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D.Rhodes will get his chance in Colt's offense

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They all laughed at me when I said he could start. They all laughed. :P

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I figured Edge was gone at the end of the season so picked him off the waiver wire in a few leagues and drafted him late in one as a flyer. Only concern I have is that new kid taking over and being unproven as a starter. He has shown some good moments so hopefully he will turn into a serviceable back. So long as they are passing so much, any Colt RB will be iffy on TD's.

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I figure they'll draft a back, too. In all likelihood yet another RBBC. Hopefully no good ones will be available at 30.

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If you read the article it's nothing more than mere speculation from the writer.

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Rhodes has had surgery on a problematic left shoulder that has been dislocated several times since he joined the Colts. He also missed the 2002 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during training camp.

 

Yikes. What's that make his carry-to-injury ratio?

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I was reading Don Banks' mock and he put Joseph Addai as his pick for the Colts. It's reasonable that he could be there.

 

If so, that's a great pick.

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didn't rhodes fill in for james when he went down with his acl? if i recall, he did a nice job.

 

or maybe i just don't remember......

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I'll bet anything the Colts draft a RB with one of their 1st two picks. Rhodes is a nice back up player but is NOT an every down RB!

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What about Domanick Davis? Anybody think he might get traded to the Colts on draft day? Seems like he'd be a pretty good fit.

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What about Domanick Davis? Anybody think he might get traded to the Colts on draft day? Seems like he'd be a pretty good fit.

 

That's sounds about right. Is Bush an every-down back? If not, Texans pick someone else anyway.

 

Colts could go after Najeh Davenport too. He's a good (OK, somewhat injury-prone) runner on the cheape-er.

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What about Domanick Davis? Anybody think he might get traded to the Colts on draft day? Seems like he'd be a pretty good fit.

 

 

i think DD would explode in indy.

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i think DD would explode in indy.

 

Probably, but Houston won't trade him to a team in their own division.

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Probably, but Houston won't trade him to a team in their own division.

Rhodes had a great year in 2001 when Edge went down. I think he had 10 starts 9 total TDs, 1300 Total yards and 35 recs. I am guessing that they will add a back from the draft as it is starting to look like you can get some good value in late rounds

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If you read the article it's nothing more than mere speculation from the writer.

 

yep

 

The Indianapolis Colts paid a $1.45 million bonus to keep Rhodes under contract next season, his agent, Mike McCartney, said Tuesday. The move, combined with the loss of free agent Edgerrin James to Arizona over the weekend, means Rhodes will presumably compete for the starting job during this summer's training camp.

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Probably, but Houston won't trade him to a team in their own division.

 

That's a good point, but he's signed by Houston to a contract for starter's money. They have no reason to ask him to take a pay cut, so I think a trade on draft day is a distinct possibility.

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Rhodes had a great year in 2001 when Edge went down. I think he had 10 starts 9 total TDs, 1300 Total yards and 35 recs. I am guessing that they will add a back from the draft as it is starting to look like you can get some good value in late rounds

 

 

oh hell yeah, i had him that yr. it was nice.......

 

good point fumbleweed.

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oh hell yeah, i had him that yr. it was nice.......

 

good point fumbleweed.

 

 

I had him also. He is not a bad player and he has produced when needed. I think he has proven that he could produce during a full-season.

 

Stats from the 2001 year...

 

WK OPP | RSH YD | REC YD | TD |

+----------+-------------+--------+----+

| 3 nwe | 4 21 | 8 | 0 |

| 6 nwe | 2 35 | 0 | 0 |

| 7 kan | 4 87 | 0 | 1 |

| 8 buf | 34 100 | 45 | 1 |

| 9 mia | 14 42 | 0 | 0 |

| 10 nor | 18 67 | 8 | 1 |

| 11 sfo | 27 104 | 43 | 2 |

| 12 bal | 16 42 | 25 | 0 |

| 13 mia | 17 79 | 19 | 0 |

| 14 atl | 29 177 | 11 | 2 |

| 15 nyj | 17 126 | 26 | 1 |

| 16 ram | 20 83 | 9 | 1 |

| 17 den | 31 141 | 30 | 0 |

+----------+-------------+--------+----+

| TOTAL | 233 1104 | 224 | 9 |

+----------+-------------+--------+----+

 

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/RhodDo00.htm

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All i can say,there isnt one person here in Indy that thinks Rhodes is going to carry the load. It was 5 years ago. A knee injury ago. And he has been banged up in very limited duty the last 2 seasons. Its pretty much a given they will draft a RB and he will carry most of the load. This news isnt from the colts or anything so i wouldnt get caught up in it too much.

