Smoke Signals: Rock Cartwright needs to get over it edition

Cartwright has just 12 carries the last three years, and only injuries would allow him to get any work on offense.

Exactly!! This is what I've been trying to say forever only to get verbally jumped and cornered on this forum. We are building for the future with Betts/Rock (29) guys that are older than our starting RB? Seems I was a little more intelligent than those calling me a half-wit. Mason is a more tested RB. Dorsey could return but couldn't run. Alrdige had good speed by wasn't a good runner. Caught the ball well out of the backfield. Mason improved on his blocking. He is a good runner and a dependable pass catcher. He has improved over the years. Neither Rock or Betts are in our future plans. I would be suprised if either one of them is here next year. We will either draft a RB or sign one in free agency and Mason will take Betts place and Rock will be gone. We will have another RB in the fold next year to be CP's heir if Mason doesn't pan out. I think Mason is going to suprise a lot of people. But saying that, this article is common sense. But now that you see the roster cuts and that Mason has made the team. It validates my point. I hope all the people that called me half wit are eating their crow right now.

ps. Rock shut up! Your lucky you are on the team.

Running Back Coach - Stump Mitchell: "Last year, they couldn't practice during the course of the week, and [Shaun] Alexander took all the reps but those two guys played in the game," he said. "It wouldn't be that way this year. If Mason takes all the reps, he would definitely take some carries."

Sorry but if we have to look at Mason to take the place of Betts or CP then we are in trouble. Plenty of guys will be coming out of the draft that can make an impact day one and not some scrub that cannot get on a team until now. Not sure why we kept him but we do not need to start building our new running core off Mason. I hope I'm wrong but there is a reason no other teams wanted him and if you look at his game stats they are zero.

Should've kept hackett. At least he knows how to catch and be in a position to catch the ball, unlike the blind (kelly) leading the blind (thomas)

I didn't know you where on the board Hackett! Or did MCWHITEY just eat a MCDUMMY? :doh:

Cartwright has just 12 carries the last three years, and only injuries would allow him to get any work on offense.

Exactly!! This is what I've been trying to say forever only to get verbally jumped and cornered on this forum. We are building for the future with Betts/Rock (29) guys that are older than our starting RB? Seems I was a little more intelligent than those calling me a half-wit. Mason is a more tested RB. Dorsey could return but couldn't run. Alrdige had good speed by wasn't a good runner. Caught the ball well out of the backfield. Mason improved on his blocking. He is a good runner and a dependable pass catcher. He has improved over the years. Neither Rock or Betts are in our future plans. I would be suprised if either one of them is here next year. We will either draft a RB or sign one in free agency and Mason will take Betts place and Rock will be gone. We will have another RB in the fold next year to be CP's heir if Mason doesn't pan out. I think Mason is going to suprise a lot of people. But saying that, this article is common sense. But now that you see the roster cuts and that Mason has made the team. It validates my point. I hope all the people that called me half wit are eating their crow right now.

ps. Rock shut up! Your lucky you are on the team.

Running Back Coach - Stump Mitchell: "Last year, they couldn't practice during the course of the week, and [Shaun] Alexander took all the reps but those two guys played in the game," he said. "It wouldn't be that way this year. If Mason takes all the reps, he would definitely take some carries."

ya know, we were clearly having to discussions. the point of the discussion was Mason would not stay if we only kept 4RB's we kept 5 so that opened it up for Mason.
Now if he can prove he should replace Betts, great, but he's not replacing Rock or CP on the 45man gameday roster.

I would have liked to see someone stand out and take Cartwight's job from him. He has been excellent returning kicks, but he is getting old and one dimensional.

I agree. Where has this guy been this whole preseason?..lol

She's probably been waiting to hear you say something that makes sense!!

Sorry but if we have to look at Mason to take the place of Betts or CP then we are in trouble. Plenty of guys will be coming out of the draft that can make an impact day one and not some scrub that cannot get on a team until now. Not sure why we kept him but we do not need to start building our new running core off Mason. I hope I'm wrong but there is a reason no other teams wanted him and if you look at his game stats they are zero.

Yep, there sure is a reason. Has to do with 2 things people forget:

1) Other RB's already on the team ahead of him.
2) Other RB's that have been on the team and already know the playcalls.

Basically he was not going to play anywhere until he knew the playcalls and the offense. but we can skip over that and make it easy to just call him a camp scrub.

Also why are people so down on Mason when he's only one step behind Rock technically. Rock was a 7th round draft pick and he still has not measured up to being a RB yet. How about we hear some complaining about that camp scrub who can only make it on ST's cause he's not a good enough RB?

and....for the record, Portis and Betts were both 2nd round picks. Portis 51st and Betts 56th. :)

I would have liked to see someone stand out and take Cartwight's job from him. He has been excellent returning kicks, but he is getting old and one dimensional.

You know unfortunatly I think they are now looking at Thomas for that roll. Just a feeling. Could be totally wrong.

You know unfortunatly I think they are now looking at Thomas for that roll. Just a feeling. Could be totally wrong.
You might be right. We will see, but if Thomas becomes our returner, then Cartright's days will be numbered.

Cartwright has just 12 carries the last three years, and only injuries would allow him to get any work on offense.

Exactly!! This is what I've been trying to say forever only to get verbally jumped and cornered on this forum. We are building for the future with Betts/Rock (29) guys that are older than our starting RB? Seems I was a little more intelligent than those calling me a half-wit. Mason is a more tested RB. Dorsey could return but couldn't run. Alrdige had good speed by wasn't a good runner. Caught the ball well out of the backfield. Mason improved on his blocking. He is a good runner and a dependable pass catcher. He has improved over the years. Neither Rock or Betts are in our future plans. I would be suprised if either one of them is here next year. We will either draft a RB or sign one in free agency and Mason will take Betts place and Rock will be gone. We will have another RB in the fold next year to be CP's heir if Mason doesn't pan out. I think Mason is going to suprise a lot of people. But saying that, this article is common sense. But now that you see the roster cuts and that Mason has made the team. It validates my point. I hope all the people that called me half wit are eating their crow right now.

ps. Rock shut up! Your lucky you are on the team.

Running Back Coach - Stump Mitchell: "Last year, they couldn't practice during the course of the week, and [Shaun] Alexander took all the reps but those two guys played in the game," he said. "It wouldn't be that way this year. If Mason takes all the reps, he would definitely take some carries."

and....DMV, some of us understood what you were trying to say, even tried to help out. ;)

but man can you hold a grudge. :) for a half wit that is. ;)

eh...i think 4 running backs is ridiculous myself, but i concede...somewhere we had to get some youth at the spot. 3 backs near 30 yrs old is never a recipe for success.
i can see us trading or parting ways with one of these guys soon