NFL's Triple Threats

[UNCrules2187]

The top 10 triple threats heading into 2012:

1. Saints*: Graham, Colston, Sproles

2. Patriots: Welker, Gronkowski, Hernandez

3. Packers: Nelson, Jennings, Finley

4. Falcons: White, Gonzalez, Jones

5. Lions: Johnson, Pettigrew, Best

6. Texans: Johnson, Daniels, Foster

7. Ravens: Rice, Boldin, Smith

8. Cowboys: Witten, Bryant, Murray

9. Steelers: Wallace, Brown, Miller

10. Panthers: Smith, Olsen, Tolbert

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/19496826/triple-teams-Saints*-patriots-have-third-big-threat-to-scramble-defenses

lol wut?

It's not including QBs (even though Newton is a great threat throwing and running), but even so...what? If anything, I'd say it should be:

Smith, Williams, Stewart

Discuss.

[Pejorative Miscreant]

I see where the guy is coming from in putting three different positions WR-TE and FB but really thank you can just insert Smith and then pick from the litter. Any combination of Williams, Olsen, Stewart, Tolbert.

[rayzor]

i don't have a problem with it, esp. since it was talking more about passing game threats.

nothing against williams and stewart, i just think tolbert offers more as a receiver. dude's just esp. talented there and causes a ton of mismatches. i think he'll end up being used more as a receiver than the other two. i think they've had him lining up as a receiver in practices.

[csx]

Read the article, it's explained and makes sense.

And if your favorite offense doesn't present three matchup problems for the defense in the passing game, effectiveness will suffer.

[UNCrules2187]

I did read the article, but I still would take at least J-Stew over Tolbert. J-Stew flashed some great potential as a receiver in Chud's offense (47 rec, 413 yds (8.8 YPC), 1 TD compared with Tolbert's 54 rec, 433 yds (8.0 YPC), 2 TDs, pretty much even) and is much more of a threat on the ground than Tolbert.

[Peppers90 NC]

i'm interested to see, without payton, how much the Saints* scheme suffers, if at all.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

The Panthers offense is too spectacular to limit it to three individual players lol. Newton, Williams, Stewart, Tolbert, Smith, LaFell, and Olsen ftw!!!

[Khaki Lackey]

Cam should be at the top of the list. By himself.

[Black]

Nothing screams offseason quite like a good old fashioned list.

[CRA]

Tolbert gets the nod for the same reason they mentioned Danny Woodhead in the article. Tolbert is so versatile that he can be tougher on a D than a better pure runner lining up

[csx]

I did read the article, but I still would take at least J-Stew over Tolbert. J-Stew flashed some great potential as a receiver in Chud's offense (47 rec, 413 yds (8.8 YPC), 1 TD compared with Tolbert's 54 rec, 433 yds (8.0 YPC), 2 TDs, pretty much even) and is much more of a threat on the ground than Tolbert.

It's about passing game triple threats that present unique match up problems. I don't agree that Stewart is a more of a receiving threat than Tolbert but even if he is.....how does Williams fit in a list of receiving threats?

[rayzor]

Tolbert gets the nod for the same reason they mentioned Danny Woodhead in the article. Tolbert is so versatile that he can be tougher on a D than a better pure runner lining up

when rivera said he wanted someone like sproles, a lot of people thought that meant a scatback. i don't think that is the case at all, really. i think what he meant was a versatile threat who will be on the field a lot and adds a lot of added dimension to what you are already doing. guy that can block, rush, receive, play special teams, and who is a real threat every time he has the ball but whose usage is going to be somewhat random such that defenses always have to be looking at him. kind of a surprise weapon of sorts. you know they are going to use him at some point. you know that he's on the field. you know he's dangerous in a lot of different ways, but the tough thing is knowing just when he's going to be used. you've got to be preoccupied with him or he's going to gut you down the middle.

he might not be as fast as sproles, but he's still incredibly quick for someone his side and i think he can be every bit as effective and dangerous as sproles.

[CRA]

when rivera said he wanted someone like sproles, a lot of people thought that meant a scatback. i don't think that is the case at all, really. i think what he meant was a versatile threat who will be on the field a lot and adds a lot of added dimension to what you are already doing. guy that can block, rush, receive, play special teams, and who is a real threat every time he has the ball but whose usage is going to be somewhat random such that defenses always have to be looking at him. kind of a surprise weapon of sorts. you know they are going to use him at some point. you know that he's on the field. you know he's dangerous in a lot of different ways, but the tough thing is knowing just when he's going to be used. you've got to be preoccupied with him or he's going to gut you down the middle.

he might not be as fast as sproles, but he's still incredibly quick for someone his side and i think he can be every bit as effective and dangerous as sproles.

I agree.

DeAngelo is the best pure runner in the team. But WR aren't a ground and pound team anymore. Put DeAngelo on the field and you really need to run...as he isn't much of a reciever or blocker. So while a great RB....DeAngelo probably limits the offense more than our other options.

So while DeAngelo is the best RB in the traditional sense....he likely is the 3rd best overall option. That was shown last year when Stewart got the majority is the reps for the first time

[rayzor]

The Panthers offense is too spectacular to limit it to three individual players lol. Newton, Williams, Stewart, Tolbert, Smith, LaFell, and Olsen ftw!!!

i remember too well the days that the only real weapon on offense was smith. of course i don't think it would have mattered. offense would have been run the same way. foxball combined with henning's "feed the stud" offense.