Steven Jackson anyone?
 

How much would he cost as a replacement for Hillis? I like the idea.

RB's are a dime a dozen, he's old as shit, and been ran in the ground.


No thanks.

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Only if he was dirt cheap. He might have a little left in the tank

theres going to be a thread every time some old turd vet with a name shakes loose isnt there

its amazing how some of these guys survive on their name to the general NFL fan base even though the player is beyond its years

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There are a shit ton of legit free agents every year, that no one knows about because they don't have a big name.

Well we need a powerback Hillis isn't it.

**** no. He's like 107 years old.

If he's cheap and knows he isn't going to be the starter, then why not.

No....

If we need a guy we can use a 3rd or 4th on him and find a decent RB that way.

I really like Stefan Taylor. Maybe take a shot on Le'Veon Bell, and of course, Lattimore. This RB class will have a couple gems just like this WR class will. You can get a solid back up in the 3rd or 4th this year.

Le'Veon Bell for you.

We don't need a "power" back. It's not 1990. Especially in Reids offense, it makes no sense.

Just get speed and vision.

He may have 10-20 yards left in him..

I don't want anyone taking carries away from Jamaal, especially an old vet that will make enough money that you have to hand him the ball.

Fair point. But also, we dont wanna get Jamaal hurt with too many carries.

HAI GIYZ BERT FARVE ISN'T ON A TEEM

Instead of looking for someone opposite style of Jamaal lets look for another Jamaal.

you guys do realize our coach is Andy Reid right

the same guy that got 564 yards out of a 7th round pick RB. Yes that RB had fumbling issues, but that's a 4.9 ypc average from a 7th rounder. Production from a 7th rounder that was just as good if not better than Steven Jackson.

that's what you should expect not picking off the scrap heap for the sake of some veteran having a name that was notable in the year 2004

:clap:ROFL:hmmm::)

Shit, I'd rather ride Cyrus Gray or some UDFA than looking for a free agent RB.

Loved what Draughn did for us during a stretch of last year

I agree, but don't bring in someone like Steven Jackson w/ the premise that they need 200 carries. Give Draughn and Gray some solid workloads, and draft another guy if they aren't fit to handle some touches in Reid's eyes.

Reid can literally draft a RB with any of our late round comp picks and it would be better than wasting money and a roster spot on Steven Jackson who has a name that commands he has to play/touch the ball and that is not what we want

I'm not a big fan of Gray or Draughn, but we need somebody that can spell Jamaal quite often. Of course in Reid's offense his #1 RB usually plays a ton of snaps. But I doubt Jamaal can handle playing on 90% of snaps, and be able to last the entire year. We do need somebody. But we don't go through free agency. Take a RB in the draft. It's easy to find productive RB's late in the draft. That's one position that has maximum value because you can get them cheap, and they can do a lot for you.

Nope, he's done.

Still waiting on the brandon jacobs thread...

You can often find great RB's that drop or slip through the cracks. For that reason I always like the idea of keeping the backup RB's young. This way you keep adding and eventually find a guy. You stick with a big name for backup and he is clogging the place up. Have 2 young guys back there behind Charles and you add some youth to your team and save some on the cap. Plus you allow for the chance that the guy turns into something, instead of hoping he has one good year left.

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Runningback might be the easiest position to find talent in the NFL.
We don't need Steven Jackson. Re-sign Hillis.

Na. Never really got the hype behind steven jackson. Even at his beast he was pretty average imo..

I want to gouge my eyes out already....and its February. Yes, there will be a thread about EVERY SINGLE ONE.

JFC...

This is something Chiefs fans will always struggle with...

They will over pay for something that has a shelf life of 3-5 years if you are lucky...

You never over pay for a running back. This is the easiest postion on the field to replace...

Hes older than dirt, but i guess he would be ok in a backup role. He can still play, hes had 8 straight seasons of 1000 yards. Hes also a decent reciever. We could do worse and have......but im not gonna lose any sleep over whether we get him or not.

We need to be grooming someone to take over for Charles, not picking up guys who are older than Charles.

Jackson has over 10,000 rushing yards and 3300 receiving yards in eight years on some truly shit Rams teams. He's only 29 so some of the "he sucks and is old as dirt" stuff is a little over the top.

That said, I would prefer that the Chiefs went with younger backs to back up Charles.

29 is old for RB's

What a waste of money he would be, its completely unnecessary to go get a back like him.

Theres a dirt cheap, young free agent out there somewhere who'd be perfect to add to our depth with Gray and Draughn.

A back is waaay down the priority list this year.

He's taken a severe beating over the years. He could fall off the cliff at any moment.

