I think it's time to activate Fournette

[peterpan]

Ty Johnson had a shoulder injury Sunday, he kept playing but it kept bothering him.

 

Murry is kinda worthless running the ball.  Word is his strength is in pass pro. 
 

Cook played great but still dropped another sure TD pass.

 

Fournette should know the playbook by now.  That wiener Tom Brady said Fournette was great in the passing game.  Fournette must know the playbook by now, Couldn’t he at least replace Murry on game day? Take a few pass catching reps from cook? Fill in for an injured Johnson??

 

please tell me “special teams” isn’t the reason he is inactive- our STs suck already! 

[djp14150]

14 minutes ago, peterpan said:

Ty Johnson had a shoulder injury Sunday, he kept playing but it kept bothering him.

 

Murry is kinda worthless running the ball.  Word is his strength is in pass pro. 
 

Cook played great but still dropped another sure TD pass.

 

Fournette should know the playbook by now.  That wiener Tom Brady said Fournette was great in the passing game.  Fournette must know the playbook by now, Couldn’t he at least replace Murry on game day? Take a few pass catching reps from cook? Fill in for an injured Johnson??

 

please tell me “special teams” isn’t the reason he is inactive- our STs suck already! 

So bench cook for fournethe…got it.

[skibum]

Pretty sure he is just there in case of emergency. I doubt we see him play unless someone gets hurt. 

[strive_for_five_guy]

16 minutes ago, peterpan said:

Ty Johnson had a shoulder injury Sunday, he kept playing but it kept bothering him.

 

Murry is kinda worthless running the ball.  Word is his strength is in pass pro. 
 

Cook played great but still dropped another sure TD pass.

 

Fournette should know the playbook by now.  That wiener Tom Brady said Fournette was great in the passing game.  Fournette must know the playbook by now, Couldn’t he at least replace Murry on game day? Take a few pass catching reps from cook? Fill in for an injured Johnson??

 

please tell me “special teams” isn’t the reason he is inactive- our STs suck already! 

I agree with you.  Shorter week and traveling, a weaker Chargers team and a banged up Johnson.  Maybe this is the week to see what we’ve got in Lenny.

[mrags]

1 hour ago, peterpan said:

Ty Johnson had a shoulder injury Sunday, he kept playing but it kept bothering him.

 

Murry is kinda worthless running the ball.  Word is his strength is in pass pro. 
 

Cook played great but still dropped another sure TD pass.

 

Fournette should know the playbook by now.  That wiener Tom Brady said Fournette was great in the passing game.  Fournette must know the playbook by now, Couldn’t he at least replace Murry on game day? Take a few pass catching reps from cook? Fill in for an injured Johnson??

 

please tell me “special teams” isn’t the reason he is inactive- our STs suck already! 

I’ve got news for you. It is exactly why he’s not playing. So that useless scrubs can get beaten in the return game. 
 

My biggest issue with this coaching staff I think at this point. I know McD is going to make some dumb gameday calls. I know he will screw up some clock issues. I know he will mismanage timeouts, challanges, and the ability to find the right situational awareness when it matters. But for the life of me I cannot figure out why he continues to dress some of the players he does while he leaves others inactive or on the PS on gameday. Playoff Lenny has been aching to get in there. And I get that the RBs have generally been playing well, but you went out and picked this guy up for a reason. To not use him is a crime. 

[FilthyBeast]

I actually won't be surprised if another contender tries scooping up 'playoff lenny' from our PS soon.

 

And if that happens, would Beane cut Johnson or Murray to keep him? Probably not.

[SageAgainstTheMachine]

Ty Johnson is doing very well as a second rusher.  Ain't broke, don't fix it.

[JimBob2232]

Really thought we needed him.  Cook and Johnson and Murray have been quite good - a noticeable improvement since Fornette was signed.

[Dablitzkrieg]

Break glass in emergency guy.  He can leave if he wants imo

[NewEra]

1 hour ago, peterpan said:

Ty Johnson had a shoulder injury Sunday, he kept playing but it kept bothering him.

 

Murry is kinda worthless running the ball.  Word is his strength is in pass pro. 
 

Cook played great but still dropped another sure TD pass.

 

Fournette should know the playbook by now.  That wiener Tom Brady said Fournette was great in the passing game.  Fournette must know the playbook by now, Couldn’t he at least replace Murry on game day? Take a few pass catching reps from cook? Fill in for an injured Johnson??

 

please tell me “special teams” isn’t the reason he is inactive- our STs suck already! 

 Not happening unless someone gets hurt and can’t play

[kkim0904]

Yes I have seen enough of Murray.  He is just too slow.  Showing No burst or power, especially on the short yardage goaline play.  I rather have josh to sneak like the game against cowboys.  I think fournette is upgrade over  Murray.

[Charles Romes]

Sorta shocked the Colts and others have not  signed him off our practice squad for the stretch run. 

Fournette was signed under the Dorsey regime, and Dorsey, it is clear now, had no idea what was in our running back room. 

[peterpan]

51 minutes ago, SageAgainstTheMachine said:

Ty Johnson is doing very well as a second rusher.  Ain't broke, don't fix it.

I agree Ty Johnson has been superb.  But he injured his shoulder last game.  
 

and Murray leaves a lot to be desired 

[damj]

We should resign Frank Gore too!

[TheBrownBear]

7 minutes ago, damj said:

We should resign Frank Gore too!

Hmmmnnn...what's A-Train up to?

[boater]

36 minutes ago, kkim0904 said:

Yes I have seen enough of Murray.  He is just too slow.  Showing No burst or power, especially on the short yardage goaline play.  I rather have josh to sneak like the game against cowboys.  I think fournette is upgrade over  Murray.

We think. We have no way of knowing at all. Fournette hasn't faced game-time intensity and contact since last year. Who knows if he has the burst, strength, and reflexes still.

 

That's why I'd like to see him play Saturday. Better we learn what we have ahead of time rather than experiment in the playoffs.

[Dopey]

30 minutes ago, boater said:

We think. We have no way of knowing at all. Fournette hasn't faced game-time intensity and contact since last year. Who knows if he has the burst, strength, and reflexes still.

 

That's why I'd like to see him play Saturday. Better we learn what we have ahead of time rather than experiment in the playoffs.

Respectfully, now is not the time to experiment. We’re trying to win out. We’re a 60 yd fg in the wind and rain from being 4-0 in our last four games. No need to mess with the chemistry. We can’t treat the chargers like a jv team and lose. 

[SEOhio Bills Fan]

Would it be fair to give Lenny a practice squad call up this week while Johnson rests his shoulder? Johnson has been determined and has earned his spot on the regular 53, but if it were a time for the experiment, it is this week!

[strive_for_five_guy]

17 minutes ago, SEOhio Bills Fan said:

Would it be fair to give Lenny a practice squad call up this week while Johnson rests his shoulder? Johnson has been determined and has earned his spot on the regular 53, but if it were a time for the experiment, it is this week!

I don’t even know that it’s that big of an “experiment”.  Yes, Johnson has been effective in his role.  But if he’s a little banged up, let him rest, and Fournette can take on those extra snaps.  It’s not like he’d take on Cook’s full time role.

[AmishRifle]

3 minutes ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

I don’t even know that it’s that big of an “experiment”.  Yes, Johnson has been effective in his role.  But if he’s a little banged up, let him rest, and Fournette can take on those extra snaps.  It’s not like he’d take on Cook’s full time role.

Is it even feasible to make Johnson inactive and activate Fournette from the practice squad?  What does the backside of that transaction look like when you want to make Johnson active again?  Asking because I really don’t know the roster rules and mechanics of doing this.