Adam Schefter reporting that Kevin Jones "Eyeballing" Bucs.. (1 Viewer)

[prymetyme25]

KFFL) Jim Flynn and Scott Reynolds, of PewterReport.com, report Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Earnest Graham did not receive a signing bonus or any guaranteed money or incentives with his three-year contract extension. Graham will earn base salaries of $1.5 million (2008), $2 million (2009), $2 million (2010) and $2 million (2011). He can earn roster bonuses of $1 million (2008), $500,000 (2009), $1 million (2010) and $1.05 million (2011).

http://football33.myfantasyleague.com/2008...ntasyleague.php

Isn't that a bad move on Grahams part?

Can't he be cut at any time and not get paid a dime?

Wouldn't this contract make him very replaceable?

And lastly, does this mean that Caddy might be more healthy than reported?

 

[Jason Wood]

KFFL) Jim Flynn and Scott Reynolds, of PewterReport.com, report Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Earnest Graham did not receive a signing bonus or any guaranteed money or incentives with his three-year contract extension. Graham will earn base salaries of $1.5 million (2008), $2 million (2009), $2 million (2010) and $2 million (2011). He can earn roster bonuses of $1 million (2008), $500,000 (2009), $1 million (2010) and $1.05 million (2011).

http://football33.myfantasyleague.com/2008...ntasyleague.php

Isn't that a bad move on Grahams part?

Can't he be cut at any time and not get paid a dime?

Wouldn't this contract make him very replaceable?

And lastly, does this mean that Caddy might be more healthy than reported?

Yes to all those points...Graham is a 28-year old guy with one reasonably productive partial season. Those guys don't break the bank in free agency, and no other team this late in the game would've signed him to any big $$$ anyway. At least he knows it's his job to lose in Tampa.

 

[H.K.]

KFFL) Jim Flynn and Scott Reynolds, of PewterReport.com, report Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Earnest Graham did not receive a signing bonus or any guaranteed money or incentives with his three-year contract extension. Graham will earn base salaries of $1.5 million (2008), $2 million (2009), $2 million (2010) and $2 million (2011). He can earn roster bonuses of $1 million (2008), $500,000 (2009), $1 million (2010) and $1.05 million (2011).

http://football33.myfantasyleague.com/2008...ntasyleague.php

Isn't that a bad move on Grahams part?

Can't he be cut at any time and not get paid a dime?

Wouldn't this contract make him very replaceable?

And lastly, does this mean that Caddy might be more healthy than reported?

From a leverage standpoint, the Bucs had Graham under contract for $605K for 2008 (His salary was $512K in 2007). They gave him about a $1 Million dollar raise in salary with potential for another million bonus in 2008, then extended him for $2 Mil/year afterwards.I know that doesn't answer your questions, but it certainly seems like the Bucs are paying him stop gap money and Graham was happy to take it.

 

[massraider]

KFFL) Jim Flynn and Scott Reynolds, of PewterReport.com, report Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Earnest Graham did not receive a signing bonus or any guaranteed money or incentives with his three-year contract extension. Graham will earn base salaries of $1.5 million (2008), $2 million (2009), $2 million (2010) and $2 million (2011). He can earn roster bonuses of $1 million (2008), $500,000 (2009), $1 million (2010) and $1.05 million (2011).

http://football33.myfantasyleague.com/2008...ntasyleague.php

Isn't that a bad move on Grahams part?

Can't he be cut at any time and not get paid a dime?

Wouldn't this contract make him very replaceable?

And lastly, does this mean that Caddy might be more healthy than reported?

If he is there week 1, he is guaranteed 2.5 mill. If they cut him before then, then he's a free agent, which I am sure would be OK with him. He gets a roster bonus of 1 mill this year, plus his salary is guaranteed if he is on the team week 1. So he didn't get a guarantee, but 2.5 is pretty much guaranteed.

 

[Englishteacher]

As a Kevin Jones dynasty owner I'm a little intrigued by this. If he can wrestle the starting job away from Graham, Dunn, a maligned Caddy (who I don't forsee being a factor in '08), and Michael Bennett then the potential for pretty good numbers is there. Graham produced like a back end RB1, good RB2 in his starting time last year. That O line has a lot of good young talent on it and Gruden is a good offensive coach who likes to run the football. Still, there are a lot of RB's in Tampa.

