When you look at the depth the Eagles have at RB it looks amazing in my mind. You have Brian Westbrook who is probably the most complete back in the game, behind him is Correll Buckhalter who averaged 5.0 YPC which is great for a back up running back who has fully recovered from a devastating knee injury. Now when you look at the third and the 4th string it's very interesting, you have Lorenzo Booker and Tony Hunt.
Booker was a back that the Eagles wanted to draft last year when he came out of college but was taken early by the Miami Dolphins which resulted in the Eagles drafting Tony Hunt. Well this year the Eagles were able to acquire the player they had their eye on for some time via trade. With his addition to this offense he brings the same attributes as Westbrook would, speed, the ability to line up as a wr, and coming out of the the backfield for screens etc. Having Booker and Westbrook on the field at once brings a lot of speed and confusion towards opposing defenses.
Now we look at the other side and see Tony Hunt, a big back who has a bruising style of running. He had a tough rookie year, he struggled to pick up the techniques that every good running back should have, one of which was blocking. I know many Eagles fans wondered why Hunt did not get much playing time however eagles fans, in the NFL world you have to EARN playing time! Running wise he reminds me of Buckhalter, runs tall and pounds defenses he does not do a juke move on you he just trucks you and he has potential. I give him a lot of credit coming into mini camp this year and playing well. He looked great out there and his time will come soon, I just feel he needs to be patient and watch from the sidelines for some time.
A running back who has been fairly quiet this mini camp but nonetheless working hard is Ryan Moats. Moats was a player who showed a lot of promise in the horrific 2005 season however, due to injuries he just never saw the field and ultimately could not put it all together. Now it's going to be very tough for him to make the team, he is the dark horse make no mistake about it.
Here is how I see the depth chart for RB:
1. Brian Westbook
2. Correll Buckhalter
3. Lorenzo Booker
4. Tony Hunt
( Ryan Moats cut)
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Booker was a back that the Eagles wanted to draft last year when he came out of college but was taken early by the Miami Dolphins which resulted in the Eagles drafting Tony Hunt. Well this year the Eagles were able to acquire the player they had their eye on for some time via trade. With his addition to this offense he brings the same attributes as Westbrook would, speed, the ability to line up as a wr, and coming out of the the backfield for screens etc. Having Booker and Westbrook on the field at once brings a lot of speed and confusion towards opposing defenses.
Now we look at the other side and see Tony Hunt, a big back who has a bruising style of running. He had a tough rookie year, he struggled to pick up the techniques that every good running back should have, one of which was blocking. I know many Eagles fans wondered why Hunt did not get much playing time however eagles fans, in the NFL world you have to EARN playing time! Running wise he reminds me of Buckhalter, runs tall and pounds defenses he does not do a juke move on you he just trucks you and he has potential. I give him a lot of credit coming into mini camp this year and playing well. He looked great out there and his time will come soon, I just feel he needs to be patient and watch from the sidelines for some time.
A running back who has been fairly quiet this mini camp but nonetheless working hard is Ryan Moats. Moats was a player who showed a lot of promise in the horrific 2005 season however, due to injuries he just never saw the field and ultimately could not put it all together. Now it's going to be very tough for him to make the team, he is the dark horse make no mistake about it.
Here is how I see the depth chart for RB:
1. Brian Westbook
2. Correll Buckhalter
3. Lorenzo Booker
4. Tony Hunt
( Ryan Moats cut)
Posted by Sports Dosage Weekly at 12:01 PM 0 commen
Original Story:
http://sportsdosageweekly.blogspot.com/.
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