I think he's a plug your nose and ignore the stink kind of pick. When I watched him play last year, he had as much juice as anybody else in the league.
But he's also exactly the kind of player that would get shutdown Week 8 after the Vikings go 2-6. He's borderline undraftable but he will likely fall far enough where I'll have a few shares.
If I can get him as my RB3 or FLEX spot, that's where I'm comfortable with the obvious risk of an injury prone 29 year old RB on an offense lead by Sam Darnold. Just kind of seems like a guy getting his last payday who doesn't really care about winning football or stats because he'll be retired at age 32 somewhere in California 3 years from now. He's as close to undraftable as you can get.
Why would he get shutdown? He's on essentially a 1-year deal, what do the Vikings care if they run him into the ground? On the other side, Jones has all the motivation in the world if he wants to keep cashing NFL starter paychecks.
He's pretty old and has dealt with nagging injuries his whole career. Seems like a tank year for the Vikings. He sprains his MCL Week 8 of later and the Vikings probably just shrug their shoulders and say, "okay".
Not like there's a reason for him to push through any type of injury on this team. Packers were at least pushing for playoffs the last couple of years.
He gets paid whether he plays or not. Packers cut him outright, he's near the end. I don't see incentive for either party to want to grind out carries on a losing team.
The meniscus surgery from McCarthy changed the entire dynamic, imo. I don't recall many RBs who got cut recently that ended up being viable starters. Dalvin Cook being his most recent contemporary.
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Saying the Packers "cut him outright" is a little misleading. He was the 2nd highest paid RB in the NFL and refused a pay cut. He had zero trouble finding a starting job, despite his release coming after most FA RBs had already been signed.
I get it. It's the same thing that happened to Dalvin Cook. Aaron Jones will be 30 years old in December.
The only RBs who did anything worthwhile at age 29 or older last year were him, Derrick Henry, and Raheem Mostert. It's definitely favorable to him that he's on this list, but history would say this is where the rubber meets the road.
If I am missing anybody, let me know but I don't think any other 29+ RBs were all that relevant last year. I don't think the Vikings were an ideal landing spot, but I also understand he can only go to teams that needed a starter.
I don't hate him, I just wouldn't want to rely on this guy as my RB2, but anything past that is worth the risk, imo.
Kyle Juszczyk is the oldest running back this season. He is 34 years old.
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