Super Bowl XLI: Bears vs. Colts, Sun 2/4, 5:30 pm CT

[CuseCubFan69]

And he probably won't be worth much in the trade market.

 

Probably not a first rounder, but he might get you a 2nd rounder. I wonder if any team would be interested in Jones and Wale together.

 

How old is Jones? I wouldn't trade much for a backup RB as they are probably the easiest thing to find.

 

Well, he's a starter.

 

How did the carries by each Bear RB breakdown?

[BigSlick]

And he probably won't be worth much in the trade market.

 

Probably not a first rounder, but he might get you a 2nd rounder. I wonder if any team would be interested in Jones and Wale together.

 

How old is Jones? I wouldn't trade much for a backup RB as they are probably the easiest thing to find.

 

Jones came into the league the same year as Urlacher, so he has been around a little while. I think he is definitly worth a #2 though. He is not a back-up running back. He would start for a lot of teams. 1300-1400 yard running backs are not that common. He did it last year, and he would have done it this year, but the Bears gave Benson a lot of carries towards the end of the season.

 

Also if he can play well next Sunday and the Bears win the Super Bowl, his value goes up. The demand always seems to be higher for guys coming off a Super Bowl win. I think Wale can get us a 2nd round pick as well.

 

Why would we trade Adewale anyway? We need to reach a decision on Alex Brown at least, this guy seems to get by getting 5 sacks a year, and 4 of them are against the Giants.

[Soul]

CBS Sportline's 2 best forecasters -- Prisco and Davis -- both have Indy. But---Prisco picked the Saints last week and Seattle the week before, so he's an obvious Bear-hater and it's bringing down his record. Davis' picks look fairly solid, but he also had Seattle beating the Bears. He came back and picked us last week though.

 

Harmon's been OK, but he missed on the Pats/Indy pick last week and also missed on the Indy/Bal pick and had Philly over NO. Not all that great.

 

Accuscore also missed the Pats/Indy pick last week, as well as the Ravens/Colts and Chargers/Pats games from the week before. I think it's pretty safe to say Accuscore is 50/50 at best, which means it's useless.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

And he probably won't be worth much in the trade market.

 

Probably not a first rounder, but he might get you a 2nd rounder. I wonder if any team would be interested in Jones and Wale together.

 

How old is Jones? I wouldn't trade much for a backup RB as they are probably the easiest thing to find.

 

Jones came into the league the same year as Urlacher, so he has been around a little while. I think he is definitly worth a #2 though. He is not a back-up running back. He would start for a lot of teams. 1300-1400 yard running backs are not that common. He did it last year, and he would have done it this year, but the Bears gave Benson a lot of carries towards the end of the season.

 

Also if he can play well next Sunday and the Bears win the Super Bowl, his value goes up. The demand always seems to be higher for guys coming off a Super Bowl win. I think Wale can get us a 2nd round pick as well.

 

Why would we trade Adewale anyway? We need to reach a decision on Alex Brown at least, this guy seems to get by getting 5 sacks a year, and 4 of them are against the Giants.

 

We need both of them and Anderson next season.

[CubColtPacer]

CBS Sportline's 2 best forecasters -- Prisco and Davis -- both have Indy. But---Prisco picked the Saints last week and Seattle the week before, so he's an obvious Bear-hater and it's bringing down his record. Davis' picks look fairly solid, but he also had Seattle beating the Bears. He came back and picked us last week though.

 

Harmon's been OK, but he missed on the Pats/Indy pick last week and also missed on the Indy/Bal pick and had Philly over NO. Not all that great.

 

Accuscore also missed the Pats/Indy pick last week, as well as the Ravens/Colts and Chargers/Pats games from the week before. I think it's pretty safe to say Accuscore is 50/50 at best, which means it's useless.

