Originally posted by GoldenIowa49er:
can't remember where I saw it but I believe Coffee is expected to weigh in around 225 by the start of the season...should be interesting with his downhill running style...jury is still out though
This is absolutely his future. There is no reason to give up on him yet. True, he isn't the complement to Gore that many of us want, but if Gore goes down its important to have a tough, downhill running back. He has height, so I hope he can get his playing weight up to about 230lbs (maybe by 2011) and punish would-be tacklers.
Coffee at 230, Gore at 215, and a Spiller/Best type back at 180-200 sounds like a pretty nice set up (assuming we fix the oline). The problem is what to do with MRob. I love the guy, he is a stud on special teams, but he simply cannot justify a roster spot as an RB. He needs to become some combination of FB, slot receiver, and TE.