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Thread: James Jones???
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05-20-2015, 10:37 PM #25Legendary Asswipe
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05-21-2015, 07:11 PM #26
Re: James Jones???
When your starters get hurt (Webb, Jimmy).
Then their backups get hurt (Asa, Aaron Ross)
Then the guys who step in to replace those backups get hurt (Gorrer, Jacobs, Brooks)
At that point it's wishful thinking expecting any remaining "young guys" to step up. The only young guys who didn't step up were Elam and Chykie, and Elam's supposed to be a safety.
We tried to shore up our CBs with vets like Ross and Franks, but that didn't work either. Sometimes you're just snakebit.
As for 2013 with the WRs, you say the young guys didn't "step up".
But there were only 2 young guys: Doss and Deonte, and Deonte got hurt. Twice.
All the other WRs we had were older vets like Jacoby and David Reed, who were expected to compete with Doss for the starting spot vacated by Boldin's trade. Again, around 90 % of everyone on offense got hurt in 2013, which is just ridiculous, and makes the fact that the Ravens were still in the drivers seat for a playoff spot up until Joe got hurt, all the more impressive.
If this team can stay relatively healthy, they won't just win, they'll dominate.
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