 

A large part of that is simply the variability of pro football. Look at the Bears/Seahawks games and Colts/Patriots games for example. Did the Bears and the Colts really prove they were the better team? They deserve to go and possibly be called champions, definitely. At the same time, both of those games were so close that 1 play changed the outcome of the game entirely-when that's the case with teams, it's hard to say that somebody was really off by picking the other side. Isn't it amazing to think that if just 1 or 2 very small things go differently, this could be say a Chargers-Saints SB? I can tell you one thing, I'm glad that for this year, those things did not go differently :D.

[Banedon]

And he probably won't be worth much in the trade market.

 

Probably not a first rounder, but he might get you a 2nd rounder. I wonder if any team would be interested in Jones and Wale together.

 

How old is Jones? I wouldn't trade much for a backup RB as they are probably the easiest thing to find.

 

Well, he's a starter.

 

How did the carries by each Bear RB breakdown?

 

Thomas Jones had 296 carries for 1210 yards in the regular season.

 

Cedric Benson had 157 carries for 647 yards in the regular season.

 

There's a steep drop off after that. In the postseason, TJ has 40 carries, while Ced has 36, so it's much more even, but TJ has a 4.7ypc while Ced only has 2.9.

[dew1679666265]

And he probably won't be worth much in the trade market.

 

Probably not a first rounder, but he might get you a 2nd rounder. I wonder if any team would be interested in Jones and Wale together.

 

How old is Jones? I wouldn't trade much for a backup RB as they are probably the easiest thing to find.

 

Jones came into the league the same year as Urlacher, so he has been around a little while. I think he is definitly worth a #2 though. He is not a back-up running back. He would start for a lot of teams. 1300-1400 yard running backs are not that common. He did it last year, and he would have done it this year, but the Bears gave Benson a lot of carries towards the end of the season.

 

Also if he can play well next Sunday and the Bears win the Super Bowl, his value goes up. The demand always seems to be higher for guys coming off a Super Bowl win. I think Wale can get us a 2nd round pick as well.

 

I doubt Jones draws a second round pick. He compares very favorably to Travis Henry, who is the same age and came into the league a year after Jones.

Jones' career numbers are 5,384 yards and 34 TDs and his best three seasons were (all w/Bears) 948, 1335 and 1210 yards.

Henry's career numbers are 5,395 yards and 34 TDs and his best three seasons (2 w/Bills and this year w/Titans) were 1438, 1356 and 1211 yards.

The Titans gave a third round pick and we paid much more than anybody was offering because we didn't want the Jags to acquire him. I think I recall the Jags being the top bidder before us, offering a fourth (I think).

The only reason Jones might draw more is that the Bills had Willis McGahee and Henry was clearly the backup, Jones, while not clearly the backup, is being forced out by Benson. Both are starter material without much question, though I view Henry as slightly better.

[Soul]

CBS Sportline's 2 best forecasters -- Prisco and Davis -- both have Indy. But---Prisco picked the Saints last week and Seattle the week before, so he's an obvious Bear-hater and it's bringing down his record. Davis' picks look fairly solid, but he also had Seattle beating the Bears. He came back and picked us last week though.

 

Harmon's been OK, but he missed on the Pats/Indy pick last week and also missed on the Indy/Bal pick and had Philly over NO. Not all that great.

 

Accuscore also missed the Pats/Indy pick last week, as well as the Ravens/Colts and Chargers/Pats games from the week before. I think it's pretty safe to say Accuscore is 50/50 at best, which means it's useless.

 

A large part of that is simply the variability of pro football. Look at the Bears/Seahawks games and Colts/Patriots games for example. Did the Bears and the Colts really prove they were the better team? They deserve to go and possibly be called champions, definitely. At the same time, both of those games were so close that 1 play changed the outcome of the game entirely-when that's the case with teams, it's hard to say that somebody was really off by picking the other side. Isn't it amazing to think that if just 1 or 2 very small things go differently, this could be say a Chargers-Saints SB? I can tell you one thing, I'm glad that for this year, those things did not go differently :D.