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All i can say,there isnt one person here in Indy that thinks Rhodes is going to carry the load. It was 5 years ago. A knee injury ago. And he has been banged up in very limited duty the last 2 seasons. Its pretty much a given they will draft a RB and he will carry most of the load. This news isnt from the colts or anything so i wouldnt get caught up in it too much.

 

 

Sounds kind of like the view on Mike Anderson's chances to be the man in Denver last offseason before training camp.

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I think the Colts are happy to have Rhodes as a backup. He is a great substitute-depth player. So was Anderson for the Broncos. If Denver loved Anderson so much as a starter they wouldn't have drafted Portis and Bell. The only reason Anderson started had to do with Bell not developing quick enough to assume the role they hoped for him...

 

It will be a major surprise if Indy doesn't draft a back in the first two rounds.

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The Texans cannot trade Davis and then draft Bush. Domanick just signed a hefty contract, and his base salary plus his back-loaded bonus would be projected onto this years cap. Then throw in the fact that Bush, at no.1 overall, will command top dollar, and you have committed one hell of a lot of money to a single position. The Texans are better served to simply take a lineman, by trading down or staying put, for financial and team-success issues.

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I know I'm rooting for him. Picking at the end of every rookie dynasty draft for five or six years makes it impossible to get any decent RBs. As my guys are getting old, I swung for the fences when he got cut.

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He will be given a chance, but once they draft a rookie, he won't be starting for long. Mungo is also there to steal a few carries. DD is a nice idea, but it isnt going to happen.

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He's proven he's not durable, even in a backup role. The Colts will almost certainly take their starting RB with the 30th pick. If they're lucky, Maroney will be there.

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No shot Rhodes is the full time starter next season in Indy. He is way too injury prone to be depended on in that role plus he is a below average blocker. Indy will have a RBBC with Rhodes and a rookie until the guy they draft flat out takes the job.....I would trade Rhodes now in a dynasty/keeper league before the NFL draft. Once Indy takes a RB in round one, Rhodes will have much lower value.

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what do you expect the colts to say? "no, he has absolutely no chance of starting." they wouldn't say that for many reasons. to keep him happy, to make him work harder, to push other players, etc. i don't even know who said he was getting the chance to compete for the starting job but i don't see it happening. the only way i see it happening is if someone else gets injured during the season and if rhodes is playing well. i expect him to be a backup again with probably a somewhat larger role than he had when edge was there or possibly a committee situation depending on who they draft or trade for.

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RBBC. Addai's no better than Rhodes is.

 

Also, the Colts run one of the most complicated offensive packages in the league and Rhodes already is very familiar with it, while Addai has to try to learn it.

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Also, the Colts run one of the most complicated offensive packages in the league and Rhodes already is very familiar with it, while Addai has to try to learn it.

 

That's the key right there. Addai will work his way into the system and may wrestle the starting position away... but no earlier than week 7 or 8, IMO.

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Addai's no better than Rhodes is.

 

 

If Dungy and crew shared your opinion why would they use a 1st rounder on a RB?

 

Also, Addai was considered by most to be the best pass blocking RB which plays into the Indy passing scheme very well.

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If Dungy and crew shared your opinion why would they use a 1st rounder on a RB?

 

Also, Addai was considered by most to be the best pass blocking RB which plays into the Indy passing scheme very well.

 

Because Rhodes is their only back and he's injury prone. Addai was the best back left.

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Because Rhodes is injury prone.

 

exactly why he (and his 3.0 ypc) is suited to be a backup and KR

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exactly why he (and his 3.0 ypc) is suited to be a backup and KR

 

Addai hasn't carried a load either. He's been a part time player in college. Which is why RBBC makes sense.

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Because Rhodes is their only back and he's injury prone. Addai was the best back left.

 

This is right. The Colts were going to take a RB in the 1st round no matter what. If Addai would have been gone then the Colts would have taken White.

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Also, Addai was considered by most to be the best pass blocking RB which plays into the Indy passing scheme very well.

 

Most rookie rb's don't start right away because their blocking is sub-par. If Addai's as good as we've been led to believe in that regard, I see no reason why he can't be a fantasy force from week 1.

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