whodeywhodey
Footballguy
And yes, i am a fan of leon washington as a sleeper this year.
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Thomas Jones has achilles strain (1 Viewer)
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BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
NY/NJMFDIVER
Footballguy
TJ is on the wrong side of 30, and Leon showed some spark last year. I'm drafting tomorrow night in Jersey, but I'm hoping I can get him 24 hours under the radar and bag him between round 8-10 of a 12 teamer.
Ted Lange as your Bartender
Footballguy
TJ is 29
Brutis
Footballguy
whodeywhodey
Footballguy
Looking forward to more news/details on this today (hopefully).
whodeywhodey
Footballguy
Brutis
Footballguy
No doubt in my mind that Tjones was signed to be the starter, but if he misses anytime Leon has shown to be very capable.
whodeywhodey
Footballguy
whodeywhodey
Footballguy
I'd be more worried about the achilles and calf than Leon Washington.
identikit
Footballguy
Not the point at all.
If TJ is so injured he can't play, then is Washington a worthwhile option? <<< that's the point
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yellowdog
Footballguy
Joey Harrington is the very definition of a backup QB. Nothing to worry about Vick owners.
An achilles injury is definitely something to worry about. Leon could perform well if TJ were to miss any time. I would definitely bump him up a few notches above other backups.
thehornet
Footballguy
Leon Washington is a joke. If you actually think he is going to help your team then your team is worse than you think.Secondly, the injury is a strain...it's a nice excuse to rest for the remainderof the preseason. nough said.Joey Harrington is the very definition of a backup QB. Nothing to worry about Vick owners.
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yellowdog
Footballguy
whodeywhodey
Footballguy
Let's compare Washington to Maroney for a second. Yes, I'm serious. Let's look at their stats for their rookie seasons...Maroney - ADP 01.11
175 rushes, 745 yards, 4.3 avg, 6 TDs
22 receptions, 194 yards, 1 TD
Total: 939 yards, 7 TDs for 135.9 fantasy points in non-PPR, 157.9 in PPR
Washington - ADP 12.12
151 rushes, 650 yards, 4.3 avg, 4 TDs
25 receptions, 270 yards, 0 TDs
Total: 920 yards, 4 TDs for 116 fantasy points in non-PPR, 141 in PPR
Now that's what I call value. No doubt MAroney sees a large increase but the point is that you label Maroney a future stud while completely discounting Washington. I'm not saying that Washington will be as good as Maroney - just that you should look a little deeper at his numbers and re-think your initial opinion on if he should be worth of a spot on your roster. I'm grabbing him in every league I can in the 12th round. You could do much worse that late.
notapplicable
Footballguy
Ugh, just drafted TJ as my 3rd RB last night... 
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Having Leon Washington on your team is like having an ugly wife that is a great cook. You want to keep her, but you don't want to show her to anyone.Leon Washington is a joke. If you actually think he is going to help your team then your team is worse than you think.Secondly, the injury is a strain...it's a nice excuse to rest for the remainderof the preseason. nough said.Joey Harrington is the very definition of a backup QB. Nothing to worry about Vick owners.
NY/NJMFDIVER
Footballguy
Fair enough, but a 29 year old with leg dings isn't much different than a 30 or 31 year old with leg dings to me. The point is, he's not 24, 25, 26 and closer to the point of NFL RB attrition. My interest in Neon Leon remains.
Reaper
Footballguy
As bad as the Jets looked Friday night - Leon still "got his" Vs maybe the best Run defense in the league with an OL still in transition.He was one of the few bright spots.
Righetti
Footballguy
we need a :greatposting: smiley
Anthony Borbely
Footballguy
I think people are underestimating Leon Washington. If you saw him play last year...he was not the biggest or fastest, but he sure seemed to always make plays when he was on the field. He will eat into Thomas Jones' numbers some this year...not a full RBBC or anything, but enough to make a difference. It's not like Thomas Jones is a star or something. He is a good player, but not great.
Same here.Good news is, its 7 weeks from now until the first bye weeks. Hopefully TJ is healthy by then.Ugh, just drafted TJ as my 3rd RB last night...
kensat30
Footballguy
That's pretty funny. I seem to remember Leon 'getting his' last season as well whenever everyone else was sucking.Reaper said:whodeywhodey said:
Irish
Footballguy
Reaper
Footballguy
Right.Sounds like we agree....That's pretty funny. I seem to remember Leon 'getting his' last season as well whenever everyone else was sucking.Reaper said:whodeywhodey said:As bad as the Jets looked Friday night - Leon still "got his" Vs maybe the best Run defense in the league with an OL still in transition.He was one of the few bright spots.
The guy is good.
einstein2u
Footballguy
If he was so good....they wouldn't have brought in TJ. He might make a decent RB4....but i won't want to rely on him week in, week out.
Irish
Footballguy
If Priest Holmes was so good then Balt wouldn't have left him go either.
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
Yep, lots of faulty anti-Washington logic 'round here.
einstein2u
Footballguy
good news i hope:
Jets RB Thomas Jones missed the Minnesota game because of a strained right calf but expects to be ready for the season. In fact, he has begun working his legs on the exercise bike, something he wasn't doing in the first few days following his injury, which was suffered on Aug. 12, according to The Sports Xchange.
(Updated 08/21/2007).
Jets RB Thomas Jones missed the Minnesota game because of a strained right calf but expects to be ready for the season. In fact, he has begun working his legs on the exercise bike, something he wasn't doing in the first few days following his injury, which was suffered on Aug. 12, according to The Sports Xchange.
(Updated 08/21/2007).
