Tashard Choice

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After really suprising some people last year, what do you guys think is in store for him this year? Do you think he will get any touches? He's got two studs ahead of him, but he sure proved he can play at the end of the season last year.

Thoughts?
 
He was very impressive last year but as you said with Barber and Jones ahead of him it is unlikely he gets very many touches. One possibility is that perhaps the Cowboys would trade Barber or not resign him and that would leave them with 2 young talented backs! Therefore Choice will finally get to make a name fore himself!
 
It still makes me sick thinking about how Gailey and Nix wasted his talents. The UGA game comes to mind when we were running all over them in the 2nd half only to have Nix/Gailey start throwing the ball. Sickening.
 
I've been wondering the same as well. He's got great field vision. I would love to see him with the Bucs, we need all the backs we can get :bowdown:
 
I was on one of the Cowboys message boards and a lot of the fans seem to think Choice is the most complete back of all 3.

Their logic is that Barber is not much of a homerun threat and wears down as the game goes on.

Felix Jones is fast and can catch screens but isn't much for power.

But Choice is faster than Barber and more powerful than Jones. He can catch out of the backfield (something we rarely saw) and he's an outstanding blocker.

These aren't my words but those of Cowboy fans.

IMO, Barber will end up somewhere else in the near future and Choice/Jones will feature that running game.
 
It doesn't matter which teams you can name that would want Choice, Dallas didn't trade him so he is there at least one more year. How many more years do you think Barber has?
 
cyptomcat said:
It doesn't matter which teams you can name that would want Choice, Dallas didn't trade him so he is there at least one more year. How many more years do you think Barber has?
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Barber, IMO, still has plenty left in the tank. He's only been in the league 5 years and he's 26 years old.

But if I'm Dallas, I trade him to a team needing a bruiser and plug in Choice/Jones tandem to run my rushing offense.
 
Wreck02 said:
Barber, IMO, still has plenty left in the tank. He's only been in the league 5 years and he's 26 years old.

But if I'm Dallas, I trade him to a team needing a bruiser and plug in Choice/Jones tandem to run my rushing offense.
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I think trading Choice makes more sense if they were gonna trade someone right now, unless Dallas is sure Choice is a proven back of Barber calibre. Choice came in at the end of the year when you can argue the defenses were a bit beat down. Next year should hopefully resolve this 3 good backs issue.
 
cyptomcat said:
I think trading Choice makes more sense if they were gonna trade someone right now, unless Dallas is sure Choice is a proven back of Barber calibre. Choice came in at the end of the year when you can argue the defenses were a bit beat down. Next year should hopefully resolve this 3 good backs issue.
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I'm basing my opinion off of the tidbits I've gotten from Dallas fans. They seem to think that the front office would like find a way to get rid of Barber.

As far as the defense argument, I disagree. If that were the case, they wouldn't be playing good defense in the playoffs either. These are professional teams that condition for the purpose of playing well late in the season.

Look at the defenses he faced:

Pittsburgh- 88 yards rushing/ 78 receiving
NY Giants- 91/52
Baltimore- 90/25

These were the best run defenses in the NFL last year but for some reason, Choice was able to do what other backs hadn't really done all year. And its not like Pitt's and Baltimore's run D got bad at the end.

Pitt 2 weeks after giving up 166 total yards to Choice ALONE gave up only 85 total to Chris Johnson and LenDale White, one of the best rushing tandems in the AFC last year.

Likewise with Baltimore. The week after Choice gained 115 total against them, Maurice Jones-Drew (widely regarded as one of the best in the NFL) had 88 total yards.

The point is not to say that Choice is as good as those guys (although he very well may be); the point is that he was running well against defenses that were clearly still playing great even at the end of the season.
 
A lot of running backs only have 4-5 years before they get beat up. If he has to wait a couple of years before he gets his it's not a big deal. He isn't going to be old any time soon and he's making good coin (relative to the real world anyway).
 
How do you guys think Choice would have done in CPJ's offense?
 
gthog61 said:
A lot of running backs only have 4-5 years before they get beat up. If he has to wait a couple of years before he gets his it's not a big deal. He isn't going to be old any time soon and he's making good coin (relative to the real world anyway).
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And that's the key.

They don't have to be in a hurry with 2 second year RBs and Barber having an extended contract. They can sit pretty with the stable they have for now.

Eventually, the time will come to get rid of one of them and I think it will be Barber. Either way, I just want to see TC somewhere that he can start.
 
WreckTheRest said:
:2orglaugh: if only Choice could be on the Redskins...then my life would be perfect.
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+1000

My extended family is a straight 50/50 mix Redskins/Cowboys. Myself being on the good side...


Hail to the Redskins! Hail Victory! Hail to the Redskins! Fight, for all DC!
 
I just don't see Felix Jones being higher on the depth chart than TC after the preseason is done.
 
Keep in mind that even though Barber's been in the league 5 yrs, he's only been their full time back for 1.5. Julius Jones and he split a lot 2 yrs ago.

End of the day, Choice will get his shot. He's basically just waiting on one of them to get hurt or winded. I think he'll see about the same if not a little bit more of PT this year.

Who knows. I think his best bet was mentioned earlier. If he could get traded that would be IDEAL or sign with someone as a FA...not sure when his contract ends. Probably not til after next year.

I just don't see Felix lasting a long time in the NFL, especially if he's gonna play ST and Offense.
 
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