Texans cut Phillip Lindsay

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

Dude is averaging 2.6 YPC.

I care about one thing and one thing only with him - hot, nasty, badass speed. That's it.

And I've seen a couple clips of cut and run plays where he still shows his burst. No, I'm not expecting him to pick through the line or do anything at all between the tackles.

I'm thinking about those outside zone looks that they tried to run with CEH earlier in the year and were failing miserably with Williams a couple of weeks ago. Plays where he can just find a corner and turn on the jets.

As a change of pace back, he presents something we just don't have right now. Especially if McKinnon's hamstring keeps him out at all. We have a bye week to get him up to speed w/ a limited playbook and hell, he may even have some knowledge we can use against the Broncos (though admittedly pretty unlikely).

I think it's a zero cost, no brainer of a move. Many of us (or at least me - repeatedly) have lamented the lack of speed in our backfield and how that keeps us from really threatening that cover 2 shell. Teams don't fear our running game because we just are not a threat to break a long run. Well Lindsay with just 5-6 carries/gm could occasionally pop one of those.

He's just a different animal than what we otherwise have.

[Skyy God]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I care about one thing and one thing only with him - hot, nasty, badass speed. That's it.

And I've seen a couple clips of cut and run plays where he still shows his burst. No, I'm not expecting him to pick through the line or do anything at all between the tackles.

I'm thinking about those outside zone looks that they tried to run with CEH earlier in the year and were failing miserably with Williams a couple of weeks ago. Plays where he can just find a corner and turn on the jets.

As a change of pace back, he presents something we just don't have right now. Especially if McKinnon's hamstring keeps him out at all. We have a bye week to get him up to speed w/ a limited playbook and hell, he may even have some knowledge we can use against the Broncos (though admittedly pretty unlikely).

I think it's a zero cost, no brainer of a move. Many of us (or at least me - repeatedly) have lamented the lack of speed in our backfield and how that keeps us from really threatening that cover 2 shell. Teams don't fear our running game because we just are not a threat to break a long run. Well Lindsay with just 5-6 carries/gm could occasionally pop one of those.

He's just a different animal than what we otherwise have.

He’s gotta make it to our waiver position first.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Cave Johnson

He’s gotta make it to our waiver position first.

He'd cost about $1 million on the cap for a team claiming him. For a non-contender, why would you bother?

The Bills seem content with what they have. I guess the Ravens could be a fit, but Freeman's been oddly adequate for them. Raiders don't need him, Chargers wouldn't either. Titans are behind us, as are the Patriots (I think).

Unless someone is willing to throw $1 million in cap space at a pure 'block' move (which isn't impossible), I don't see any team that's likely to put a claim in. Maybe the Rams? But Henderson has been pretty decent. The Cardinals with Edmonds dinged up? I don't recall the waiver order, but some of those teams are likely behind us anyway.

In the end I think he'll clear outright anyway.