 

I guess the point is, predictions and prognostications are for all intents and purposes completely useless.

 

As for proving you are the better team-----that's not the object of any sport, really. The object is to win the games necessary to become champions, any way you possibly can. By hook or crook, as they say. 8-)

 

I personally feel the Colts and the Bears are both very deserving of being in the Super Bowl.

[Banedon]

CBS Sportline's 2 best forecasters -- Prisco and Davis -- both have Indy. But---Prisco picked the Saints last week and Seattle the week before, so he's an obvious Bear-hater and it's bringing down his record. Davis' picks look fairly solid, but he also had Seattle beating the Bears. He came back and picked us last week though.

 

Harmon's been OK, but he missed on the Pats/Indy pick last week and also missed on the Indy/Bal pick and had Philly over NO. Not all that great.

 

Accuscore also missed the Pats/Indy pick last week, as well as the Ravens/Colts and Chargers/Pats games from the week before. I think it's pretty safe to say Accuscore is 50/50 at best, which means it's useless.

 

A large part of that is simply the variability of pro football. Look at the Bears/Seahawks games and Colts/Patriots games for example. Did the Bears and the Colts really prove they were the better team? They deserve to go and possibly be called champions, definitely. At the same time, both of those games were so close that 1 play changed the outcome of the game entirely-when that's the case with teams, it's hard to say that somebody was really off by picking the other side. Isn't it amazing to think that if just 1 or 2 very small things go differently, this could be say a Chargers-Saints SB? I can tell you one thing, I'm glad that for this year, those things did not go differently :D.

 

What "very small thing" makes up a 25 point difference in the Saints game? The Seahawks have much more of a case for what you're talking about than New Orleans.

[CubColtPacer]

And he probably won't be worth much in the trade market.

 

Probably not a first rounder, but he might get you a 2nd rounder. I wonder if any team would be interested in Jones and Wale together.

 

How old is Jones? I wouldn't trade much for a backup RB as they are probably the easiest thing to find.

 

Jones came into the league the same year as Urlacher, so he has been around a little while. I think he is definitly worth a #2 though. He is not a back-up running back. He would start for a lot of teams. 1300-1400 yard running backs are not that common. He did it last year, and he would have done it this year, but the Bears gave Benson a lot of carries towards the end of the season.

 

Also if he can play well next Sunday and the Bears win the Super Bowl, his value goes up. The demand always seems to be higher for guys coming off a Super Bowl win. I think Wale can get us a 2nd round pick as well.

 

I doubt Jones draws a second round pick. He compares very favorably to Travis Henry, who is the same age and came into the league a year after Jones.

Jones' career numbers are 5,384 yards and 34 TDs and his best three seasons were (all w/Bears) 948, 1335 and 1210 yards.

Henry's career numbers are 5,395 yards and 34 TDs and his best three seasons (2 w/Bills and this year w/Titans) were 1438, 1356 and 1211 yards.

The Titans gave a third round pick and we paid much more than anybody was offering because we didn't want the Jags to acquire him. I think I recall the Jags being the top bidder before us, offering a fourth (I think).

The only reason Jones might draw more is that the Bills had Willis McGahee and Henry was clearly the backup, Jones, while not clearly the backup, is being forced out by Benson. Both are starter material without much question, though I view Henry as slightly better.

 

Agreed-especially since there were rumors that the Colts couldn't even get a second round pick for Edgerrin when he was trying to work out his own trade a little while ago-I doubt it's changed that much then to let Thomas Jones a 2nd rounder. The highest pick I think in a long while for a RB was a late 2nd for Dillon while in his late prime.

[CubColtPacer]

CBS Sportline's 2 best forecasters -- Prisco and Davis -- both have Indy. But---Prisco picked the Saints last week and Seattle the week before, so he's an obvious Bear-hater and it's bringing down his record. Davis' picks look fairly solid, but he also had Seattle beating the Bears. He came back and picked us last week though.