I'm thinking Denver might still be the best place for Jones although Shanny usually has the Broncos pretty tight up against the salary cap. If Selvin Young is the starter I think I like Jones' chances. Plus, that team has a very strong run identity obviously and they drafted a first round left tackle this year to help with a declining line that historically has been very strong in an effort to revamp.

Where do you fellow Jones owners hope he'll go? I'm hoping for the best FF scenario obviously but am a little uncertain where that'd be. BTW, answer that question even if you're not a Jones owner. Where's the best place for him to go FF wise?

 

[joffer]

this thread has some real gold in it

I'm known as the Nostradamus of FF for a reason, ignore what i say at your own peril.

But thanks for your bias opinion

4th: You're welcome.

4th your welcome.........

 

[dmac37]

Where do you fellow Jones owners hope he'll go? I'm hoping for the best FF scenario obviously but am a little uncertain where that'd be. BTW, answer that question even if you're not a Jones owner. Where's the best place for him to go FF wise?

The Cardinals would be ideal for AZ and us KJ owners. Edge is losing his edge but can hold down the fort, then make way for KJ as the year plays out and beyond this year.

 

[Englishteacher]

Where do you fellow Jones owners hope he'll go? I'm hoping for the best FF scenario obviously but am a little uncertain where that'd be. BTW, answer that question even if you're not a Jones owner. Where's the best place for him to go FF wise?

The Cardinals would be ideal for AZ and us KJ owners. Edge is losing his edge but can hold down the fort, then make way for KJ as the year plays out and beyond this year.

I was hoping for at least a little something more for 2008 in addition to the long term potential. Edge is still a pretty decent back and should be around for at least another season or two. Arizona wouldn't be the worst destination though.You don't think Denver is sexier than arizona?

 

[Englishteacher]

More comments....

Adam Schefter has a pretty solid reputation as far as I know. I think he's very well connected to league circles and usually reports less bs than a lot of sources (re, ESPN guys). That's the mental notebook I have at least. He also is a guy who breaks a lot of stories first. So, maybe there's some validity to Jones and Tampa. If someone else has a differing view on Schefter please feel free to express it. Anyone else feel good about it being Schefter doing the reporting on this?

 

[SSOG]

More comments....Adam Schefter has a pretty solid reputation as far as I know. I think he's very well connected to league circles and usually reports less bs than a lot of sources (re, ESPN guys). That's the mental notebook I have at least. He also is a guy who breaks a lot of stories first. So, maybe there's some validity to Jones and Tampa. If someone else has a differing view on Schefter please feel free to express it. Anyone else feel good about it being Schefter doing the reporting on this?

Schefter was a Denver reporter for a while before he was a national reporter, so I'm pretty familiar with his work. He's definitely one of the best in the business.

 

[Jason Wood]

More comments....

Adam Schefter has a pretty solid reputation as far as I know. I think he's very well connected to league circles and usually reports less bs than a lot of sources (re, ESPN guys). That's the mental notebook I have at least. He also is a guy who breaks a lot of stories first. So, maybe there's some validity to Jones and Tampa. If someone else has a differing view on Schefter please feel free to express it. Anyone else feel good about it being Schefter doing the reporting on this?

Schefter is a friend of FBG (see our front page) so I'm not pretending to be unbiased here, but I don't see how anyone that objectively listens to what Adam says can't come away understanding that his hit rate is substantially higher than the ESPN guys these days. Now, to be fair, Adam is an employee of the NFL itself via the network, so it would be ridiculous for him NOT to get premier access.

KFFL) Jim Flynn and Scott Reynolds, of PewterReport.com, report Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Earnest Graham did not receive a signing bonus or any guaranteed money or incentives with his three-year contract extension. Graham will earn base salaries of $1.5 million (2008), $2 million (2009), $2 million (2010) and $2 million (2011). He can earn roster bonuses of $1 million (2008), $500,000 (2009), $1 million (2010) and $1.05 million (2011).

http://football33.myfantasyleague.com/2008...ntasyleague.php

Isn't that a bad move on Grahams part?

