Chargers claim RB Marcus Mason off waivers. A preseason star. Released by Redskins. Might be their #3 back -- ka
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It's a start
At least he’s only 25
by Herbs.n.Sm!les on Mar 8, 2010 5:13 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Undrafted out of Youngstown State
He got his only carries of his career last year at Washington.
Att Yds Ave TD Rec Yds Avg Lng YAC TD Fum FumL
Career Totals (Full) 10 32 127 4.0 0 6 58 9.7 17 9.2 0 0 0
just saw highlights from him
looks fast, but then again that was 4 years ago.
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Well
His numbers don’t look too bad. He can catch. I wonder what this means for the draft? Take one guy high, and one guy low to compete for a spot? Who knows.
It means little to nothing with regards to the draft or future personnel decisions.
It’s just another player picked up off the waiver wire. They probably liked some of what they saw from him and decided to give him a shot to see if he had something to contribute to them next year.
If he turns out to be something special or good in a niche role, fantastic. However, it’s not even guaranteed he’ll make the team after cuts so it’s probably a move not worth pondering too much over.
I love my team of historically talented underachievers.
by DoubleViking on Mar 8, 2010 6:48 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
+1
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by John Gennaro on Mar 9, 2010 6:35 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Well, he seems like a speed back.
Wonder if this means the Bolts are looking to draft a back like Dwyer or Tate.
This off-season officially sucks for FIVE reasons and counting...
With or without this guy, there's no reason The Bolts shouldn't draft one of those power backs,
Its not like we’re running sweeps and options these days.
From what I have read
the Skins didn’t think he had value on special teams coverage and that was one of the reasons he was released.
He is worth a look, he had two huge years in college (against low level competition) and he had a great 08 pre season and a decent 09 pre season. Maybe he makes the team and contributes a little, maybe he is inactive every week like Bennett last season, or maybe he gets cut.
Who else was huge in college? Let's see.
Ryan Leaf
Mike Mamula
Charly Martin
Akili Smith
Robert Gallery
Courtney Brown
Every other first-round bust and “never-panned-out” player EVER.
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by StrangeBroP25 on Mar 9, 2010 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
So what you are saying is
Never pick up guys who were huge in college?
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong.
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No
I am saying that college production has a infinitesimal impact on pro career.
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by StrangeBroP25 on Mar 9, 2010 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
Ah
You are saying that we should get guys who didn’t play in college.
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Antonio Gates is rather good.
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by Richard Wade on Mar 10, 2010 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
I see
Tell me more.
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by Richard Wade on Mar 11, 2010 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
Well, damn
All of our guys are gonna suck except him since they all played college ball.
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It is what it is.
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by Richard Wade on Mar 12, 2010 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
Way to misunderstand
Everyone I listed above as well as Mason and legions of others was a stud in college. However, everyone I listed above as well as Mason and legions of others has had a poor career (or, I concede, not gotten a shot). Success in the NFL is not something you fart out overnight.
Yup, I'm the nut who believes Mark Loretta is a possible future Hall of Famer.
by StrangeBroP25 on Mar 13, 2010 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
pfft
Your farts stink then.
You see what I did there?
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haaaaaaaa
slow clap
I’m fairly okay with Mason as a backup or as a guy who never touches the ball, but if he sees significant playing time without a HUGE preseason and TC showing I will be skeptical at best (and homicidal at worst).
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by StrangeBroP25 on Mar 14, 2010 8:32 AM PST up reply actions
Never said he was going to be great
in fact I said “maybe he makes the team and contributes a little, maybe he is inactive every week like Bennett or maybe he gets cut”.
I was simply mentioning some of the reasons that may have lead to the Chargers giving him a look, its not like they signed him to some huge contract. A bunch of guys are brought to training camp each year and many get cut, he may be one of them.
Or can he return kicks? If they wind up trading Sproles, maybe this guy can return kicks?
by DCB on Mar 8, 2010 7:07 PM PST up reply actions
one team's garbage
is sometimes another team’s treasure. See Ryan Grant, Priest Holmes and others. Of course, there are probably 50 RBs who get claimed off waivers a year and most of them don’t amount to anything. But he does have good size at 5-9, 215.
by Stephen (shaynes41) on Mar 8, 2010 7:28 PM PST reply actions
Nice pickup
Maybe this guy and a scrub late round pick, can make a decent competition out of the 5th RB spot. Assuming we carry 5 total backs yet again.
Thomas Jones, Chester Taylor.......
NAh! lets get this guy. nobody knows who he is.
for the love of God, if you’re reaching for a RB, please get somebody worth making a phone call for.
The peanut gallery has spoken!!!
Both are over 30
and wanted multi-year deals so it was not going to happen.
by Steve (Grey Suit) on Mar 9, 2010 7:19 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
We're not reaching for anything
We just picked him up off the waiver wire. That means we pick up his contract but (1) it’s probably really cheap and (2) there’s probably no guaranteed money until after preseason. So we pay him a bit to come to our training camp and if he looks good, we can keep him for that amount of money. If not, then no harm done.
by cowbell on Mar 9, 2010 9:22 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
and both are proven RB's
look AJ has made it clear they are clearing out old players with high salaries, that don’t produce. in this instance RB. so mostly i was just joking, but on minor tip i can see this guy is just roster filler at RB, and if he work’s out, great for the team. the simple fact is, they will draft a RB, but any rookie, no matter how good, is still a gamble. they went an got a guy that was still young, is still looking to prove himself, and he comes cheap.
so in retrospect AJ and crew are not in panic, and-lets-get-somebody-to-win-no-mode. i get that, however we are one of the worst at running the ball last season. so this may be over my head, but will you bring up ages and money, i don’t see how this improves our chances at improving our running game with a scrub, and a rookie draft pick.
that’s all i’m sayin’….
The peanut gallery has spoken!!!
A Preseason Star
The fact that Acee calls him a preseason star leads me to believe that he was brought in solely for that purpose. I expect two drafted running backs and I figure that Mason will be brought into camp to help push the rookies along.
If the guy is a standout in preseason it might help the rookies see that
the NFL is big time competition and it might make them work harder to hang around.
Otherwise, he likely won’t be on the team. I don’t how how the practice squad works exactly (if you can be put on if you played x number of snaps the previous year, etc.) but I can’t imagine him being on the team with what looks like 4 backs already (5 if we draft 2).
by riversformvp on Mar 9, 2010 5:58 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
One thing that someone brought up the other day
Mason played briefly for Ron Turner at Illinois. This could be an influence on bringing him in.
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