Originally posted by SofaKing:
Originally posted by 808niner4lyphe:
Mark my words, one of our RBs will get traded before the beginning of the season. We can't keep all of them on the 53 man roster while we need spots for other positions to fill. No way we go with 6 backs on the roster. Hope I'm wrong tho, really like the group of backs that we have now.
It's possible. Hunter is the likeliest candidate, but I'd hate to trade him. I honestly don't see that happening, he's a very good player and PERFECT for the new zone-blocking scheme.
We opened last season only carrying 4 RB/FB (Gore, Hyde, James, Miller).
In 2012 we opened the season with 6 RB/FB (Gore, Hunter, Dixon, James, Jacobs, Miller). So there is some precedent to keeping that many in the backfield. Baalke has final say, and he'll keep however many legitimately deserve a spot on the 53.
Hunter is more likely to be the starter than to be traded.
Hyde, Hunter, Bush, Davis.....let's play.