McCluster definitely moving to RB full-time

[The Franchise]

www.rotoworld.com

Beat writer Bob Gretz suggests the Chiefs will, in fact, move Dexter McCluster to running back full time.

Coach Todd Haley hinted in February that McCluster would be more of a third-down back than slot receiver. Gretz suggests McCluster could also be used in a "flash-dash duo" with Jamaal Charles. We still have a hard time envisioning enough weekly touches for McCluster to

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

No he will get better at it like most players.

This is just comical. He's going to become more athletically talented as he gets older, eh?

This is why I had hoped he would remain a wide receiver. One can grow into that role and learn the nuances of the position.

Being a RB is a completely different situation. Either you have it or you don't and there are dozens of examples of this.

[suzzer99]

Jamaal Charles got better, a lot better. And don't say he would have been the same as we saw last year if they just would have thrown him out there his rookie year. He didn't show anything that spectacular like he did last year and the 2nd half of 2009.

Seriously, questioning how a player at any position can possibly get better after their rookie year is either blatant trolling or full reerun.

[Brock]

Originally Posted by Red 5

This is just comical. He's going to become more athletically talented as he gets older, eh?

This is why I had hoped he would remain a wide receiver. One can grow into that role and learn the nuances of the position.

Being a RB is a completely different situation. Either you have it or you don't and there are dozens of examples of this.

Jesus, you're ****ing stupid. Lots of players have gotten better with more years.

[Brianfo]

Originally Posted by T-post Tom

Seems a bit extreme. Especially considering that McCluster played RB in college.

So did Dante Halle.

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by Brock

Jesus, you're ****ing stupid. Lots of players have gotten better with more years.

I think he's just trolling for fun. He's defending Grbac in another thread.

[Rasputin]

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Dexter McCluster vs. Tennessee
282 rushing yards, 42 recieving yards
4 TOCUHDOWNS.


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Stupid to put him at running back?

[DBOSHO]

But but but NFL players are biggerer and fasterer!!1!1 doooooomed

[KurtCobain]

400 posts on a subject with no new news.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by Red 5

Explain how he will improve. What will he start doing that he hasn't been doing? Be specific.

Originally Posted by Red 5

This is just comical. He's going to become more athletically talented as he gets older, eh?

This is why I had hoped he would remain a wide receiver. One can grow into that role and learn the nuances of the position.

Being a RB is a completely different situation. Either you have it or you don't and there are dozens of examples of this.

I know you are just trolling for reactions here, but really....your answer has been posted a few times and Ill offer it up again as well as an expansion to the reasoning (that I agree with)

High ankle sprain

For a player that relies on his elusiveness and ability to change direction, that injury is about as debilitating as it gets. When they announced it was possibly a HAS, I commented over and over that everyone was taking the injury lightly and that it would surely effect his abilities the remainder oft he year and it absolutely did.

Look at how he made his cuts and how decisive he was before the injury and after and its clear as day to see.

For further reasoning:

The more familiar the coaching staff becomes with his abilities, as well as the other players on offenses, the better prepared they will be to put him in position to succeed. Haley, specifically, has a propensity to call trick plays that try to get defenses on their heels (Kurt Warner said he thought he called them too much until the trick plays helped them win every playoff game on the way to the SB..then he praised him) DMC is just the guy Haley probably really wanted personally because of that factor.

The more experienced Matt Cassel gets and the better the talent we get at receiver gets, the more attention that will get from opposing defenses and therefore will give DMC more opportunities to have defenses not being able to key on him as was the case a lot of last year.

If they can find a way to get Charles and DMC on the field at the same time more, that would be great for us. You shift those guys, put them in motion and do whatever you can to get them matched up against players they can take advantage of and do so.

I think both are gonna be matchup nightmares.

If Charles ever misses a stretch of games (3-4)...DMC can give the offense a similar type of weapon to feature.

I wish we could have seen him healthy all year (hopefully, that sentiment doesnt end up being a microcosm of his career in a few years)

[cdcox]

How quickly is Cassel going to go fetal with McCluster in blitz pickup as a third down back?

[Blick]

Jordy Nelson was taken with the exact same pick in the '08 draft.

Rookie year - 33 rec, 366 yards, 2 TD's
2nd year - 22 rec, 320 yards, 2 TD's

You guys would've been calling Jordy a wasted pick as well. It takes more than a year to justify draft position.

[salame]

what does nick athan say?

[salame]

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

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Dexter McCluster vs. Tennessee
282 rushing yards, 42 recieving yards
4 TOCUHDOWNS.


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Stupid to put him at running back?

I REALLY like dex but almost all of those were trick plays

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

So since you can get league-leading RBs like Priest Holmes and Arian Foster as UDFAs you shouldn't ever draft a RB with an early round pick.

If I were running a team, the only time I'd take a running back early in the draft would be if all the other pieces of my championship-contending team were in place. Until then, I'd take RBs late in the draft and through free agency (both rookie and vet) and try to find a solution through quantity rather than quality. RBs are too short-lived to take a first round stud when your team is still several pieces (and 2 or 3 years) short of being a contender. But you're right that it would be ridiculous to go to the extreme you're talking about.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by salame

I REALLY like dex but almost all of those were trick plays

which is what Haley loves to use

Its what he and Kurt Warner used to argue about and then after they made the superbowl Kurt did an interview where he said those plays where what gave them the advantage in the playoffs and the superbowl.

Haley will find unconventional ways to utilize DMC the more he learns how to do so.