Gibbs: Duckett Will Carry on Short Yardage

I am not 100% percent sure, but I think Ducket has been active the last couple of games. I think they go into the games with only two active tight ends

I am not 100% percent sure, but I think Ducket has been active the last couple of games. I think they go into the games with only two active tight ends

Sure you're not talking about your new team, the Bears?

Exactly, and rumor had it that the reason they signed him in the first place was they were afraid he may go to Philadelphia and have to be concerned with defending him. Now I can understand your having that kind of respect for a RB, but not to the tune of a 3rd round pick. There is no scenerio where you stand to win in this situation. We loose all the way around.
this arguement makes me laugh. the eagles run the ball about 10-15 times a game, and westbrooke gets about 10 of them. no back is going to do much carrying the ball about 5 times a game. and duckett is certainly not jim brown

this makes for a very very happy panda.

Its really just common sense...glad it being implemented, and I applaud our teams.

Comcast is reporting that Gibbs has decided to use T.J. Duckett on short-yardage situations. Has anyone heard anything about this? If it's true, what does this mean for Cartwright? We only carry 3 backs on gameday.Rock is very valuble as a kick returner, so I imagine he will stay active. Presumably if Duckett is doing short yardage, he is also doing special teams, and we can carry 4 RBs and one less at another position.

The Skins are going to have to resign Betts or Duckett. Which one?If it was up to me, I would use a 2nd day pick on a back. Rutgers' Brian Leonard is a college fullback who would probably be drafted as an NFL power tailback. He might have gone first day if he came out last year, but this year he has been overshadowed by a Heisman caliber performance from Ray Rice. Also, NIU's Garrett Wolfe is a small guy with great speed and elusiveness, and could return kicks for us. These guys could both fall 3rd round or later, so theres no need to resign either Betts or Duckett. However its a buyers market for backs right now, so I expect them to let Betts and Duckett test the water, and sign back relatively cheaply.

about time. i agree that the steelers will probably look at TJ at the end of the year... seems to make sense.

If it was up to me, I would use a 2nd day pick on a back. Rutgers' Brian Leonard is a college fullback who would probably be drafted as an NFL power tailback. He might have gone first day if he came out last year, but this year he has been overshadowed by a Heisman caliber performance from Ray Rice. Also, NIU's Garrett Wolfe is a small guy with great speed and elusiveness, and could return kicks for us. These guys could both fall 3rd round or later, so theres no need to resign either Betts or Duckett. However its a buyers market for backs right now, so I expect them to let Betts and Duckett test the water, and sign back relatively cheaply.

nah, BL is going to be drafted as a V back, to block, run and catch... kinda like griffith in atlanta or alstott in tampa... he'll probably still go towards the end of the first day.

and we won't have a 3rd round pick to use on an RB. we can FA sign a CB and draft a DE with our 1, then it's just roster fill, so resigning betts would be a good idea unless someone blows him away, which i doubt.

wow. i sure hope they play duckett some against the eagles. I wont believe it until i see it.

Gibbs should NOT announce these kind of coaching moves in the media.

1) Why publicly humiliate Portis and ruffle his feathers? The message you are putting out in the media is you are not doing it we will try someone else.
2) It gives our next opponent an advance on what we are doing. Why?
3) If Duckett fails Gibbs looks stupid. Just make the move don't telegraph it.