Andre Ellington will be a Free Agent this offseason

[Daeavorn]

Andre Ellington is running back that has been all but forgotten in Arizona thanks to the utter dominance of David Johnson. He's only 28 and is more of a speed guy than a power back. 

He can catch and he has less than 1500 total snaps in his career. 

If we don't draft a running back in the first couple rounds of the draft, what say the huddle on this guy? Would it be beneficial to go back to the style of running we used to back when we had Deangelo and Stewart? He could be a great 2 in a 1-2 punch.

[stratopanther]

He showed some flashes before Johnson showed up. I think he had some injury issues too but I wouldnt be mad if we took a look.

[TheMostInterestingMan]

He would actually be a great complimentary back to Stew imo. If we don't draft a RB in our first few picks, I would love to bring him here 

[Daeavorn]

1 minute ago, TheMostInterestingMan said:

He would actually be a great complimentary back to Stew imo. If we don't draft a RB in our first few picks, I would love to bring him here 

After watching Stew get hurt 2 years in a row I really think reducing his snaps played is a good idea, and with Andre we'd have a solid backup RB that we could rely on.

[MHS831]

This draft is loaded at RB.  If Ellington would sign a cheap deal, and if he is a decent blocker, maybe.

[CRA]

Heck if Gallman goes on the late end of his projection would be a great pick in the 4th or 5th

[Daeavorn]

15 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

This draft is loaded at RB.  If Ellington would sign a cheap deal, and if he is a decent blocker, maybe.

I'm not a big fan of late round RBs. CAP was 5th round and he's pretty much got zero playing time.

[nctarheel0619]

7 minutes ago, CRA said:

Heck if Gallman goes on the late end of his projection would be a great pick in the 4th or 5th

No, no, no, no, no, no.  No.  

[Daeavorn]

10 minutes ago, nctarheel0619 said:

No, no, no, no, no, no.  No.  

What don't you like about Gallman?

[Ricky Spanish]

He's a less durable Fozzy.

[CWORS]

I like Ellington but I would rather DG try to sign Burkhead from the Bengals. I think they are both similar players but Burkhead doesn't have the injury history.

[nctarheel0619]

35 minutes ago, Daeavorn said:

What don't you like about Gallman?

I think he was a system RB for the most part.  Clemson had Watson there, and the system they ran benefitted him.  Taking him low would not be a good thing.  He is not that talented.  

[nctarheel0619]

Getting players like this is exactly the reason we're in this mess.  This is dumpster diving at it's finest.  

[CRA]

3 hours ago, nctarheel0619 said:

No, no, no, no, no, no.  No.  

why would you be opposed to Gallman in the 4th or 5th?

Gallman can run hard inside and outside the tackles.  Good value if he were to be their especially in the 5th.  You want to improve your RB depth chart....the draft is where you do it and not free agency. 

We have Cam.  We aren't looking for install the Barry Sanders offense of having our RB be our entire offense.  Gallman had more success the last 2 years vs Bama than Fournette.   Building a good offense means a collectively good offense. 

We need to improve our backfield.  The draft is where you do it and you can find decent RBs mid to late.  That is probably the position above all others where you have to best odds of hitting on a real player mid to late.