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[Big Texas]

Originally Posted by barrett

There are many types of RBs. There isn't one mold, and to use one criteria to judge them is foolish. If all you want is a RB who gets a yard when "everyone in the building knows it's going to be a running play", then nobody would want a guy like Brian Westbrook or Marshall Faulk. But thankfully they give you 50+ roster spots and you are allowed to use multiple RBs.

In other words, league rules allow us to use Slaton just like last year. We run him in the space created by our great passing attack. We run him in the middle of the field for tough yards out of 3 WR sets where the defense is spread. We let him help in the passing game by catching screens and flares. We even split him out wide to create mismatches on LBs and Safeties and then watch him catch 40 yard TDs.

And then league rules allow us to use a different RB in the red zone when things get crowded. There is no reason why one should not support the other. And no reason why we should try to shoe horn a guy into every role when we don't have to. So I agree that it would be big for us if Brown is healthy (or if Foster can be that guy), but I don't see how this downgrades Slaton in any way outside of Fantasy Football.

totally agreed. Slaton possesses something that all good backs in the league have: big play and break away potential.

I don't think anyone expects slaton to be a 30 carry back.

He just possesses that quality to hit a home-run on any given play. That's why we have been looking for that complimentary back to go along with him. But in no way does C. Brown's brief success demean the potential of Slaton. He was a vital piece to our 3rd ranked offense last year. With a healthy C. Brown we can be that much greater.