Oh hell no.

Not only do I hate used up RBs, but used up power backs? Run! Run as fast as you can away from that idea.

RB is a young man's game. You get your RBs mid to late in the draft. Use them up as much as possible and when they approach 30? Cut them lose and do it over again with a new rookie.

He could or he might not.

I'm not saying I want the Chiefs to pick him up. His days as a #1 are probably over but some RB hungry team (Lions maybe?) will pick him up as a #2. I think he has a couple of decent years in him in that role.

Actually, I think he would be a good fit for the Lions.
Although I'd have to look more into his pass blocking skills, but I'd think with his size, he would be good in pass protection.

He's a good pass protector. Actually, with his blocking and receiving skills, he would make a good 3rd down back despite his size.

I could see him going to San Diego too.

The thing about SD and Detroit is that he'd ultimately end up being the #1 both places...

I'm suprised that Fisher has not run him into the ground yet.

I would hate to see him in San Diego.

Ill say this, would you rather Jackson or Hillis backing up Charles? Jackson would be ok on a 1 or 2 year deal.

Jackson has played 9 seasons in the NFL and averaged 4.1 YPC last year. He turns 30 in July.

That average isn't going up folks.

Jackson has been consistently good while Hillis was a flash in the pan so that's an easy one.

He's only had him for 1 year.

Jackson isn't going to be a backup.

He'll go somewhere with the idea of having a "competition" and then he'll win the job.

That might be why SJ wanted to void the last year of his contract. He saw what happened to Eddie George and decided he wanted to be able to walk after he retired.

More than likely. :D

Poor guy is used up.
Played his butt off for a few years

he's been a great RB in the NFL. Too bad he used up all his talent for a shit team. We have JC, just need a backup for him.

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People have been saying that for 3 years or so now. Yawn.

He's nothing special man.

Except the Rams organization did something right for once. In the extension SJ signed a few years back, if he met a certain milestone(can't remember what it was), he'd have the option of opting out.

He didn't meet the milestone. They renegotiated his contract to give him the option to explore his value if he wants to for his production as well as his impact in the community.

Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, Curtis Martin, Emmitt Smith, and LaDainian Tomlinson are the other RBs to have ran for 1,000 yards for 8 consecutive seasons.

Jackson also joined that group this season. All of those RBs are HoFers(LT will be in). So I guess SJ isn't special then?

Wasted career IMO.

4 yards a pop doesn't impress me especially after watching a guy like Charles to boot. He may join the Tru Fan Hall of Bruisers or some shit.

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Charles has been on shit teams, too.

Jackson has been on shit teams pretty much his entire ****ing career. To say he'd be in "Tru Fan Hall of Bruisers" is asinine.

If he was on a team that made the playoffs multiple times in his career-WITH A ****ING DECENT O-LINE-you'd have more people talking about him.

Charles is a great RB, Jackson has just done it longer on a more shittier team.

I've heard that Jackson is a workout warrior type who stays in great shape. I know Thomas Jones had that same rep, but Jackson was a much better RB to begin with. I don't see him as a fit for us necessarily, because I think he'll WANT to be the main guy, but I think he could absolutely be productive in the right situation.

Why do they need a power back?

There's plenty of teams without a power running back. The Ravens don't have one, they won the Super Bowl. The Patriots don't have one. The Broncos didn't have one.

What's this fan base's obsession with power running backs?

He'll be on the Bengals

Jackson isn't even close to Charles.

He's had one insane year (2006) and a pretty good 2009, but that's about it. I don't count rushing for 1k as a great year.

Charles has 2 1,400 yard seasons under his belt and he only started a full year in one of them.

I agree, I don't give a shit if a guy is big or not. You don't have to be huge to be a good short yardage runner.

I think probably a lot of people became fans during the Okoye/Word era and want to recapture it. haha

With Alex Smith coming in next year we are going to go good running game play action and bend but don't break defense.

I like them...

Jackson, like Curtis Martin, was never really a top 3 RB at any point in his career.

Sanders, Thomas, Smith, and Tomlinson were.

I applaud RB's who are durable. That in and of itself doesn't make them great. He's had a great career, but he was never a spectacular RB. JMO. I'd rather have a spectacular flash in the pan for 4-5 years than a guy who was consistent but not spectacular for 10 years even if he is less likely to make the HOF.

You're closeted.

He made some fun RPG's, but I haven't seen anything out of him lately that looks like it would be a dominant MMORPG.

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should have left a long time ago, could tell he always wanted to play for NE too.

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4 yards a pop. He's nothing special. Hey, he's durable that's great.

Why is this still on the first page?