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I think that if the o-line and the zone blocking scheme is even halfway decent, you could be right.
I agree..Jordan could be a mini steal this season.he looks good so far. he will be the lone RB during the first four weeks of the season. By then, I'd expect him to have locked himself into the starting RB role, with Rhodes assuming 3rd down duties..Jordan has good value as a #3/4 RB..
I think it all depends on their starting QB. If defenses respect the passing game, they won't be able to stack the line. If Culpepper (best chance IMO) is healthy and plays (and plays well), it will open things up for Jordan.
I agree. It was only one game, but he pretty much single-handedly turned the game around against what I believe was still the first team defense. The Raiders (Rhodes in particular) were getting stuffed, dropping passes, and making mistakes. Then Jordan came in for Rhodes with pretty much no other changes (Walter was still at QB at that point) and made several nifty cuts on interior runs, caught a pass, and jump started the offense (he had over half the yards on a 92-yard scoring drive); it reminded me why people were so high on him a few years ago. The consistency question is huge, but odds are that the team will likely go as he goes, due to the lack of weapons & QB questions. The first three games are sweet (DET, @DEN, CLE), so he'll have max trade value right before the Miami game.Ron_Mexico said:
Not on the Raiders this year. And I don't think in the past either. Pretty sure he's always been a tail back.Definitely a dark horse but keep him in mind if Jordan struggles and you have some sort of insatiable thirst for Raiders running backs.Another thought with this guy is that Kiff ran RBBC at SC. If that's his MO (and I'm not saying it is for sure) a guy like Echemandu early or Rhodes after game 5, might seriously cut into any value Jordan may have as a starting FF RB.
Yeah, but Rhodes is suspended for the first four games and Jordan has been nursing a back injury, which is probably the bigger reason why Rhodes has been starting.
That an assumption I'm not ready to make. Im actually not making any assumptions. Just stating the facts.Jordans hurt back is a fact. But he was healthy enough to play and play a solid chunk and did not start.He certainly looked good. And week 3 will be very telling.
No it's not, really.You'll have to google or search these boards for it but there's a quote from Kiffin(which he has since restated similarly a few times) wherein he says they are both doing well, it's a 2 RB league, will need to play both etc. The further this goes on the more it is all fitting all too perfectly in as a RBBC. I know FFers don't want that but from playing time to coaches quotes to success of each to practice time with 1s.....it's all fitting.One is gonna have to blow up IMO, otherwise it's RBBC
pretty sure this is the kid the Browns cut a year or so ago.just sayin.
There was a successful goaline play with Crockett set as the lead blocker and Fargas toting the rock. For what its worth, crockett did not have many reps with the 1st team...maybe even only that play. I would cut Crockett. He hasn't been very useful lately. In Lamonts 1st season, Jordan was the main short-yardage rb. After Crockett did not establish himself as the person to gain those crucial 1-3 yard runs at the goaline or for 1st downs. Lamont looked very husky on the field btw. Do you guys think his torn-mcl is completely secure under all that weight?massraider said:
Very true. If the Raiders manage to start a suspended Dominic Rhodes in week 3, that will be quite telling. (it's a 4 week suspension. they're on bye week 5. you are trying to say that week 6 is important.)
Actually I think he's referring to week 3 in the preseason, but I could be wrong.