Can't he be cut at any time and not get paid a dime?

Wouldn't this contract make him very replaceable?

And lastly, does this mean that Caddy might be more healthy than reported?

Yes to all those points...Graham is a 28-year old guy with one reasonably productive partial season. Those guys don't break the bank in free agency, and no other team this late in the game would've signed him to any big $$$ anyway. At least he knows it's his job to lose in Tampa.

Not to try and hijack this thread but Jason why did he not get any signing bonus at all? I can't understand that. i can't remember the last contract i seen of that value with no sign bonus. If he gets hurt in pre season then he is pretty much screwed right? Had he got a signing bonus he would have that cash to keep at least. It just seems that he didn't get much for siting out the off season program and OTAs to me and he has to be one of the lowest paid #1 RBs in the league. I just can't understand why he didn't ask for a decent signing bonus and his agent did not do a very good job for him if he EG does not have any incentives steps to make the contract bigger if he produces big numbers. If he even comes close to the stats he had in the games he started last year for this whole year he will turn out to be one of the better buys in the NFL in a long time. If he were to do that for a whole year i would guess he would hold out again and be worth a 10 mill signing bonus alone in a new contract with some team. Call em crazy but i see a guy running really hard last year and looked a little like Emmitt Smith to me and if that Oline is as good as some are saying now he just night have a very nice year. I am sure that his numbers from last year averaged out for a full 16 games would be very high and in the All Pro level. Maybe its just me since he did really help me win some PPR leagues late last year and he was doing it all once he got the chance. This will be interesting to see play out now. I also will have no problem taking EG in the right spots in drafts this year.

It's odd that he got no bonus, I agree. And he has no guarantees beyond a roster bonus for making the team this year as I understand it. I think that's indicative of what we've been saying. Graham will be the guy this year, but the team didn't want to commit to him beyond 2008. I also think you have to understand that Grudes and his personnel department are probably in need of a strong season to guarantee their own jobs in 2009.

 

[QUEZILLA]

More comments....

Adam Schefter has a pretty solid reputation as far as I know. I think he's very well connected to league circles and usually reports less bs than a lot of sources (re, ESPN guys). That's the mental notebook I have at least. He also is a guy who breaks a lot of stories first. So, maybe there's some validity to Jones and Tampa. If someone else has a differing view on Schefter please feel free to express it. Anyone else feel good about it being Schefter doing the reporting on this?

Schefter is a friend of FBG (see our front page) so I'm not pretending to be unbiased here, but I don't see how anyone that objectively listens to what Adam says can't come away understanding that his hit rate is substantially higher than the ESPN guys these days. Now, to be fair, Adam is an employee of the NFL itself via the network, so it would be ridiculous for him NOT to get premier access.

KFFL) Jim Flynn and Scott Reynolds, of PewterReport.com, report Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Earnest Graham did not receive a signing bonus or any guaranteed money or incentives with his three-year contract extension. Graham will earn base salaries of $1.5 million (2008), $2 million (2009), $2 million (2010) and $2 million (2011). He can earn roster bonuses of $1 million (2008), $500,000 (2009), $1 million (2010) and $1.05 million (2011).

http://football33.myfantasyleague.com/2008...ntasyleague.php

Isn't that a bad move on Grahams part?

Can't he be cut at any time and not get paid a dime?

Wouldn't this contract make him very replaceable?

And lastly, does this mean that Caddy might be more healthy than reported?

Yes to all those points...Graham is a 28-year old guy with one reasonably productive partial season. Those guys don't break the bank in free agency, and no other team this late in the game would've signed him to any big $$$ anyway. At least he knows it's his job to lose in Tampa.

