The Great Deuce Dilemma

JKool · 05-03-2005, 10:16 PM

I like the idea of the stratospheric level of the sky.

cardboardboxer · 05-03-2005, 10:30 PM

What would it take to make you stick with Smith?

He would have to come over here personally and change my new Deuce jersey.

coastalkid · 05-04-2005, 02:17 AM

I think if this came to be and Smith proved to be a quality back up rb in duece\'s absence then we stay with him as long as the job is getting done and until Deuce proves he is healthy enough to resume the role. Make no mistakes...Deuce is our future and he is still a young guy. Smith\'s days/years are numbered. He may have a great year or even two if Deuce did go down but the real question is can he provide a future beyond a year or two? I think with deuce you get more of a future of productivity long term. Of course one major injury can change all........
Let me pose this question to you.....what if Smith gets injured in his first play of action? Do we replace him or just lean on Deuce? Point is if Smith can compete with Deuce and win the battle in training camp then he should be the satrter and Deuce the back up. I would hope that ALL positions are pretty much up for grabs to the best performer during camp. This includes ALL positions and RB is one of them. I believe Deuce will win out and is our RB for some time to come. To finally answer your question....Stick with the one that brought you there. Two quality RB\'s that can get the job done is by no means a bad thing. I also say sign Deuce LONG TERM regardless of what Smith does in one year.

GoldenTomb · 05-04-2005, 08:21 AM

..one thing I don\'t get is why a player being a \"pro-bowler\" makes any difference.. The Pro Bowl selection is but a popularity/numbers contest...

Not accurate in most cases. Joe Horn made the pro bowl last year, and as popular as he is in NO, he is not considered a widely popular NFL player.

What else can you judge the pro bowl candidates by except for numbers??? They are the bottom line most of the time.

... what happened to Stecker, anyway? I thought he was decent when Deuce went down...

It seems to me that Stecker had 1 1/2 ok games, and then fizzled out. In any case, A. Smith is an upgrade.

Euphoria · 05-04-2005, 09:40 AM

Stecker more of a 3rd down back and our line so sucked... that\'ll hurt most backs. This year Deuce should be primed for a great season with the adjustments on the line... Deuce to the Pro-Bowl.

WhoDat · 05-16-2005, 08:27 AM

Why? Is the line going to make him more popular? LOL

05-03-2005, 10:16 PM	#11
JKool 1000 Posts + Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,423	The Great Deuce Dilemma I like the idea of the stratospheric level of the sky.

05-03-2005, 10:30 PM	#12
cardboardboxer Registered Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 65	The Great Deuce Dilemma What would it take to make you stick with Smith? He would have to come over here personally and change my new Deuce jersey.
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05-04-2005, 02:17 AM	#13
coastalkid 100th Post Join Date: May 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 287	The Great Deuce Dilemma I think if this came to be and Smith proved to be a quality back up rb in duece\'s absence then we stay with him as long as the job is getting done and until Deuce proves he is healthy enough to resume the role. Make no mistakes...Deuce is our future and he is still a young guy. Smith\'s days/years are numbered. He may have a great year or even two if Deuce did go down but the real question is can he provide a future beyond a year or two? I think with deuce you get more of a future of productivity long term. Of course one major injury can change all........ Let me pose this question to you.....what if Smith gets injured in his first play of action? Do we replace him or just lean on Deuce? Point is if Smith can compete with Deuce and win the battle in training camp then he should be the satrter and Deuce the back up. I would hope that ALL positions are pretty much up for grabs to the best performer during camp. This includes ALL positions and RB is one of them. I believe Deuce will win out and is our RB for some time to come. To finally answer your question....Stick with the one that brought you there. Two quality RB\'s that can get the job done is by no means a bad thing. I also say sign Deuce LONG TERM regardless of what Smith does in one year.

05-04-2005, 08:21 AM	#14
GoldenTomb 500th Post Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 591	The Great Deuce Dilemma ..one thing I don\'t get is why a player being a \"pro-bowler\" makes any difference.. The Pro Bowl selection is but a popularity/numbers contest... Not accurate in most cases. Joe Horn made the pro bowl last year, and as popular as he is in NO, he is not considered a widely popular NFL player. What else can you judge the pro bowl candidates by except for numbers??? They are the bottom line most of the time. ... what happened to Stecker, anyway? I thought he was decent when Deuce went down... It seems to me that Stecker had 1 1/2 ok games, and then fizzled out. In any case, A. Smith is an upgrade.
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Euphoria 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 7,601 Blog Entries: 5	The Great Deuce Dilemma Stecker more of a 3rd down back and our line so sucked... that\'ll hurt most backs. This year Deuce should be primed for a great season with the adjustments on the line... Deuce to the Pro-Bowl.

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WhoDat 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,631	RE: The Great Deuce Dilemma Why? Is the line going to make him more popular? LOL
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