but he's a tough player who strikes aggressively picking up blitzers in pass protection.

He was the 26th rated running back of the 2004 draft according to one rating service.

[AsthmaField]

Ah... I see the logic. He's small but he's slow.

[LaTunaNostra]

Is he worth a crap, LTN?
You had to ask, Junk. :D Gotta fight off my homerism now.

Anytime a local boy (he's from some town in Mass) breaks school records in the best football college program in the region, the kool aid starts getting poured like crazy. Mike Cloud was a similar runner. Folks up here thought Derrick was Heisman material. NFL scouts thought different.

Derrick is an outside runner with about 4.60 speed. He won't give you much in the way of power, but he was one of those deceptive types who can shed tackles you don't expect. He plays bigger than his size and faster than his time, but he piled up his mega yards behind a very good oline and a featured running game.

He absolutely KILLED the Hokies once tho, and showed up Kevin Jones.

But he's a change of pace, not a feature back in the NFL.

[MichaelWinicki]

Ah... I see the logic. He's small but he's slow.


Yep...


He's the complete package!

[mullet]

future star.... no question.

[InmanRoshi]

Of course, the Cowboys picked up this bum over all the complete package, future All Pro's sitting at home without a job in late September.

I'm surprised more people haven't heard of him. He was the 4th leading rusher in the NCAA last year. He outrushed Kevin Jones, Walter Reyes and Quincy Morgan in the Big East.

[MichaelWinicki]

Of course, the Cowboys picked up this bum over all the complete package, future All Pro's sitting at home without a job in late September.

I'm surprised more people haven't heard of him. He was the NCAA leading rusher last year. He outrushed Kevin Jones in the Big East.


One guy on another board said he had trouble following his blockers...



He couldn't keep up with them...





(b-dum sheez)

[Nors]

Wasn't Lee out of the NFL most of last year?

Kid is a decent RB. A back that with some practice and time could actually play some if need be. Great sign to PS!

Coyle had him #21 Rb last draft. Could suprise and be 3rd down back.

[InmanRoshi]

Well, I guess we'll find out if his football speed is better than his track speed. He finished as the Big East's 3rd All Time Leading Rusher, despite sitting his first two years behind William Green. Brian Westbrook is 5'8" and ran a 4.57 in his predraft workout. He certainly looked faster than that to me last night.

I would assume he is sharing company with Tony Dorsett and Jim Brown on that All Time Big East rushing list. Then again, Avon Coburne is probably on that list too. Time will tell, but I'm not unhappy using one of 8 practice squad spots finding out.

[Banned_n_austin]

We're going to need another RB. I have a feeling that this Julius Jones guy is a bit fragile. I was just telling my friend the other day that he looks like he's injury prone.

So much for the 1400 yards someone was predicting.

I still think ReShard is a better RB. JJ may be a bit more versatile, in that he can catch out of the backfield and line up as a WR, but he's no ReShard Lee when it comes to running the ball IMO.

[MichaelWinicki]

Someone by the nickname of "booze" offered this insight from another board...

I thought it was funny...



"Derrick Knight, RB, Boston College.

Hmmmm...

Let's break it down. BC...a former crony (Coughlin) hangout...was picked up by the Giants and Panthers and what's this...gee, that is strange...got alot of interest from the PATRIOTS during his brief career as a professional churning victim.

I gotta tell you one thing about Parcells, he is not a guy to think outside of his little "circle of trust". You can pretty much scan a transaction list and pick out the Parcellians."

[Hostile]

You can never have enough TEs . . . . so they say.
There's a very good reason why we wanted him back.

[Yeagermeister]

Ah... I see the logic. He's small but he's slow.
but I bet he plays ST :D

[Chuck 54]

Ah... I see the logic. He's small but he's slow.
don't be so negative...we have to pay him for a few weeks to see if he can fit in on special teams...if not, we'll cut him too.

[Nors]

Someone by the nickname of "booze" offered this insight from another board...

I thought it was funny...



"Derrick Knight, RB, Boston College.

Hmmmm...

Let's break it down. BC...a former crony (Coughlin) hangout...was picked up by the Giants and Panthers and what's this...gee, that is strange...got alot of interest from the PATRIOTS during his brief career as a professional churning victim.

I gotta tell you one thing about Parcells, he is not a guy to think outside of his little "circle of trust". You can pretty much scan a transaction list and pick out the Parcellians."


We see the silly "circle of trust " back. Oh brother.

SBK, Booze, Mikey and "Crazy Bob" playing poker, watching the 3 stooges and bumming that Rodney Dangersfield is in a Coma!

Parcell? Boozeman?


You crazy to Mikey ;)

[Yeagermeister]

We see the silly "circle of trust " back. Oh brother.

