[Racer Duck]

Sorry I've been absent .. Spring/Summer and the mind is nowhere near football.

So, what's everyone's opinion on this Jones kid (Felix)? He as impressive stats and would seem to fit well with Barber... But I'm not overly enthused about putting a new guy in at the get go.

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

Sorry I've been absent .. Spring/Summer and the mind is nowhere near football.

So, what's everyone's opinion on this Jones kid (Felix)? He as impressive stats and would seem to fit well with Barber... But I'm not overly enthused about putting a new guy in at the get go.

I have high hopes for him. He will of course share carries with Barber. Part of me thinks he will do the same thing to Barber that Barber did to Julius and that is put pressure on the star.
Not sure why you dont want him in there right away.

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by Bette

I have high hopes for him. He will of course share carries with Barber. Part of me thinks he will do the same thing to Barber that Barber did to Julius and that is put pressure on the star.
Not sure why you dont want him in there right away.

Lots and lots of folks have come into the NFL only to be surprised at the level of play, the quickness and the size of the players. It ain't as easy as everyone thinks.

I'd like to see him get "relief" duty for half a season before becoming a starter.

The only other way, which the mucky-mucks in the top floor offices deplore, is to have the first team try to obliterate the guy in training camp: if he survives, then start him. Sort of like the difference between jumping in a cold lake or easing in: sometimes the shock is enough to short out the brain and send you to the bottom. I'd rather see him survive.

[Lefty Noob]

I'm sure Jones will spell Barber, nothing more. But he's ready. SEC football to NFL isn't that much of a leap, really.

[Bette]

He definitely wont start. Barber is the starter. Jones has a long way to go to replace Barber.

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by Bette

He definitely wont start. Barber is the starter. Jones has a long way to go to replace Barber.

I didn't see him "replacing" Barber, more filling in a 2-back backfield. The boys are admittedly light in the RB dept. If Barber goes down, whose the power back??? Not Jones.

I thought this video made some good points: NFL Video Galleries

[Bette]

Actually, you are right about them being light in RB dept. Yeah, if Barber goes down, Jones will have to be the power back. All there are after him are rookies and no names. Guess they are counting on him to be the guy. They must think he can do it because there have been RBs on the market and they werent interested. Here's hoping they know something we dont.

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by Bette

Actually, you are right about them being light in RB dept. Yeah, if Barber goes down, Jones will have to be the power back. All there are after him are rookies and no names. Guess they are counting on him to be the guy. They must think he can do it because there have been RBs on the market and they werent interested. Here's hoping they know something we dont.

Actually, I think it's more like Mr. Jones is being picky...

[Bette]

Picky? Picky as in not enough troublemakers on the market.?
He could have went for Travis Henry.
Of course Mr. Jones does have his standards. They have to be thugs, but they must be extremely talented thugs.

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by Bette

Picky? Picky as in not enough troublemakers on the market.?
He could have went for Travis Henry.
Of course Mr. Jones does have his standards. They have to be thugs, but they must be extremely talented thugs.

Yes, he does have his standards.

But I haven't yet figured out what they are .. I just know they're different than mine.

Why didn't he go for Travis Henry? Doesn't he like players with reversed names?

[Bette]

Nah, dont think Henry was bad enough. I mean he only does drugs and owes each of the nine mothers of his children child support. Maybe if he slugged one of them a couple of times Jones would pay more attention.
but then again, Henry isnt all that talented. Most certainly not like an Adam Jones.