Not to try and hijack this thread but Jason why did he not get any signing bonus at all? I can't understand that. i can't remember the last contract i seen of that value with no sign bonus. If he gets hurt in pre season then he is pretty much screwed right? Had he got a signing bonus he would have that cash to keep at least. It just seems that he didn't get much for siting out the off season program and OTAs to me and he has to be one of the lowest paid #1 RBs in the league. I just can't understand why he didn't ask for a decent signing bonus and his agent did not do a very good job for him if he EG does not have any incentives steps to make the contract bigger if he produces big numbers. If he even comes close to the stats he had in the games he started last year for this whole year he will turn out to be one of the better buys in the NFL in a long time. If he were to do that for a whole year i would guess he would hold out again and be worth a 10 mill signing bonus alone in a new contract with some team. Call em crazy but i see a guy running really hard last year and looked a little like Emmitt Smith to me and if that Oline is as good as some are saying now he just night have a very nice year. I am sure that his numbers from last year averaged out for a full 16 games would be very high and in the All Pro level. Maybe its just me since he did really help me win some PPR leagues late last year and he was doing it all once he got the chance. This will be interesting to see play out now. I also will have no problem taking EG in the right spots in drafts this year.

It's odd that he got no bonus, I agree. And he has no guarantees beyond a roster bonus for making the team this year as I understand it. I think that's indicative of what we've been saying. Graham will be the guy this year, but the team didn't want to commit to him beyond 2008. I also think you have to understand that Grudes and his personnel department are probably in need of a strong season to guarantee their own jobs in 2009.

Bruce Allen & Jon Gruden both just re-upped for 3 more years.

 

[Jason Wood]

More comments....

Adam Schefter has a pretty solid reputation as far as I know. I think he's very well connected to league circles and usually reports less bs than a lot of sources (re, ESPN guys). That's the mental notebook I have at least. He also is a guy who breaks a lot of stories first. So, maybe there's some validity to Jones and Tampa. If someone else has a differing view on Schefter please feel free to express it. Anyone else feel good about it being Schefter doing the reporting on this?

Schefter is a friend of FBG (see our front page) so I'm not pretending to be unbiased here, but I don't see how anyone that objectively listens to what Adam says can't come away understanding that his hit rate is substantially higher than the ESPN guys these days. Now, to be fair, Adam is an employee of the NFL itself via the network, so it would be ridiculous for him NOT to get premier access.

KFFL) Jim Flynn and Scott Reynolds, of PewterReport.com, report Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Earnest Graham did not receive a signing bonus or any guaranteed money or incentives with his three-year contract extension. Graham will earn base salaries of $1.5 million (2008), $2 million (2009), $2 million (2010) and $2 million (2011). He can earn roster bonuses of $1 million (2008), $500,000 (2009), $1 million (2010) and $1.05 million (2011).

http://football33.myfantasyleague.com/2008...ntasyleague.php

Isn't that a bad move on Grahams part?

Can't he be cut at any time and not get paid a dime?

Wouldn't this contract make him very replaceable?

And lastly, does this mean that Caddy might be more healthy than reported?

Yes to all those points...Graham is a 28-year old guy with one reasonably productive partial season. Those guys don't break the bank in free agency, and no other team this late in the game would've signed him to any big $$$ anyway. At least he knows it's his job to lose in Tampa.

Not to try and hijack this thread but Jason why did he not get any signing bonus at all? I can't understand that. i can't remember the last contract i seen of that value with no sign bonus. If he gets hurt in pre season then he is pretty much screwed right? Had he got a signing bonus he would have that cash to keep at least. It just seems that he didn't get much for siting out the off season program and OTAs to me and he has to be one of the lowest paid #1 RBs in the league. I just can't understand why he didn't ask for a decent signing bonus and his agent did not do a very good job for him if he EG does not have any incentives steps to make the contract bigger if he produces big numbers. If he even comes close to the stats he had in the games he started last year for this whole year he will turn out to be one of the better buys in the NFL in a long time. If he were to do that for a whole year i would guess he would hold out again and be worth a 10 mill signing bonus alone in a new contract with some team. Call em crazy but i see a guy running really hard last year and looked a little like Emmitt Smith to me and if that Oline is as good as some are saying now he just night have a very nice year. I am sure that his numbers from last year averaged out for a full 16 games would be very high and in the All Pro level. Maybe its just me since he did really help me win some PPR leagues late last year and he was doing it all once he got the chance. This will be interesting to see play out now. I also will have no problem taking EG in the right spots in drafts this year.