SBK, Booze, Mikey and "Crazy Bob" playing poker, watching the 3 stooges and bumming that Rodney Dangersfield is in a Coma!

Parcell? Boozeman?


You crazy to Mikey ;)
Rodney is in a coma?

[Nors]

Rodney is in a coma?


Yes, he had a recent operation and he's now in a coma. I hope he recovers - great actor!

[Yeagermeister]

Yes, he had a recent operation and he's now in a coma. I hope he recovers - great actor!
I knew he'd had an operation. Hopefully he'll recover.

[Nors]

Rodney Dangerfield In Coma After Heart Surgery
82-Year-Old Comedian Showing Awareness

POSTED: 10:05 pm EDT September 20, 2004
UPDATED: 1:08 pm EDT September 21, 2004

LOS ANGELES -- The wife of comic Rodney Dangerfield says he's been in a coma for a couple of weeks after undergoing heart surgery, but has begun to show some awareness.


AP Image
Rodney Dangerfield

His publicist said the 82-year-old comedian is in stable condition and has been breathing on his own for 24 hours.

Dangerfield had a heart valve replaced Aug. 25 at the University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center.

There was no mention of a coma in a condition update from the publicist last week.

Joan Dangerfield said in a statement that her husband "slipped into a light coma" while recovering from his heart surgery.
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistribute

[Zman5]

Here you go...

Knight, Derrick Boston College (HB) 5'8 3/4" 209 Speed 4.72/40

.


Wow. Another Emmit Smith. How did we swing this???? ;)

[Nors]

Wow. Another Emmit Smith. How did we swing this???? ;)


But a kid with a few weeks practice that could play for us on Sunday. Great sign.

[KaiserSoze]

Rodney Dangerfield In Coma After Heart Surgery
82-Year-Old Comedian Showing Awareness

POSTED: 10:05 pm EDT September 20, 2004
UPDATED: 1:08 pm EDT September 21, 2004

LOS ANGELES -- The wife of comic Rodney Dangerfield says he's been in a coma for a couple of weeks after undergoing heart surgery, but has begun to show some awareness.


AP Image
Rodney Dangerfield

His publicist said the 82-year-old comedian is in stable condition and has been breathing on his own for 24 hours.

Dangerfield had a heart valve replaced Aug. 25 at the University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center.

There was no mention of a coma in a condition update from the publicist last week.

Joan Dangerfield said in a statement that her husband "slipped into a light coma" while recovering from his heart surgery.
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistribute

You guys can laugh about it, but is not funny.

Rodney was one comic that I admired. He will be missed.

Here is to praying he comes through this.

[Nors]

You guys can laugh about it, but is not funny.

Rodney was one comic that I admired. He will be missed.

Here is to praying he comes through this.



Great man, I hope he recovers.

[Bobo]

Another potential rb, cool....but Rodney Dangerfield in a coma, that sucks :(

Kinda off topic, but didn't Emmitt have a somewhat "slow" 40?

[lkelly]

Back to topic, Knight plays much faster than a 4.72 or whatever was posted. He outran a bunch of defenders in the Big East last year. Showed quickness in addition to that top end speed.

Not the biggest guy in the world, but he's probably one of those backs you throw in Denver's offense and he gets 1300 yards and rookie of the year.

I guess that's not saying much.

[Hostile]

You guys can laugh about it, but is not funny.

Rodney was one comic that I admired. He will be missed.

Here is to praying he comes through this.
He introduced Sam Kinnison to America in his special on young comedians and gave him a movie role.

[junk]

But a kid with a few weeks practice that could play for us on Sunday. Great sign.

Let's not kid ourselves. He is an UDFA RB type who is on the PS and runs a 4.7 40. Do the words "practice fodder" come to mind?

[InmanRoshi]

And board savour Rashard Lee is a undrafted free agent who couldn't get earn a full time starting spot at Div. II.

Runningback is not a position where a great pedigree is needed to be servicable.

The "circle of trust" is not a new thing for any coach in the league. There was definitely a "circle of trust" with Jimmy and Miami players. Thus the reason we spent a supplemental #1 pick on Steve Walsh. Thus the reason we traded u to the first pick in the draft for Russell Maryland. Thus the reason we drafted Darren Smith and Kevin Williams. Thus the reason we traded for Alonzo Highsmith.

[Bobo]

Let's not kid ourselves. He is an UDFA RB type who is on the PS and runs a 4.7 40. Do the words "practice fodder" come to mind?

Ya never know, Kevin Jones was testing with mid 4.6 40's. Knight did mid 4.6's at his pro day. I think the guy the Vikes took, Mewelde Moore, had similar times. Not trying to say this guy will turn out to be a stud, just that maybe he shouldn't be totally written off.

Eddie ran a 4.58 at the combine, not bad for a big man. I'm not going to guess what he runs today lol.

