an eye on the future

by DC Pain on Sep 24, 2008 4:13 PM EDT Comment 7 comments

Today the Miami Dolphins cut their 6th round draft choice, Jalen Parmele, a fast running back out of Toledo. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-parmelecut092508,0,4582112.story They're hoping to sign him to their practice squad. In PFP 08 Jalen had one of the highest speed scores in this year's draft. In the speed score essay one of the PFP authors' comments was that sometimes you can find late round sleepers based off of their speed scores. Parmele had a very good speed score; I can't remember what it was right now and I'm at work, but I'll check when I get home. I've been keeping my eye on him this year, but he just wasn't going to get an opportunity behind Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams.

Another frequent comment of the PFP guys (they're the football bible if you haven't picked up on Skin Patrol's love of them yet) is that running backs are overrated. They have short shelf lifes and good backs pop up out of nowhere. In the hopefully untrue scenario where CP falls off a cliff in the next year or two, I would love to have a fresh, young, cheap guy be able to step up and suprise people. The Skins should sign Parmele to the practice squad, let him marinate for a year or so, and then he could probably make the squad in 2009 or 10. If nothing else, it's worth a shot.

Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, and maybe I'm giving the Skins front office too much credit that they'd be able to spot the hidden talents of a so far unknown commodity. But I would love to see smart moves with the present and the future in mind coming from this organization.

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Returner

Well ARE is doing absolutely nothing in the punt return. So maybe they can sign him as a punt returner or something. I mean if he is that fast speed is always good at returning. If he could learn it a bit and has the speed its worth a shot. I really would like to see moss in the punt return more. They gave him one chance and he left it go in the endzone for TB. Wich was a good move. I think they shouldve given him at least one chance to actually return.

by skinsnyankees on Sep 24, 2008 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Seconded.

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by Skin Patrol on Sep 24, 2008 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Moss'

health is my greatest concern, and punt returning is one of the most dangerous activities in the game. I’d love to see Moss increase our return to around 10 yards per punt, but the conservative side of me doesn’t like the risk to reward payout in putting him in as a returner.

I do agree that ARE shouldn’t be back there anymore. Tryon maybe? I suppose I just like it when Moss is making plays rather than playing through injuries.

TTB!

by Ach on Sep 24, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

When you're a 10 point underdog

I think you need to take chances by putting your best players in a position to win games. New Orleans lets Reggie Bush return, and he’s at least as valuable to that offense as Moss is to ours.

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by Skin Patrol on Sep 24, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

save for the fact that Bush is more robust than Moss, whose kinda waif-ish. You’re absolutely correct that his value to NO’s offense is much greater than Moss’ is to ours though, and that is probably the clincher to such an argument.

I guess I’ve been scarred by Moss’ injuries over the last two years. Campbell is playing much better under Zorn, but I feel that his lack of production last year and the year before was largely the result of our receiver’s being banged up, especially Moss. This is Moss’ first healthy season in a bit, and it shows in both his and campbell’s production. It would suck for him to go back to last year’s form.

Having said that, TD’s on special teams could very well dictate who wins this game, and our lack in that department of late is pretty glaring. If Moss could generate points or gain some field position returning, it sure would help out our “O”.

TTB!

by Ach on Sep 24, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs