Oakland Raiders: RB Mike Goodson Not the Answer at Backup RB

August 18, 2012   ·   big ROC Stockton, CA   ·   Jump to comments

When the Oakland Raiders lost RB Michael Bush in free agency they were left with a big hole to fill. During the offseason, tackle Bruce Campbell was traded to Carolina for the services of RB Mike Goodson.  He had a productive stretch of games when injuries forced him into the starting lineup in 2010 but didn't get much work last season.  
He is a shifty RB with very good speed.  The knock on him is ball security and boy did it show last night against the Arizona Cardinals.  It couldn't have gone much worse for Goodson.  On just six carries he managed to lose two fumbles and get injured.  He also lost the ball on another carry but luckily for him the referees ruled that his forward progress was stopped, otherwise he would've had a hat trick.
Goodson never looked comfortable out there.  He was indecisive and seemed to be stutter stepping instead of putting a foot in the ground and getting upfield.  Turnovers will kill you in this league a...

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