Willie Parker a Skin

probably means we won't go RB until next year's draft...which is fine...we have other more important needs to address...such as QB.

this move pretty much eliminates drafting a back this year. we only have 5 picks and have to do the most with what we have.

Run first teams usually average well over 30 rush attempts per game so i don't see why these three backs couldn't share carries. of course one of the three would have to take more of a backseat but they would still see the field a fair amount of times.

my point is that we don't HAVE to cut any of these backs and they could all make the team. this three back system can work. this is a win-win situation for the team, either CP wakes up and returns to his old form or he gets out performed and we have a better rusher in the backfield.

I couldn't find it last night but thankfully found it today. I found this very interesting.

EXTREMESKINS.com (http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?t=319933)


Good info, i just think we have bigger needs than QB right now.

All good points, what these two signings do is put very talented players in a highly competitive state, through financial incentives, with CP who really has no financial incentive. It is up to the coaches to get the best out of every player on the team, and if CP views this as a wake up call and participates and outperforms the other two the team wins, if he doesn't bounce back and either of the other two meet their incentives, the team still wins. Excellent for fans of the team, not necessarily for fans(or haters) of a specific player.

Portis does have about 3 - 4 million of incentive to be on the team this year.

Some of you guys make it sound like Portis, Johnson, and Parker are washed up and done. We're talking about a group that's barely 30 years of age. One could argue that Johnson has the least wear and tear of the bunch. The point isn't which one will be great by himself, but the possibility of them being great together.

If we can get 1,800 yards combined out from this combo, it was well worth not drafting a big name running back this time around. As far as Parker goes, he's a true change of pace back for the Skins, and I'd take him over Rock or Betts any day of the week.

We are very quietly having a solid off season.

No way all three are on roster on day one .

An injury could make this true but I don't agree with you if Portis is ready to work.

I don't know how anyone who has been watching the last two years can have any faith in Portis as a starting rb. That being said, this competition might get him riled up enough to care and produce. Maybe we didn't sign 2 great rbs, but they pretty good with star potential.

He was leading the league in rushing deep into '08.

He is better than people are giving him credit for.

Some of you guys make it sound like Portis, Johnson, and Parker are washed up and done. We're talking about a group that's barely 30 years of age. One could argue that Johnson has the least wear and tear of the bunch. The point isn't which one will be great by himself, but the possibility of them being great together.

If we can get 1,800 yards combined out from this combo, it was well worth not drafting a big name running back this time around. As far as Parker goes, he's a true change of pace back for the Skins, and I'd take him over Rock or Betts any day of the week.

We are very quietly having a solid off season.


Basically they have it all at runningback right now. All are experienced.

Portis is the combo back, he can also be the workhorse. Johnson is a good short yardage option and could be the workhorse. Parker seems to be the perfect 3rd down and change of pace speed back. I wouldn't want Parker to be the workhorse but he has done it before.

I feel like we can go into the draft with the runningback position covered from top to bottom.

Some of you guys make it sound like Portis, Johnson, and Parker are washed up and done. We're talking about a group that's barely 30 years of age. One could argue that Johnson has the least wear and tear of the bunch. The point isn't which one will be great by himself, but the possibility of them being great together.

If we can get 1,800 yards combined out from this combo, it was well worth not drafting a big name running back this time around. As far as Parker goes, he's a true change of pace back for the Skins, and I'd take him over Rock or Betts any day of the week.

We are very quietly having a solid off season.

That's an insightful truism.

Some of you guys make it sound like Portis, Johnson, and Parker are washed up and done. We're talking about a group that's barely 30 years of age. One could argue that Johnson has the least wear and tear of the bunch. The point isn't which one will be great by himself, but the possibility of them being great together.

If we can get 1,800 yards combined out from this combo, it was well worth not drafting a big name running back this time around. As far as Parker goes, he's a true change of pace back for the Skins, and I'd take him over Rock or Betts any day of the week.

We are very quietly having a solid off season.


Basically they have it all at runningback right now. All are experienced.

Portis is the combo back, he can also be the workhorse. Johnson is a good short yardage option and could be the workhorse. Parker seems to be the perfect 3rd down and change of pace speed back. I wouldn't want Parker to be the workhorse but he has done it before.

I feel like we can go into the draft with the runningback position covered from top to bottom.