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I think he just wanted out of KC and lost some of his fire. In a very limited sample set he looked good while in Cinncinati. I was at the last Sunday Night game and he was much more effective against the Jets than Bernard Scott was. Once again, very limited sample size but I think he still has a little gas left in the tank and could be a very effective tandem back. I'd go so far as to say that I could imagine him being more effective than Portis in Washington as Portis clearly looks spent to me.
I wouldn't worry too much about Portis, he's been getting injured lately.
I wonder how many carries each back will get. Early guess: 170 for Portis/140 for Johnson.
This certainly isn't good news for Portis, but I don't see LJ getting equal time with him. What exactly it all means, it's just too early to say.
Wow 3 year deal...
Good point. I think people should be saying they fear he's falling apart and his skills as a teammate in the dynamics of a locker room are poor.
And LJ doesn't?Isn't this the same guy that averaged 2.9ypc as a starter behind the same KC line that Jamaal Charles averaged 5.9ypc as a starter behind?
In 2008, the Broncos were led by Peyton Hillis with 343 yards. 2007 was Selvin Young with 729 yards and 1 TD. In 2006, Tatum Bell did manage 1025 yards and 2 TDs.Shanahan doesn't have any RB magic; it's been five years since he's had a startable fantasy RB (Mike Anderson).
Maybe one of them, but not all of them combined!
Those were RBBC years. The group did fine under Shanahan every year. The last year Denver went through 7 RBs IIRC. Not much the HC can do about those injuries. From fantasy terms, there's not much to look for those years. From an real NFL perspective, his zone blocking system is impressive.
Wow, if true, that means WAS has no faith in Portis - they just had to keep him due to his guaranteed salary. LJ may be this year's Benson/TJones -- RB on a new team that has some left to put up top15 numbers?
I don't think much of his YPC last year in KC since he clearly wanted (and got) out of there. Charles played great but I don't think the YPC are fair to compare.
As I said prior to what you quoted, I think LJ was tanking it a little in KC. He had a 4.2 ypc in Cinncy same as Benson.
Good decision
I agree with you about this being backup money, and positional depth. And while I do think the Skins will draft a RB at some point, it won't be in the 3rd round. They don't have a 3rd round pick.From what I read on www.ffmastermind.com, LJ's deal is only a 3-year, $3.5mm deal. It's the incentives of the deal that could push the price tag to $12mm. This is is definitely "back-up" money with a dangling carrot attached.Knowing the Skins won't go RB with the #4 overall, it appears as if the depth chart will be the following
I don`t care if he is a tranny if he puts up 1K with 10-12 TDs.
This is a short term fix. The backfield won't be the same in 2011. I'd strongly suspect that they'll draft another Mike Bell hoping that he'll turn into the next Terrell Davis, which is Shanny's M. O. As for this "bellcow" business, I strongly doubt it unless they simply mean "capable of being if Portis doesn't participate in the offseason training regimen or come into camp in shape." This is Shanny we're talking about, so "ploys to motivate" may be at work here.
LJ's upside may be as good as Jamal Lewis' a few years ago if he's in shape and they get the o-line squared away, and of course if he gets enough carries. We'll have to see.
You hit the nail on the head because it's an incentive laden deal ($$$), so he has all the motivation right there.