 

Harmon's been OK, but he missed on the Pats/Indy pick last week and also missed on the Indy/Bal pick and had Philly over NO. Not all that great.

 

Accuscore also missed the Pats/Indy pick last week, as well as the Ravens/Colts and Chargers/Pats games from the week before. I think it's pretty safe to say Accuscore is 50/50 at best, which means it's useless.

 

A large part of that is simply the variability of pro football. Look at the Bears/Seahawks games and Colts/Patriots games for example. Did the Bears and the Colts really prove they were the better team? They deserve to go and possibly be called champions, definitely. At the same time, both of those games were so close that 1 play changed the outcome of the game entirely-when that's the case with teams, it's hard to say that somebody was really off by picking the other side. Isn't it amazing to think that if just 1 or 2 very small things go differently, this could be say a Chargers-Saints SB? I can tell you one thing, I'm glad that for this year, those things did not go differently :D.

 

What "very small thing" makes up a 25 point difference in the Saints game? The Seahawks have much more of a case for what you're talking about than New Orleans.

 

I'm saying that the Seahwaks beat the Bears, and then I believe the Saints beat the Seahawks due to the matchups. That's why I didn't put the Seahawks in my Super Bowl matchup.

[CubColtPacer]

CBS Sportline's 2 best forecasters -- Prisco and Davis -- both have Indy. But---Prisco picked the Saints last week and Seattle the week before, so he's an obvious Bear-hater and it's bringing down his record. Davis' picks look fairly solid, but he also had Seattle beating the Bears. He came back and picked us last week though.

 

Harmon's been OK, but he missed on the Pats/Indy pick last week and also missed on the Indy/Bal pick and had Philly over NO. Not all that great.

 

Accuscore also missed the Pats/Indy pick last week, as well as the Ravens/Colts and Chargers/Pats games from the week before. I think it's pretty safe to say Accuscore is 50/50 at best, which means it's useless.

 

A large part of that is simply the variability of pro football. Look at the Bears/Seahawks games and Colts/Patriots games for example. Did the Bears and the Colts really prove they were the better team? They deserve to go and possibly be called champions, definitely. At the same time, both of those games were so close that 1 play changed the outcome of the game entirely-when that's the case with teams, it's hard to say that somebody was really off by picking the other side. Isn't it amazing to think that if just 1 or 2 very small things go differently, this could be say a Chargers-Saints SB? I can tell you one thing, I'm glad that for this year, those things did not go differently :D.

 

I guess the point is, predictions and prognostications are for all intents and purposes completely useless.

 

As for proving you are the better team-----that's not the object of any sport, really. The object is to win the games necessary to become champions, any way you possibly can. By hook or crook, as they say. 8-)

 

I personally feel the Colts and the Bears are both very deserving of being in the Super Bowl.

 

Oh, I definitely agree that they are deserving-and you're correct, in a sport like football, predictions really mean nothing. There's too many variables during the game that can twist it around, and in a 1 game situation those variables become crucial to deciding the winner.

[Soul]

I'd be overjoyed with a 3rd for TJ. Benson can do the job as of right now, and I believe better than TJ.

 

But none of that really matters. I like TJ, always have, but business is business and a 3rd rounder can be viewed as a potential Lance Briggs (who was a 3rd round pick).

[CuseCubFan69]

And he probably won't be worth much in the trade market.

 

Probably not a first rounder, but he might get you a 2nd rounder. I wonder if any team would be interested in Jones and Wale together.

 

How old is Jones? I wouldn't trade much for a backup RB as they are probably the easiest thing to find.

 

Well, he's a starter.

 

How did the carries by each Bear RB breakdown?

 

Thomas Jones had 296 carries for 1210 yards in the regular season.

 

Cedric Benson had 157 carries for 647 yards in the regular season.

 

There's a steep drop off after that. In the postseason, TJ has 40 carries, while Ced has 36, so it's much more even, but TJ has a 4.7ypc while Ced only has 2.9.

