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Originally Posted by FRPLG
Ok so ho hum. LJ isn't what he used to be and doesn't fit our scheme.
I am more interested in why we picked up Simpson to replace him. If we needed a back then Torain gets promoted. So for some reason we needed a SP back. For what? There is more to this. There has to be. Otherwise we cut LJ and replace him with a PS guy right? What the heck to do we need this guy for? He isn't going to return kicks. Right? WTF?
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This is my take on it. K. Williams and Ryan Torain were practically carbon copies of each other during the preseason. Pretty much putting up the same numbers. Only difference is Torain runs more upright which would explain his injury history. What would be the advantage of having two carbon copy backs on the gameday roster. Chad Simpson is a different kind of back. He's more of a speed back. A little bit of a change of pace back compared to Portis and Williams. On top of that, and the real reason i think this move was made, he plays special teams. I think A. Armstrong's injury may keep him out or at least limit him in the game on Sunday. Meaning, Devin Thomas would get to play some WR against a weak Rams secondary. Knowing Shanahan, and his criticism of Devin Thomas's focus, im guessing he would want Thomas to focus PRIMARILY on WR and give the kick return duties to Chad Simpson.