Why was Anderson not utilized

[BionicBunny]

Hate to revive dead topics but just fyi, Anderson had a tryout for the Lions

https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2018/11/28/lions-worked-out-rb-c-j-anderson/

What would suck is if Mark Ingram got injured and Saints signed this guy for 2 reasons and you know why.

[Toomers]

On 11/26/2018 at 3:03 PM, rayzor said:

He's not a hybrid player. Too slow. Limited what the offense could do when he was on the field.

People don't like this being said because it doesn't fit whatever narrative they have going on, but offensively he just wasn't a good fit.

I've got my issues with the coaching staff and I'm no fan of Rivera, but this wasn't one of the things I had a problem with. 

And no, I don't have some axe to grind with CJ either. I was pretty neutral about him before getting here and was excited about the element he could bring, but when you look at everything the offense is doing and the motion and deception that's going on, it's using fast players that bounce around all over the place and CJ just didn't fit what was going on. 

Everyone on the field is a decoy and I'm guessing he didn't like being one of them and/or wasn't good enough at it. 

Either way, I don't think that it's all that big of a deal. The offense is built around Cam and CMC. You take one of those pieces out for very long and you have to scrap a major part of the playbook.

Could we have used a bruiser to get in the end zone those two times we blew it this week? Maybe, but I get the feeling what we did down there was more on Ron and what he feels comfortable with in those situations and I don't feel it was the best utilization of the talent we had on the field.

  So who is this “hybrid” player that we have now that can come in and spell CMC? One that doesn’t “limit” the offense? CAP? Seriously? 

  Name any available RB that fits better as CMCs backup right now. Considering we’re still paying him? Did we get better or worse as a team? And pay more for it? 

No narrative. Just questions. 

[KillerKat]

6 hours ago, BionicBunny said:

Hate to revive dead topics but just fyi, Anderson had a tryout for the Lions

https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2018/11/28/lions-worked-out-rb-c-j-anderson/

What would suck is if Mark Ingram got injured and Saints signed this guy for 2 reasons and you know why.

Maybe Chiefs next

[Jangler]

WTF? euthanized? when did that happen?!

[Cpt slay a ho]

They should have used cj and cmc like Ingram and Kamara. I was also hoping to see more cmc and Samuel lined up in the backfield. All and all even this gripe is pointless with the d line playing like ass soup