Rogers is 5'6" standing on a bar of soap at best. I know very little about Atlanta's offensive line but Snelling is slow and he and Rogers average on ypc is a whopping 3.5.
Rogers was supposed to come in and give them speed. A 3.6 yard average shows a lack of speed to me unless the line is really that bad.
Frey is fast strong and does not dance much though I saw him put a triple juke move on a Syracuse linebacker once and the guy just whiffed.
Frey also has a chance to stick because Atlanta needs a new kickoff returner.
I have a huge hunch he is going to light it up in his second year. I do think he will make the team and not just the practice squad. All bets are on.
Like Don said, I, and I am sure everyone on this site would love for you to be right which is why you won't get any bets. Why would we bet against the chance of a White guy getting a chance?
The problem with your thinking is that it actually uses logic, something that is lost in the NFL and most NCAA teams. They aren't going to give up on Rodgers any time soon, he is going to get several years to prove that "limitless upside" and Snelling has somehow earned that special role after his average season a few years back as a change of pace/3rd down guy, similar skillset to someone like Tolbert who many teams view as a "great player". Just look at the Bengals, Brian Leonard has averaged more ypc than Scott and Benson that past two years and still not given a bigger role. Now Leonard wouldn't be an elite back, but definitely above average and definitely better than those two. What do they do this year? bring in Lawfirm who also is a lesser talent, after his one average season he declined last year with well under 4 ypc, not to mention like Benson, still not a threat in the passing game.
and no, the line hasn't been bad, Turner needs a hole to drive a truck through in order to thrive, with addition of Peter Konz they just made things easier on him and the other two. So like already mentioned several times, its going to take injuries for him to get carries and even that isn't a guarantee because they could always bring in another afflete, there seems to be a limitless supply of below average backs that the NFL seems to love to employ. I mean did you see the guys that had stealing reps away from Gerhart his rookie season? guys that have no business in the league. Did you see the guys the Browns use last year besides Hillis? They WANTED those guys to steal carries away from Hillis regardless of whether he was healthy or not.
I think if we are going to see any increase in White backs running the ball then Hillis and Woodhead will have to put up good numbers for a few years, and that all depends on how often they get the ball. Gerhart shining in Peterson's absence will help greatly as well. I think it will be similar to the Welker situation, the longer he dominated, the more we saw teams picking up White receivers, even though its not even close to the rate it should be its better than it was before. The only problem is that Welker had a coach that gave him the chance to do that. People act like he didn't shine until the Pats but the only thing that changed from 06 to 07 was the amount of time he was on the field and how much they were willing to target him.
Hopefully we at least see an increase of Whites used as rotational backs. I can understand dwfs being brainwashed by the caste media into thinking that Whites can't be "featured backs" (its identical to the whole "Whites can't be the 'number 1' receiver), but they can't even grasp the idea of a White guy doing what Snelling does, or Tolbert and all the other rotational backs? I think this should be pointed out to them as much as possible to show them that a caste system does exist. I know the true reason why we don't see more rotational backs, its because plenty of Whites would show that they are more than capable of handling a bigger role if used as a rotational player. They use the size argument for Woodhead and people buy into it but someone like Frey, it would be much harder to say why he isn't used more. Which is why I think Tolbert was used instead of the more talented Jacob Hester when they needed another back to step up, and probably the reason why Gerhart went from being considered in a "Chester Taylor" type role to strictly a backup that only gets carries when the number 1 guy is injured. He showed no problem catching the ball, running the ball or pass protection, so no reason not to use him in a Chester Taylor role. What he did show when Peterson was injured was the capability to be used as a featured back. If they didn't want to use him in the future then you would think they would showcase his talent at any given opportunity and trade him to a team in need of a feature guy. Michael Turner got plenty of carries when LT was still good and even got plenty of carries when LT was healthy, averaging about 70 carries for 3 seasons with ZERO starts, and unlike Gerhart, Turner can't catch very well or pass protect, which is why Turner is still taken out on 3rd downs in passing situations. However, that idea makes perfect sense and not likely to happen.
If Frey is going to get any carries, then this would be the year to do it. If he makes the 53 man roster like you predicted then this is his best shot. Michael Turner is 30 which is when most black runningbacks break down, I know he had a few seasons without much wear and tear but there have been other backs in similar situations that burnt out regardless of wear and tear around 30. Then it would take a couple of injuries to help guarantee a decent amount of carries. Otherwise we might see them draft a back high next year or pick up a big name free agent.