It's odd that he got no bonus, I agree. And he has no guarantees beyond a roster bonus for making the team this year as I understand it. I think that's indicative of what we've been saying. Graham will be the guy this year, but the team didn't want to commit to him beyond 2008. I also think you have to understand that Grudes and his personnel department are probably in need of a strong season to guarantee their own jobs in 2009.

:( Bruce Allen & Jon Gruden both just re-upped for 3 more years.

It's all too common for guys to get extensions, lame ducks yield no power at all. You think that would stop management from ousting them both with a disastrous season? I'm not suggesting they will have that disastrous season, but I think few coaches and GMs are truly safe from ouster in the kind of outcome.

 

[Holy Schneikes]

More comments....Adam Schefter has a pretty solid reputation as far as I know. I think he's very well connected to league circles and usually reports less bs than a lot of sources (re, ESPN guys). That's the mental notebook I have at least. He also is a guy who breaks a lot of stories first. So, maybe there's some validity to Jones and Tampa. If someone else has a differing view on Schefter please feel free to express it. Anyone else feel good about it being Schefter doing the reporting on this?

Hate to sound like a broken record, but it's not really about Schefter to me. I BELIEVE what he reported - that KJ is interested in Tampa, so for me Schefter's credibility is not the question.The question is whether the Bucs are interested in KJ. I have not heard or read anything that would indicate that. They didn't show up to his public workout, and haven't brought him for a private workout as far as I can tell. They just signed TWO RBs to borderline starter-money contracts.So how is Jones going to sign with Tampa? Has Tampa offered him a contract? Have they even TALKED to him? Who knows...My GUESS (and that's all it is), is that Tampa is NOT particularly interested in KJ, and that is not even based on the fact that I don't think he's a good RB. I just have trouble making sense of a team that just this season signed two guys to $3M/year contracts to RBs going out and signing a third guy to a similar contract to compete as a starter (which I'm assuming is what KJ is looking for). Plus, they have Bennett (who they ALSO just re-signed this year), the rookie Boyd who some folks really like, AND their #1 draft pick from a a couple of years ago who is making a "miraculous" (according to Gruden) recovery. There is just absolutely no room for KJ on that team.I suspect what it really boils down to is that just like with Chicago, Jones (or his people) is simply making public noise about every team that has a #1 guy he thinks he can beat. Rookie in Chicago with no incumbent vet? I think I like Chicago. #1 guy in Tampa signed a contract without a signing bonus? Wait a minute, Tampa sounds pretty good too... He'd be talking about Detroit if he wasn't just canned from there.

 

[QUEZILLA]

More comments....

Adam Schefter has a pretty solid reputation as far as I know. I think he's very well connected to league circles and usually reports less bs than a lot of sources (re, ESPN guys). That's the mental notebook I have at least. He also is a guy who breaks a lot of stories first. So, maybe there's some validity to Jones and Tampa. If someone else has a differing view on Schefter please feel free to express it. Anyone else feel good about it being Schefter doing the reporting on this?

Schefter is a friend of FBG (see our front page) so I'm not pretending to be unbiased here, but I don't see how anyone that objectively listens to what Adam says can't come away understanding that his hit rate is substantially higher than the ESPN guys these days. Now, to be fair, Adam is an employee of the NFL itself via the network, so it would be ridiculous for him NOT to get premier access.

KFFL) Jim Flynn and Scott Reynolds, of PewterReport.com, report Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Earnest Graham did not receive a signing bonus or any guaranteed money or incentives with his three-year contract extension. Graham will earn base salaries of $1.5 million (2008), $2 million (2009), $2 million (2010) and $2 million (2011). He can earn roster bonuses of $1 million (2008), $500,000 (2009), $1 million (2010) and $1.05 million (2011).

http://football33.myfantasyleague.com/2008...ntasyleague.php

Isn't that a bad move on Grahams part?

Can't he be cut at any time and not get paid a dime?

Wouldn't this contract make him very replaceable?

