(01-02-2019, 06:32 PM)FBT Wrote:

(12-30-2018, 05:58 PM)lastonealive Wrote: Only a back like MJD is going to get 4 yards a carry behind this line with a stacked box.

Sure Hyde is average that's why we gave away a fifth.

That's the thing.  People want to dismiss this line so they can trash a guy we gave up peanuts to get as an insurance policy.  Had the team given up something of more value, like a 2nd day pick, I might agree.  We gave up a 5th round pick.  The world is not going to stop revolving over this, and my guess is that Hyde might actually remain on the roster heading into OTAs and mini camp to see what he can do in the new offensive scheme.  Right now the only certainty with RB is that Yeldon is gone.  Otherwise, everything is up in the air.  Fournette needs to do some serious soul searching during the break to decide what matters to him.  Hopefully he wakes up and starts to develop into a professional running back.  If he doesn't, you're still going to need a guy like Hyde.

Exactly.  I scratched my head as to why we didn't use Hyde more since he has the potential to be "that" guy.  I can see him remaining for at least OTA's and training camp.

Yeldon is pretty much gone and the jury is out regarding Fournette.  I think that he's probably as good as gone right now, but who knows?  At the very least a message has been sent to him with the team voiding his guaranteed money.

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