News: Cowboys Trade for Christine Michael per Schefter

[Beast_from_East]

Camp 4 - At least he doesn't have skinny legs and he pays for his underwear.

 

[Stash]

That is totally untrue a good zone running back has to be able to find the crease as well as looking for a cut back lane.

A zone back has to somewhat creative or he will just be running into blockers.

Look it up. I'm not making it up.

 

[mattjames2010]

Look, the guy was third on the Seahawks depth chart because the coaches wouldn't trust him and he has never demonstrated the maturity to put in the work to get better at any of the things keeping him off of the field. He's going to have to prove that the light has come on for him if he wants to keep his roster spot here. If he turns it around, he has a chance to be good, but those types of success stories are generally the exception to the rule.

Seattle hasn't been happy with ANY of their backup RBs. Turbin was a good backup, he's gone. Rowels was being touted like the second coming of Lynch, they then trade for Jackson.

Again, if you're going to continue claiming he's immature and lazy, post a damn link already.

 

[muck4doo]

Camp 4 - At least he doesn't have skinny legs and he pays for his underwear.

LOL!

 

[Common Sense]

Seattle hasn't been happy with ANY of their backup RBs. Turbin was a good backup, he's gone. Rowels was being touted like the second coming of Lynch, they then trade for Jackson.

Again, if you're going to continue claiming he's immature and lazy, post a damn link already.

Turbin went to IR. Rawls is a UDFA. You know how to use Google. I'm not going to do it for you.

Teams don't just take RBs in the second round, not use them, then trade them away for nothing unless something is wrong.

This is a low risk gamble to add depth and competition. Nothing more.

 

[bark]

It will be interesting to see how randle reacts to this trade( not that it matters ) but the randle has made some boneheaded mistakes verbal and otherwise .... So I've been told

 

[JIGGYFLY]

Look it up. I'm not making it up.

Look up what?

A zone runner needs to be decisive, there is no designated area or hole that's why so many big plays come from cut back lanes.

 

[mattjames2010]

Turbin went to IR. Rawls is a UDFA. You know how to use Google. I'm not going to do it for you.

Teams don't just take RBs in the second round, not use them, then trade them away for nothing unless something is wrong.

This is a low risk gamble to add depth and competition. Nothing more.

No, you're just talking out of your ***. That's all you had to say.

 

[Vintage]

McHammy might not make it 8 games. - long hair don't care

Randle might not be mature enough to raise his level of play & may get Romo killed. - long hair don't care

JAGbar is just wasting a roster spot - again, long hair don't care

Welcome to Big D Christine! The rest of that crap will work itself out. Now it's time for some football!

I have to revise my 9-7 to 12-4 on this move alone. Such an exciting day.

This JAG is worth three wins over the other JAGs?

Lol. Just admit it

You don't like the other backs. This is a name you've heard of before. And since it represents someone else getting carries, even if it's negligible how much of an improvement it actually is, it tickles your fancy.

Because he isn't worth three wins. He isn't an elite talent.

 

[Stash]

Look up what?

A zone runner needs to be decisive, there is no designated area or hole that's why so many big plays come from cut back lanes.

Here's a good article on it.

http://www.rockytoptalk.com/2009/3/31/815874/zone-blocking-tutorial-inside-zone

The ideal running backs for zone blocking rushes are:

• Disciplined, willing to do their job and not improvise.
• Decisive.
• Crisp runners - not necessarily fast, but they must have sharp cuts.
• Committed, willing to blast toward a gap that doesn't exist - yet.
• Decisive. No, really. A backfield dancer is absolutely doomed.

Feel free to twist that up to suit your agenda.

 

[TheRomoSexual]

This JAG is worth three wins over the other JAGs?

Lol. Just admit it

You don't like the other backs. This is a name you've heard of before. And since it represents someone else getting carries, even if it's negligible how much of an improvement it actually is, it tickles your fancy.

Because he isn't worth three wins. He isn't an elite talent.

If you don't think Michael is an "elite" talent, then you have no idea what you're talking about. The dude was the top performer in like five categories at the draft. He has crazy talent.

 

[Common Sense]

No, you're just talking out of your ***. That's all you had to say.

Here you go.

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/...-focus-on-small-stuff-brings-big-improvement/

That took me all of five seconds to find. Not worth getting worked up over now, was it? I guess being intellectually lazy also comes with having a short temper and bad social skills.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Maybe he just needs a change of scenery. He was never going to replace Lynch. Here he has a real chance.

 

[Nightman]

Turbin went to IR. Rawls is a UDFA. You know how to use Google. I'm not going to do it for you.

Teams don't just take RBs in the second round, not use them, then trade them away for nothing unless something is wrong.

