What will it take for Wolfe to 10+touches a game?

SLCceltic · Post #1 » by **SLCceltic** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:39 am

we are wasting his skills---esp since he cant be scouted successfully......he hasnt played yet

WTF???
:banghead:

Howling Mad · Post #2 » by **Howling Mad** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:21 am

I don't mind seeing a mix of all three. There are several teams that run a 3-man attack and are successful with it.

WEFFPIM · Post #3 » by **WEFFPIM** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:17 am

Hitting Benson and Peterson with a train

SLCceltic · Post #4 » by **SLCceltic** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:47 am

wolfe looked great in preseason catching passes out of the backfield and rushing

i just dont get how JA would go into this season depending on benson and AP---he had to know this past season that benson is not a premier back, thats why we took wolfe so high; i thought?????

wolfe is a special player, and a weapon---------use him with benson at the same time even--create plays for him; he could make our offense more potent with olsen, hester, BB
that is a lot of speed and athleticism

treyZz · Post #5 » by **treyZz** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:30 am

Wolfe is most likely a bust, folks.

RB's into the NFL is supposed to be the easiest transition. We spent a 3rd round pick on this cat and he's not even dressing for games. That is not a good sign at all.

Post #6 » by **Icness** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 2:44 pm

treyZz wrote:Wolfe is most likely a bust, folks.

RB's into the NFL is supposed to be the easiest transition. We spent a 3rd round pick on this cat and he's not even dressing for games. That is not a good sign at all.

Ding Ding Ding, give that man a prize!

Wolfe is extremely limited by his size, or lack thereof. I met him last year and he's smaller than advertised--he's no bigger than my sister, who is 5'6". He's also not strongly built, unlike other small guys like Jones-Drew and Sproles. He's got the physical tone of a 7th grader. There's no way you can ask him to pick up a pass rusher, or run anywhere except outside the tackles. I could see him maybe returning punts and kicks, except the Bears don't need him for that and he wasn't real great at that at NIU either. I know several teams had him rated as "priority free agent", meaning undrafted but worth a look in camp. The Bears burned a high pick on him when I can pretty much guarantee you he would have been there at least two rounds later.

SLCceltic · Post #7 » by **SLCceltic** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:27 am

all the speculation about whether wolfe is a player or not could be easily determined by some pt

he looked fantastic in pseason
forget his size, let him play and he will make plays or not

the point of the thread was that he has not even been given a chance
i could understand his not seeing the field if we has a good ground game--but we suk, so give him some reps

he wont worsen anything, but may impact

Post #8 » by **emperorjones** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:23 pm

spotting him 9 touches.

This coaching staff has misused him so bad, I can't even tell if he has skills to play in the league.

Howling Mad · Post #9 » by **Howling Mad** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:56 pm

The size issue on Wolfe has been around forever and hes continued to prove people wrong.

I was one of those doubters, I still kinda am, but with some of the moves I've seen him pull, it wouldn't be completely surprising if he had some NFL success.

He needs a lot more pitchouts, and screen passes. This offense loves the screen pass, but you usually see AP running the screen and Wolfe is the one with speed. Unfortunately a line that can't block doesn't make Wolfe, or any running back look good.

Tbone23 · Post #10 » by **Tbone23** » Sun Dec 9, 2007 10:57 pm

The only way Wolf gets 10 or more touches is if he gets molested on the sidelines by Richard Simmons.

Our offensive coordinator and Lovie have no clue how to use him or what plays to call for him.

NoSkyy · Post #11 » by **NoSkyy** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:24 am

But in the little time he got on Thursday, I saw him throw some nice blocks which comes from not being afraid and knowing who to block.

Cliff Levingston · Post #12 » by **Cliff Levingston** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:29 pm

Might as well throw him out there and see how he does. We're not going to the playoffs and it'd be stupid to think we wasted a 3rd round pick on such a little guy.

Since the O line can only open the smallest of holes, maybe the smallest of backs would be a shot in the arm. He may be small but that also helps him disappear among the tree at times.