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NFC

 

West

 

Seattle : RBBC?

San Fran : Frank Gore

Arizona : Edge (is he going to stay RB1 for much longer?)

St Louis : Steven Jackson

 

South :

 

Carolina - Deangelo Williams

Tampa - Earnest Graham?

New Orleans - Reggie Bust

Atlanta - Michael Turner (Norwood)

 

North :

 

Detroit Lions - Tatum Bell - BAHAHAHAHA...No really, Tatum Bell!

Chicago - the other Adrian Peterson.

Green Bay - Ryan Grant

Minnesota - ADP

 

East :

 

Washington - Clinton Portis

Philly - Westbrook

NYG - Brandon Jacobs

Dallas : Marion Barber

 

AFC

 

West

 

Denver - RBBC

KC : Larry Johnson

San Diego - LT

Oakland - Huggy Bear Jr (McFadden?) TBD

 

South :

 

Indy - Addai

Tennesse - Lendale White

Houston - (Dayne, Green, Walker, C. Taylor, Drafted rookie) RBBC?

Jacksonville - Fred Taylor/MJD RBBC

 

North

 

Pittsburgh - Willie Parker/Najeh Davencort

Cleveland - Jamal Lewis

Cincy - Rudi? RBBC (Watson, Dorsey?) TBD

Baltimore - Willis McGahee

 

East :

 

New England - Maroney (Faulk? others)

Buffalo - Marshawn Lynch

NY Jets- Thomas Jones? (RB in the draft?)

Miami - Ronnie Brown? or will Parcells elect to go with a RBBC (R. Williams, Chatman, etc)

 

 

Any updates on this list that I may have missed or are incorrect about?

 

Can someone please edit the title to get rid of the slash? TIA

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Off the top of my head, I'd say Arizona, Chicago, Carolina, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Miami, and Seattle are some of the teams more likely to take a RB in the draft.

 

Agreed and I'd also add the Jets to that list.

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Jones will start the season as the clear #1 in Seattle, unless they draft a rookie early. As close as the Hawks are to the cap, they just wouldn't have spent that money on Jones if they weren't convinced that he was going to be a major upgrade to the backs already on the roster. He is not being brought in here to be a complimentary or committee player. If he struggles in short yardage, Duckett will get the next shot. If he struggles in the passing game, Mo will get the next shot there. Jones will surely get the opportunity to show how much of the load he can carry. The only way this is an RBBC situation is if Jones struggles. I think it is pretty fair to cross out RBBC and write in Jones for now.

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Jones will start the season as the clear #1 in Seattle, unless they draft a rookie early. As close as the Hawks are to the cap, they just wouldn't have spent that money on Jones if they weren't convinced that he was going to be a major upgrade to the backs already on the roster. He is not being brought in here to be a complimentary or committee player. If he struggles in short yardage, Duckett will get the next shot. If he struggles in the passing game, Mo will get the next shot there. Jones will surely get the opportunity to show how much of the load he can carry. The only way this is an RBBC situation is if Jones struggles. I think it is pretty fair to cross out RBBC and write in Jones for now.

 

I know this may really piss off some of the rabid SEA fans here (what doesn't unless you state that SEA is the greatest franchise in NFL history and the greatest team every year since the inception of the franchise?) - but does anyone else besides me see a lot of Tatum Bell in J Jones, or think Jones is wholly inadequate as a starting RB at the NFL level?

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I know this may really piss off some of the rabid SEA fans here (what doesn't unless you state that SEA is the greatest franchise in NFL history and the greatest team every year since the inception of the franchise?) - but does anyone else besides me see a lot of Tatum Bell in J Jones, or think Jones is wholly inadequate as a starting RB at the NFL level?

 

 

I don't see that. I see him as a middle of the road talent, but not frail and wimpy in the Tink mold

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I know this may really piss off some of the rabid SEA fans here (what doesn't unless you state that SEA is the greatest franchise in NFL history and the greatest team every year since the inception of the franchise?) - but does anyone else besides me see a lot of Tatum Bell in J Jones, or think Jones is wholly inadequate as a starting RB at the NFL level?

 

:raiseshand:

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Jones will start the season as the clear #1 in Seattle, unless they draft a rookie early. As close as the Hawks are to the cap, they just wouldn't have spent that money on Jones if they weren't convinced that he was going to be a major upgrade to the backs already on the roster. He is not being brought in here to be a complimentary or committee player. If he struggles in short yardage, Duckett will get the next shot. If he struggles in the passing game, Mo will get the next shot there. Jones will surely get the opportunity to show how much of the load he can carry. The only way this is an RBBC situation is if Jones struggles. I think it is pretty fair to cross out RBBC and write in Jones for now.

 

I don't see how TJ Duckett doesn't get short yardage opportunities right away. I also have stronger suspicions of this going to a full blown RBBC.

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I know this may really piss off some of the rabid SEA fans here (what doesn't unless you state that SEA is the greatest franchise in NFL history and the greatest team every year since the inception of the franchise?) - but does anyone else besides me see a lot of Tatum Bell in J Jones, or think Jones is wholly inadequate as a starting RB at the NFL level?

 

Wholly inadequate is a pretty strong term for someone who has a 1000 yd season on his resume. That said, while I believe Jones should be considered option A, I'm not sure he's a strong enough candidate to be the man just yet.

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Wholly inadequate is a pretty strong term for someone who has a 1000 yd season on his resume.

 

Both Jones & Bell have 1000 yd seasons on their resumes. In fact, Bell has a much better career ypc and career carries/TD ratio than Jones.

 

And yes, I certainly consider Bell to be wholly inadequate to be a #1 RB, so that pretty much defines Jones for me.

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I wonder what are the chances of the Eagles drafting a RB in the first few rounds this year? Westbrook is in the middle stages of his career, but I think it may be time to at least consider the future beyond Westbrook. If not this year, at least over the next year or two.

 

Only thing is that they have several other more pressing needs...

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I wonder what are the chances of the Eagles drafting a RB in the first few rounds this year? Westbrook is in the middle stages of his career, but I think it may be time to at least consider the future beyond Westbrook. If not this year, at least over the next year or two.

What's the story with Tony Hunt? Is he a bust? Wasn't he supposed to be this guy?

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Both Jones & Bell have 1000 yd seasons on their resumes. In fact, Bell has a much better career ypc and career carries/TD ratio than Jones.

 

And yes, I certainly consider Bell to be wholly inadequate to be a #1 RB, so that pretty much defines Jones for me.

 

That's reasonable and I would agree with you for the most part. I don't think Jones is a #1 type back, but I also don't think he's chopped liver in the grand scheme. The feeling most Seahawk fans have is a level of comfort with of a running game that features Jones and Duckett that is superior to the prospects of having a year-older Alexander in there. If you can find me someone that has claimed anything other than a "let's see how it works" attitude, it is most definitely in the minority.

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I don't see how TJ Duckett doesn't get short yardage opportunities right away. I also have stronger suspicions of this going to a full blown RBBC.

This will be the fourth team that sees Duckett as having short yardage ability. (Atlanta, Washington, Detroit, Seattle) He's never been a great short yardage player. He's more Ron Dayne than anybody else.

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