Link: A TJ Replacement?
You know it’s the offseason when you have 3 posts about the same player back-to-back-to-back. Alright, folks. Let’s say Thomas Jones is gone and forgotten come training camp. There’s a certain power back looming on the FA market that’s not looking for lots of carries or star treatment. Instead, Deuce McAllister just wants a chance at a comeback.
“Keep living,” McAllister said. “Either injuries are going to take you out or age will catch you, and you have to kind of redefine your role if you want to continue to play.
“I’m content,” McAllister added. “I’ve been the guy before, so I’m beyond that. The ultimate goal is to win a championship and to be able to help a team out.”
Deuce intrigues me, I have to admit. He’d be a good mentor for Shonn Greene and would be a definite change of pace from Leon. If they do carry 5 backs, he definitely would be able to fit into a stable based around Leon’s unique skills and Green’s power. I think that if the money is right, he could be an option. That is, if TJ really isn’t rostered come August.
Thoughts?
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Jones will do as told.
1) TJ ain’t going anywhere.
2) Can Deuce even play? He’s had tons of knee injuries, does he even have knees anymore? I imagine him with some of those prosthetic legs like Captain Dan in Forrest Gump due to how many ACLs he’s torn and other injuries he’s had.
If TJ is traded for Braylon then I would definitely accept getting Deuce or Edge.
And Deuce got injured being the starting back now if hes just sharing the load with Leon, and Greene he has less of a chance at getting injured.
i like the guy but i doubt he can stay healthy.. and its more reassuring to know that TJ is concerned about being cut next season than not wanting more money.. i think they can sit down with him and sort things out, hel be at mandatory camp i have no doubt about that, now we have to worry about WR… but if we can get something for TJ then we have to pull the trigger… regardless nothings gonna happen before we find out wats gonna happen to plax and that wont b till after mandatory camp
if we got BRaylon in a tj trade i wouldn’t mind at all taking a look at those guys….
Deuce is done. He had a nice career but he is damaged goods at this point. Not a good option at this point for us
this is silly. jonesy’ll play in green and white.
Edge has more versatility than Duece. Also Edge should have never got away from the zone blocking he had with the colts..Edge could really make people miss in small spaces. The Jets incorporate zone blocking at times; Edge is overall better with catching, blocking, etc. Arizona brought the Pitt offensive philosophy in terms of running the ball, but their offensive line wasn’t built to do that.
I like this post. I think it makes a great story. We get to start Greene (Rookie with little tread on tires and great decision making with BURST), Pay LW (Flat-out the best off. Playmaker in the AFC), and Drop The Deuce on Third-and-2-1-Goal! (Aging vet looking for the ring). Plus we’ve got a Wildcard with Second-year man Woodhead (He gives Good Uhhhh YAC). If we can negotiate anything in the way of either a WR or OLB/DE for Jones, we should do it! I’d prefer a Def. trade. I still believe Marvelous Marvin is still the sticky-fingered Vet we need. We keep hearing about our “group of young, talented recievers” so please tell me who would be a better teacher than a SUPER-BOWL ALL-PRO Football Catching Machine? Seriously, for years I thought he was a robot invented by the NFL to make Peyton a great QB. Prove me wrong.
I like it. Take a wait and see if Greene can handle the load, I have every confidence he can. Then trade TJ for a 2nd or 3rd. Forget the receiver cause we won’t have the cap room after having to pay Leon and pay Sanchez. Use Deuce to spell Greene. Great! We need to start getting something in return for our players. Not just releasing them.
My replacement idea is Larry Johnson. There’s every indication that KC will cut him for cap reasons soon. He showed flashes of his old form last year and might still have a couple of peak seasons left. He had a 4.5 YPC with KC’s bad OL and he lit up the Fins last year. If he’s healthy, he a quality big back.
I like LJ as well, but if they cut him it will be due to Pioli & co.’s intolerance of the off-the-field stuff, not cap space. KC is something like $30M under.
I wish everybody would stop trying to get rid of TJ. Tanny needs to work things out and get TJ back on course. Our offense has enough question marks, without wondering who will be our starting back.
cbiscuit, you’re right, I should have said for salary reasons LJ will be cut because he’s due a lot of money this season. KC might not want to pay such big $$ to guy that isn’t in their long-term plans.
Golly gee whize……..who do I want………Duce McAllister or Kevin Barlow……….maybe Derrick Blayloc is available……..sweet desperation.
Leon is a must if we bring any other RB to the table besides TJ;
Even though i do not want any other RB to sign besides Leon, If we do sign just TJ and Shonn i think we could get by.
Best case scenario is TJ & Leon both sign; Shonn signs on time and our offense goes to work as human battering rams.
Bottom line is 2/3 must sign and report to camp on time……