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I'd say make the move now that way he has experience there because next season Mark Walton will most likely no longer be here leaving us Homer, Lingard, Davis, and if we are lucky Burns. I'd definitely love to add another talented body to that group. WR and DB after adding the 18' class will be loaded for next year, I say put him in the spot where we actually need another body.
I'd say make the move now that way he has experience there because next season Mark Walton will most likely no longer be here leaving us Homer, Lingard, Davis, and if we are lucky Burns. I'd definitely love to add another talented body to that group. WR and DB after adding the 18' class will be loaded for next year, I say put him in the spot where we actually need another body.
We didn't sign Dallas to have him be the 4th team RB for 4 years. He's an emergency button while we build depth there.
I think it's also important not to hear "running back" and automatically assume that means Deejay will be lined up in the I all game long. I think you will mainly see some packages where Deejay gets carries primarily in space - tosses, jet sweeps, etc. I'd love to see him lined up at TB and motioned out wide, or running wheel routes or screens. Lots of ways to get him the ball without trying to pigeonhole him into a position.
The answer is simple: play him wherever he best serves the team during this portion of his career. Playing him at WR/Slot/RB in a sorta Eric Metcalf utility role won't eliminate his chances of playing his money position next year. Who knows, he may bump into his $ position during the experiment. I'd still be disappointed to never get a look at his attributes as a potential NFL DB, but it's early enough in his career to not matter. And, right now we actually may need him elsewhere.I talked about this on the pre-season Podcast.
The dilemma is that Dallas has looked good at receiver. He's very raw as a route-runner, but he's consistently made nice catches adjusting to the ball. There are two schools of thought: do you keep him at receiver so he can keep developing, or do you move him around as a young player to make sure he's in the right spot?
The staff is playing this the right way, IMO. Running back is the easiest position to learn, so his focus should be on receiver right now. And like Chise said, the Dallas Crawford comparisons are misplaced. Deejay is a legit 200-pound freshman with excellent athletic ability.
Cue the "I hope we don't waste him like Jason Geathers" buffoonery.
SMD back there trying to take selfies? Take it she didn't win a pulitzer, Pete? Deejay is our "Ace" in the hole!