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[allblackraven]

Exactly. He’s the most talented back on our team (I like Collins but sorry Dixon is better) and easily a starting caliber 3 down workhorse in the NFL. I have friends that are Steelers fans that are scared af of Dixon after the way he played his rookie year. For anyone to say they already like Turner more than Dixon is straight up moronic. Players get unlucky injuries. That’s just the NFL. But to just give up on such a talented player because of stupid injuries that happened by chance is ridiculous.

Talent isn't debatable but you can hardly call a back 'workhorse' if he's played in 8-9 out of 33-34 possible games. And it's not only injuries in games - he's often having issues during camp/practices, he isn't doing something right.

 

[Oldfaithful]

Oh I know Dixon is good. I just like Turner. I don't think Turner is going to be anything more than a home run threat compliment. If he's anything good as a receiver and/or pass protector we might've found ourselves a nice little third down back.

Workhorses are rare and we run a good committee. A workhorse would be nice down the line. But it's not going to make or break the team nor is it a requirement for a ring. See the Patriots, and Eagles.

 

[Jacquouille]

I really like what I see from Turner. If he can prove he has any semblance of value as a receiver out of the backfield he could be a nice option that way. He's nothing special, but he could be a solid player

He has a small Alex Collins vibe tbh. Wiggle-ish player with burst and more power than his size would suggest. Also dreads.

 

[Jacquouille]

If we want to talk about workhorse as the guy who's going to keep churning yards carries after carries, I feel like people forget about Buck way too often. Whether inside or outside, his ability to keep going forward through contact and get a couple of extra yards repeatedly is what he's really good at and what allows for easier down and distance conditions at any point during the game.

 

[DeVito52]

If we want to talk about workhorse as the guy who's going to keep churning yards carries after carries, I feel like people forget about Buck way too often. Whether inside or outside, his ability to keep going forward through contact and get a couple of extra yards repeatedly is what he's really good at and what allows for easier down and distance conditions at any point during the game.

...no?

 

[Jacquouille]

...no?

... Why?

 

[Tank]

If we want to talk about workhorse as the guy who's going to keep churning yards carries after carries, I feel like people forget about Buck way too often. Whether inside or outside, his ability to keep going forward through contact and get a couple of extra yards repeatedly is what he's really good at and what allows for easier down and distance conditions at any point during the game.

Don't think he's really proven to be a workhorse type, but his receiving skills out of the backfield are unmatched on the squad. I'm really excited to see what DeLance may bring, could be a surprise X factor.

 

[Jacquouille]

Don't think he's really proven to be a workhorse type, but his receiving skills out of the backfield are unmatched on the squad. I'm really excited to see what DeLance may bring, could be a surprise X factor.

I'm not talking workhorse in the sense of "he should get 30 touches a game", I'm saying that if you want a reliable, no nonsense runner that will give you positive runs on a consistent basis, especially in critical moments when you want to control the clock, he's your guy.

 

[Tank]

I'm not talking workhorse in the sense of "he should get 30 touches a game", I'm saying that if you want a reliable, no nonsense runner that will give you positive runs on a consistent basis, especially in critical moments when you want to control the clock, he's your guy.

Gotcha. And most important, he doesn't fumble.

 

[cdp]

I'm not talking workhorse in the sense of "he should get 30 touches a game", I'm saying that if you want a reliable, no nonsense runner that will give you positive runs on a consistent basis, especially in critical moments when you want to control the clock, he's your guy.

look no further than last week's game.
This is Winks first real test, I hope we can stop Mixon early in the game, but Bernard was the RB causing problems for us in the past and not Hill.
I'm excited to see other plays from our revamped playbook.

 

[ALI624]

Hoping the Ravens revenge tour continues tonight. Hate to see us not being able to capitalize on our momentum even though it is going to be a hard fought game. Love to start 2-0 and at least give us a better shot at making the playoffs.

 

[RavensPunkXVX]

I like to read articles about the picks for the week. This was the best one out of the bunch.

Ravens at Bengals (-1): The Bengals beat an awful Colts team, so they'll be overrated to some degree, and I imagine the line is Cincy -1 because they're home on a Thursday night. Meh. I'll take the Ravens, who didn't face much resistance at all from the Bills Week 1, and will still be fresh on a short week this early in the season. Baltimore is incredibly boring to watch, but they're better than perceived.

I wouldn’t call the 40 point outburst boring by any stretch.

 

[RavensMania]

the problem in terms of me giving up on him is that all those injuries have been freak occurrences i.e. him getting rolled up on and he's never showed lingering effects of those injuries when coming back

this isnt a campanaro situation or a breshad situation where we wait forever for the talent to emerge

dixon has already proven multiple times he's worth a roster spot - only his availability is the issue but outside of the 4 week suspension he got, none of his missed time has come from anything other than freak injuries - he's been unlucky

Absolutely, and 39 of his 44 yards were after contact. He’s a beast.

 

[RL52TheGreatest]

I'm not talking workhorse in the sense of "he should get 30 touches a game", I'm saying that if you want a reliable, no nonsense runner that will give you positive runs on a consistent basis, especially in critical moments when you want to control the clock, he's your guy.

Buck is just a solid player. He's not gonna "wow" anyone, but he does whatever he needs to do in order to help the team win.

 

[ALI624]

Buck is like the streakiest running back in the league he seems to go for 8 yards then 10 then 9 in a row then his next three will be 1,0,1.

 

[The Greek]

thoughts on trading for devontae booker to add depth to rb group. if we lose either collins or allen we are in trouble so trading for someone seems logical imo. not saying it must be booker but someone buried on any team that seems loaded at rb

 

[JoeyFlex5]

thoughts on trading for devontae booker to add depth to rb group. if we lose either collins or allen we are in trouble so trading for someone seems logical imo. not saying it must be booker but someone buried on any team that seems loaded at rb

Frank gore

 

[Dom McRaven]

I don't know about you guys, but I can already feel pissed off about this game. Why? Because historically, week 2 performances are underachieving after great/dominant week 1 performances. Not only that, but Hurst is still starting and I get this feeling that Flacco is going to get hurt because of Hurst............you know what, let me just stop now.

 

[The Greek]

Frank gore

good choice

 

[JoeyFlex5]

I don't know about you guys, but I can already feel pissed off about this game. Why? Because historically, week 2 performances are underachieving after great/dominant week 1 performances. Not only that, but Hurst is still starting and I get this feeling that Flacco is going to get hurt because of Hurst............you know what, let me just stop now.

You love to mention the I word way too often