MrOaktown_56 Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, NYRaider said: The only concern that I have is that he's currently RB2 and has never played a snap there. I love his versatility but Jacobs played a good portion of the season hurt and eventually had to miss 3 games. God forbid if Jacobs had to miss time this year can Bowden or Richard carry the rock 20+ times? But there are still some solid free agent RB's on the market so hopefully we add someone and carry 4 RB & 5 WR with Bowden being able to play either spot. Ideally we'd sign Carlos Hyde but he probably want starter money/snaps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, MrOaktown_56 said: Ideally we'd sign Carlos Hyde but he probably want starter money/snaps. There doesn't seem to be much of a market for him so maybe we could convince him to come here on a 1 year deal. Would be a nice compliment to Jacobs as a bigger back and a great insurance policy in the scenario that Jacobs has to miss any time. If Lamar Miller is healthy he'd also be a really nice addition especially with his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield. We could also bring back Isaiah Crowell if his medicals check out okay. Edited April 26, 2020 by NYRaider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyghost Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 2 hours ago, NYRaider said: As of now he's RB2 though but I agree he'll be moved around. You are declaring him RB2, not the team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roi34 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 21 hours ago, Humble_Beast said: who remembers this LOL 34- for 233 2 tds and game winning td pass though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimkelly02 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, roi34 said: 34- for 233 2 tds and game winning td pass though I could care less about this... I don’t think he’s a psycho that’s more likely to do this again than any other player. The coaches should have stopped that long before it escalated to that level... that was a long series of incidents before the punch. I actually want some bad MFers on this team. Bowden seems like one. I think he could be a nice slot WR and RB for us. But I don’t think he’s a RB2 this year for us. Maybe he can be next year if he’s able to bulk up, but I’d guess doing so would sacrifice him as a slot WR. btw i fully support Mayocks CEO approach of establishing a culture of strength and leadership on this team. Im willing to accept we sacrificed a decent amount of talent to have 2 years worth of large draft classes (a decent percentage of our roster) for the next 3-4 years of guys who he hand picked to be the core of the team. but... I hope next year we don’t sacrifice talent again. That doesn’t mean who take headcases. It means you don’t take Tanner Muse in the 3rd. We’ve got our core and are good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucksavage1 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 7 hours ago, NYRaider said: Also a little concerning going into the season with an RB2 that has never played a snap at the position. Exactly. We have a specialist type RB in Richard I was hoping we picked up a more traditional ball carrier. However let's trust the staff but I have my questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimkelly02 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 8 hours ago, bucksavage1 said: One thing I would worry about transitioning a player to RB is pass protection Yeah he wouldn’t be doing much of that his first year, I’d assume. Grudens huge on pass protection from RBs. It’s a big reason Richard gets so many 3rd diwn snaps. I don’t think he’s going to be just a trick play RB but will use only used in specific situations. If we can get 4-6 runs a game out of him that’s be great. we still need a RB2 though. God forbid Jacobs goes down we’d have to trade for someone if before the deadline or sign someone off the street and deal with the sharp decline in productivity. Bowden + Richard couldn’t handle 18-25 carries successfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humble_Beast Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 4 hours ago, jimkelly02 said: I could care less about this... I don’t think he’s a psycho that’s more likely to do this again than any other player. The coaches should have stopped that long before it escalated to that level... that was a long series of incidents before the punch. I actually want some bad MFers on this team. Bowden seems like one. I think he could be a nice slot WR and RB for us. But I don’t think he’s a RB2 this year for us. Maybe he can be next year if he’s able to bulk up, but I’d guess doing so would sacrifice him as a slot WR. btw i fully support Mayocks CEO approach of establishing a culture of strength and leadership on this team. Im willing to accept we sacrificed a decent amount of talent to have 2 years worth of large draft classes (a decent percentage of our roster) for the next 3-4 years of guys who he hand picked to be the core of the team. but... I hope next year we don’t sacrifice talent again. That doesn’t mean who take headcases. It means you don’t take Tanner Muse in the 3rd. We’ve got our core and are good. Lynn is a Raider, and he is going to shock the world!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbsk Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 On 26/04/2020 at 7:21 AM, J-Rod said: Guys, I don't post in here much. But I just wanna say that I'm from Kentucky and I've watched a ton of UK Football. Trust me, y'all are gonna love Lynn Bowden. He'll give you everything he's got. I am absolutely thrilled that he's joining my favorite NFL team! Having watched a lot of him at Kentucky do you think he projects as a running back, slot receiver or just a gadget type player at the next level? It'd be really interesting to hear your thoughts on where you think he fits best for us and how you see him working into the offense moving forward....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massraider Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Come on with this RB2 stuff. Come on....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humble_Beast Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Bowden needs to hit the weights with Grudens son and put on 10 pounds of muscle and he be good to go as RB2. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Rod Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Darbsk said: Having watched a lot of him at Kentucky do you think he projects as a running back, slot receiver or just a gadget type player at the next level? It'd be really interesting to hear your thoughts on where you think he fits best for us and how you see him working into the offense moving forward....... He can do anything that the team asks him to do. He was initially brought in as a receiver and that's where he played most of his college career. Last season, UK lost their 1st string QB Terry Wilson to a torn patellar tendon in their 2nd game of the season. Back-up Sawyer Smith got injured in the 4th game. Bowden took over at QB in the 4th game and started the rest of the season beginning with the 5th game and proceeded to rush for over 1500 yards against SEC competition. I see him as a gadget type of player tho, he can run, he can catch and if you're looking for some trickery...he can even throw the ball a little bit. I'm very excited to see how he'll fare in Las Vegas! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich7sena Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I doubt Bowden will be the true RB2 behind Jacobs. Right now, he wouldn't even be ahead of Richard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 3 hours ago, massraider said: Come on with this RB2 stuff. Come on....... As of right now the only 3 RB's we have on the roster are Jacobs, Bowden, and Richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakdb36 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 14 minutes ago, NYRaider said: As of right now the only 3 RB's we have on the roster are Jacobs, Bowden, and Richard. We have 6 RBs on the roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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