Make Harper FB, cut Q. Johnson and Mooney, give RB Reynaud roster spot

Grant it that is not saying much as I think both of them are out of the league if we cut them

 

Yea he's deffinately better than ringer in the fact that he is an awesome KR/PR along with being an RB. I stil like Harper though with his size and strength...with more reg season reps I think he'll do what Lendale did for us in our 13-3 season.

 

Why do you think he is an awesome return man? We have had dud players who returned a kick or a punt the distance in preseason before. Remember Chris Davis the waste of a 4th rd pick? He had a punt return for a TD in a preseason game. Was he "awesome"?

Why are people coming to such conclusions based on a couple of plays vs third stringers?

 

cept we didn't spend a draft pick to acquire Reynauld...

I see nothing wasted having him, only upside.

 

I'm not sure the Chris Davis comparison is valid since Raynaud has had multiple long plays from scrimmage and long returns so far in the pre-season. He might not be the stud some people are projecting but he certainly is valuable enough to retain on the roster. Not sure how anybody could do more to earn a spot than he has done unless he fumbles the ball in practice or something we don't know about. Even on some of his shorter runs he has shown real nice lateral quickness. On one play a guy met him in the hole and he side stepped him to get some nice yardage. I also like how he sets up his returns. You can see he has natural instincts as a returner.

Reynaud IMO has been mis-cast as a WR. He isn't big but at 5'9, 201 he isn't tiny either. Maybe his best role in the NFL is as a Sproles like RB.

 

I like the Sproles comparison except Reynaud isn't as polished a runner as Sproles. I see him as the utility guy that is a threat and has to be watched when he is on the field.

 

Dont forget Reynaud isnt just a preseason star. Watch his returns with the vikings. He plays the same in real games.

 

I just do not see harper run hard and use his size. He is a big man that runs from contact. Lendale would hit it up in there. Harper tries to bounce it outside. But I am fine with them keeping him but one of them needs to and we can use reynaud. Imagine locker in the shot gun with CJ and reynaud on each side and the screen game we could use in that package!

 

Reynaud definitely has to make the team