CreepingDeath Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 13 minutes ago, Legaltitan said: Pretty sure Thurman Thomas lined up all over the place, but it's hard to remember. I was pretty young back then and didn't watch football the same way I do now. Peyton I have no idea - his heyday is before my time. I just know that both of them were good in the passing game. I was just curious and also trying to make sure goalposts aren't moving to fit agendas. Saying that "this" is the standard to being a good receiving RB but not holding to it for all RBs is disingenuous. Legaltitan, and titanruss 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex in a Can Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 (edited) 2 hours ago, CreepingDeath said: Was the Thurmanator and W. Peyton ever used lined up wide? Were offenses in the 80s and 90s really thinking like that? Thomas was deadly on the swing pass if I remember correctly. yup, I was off, Thomas was a legit threat down the sidelines. Edited March 17 by Tex in a Can Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingDeath Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 3 minutes ago, Tex in a Can said: Thomas was deadly on the swing pass if I remember correctly. Are swing passes considered a valid contribution to the passing game for a RB? If CJ caught too many swing passes, they probably don't count. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scine09 Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 Johnson didn't catch enough swing passes IMO. IsntLifeFunny, and begooode 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bongo59 Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 I think Fisher misused CJ a lot. His rookie season he ran between the tackles. Fish was a terrible coach Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oldschool Posted March 17 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 17 2 hours ago, scine09 said: I think they tried to make him a between the tackles runner when his skill set should have been more of a hybrid guy. They ran him like he was Eddie George. It was almost like Fisher thought every running back needed to do the exact same thing. lol. CJ was a great between the tackles runner until he got paid and laid down. his speed made everyone think he should have been used like Faulk and more on the perimeter but that actually wasn't his game. Callidus, Justafan, japan, and 3 others 3 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justafan Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 I’ve heard it all now. Jeff Fisher got CJ to the 7th most yards in a season all time and Derrick Mason to the second most all purpose yards of all time but is also apparently a moron who couldn’t figure out how best to use his players. Callidus, and rns90 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rns90 Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 10 minutes ago, Justafan said: I’ve heard it all now. Jeff Fisher got CJ to the 7th most yards in a season all time and Derrick Mason to the second most all purpose yards of all time but is also apparently a moron who couldn’t figure out how best to use his players. Despite what is written here in this thread , Fisher knew how to use players on offense here, he just was conservative in terms of game management etc. Justafan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 lol tell me you never watched Thurman Thomas play without telling me you never watched him play... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamRamrod Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK BTiger3733, and titanskick8851 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingDeath Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 10 minutes ago, oldschool said: lol tell me you never watched Thurman Thomas play without telling me you never watched him play... Why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callidus Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 4 hours ago, Justafan said: Like I said, you could use him on screens and sometimes he could sneak out to the flat or something like that and if you could get him the ball in the open field he was deadly. He wasn’t lining up out wide, running routes, and making contested catches or anything like that though. He actually lined up wide a few times. He had that play where he motioned outside and no1 covered him, he also has a go route where he caught a great over the shoulder ball on the sideline. Wasn't a usual thing but he could. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTiger3733 Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 Supernope 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvgJoe Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 I think we end up bringing Zeitler back DCTitan, begooode, and Omar 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnsideKick Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 #Titans re-sign running back and kick returner Julius Chestnut (5-foot-11, 228 pounds, 154 career yards, five catches, 52 yards, 26 kick returns, 633 yards), per a league source. Represented by veteran agent Marty Magid. SleepingTitan, titanskick8851, oracle, and 2 others 1 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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