And lastly, does this mean that Caddy might be more healthy than reported?

Yes to all those points...Graham is a 28-year old guy with one reasonably productive partial season. Those guys don't break the bank in free agency, and no other team this late in the game would've signed him to any big $$$ anyway. At least he knows it's his job to lose in Tampa.

Not to try and hijack this thread but Jason why did he not get any signing bonus at all? I can't understand that. i can't remember the last contract i seen of that value with no sign bonus. If he gets hurt in pre season then he is pretty much screwed right? Had he got a signing bonus he would have that cash to keep at least. It just seems that he didn't get much for siting out the off season program and OTAs to me and he has to be one of the lowest paid #1 RBs in the league. I just can't understand why he didn't ask for a decent signing bonus and his agent did not do a very good job for him if he EG does not have any incentives steps to make the contract bigger if he produces big numbers. If he even comes close to the stats he had in the games he started last year for this whole year he will turn out to be one of the better buys in the NFL in a long time. If he were to do that for a whole year i would guess he would hold out again and be worth a 10 mill signing bonus alone in a new contract with some team. Call em crazy but i see a guy running really hard last year and looked a little like Emmitt Smith to me and if that Oline is as good as some are saying now he just night have a very nice year. I am sure that his numbers from last year averaged out for a full 16 games would be very high and in the All Pro level. Maybe its just me since he did really help me win some PPR leagues late last year and he was doing it all once he got the chance. This will be interesting to see play out now. I also will have no problem taking EG in the right spots in drafts this year.

It's odd that he got no bonus, I agree. And he has no guarantees beyond a roster bonus for making the team this year as I understand it. I think that's indicative of what we've been saying. Graham will be the guy this year, but the team didn't want to commit to him beyond 2008. I also think you have to understand that Grudes and his personnel department are probably in need of a strong season to guarantee their own jobs in 2009.

Bruce Allen & Jon Gruden both just re-upped for 3 more years.

It's all too common for guys to get extensions, lame ducks yield no power at all. You think that would stop management from ousting them both with a disastrous season? I'm not suggesting they will have that disastrous season, but I think few coaches and GMs are truly safe from ouster in the kind of outcome.

I agree nobody's job is safe in the NFL. But, I think if they felt that desperate to "win now" they would have foolishly overpaid for a WR in FA. The Glazers hand selected this guy. It's going to take a few very very bad years to get them fired.

 

[SSOG]

A little bit off-topic, but I was looking at some stats for Maurice Jones-Drew, and I stumbled upon this little gem. Here's the top 10 RBs in the league last year based on TDs scored in the red zone. I've sorted them by TDs and also put their attempts and conversion %.

RB - # of rushes in the red zone - # of TDs - Conversion%

Addai - 60 - 12 - 20%

Tomlinson - 52 - 11 - 21%

Portis - 53 - 10 - 19%

Marion Barber - 47 - 9 - 19%

Kevin Jones - 28 - 8 - 29%

Jamal Lewis - 50 - 7 - 14%

LenDale White - 51 - 7 - 14%

Kenny Watson - 31 - 7 - 23%

Adrian Peterson - 17 - 7 - 41%

Maurice Jones-Drew - 50 - 7 - 14%

Of course this is just another episode in small sample size theater, but it's an interesting statistic for the "Kevin Jones Has No Talent" crew to chew on for a bit. Was he just a product of Detroit's offensive line?

 

[tribecalledjeff]

Jones may be eyeballing the Bucs, but i don't see anywhere that the Bucs are eyeing him.His agent is working over-time trying to drum up interest on the most over-rated player in the NFL.

Simple question, do you think KJ will ever have 1k+ rushing yards in a season over the rest of his career.So while i know your a supporter, what do you put the odds of that happening at???I'd put it at 3%, and the odds of him ever rushing for 500+ yards at about 15%.

Can I put $20 down on each of these? I'll take 30:1 for 1000 yards and 5:1 for 500 yards.