Anyone remember Emmitt's 40 times? I thought it was something like mid 4.5, not blazing.

[BrAinPaiNt]

You guys can laugh about it, but is not funny.

Rodney was one comic that I admired. He will be missed.

Here is to praying he comes through this.


Do not see anyone laughing about it.

And I agree Rodney was greatness and I hope he comes through this ok....glad he finally got his star on the Hollywood walk of Fame.

He was great in Caddy shack, loved Back to school and what he did for young comedians just getting a start was a great thing.

[Gaede]

I remember watching him play on tv...the only thing(s) I remember concretely is thinking to myself that 1)i liked his name 2)he's too small to be a feature back.

I was dissapointed to lose Carthon to the Colts, though Knight could be a capable 3rd RB too.

and Inman-great point on Lee.

[k19]

If he lasts a full game, gets more than 5 carries for 16 yards and 2 catches for 14 yards he's doing better than our 1st pick :rolleyes:

[Doomsday101]

Knights 2003 season:
BC’s all-time leading rusher…won the Big East rushing title for ’03 by averaging 132.4 yards per game…among the nation’s top five rushers all season long…broke Mike Cloud’s all-time rushing record of 3,597 yards with his 197-yard performance at Virginia Tech; finished his career with 3,725 yards…had the third-best rushing day of his career in that game as the Eagles upset the 12th-ranked Hokies on the road…named Big East Co-Offensive Player of the Week for that performance; also had two touchdowns and a 37-yard reception to finish with 234 total yards…semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award, which annually goes to the nation’s top running back…one of the nation’s leading rushers (led the nation in rushing for two straight weeks in 2003)…started the season with a bang against Wake Forest – 30 carries for 144 yards and one touchdown; leads the BIG EAST in rushing…had 26 carries for 156 yards, a long of 31, avg. of 6.0 per carry, one catch for six yards vs. Penn State at Beaver Stadium…rebounded from slow start and a hit to the hip that needed X-rays as he rushed 134 of his 156 yards in the second half, 63 yards coming on BC’s final possession vs. Penn State…Continued strong season with 26 carries for 170 yards, ranks fourth in nation and leads BIG EAST with 156.67 yards per game, his 170-yard rushing performance is the third-best of his career…moved up to sixth on the BC all-time rushing list with that game…had 21 carries for 83 yards, one rushing touchdown, two catches for 22 yards vs. Miami…his first game of the 2003 season under 100-yards rushing…20 carries for 175 yards and one touchdown, a long of 42 yards vs. Ball State…had 21 carries for 158 yards, a long of 42 yards, one catch for one yard at Temple…led the nation in rushing with 147.67 yards per game after victory at Temple…had 19 carries for 51 yards, also had six catches for 61 yards with a long of 24 vs. Syracuse…had 23 carries for 43 yards, also had three catches for 23 yards vs. Notre Dame…left game in first half after injuring his ankle, returned late in the first half against Notre Dame…had 19 carries for 119 yards vs. Pittsburgh…first rush of game against Pittsburgh sent him over the 3,000-yard mark for his career, making him the third BC player to reach that milestone…the same run put him over the 1,000-yard mark for the second straight season, the sixth straight year BC has had a 1,000-yard rusher…had 21 carries for 79 yards, also had four receptions for 27 yards vs. West Virginia…had 27 carries for a career-best 224 yards and career-best three rushing touchdowns vs. Rutgers…also had a long of 60 yards, the second longest rush of his career…his previous career-best game was for 205 yards against Rutgers last season, also caught one six-yard pass against Rutgers…entered 2003 as the leading returning rusher in the BIG EAST – finished the 2002 season with 1,432 yards on 253 carries, marking the fifth year in a row BC had a back rush for more than 1,000 yards…capped off his career with a 122-yard, three-touchdown performance in BC’s 35-21 win over Colorado State in the Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl…stayed in San Francisco to play in the East-West All-Star game…All-Big East second team in 2002 and 2003.

[jterrell]

Ah... I see the logic. He's small but he's slow.
Sounds like Emmitt Smith.

[junk]

Ya never know, Kevin Jones was testing with mid 4.6 40's. Knight did mid 4.6's at his pro day. I think the guy the Vikes took, Mewelde Moore, had similar times. Not trying to say this guy will turn out to be a stud, just that maybe he shouldn't be totally written off.

Eddie ran a 4.58 at the combine, not bad for a big man. I'm not going to guess what he runs today lol.

Anyone remember Emmitt's 40 times? I thought it was something like mid 4.5, not blazing.

Of course it is not out of the realm of possibility, but at this time, most of the better players are usually picked over by scouts. Combine that with his physical shortcomings and he looks the type of a practice body. With injuries already happening at HB, no need to lose another running scout team.

Maybe he becomes more, that is why there is a PS, but count me in as being skeptical.