The signing of an elite player such as this gets its own thread.
The rushing game was the team's achille's heel the entire season and in one bold stroke fixes it with a back that can do everything better and with considerabley more versatility than Cobb.
Shows team is comitted to winning and taking the next step. A great signal to seat holders and serious fans .
Cobourne definitely loves to talk, but he runs hard and that's what we needed. There were a few games last year where the passing game wasn't working right from the 1st quarter and we were doomed because we had no run game(i.e. east semi against the blue team). With a run game we'll be able to pound the ball and grind out those tough games.
I just posted that in the free agency thread so i'll repeat here. ^
If you're going to throw money around I'm glad its on him and not the whackjob Anderson or even the good/average Tisdale. There's an entertainment and fan appeal issue here too.
Young needs to sell tickets and its the offense that does that.
It's the versatility that's key.
Rushing and receiving at the level Avon brings is rare- certainly in these parts. Opens up an entire new facet for KJ to explore.
Very good point, at times last season Glenn would have been able to make a play but the blitz was not picked up… Cobourne is a great blocking back and we already know he is a tough SOB. So we know he will not shy away from taking on that bigger defender to allow the play to be continued…
And as mention also, at 75k a season it’s a major steal for a running back of his caliber!
Well this was certainly a good signing. My next question is going to be if the Cats are considering putting Thigpen & Cobb for kickoff return as a result of this development.
Yeah, would have been great to get Huntley but you cant sign everybody.Who knows if he was ever really in play.
D -line is still good right now but to improve it is where Womack and scouting comes in. And Womack has a proven track record so there’s reason for optimism in filling in the gaps.
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I don’t know if it’s a steal. It is a good contract for the Cats, because they won’t have to pay him more if he doesn’t reach certain plateaus to trigger his incentives. If he does reach those plateaus, you’re paying him $130k – not cheap. If he doesn’t, yes, you save money, but at a cost on the field.
Offers were made to Anderson (a risk at the best of times) and Tisdale (good but good enough for the money he was after?) you can't get everyone you want and you end up with an elite RB that adresses a highly significant flaw in the offense.
More than one way to look at things and there's no guarantee but there's much to optimistc about, imo.