 

[Donnybrook]

Per KFFL:

Steelers | K. Jones meets with teamThu, 10 Jul 2008 10:45:13 -0700Rick Stroud, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports free-agent RB Kevin Jones (Lions) met with the Pittsburgh Steelers Wednesday, July 9, according to Dr. D.S. Ping, who is helping with Jones' rehabilitation. Buccaneers | K. Jones to visit team next weekThu, 10 Jul 2008 10:42:27 -0700Rick Stroud, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports free-agent RB Kevin Jones (Lions) is scheduled to meet with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week.

I can understand why maybe the Bucs would be interested but not the Steelers.

 

[SSOG]

Per KFFL:

Steelers | K. Jones meets with teamThu, 10 Jul 2008 10:45:13 -0700Rick Stroud, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports free-agent RB Kevin Jones (Lions) met with the Pittsburgh Steelers Wednesday, July 9, according to Dr. D.S. Ping, who is helping with Jones' rehabilitation. Buccaneers | K. Jones to visit team next weekThu, 10 Jul 2008 10:42:27 -0700Rick Stroud, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports free-agent RB Kevin Jones (Lions) is scheduled to meet with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week.

I can understand why maybe the Bucs would be interested but not the Steelers.

I can understand why the Steelers would be interested in Jones (provided the price was right). I can't understand why Jones would be interested in the Steelers.

 

[QUEZILLA]

I really wouldn't be surprised at all if we signed this guy. Despite the great reports on Caddy possibly returning sometime this season, there still could be depth issues. Last year we ended up using our 3rd string runner, and had to acquire Bennet mid-season. Worst case scenario is you have a crowded back field, but that's only "IF" Caddy comes back. I would expect a 1-year "prove yourself" type deal. It would be a great opportunity for Kevin Jones to rebound his career, since he will have a great line to run behind.

 

[Yitbos69]

Per KFFL:

Steelers | K. Jones meets with teamThu, 10 Jul 2008 10:45:13 -0700Rick Stroud, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports free-agent RB Kevin Jones (Lions) met with the Pittsburgh Steelers Wednesday, July 9, according to Dr. D.S. Ping, who is helping with Jones' rehabilitation. Buccaneers | K. Jones to visit team next weekThu, 10 Jul 2008 10:42:27 -0700Rick Stroud, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports free-agent RB Kevin Jones (Lions) is scheduled to meet with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week.

I can understand why maybe the Bucs would be interested but not the Steelers.

My Guess is that Jones is going to visit the Buc's but the Buc's are not going to visit with Jones.........just sayin!

 

[Grahamburn]

I'd be very interested to see what Kevin Jones could do behind an offensive line that isn't Detroit's. Tampa's line is pretty solid, as evidenced by how well Earnest Graham ran behind it. I know a lot of people around these boards are down on Jones, but I owned him in 06 and saw talent there when I watched him play.

Also, this news makes it fairly obvious what the Bucs are going to try to do this season on the offensive side of the ball. Time to pound the rock.

 

[The Hank]

As a Steeler fan, I'd rather have Kevin Jones than Mewelde Moore IMHO.

 

[Ron_Mexico]

KJ is just turning into a cheap street hooker,

and unfortunately no one want to pay for his services.

It's ovah.

 

[Yitbos69]

KJ signed with Chicago today......but this could just be another ploy by Jones and his agent.......

 

[Disco Stu]

OK, we've had enough fun with the Nostradamus schtick and the back and forth.

X

 

[phthalatemagic]

Jones may be eyeballing the Bucs, but i don't see anywhere that the Bucs are eyeing him.His agent is working over-time trying to drum up interest on the most over-rated player in the NFL.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Kevin Jones 32 110 3.4

Matt Forte 127 459 3.6

Cedric Benson 197 678 3.4 (2007)

Hmmm...

 

[King of the Wolfies]

<br />Kevin Jones 32 110 3.4<br />Matt Forte 127 459 3.6<br />Cedric Benson 197 678 3.4 (2007)<br />Thomas Jones 310 1119 3.6 (2007)<br /><br />Hmmm...<br />

<br /><br /><br />obviously you arent watching Bears games. Forte looks 100x better than Benson ever did. Its takes many players to tackle Forte whereas Benson started just falling down on the sight of a defender.