This is a low risk gamble to add depth and competition. Nothing more.

Michael was always Lynch insurance. They don't need it now.

Lynch re-signed. FJax is the vet emergency replacement and BFF. Rawls gives them 4 years instead of 2 for CMike.

Great trade and now we have a complete RBBC.

 

[Plankton]

One thing that concerned me about West is that he averaged 3.9 yards behind a line almost as good as ours. Granted his team didnt have a passing game, but its not like he would have been coming into a situation where his blocking was vastly superior. And given that he wasnt awful, I don't think Cleveland was going to give him away. He was a 3rd rounder last year, and I dont see why they would take that much less then that for him. At that price you could probably pry a Bernard or Mason whom are both better players

With Michael, Seattles OL isnt garbage, but they arent nearly as good as ours or Clevelands. Thats really moot however, because he is more of an unknown at this point. One thing he at least does here however is presses Randle hard. And I don't know if Randle can hold him off. Michael is a superior runner and thats all either really does at this point

Cleveland's line play really went south last year after Alex Mack got hurt:

Alex Mack's Starts - 5 games - 146.4 rushing yards per game, 4.43 YPC
Alex Mack Out - 11 games - 90.5 rushing yards per game, 3.17 YPC

West has some talent - he was just in a very bad offense last year (no wide receiver threats of any consequence, poor QB play, and a line that couldn't run block once Mack was injured).

 

[Nightman]

Here's a good article on it.

http://www.rockytoptalk.com/2009/3/31/815874/zone-blocking-tutorial-inside-zone

The ideal running backs for zone blocking rushes are:

• Disciplined, willing to do their job and not improvise.
• Decisive.
• Crisp runners - not necessarily fast, but they must have sharp cuts.
• Committed, willing to blast toward a gap that doesn't exist - yet.
• Decisive. No, really. A backfield dancer is absolutely doomed.

Feel free to twist that up to suit your agenda.

You put up the good fight to get us another RB but TRich is not the guy. He is done and doner.

 

[JIGGYFLY]

Here's a good article on it.

http://www.rockytoptalk.com/2009/3/31/815874/zone-blocking-tutorial-inside-zone

The ideal running backs for zone blocking rushes are:

• Disciplined, willing to do their job and not improvise.
• Decisive.
• Crisp runners - not necessarily fast, but they must have sharp cuts.
• Committed, willing to blast toward a gap that doesn't exist - yet.
• Decisive. No, really. A backfield dancer is absolutely doomed.

Feel free to twist that up to suit your agenda.

This is the guy who wrote this "article"

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Wyoming for undergrad, Tennessee for grad school. A tendency to cheer AFC first, Western conferences first. Curling enthusiast. Seriously, don't take me too seriously.

Sorry if I don't take this as gospel.

Here is a much more thorough article.
http://fishduck.com/2014/07/teaching-running-backs-how-to-run-the-inside-zone/

4. Making the Read
As the back presses the line of scrimmage and patiently waits for the defense to react to his path, he needs to be watching the play develop in front of him. If the play is blocked effectively, the IZ typically presents the back with three possibilities.



From the diagram above, we can see that if the back is presented with a down hill read, then he will simply continue on his path and get “down hill” for positive yardage. If, on the other hand the down hill path is taken away by the defense and the cutback path opens up, the back needs to make a back-side cut. Keep in mind this cutback could be all the way to the backside D-Gap depending on how much pursuit the defense gives.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Cleveland's line play really went south last year after Alex Mack got hurt:

Alex Mack's Starts - 5 games - 146.4 rushing yards per game, 4.43 YPC
Alex Mack Out - 11 games - 90.5 rushing yards per game, 3.17 YPC

West has some talent - he was just in a very bad offense last year (no wide receiver threats of any consequence, poor QB play, and a line that couldn't run block once Mack was injured).

Completly forgot Mack got hurt last year

 

[Stash]

You put up the good fight to get us another RB but TRich is not the guy. He is done and doner.

I know it's not a popular opinion. And I hope this deal for Michael works out.

 

[mattjames2010]

Here you go.

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/...-focus-on-small-stuff-brings-big-improvement/

That took me all of five seconds to find. Not worth getting worked up over now, was it? I guess being intellectually lazy also comes with having a short temper and bad social skills.

An article you refused to read, since it had Pete Carroll complimenting his improvement prior to the 2014 season.

And this is what you said - "he has never demonstrated the maturity to put in the work to get better at any of the things keeping him off of the field."

I'm asking you, send me a link that says he's lazy and didn't work to improve himself. You posted a link where Pete Carroll said the opposite. For the last time, stop spreading misinformation.