 

Thanks. I think the Bears could replace his production easy enough. He does seem to have stepped it up a bit in the playoffs but I have also seen some huge holes that the line has given him.

[dew1679666265]

And he probably won't be worth much in the trade market.

 

Probably not a first rounder, but he might get you a 2nd rounder. I wonder if any team would be interested in Jones and Wale together.

 

How old is Jones? I wouldn't trade much for a backup RB as they are probably the easiest thing to find.

 

Jones came into the league the same year as Urlacher, so he has been around a little while. I think he is definitly worth a #2 though. He is not a back-up running back. He would start for a lot of teams. 1300-1400 yard running backs are not that common. He did it last year, and he would have done it this year, but the Bears gave Benson a lot of carries towards the end of the season.

 

Also if he can play well next Sunday and the Bears win the Super Bowl, his value goes up. The demand always seems to be higher for guys coming off a Super Bowl win. I think Wale can get us a 2nd round pick as well.

 

I doubt Jones draws a second round pick. He compares very favorably to Travis Henry, who is the same age and came into the league a year after Jones.

Jones' career numbers are 5,384 yards and 34 TDs and his best three seasons were (all w/Bears) 948, 1335 and 1210 yards.

Henry's career numbers are 5,395 yards and 34 TDs and his best three seasons (2 w/Bills and this year w/Titans) were 1438, 1356 and 1211 yards.

The Titans gave a third round pick and we paid much more than anybody was offering because we didn't want the Jags to acquire him. I think I recall the Jags being the top bidder before us, offering a fourth (I think).

The only reason Jones might draw more is that the Bills had Willis McGahee and Henry was clearly the backup, Jones, while not clearly the backup, is being forced out by Benson. Both are starter material without much question, though I view Henry as slightly better.

 

Agreed-especially since there were rumors that the Colts couldn't even get a second round pick for Edgerrin when he was trying to work out his own trade a little while ago-I doubt it's changed that much then to let Thomas Jones a 2nd rounder. The highest pick I think in a long while for a RB was a late 2nd for Dillon while in his late prime.

 

Yeah, Edgerrin's better than Henry or Jones and he couldn't even draw a second. I could see a third for Jones, but more likely a fourth. It's simply too easy to find a solid running back.

[Banedon]

CBS Sportline's 2 best forecasters -- Prisco and Davis -- both have Indy. But---Prisco picked the Saints last week and Seattle the week before, so he's an obvious Bear-hater and it's bringing down his record. Davis' picks look fairly solid, but he also had Seattle beating the Bears. He came back and picked us last week though.

 

Harmon's been OK, but he missed on the Pats/Indy pick last week and also missed on the Indy/Bal pick and had Philly over NO. Not all that great.

 

Accuscore also missed the Pats/Indy pick last week, as well as the Ravens/Colts and Chargers/Pats games from the week before. I think it's pretty safe to say Accuscore is 50/50 at best, which means it's useless.

 

A large part of that is simply the variability of pro football. Look at the Bears/Seahawks games and Colts/Patriots games for example. Did the Bears and the Colts really prove they were the better team? They deserve to go and possibly be called champions, definitely. At the same time, both of those games were so close that 1 play changed the outcome of the game entirely-when that's the case with teams, it's hard to say that somebody was really off by picking the other side. Isn't it amazing to think that if just 1 or 2 very small things go differently, this could be say a Chargers-Saints SB? I can tell you one thing, I'm glad that for this year, those things did not go differently :D.

 

What "very small thing" makes up a 25 point difference in the Saints game? The Seahawks have much more of a case for what you're talking about than New Orleans.

 

I'm saying that the Seahwaks beat the Bears, and then I believe the Saints beat the Seahawks due to the matchups. That's why I didn't put the Seahawks in my Super Bowl matchup.

 

Fair enough, although I think the very thing you're discussing means you can't make that assumption about the Saints beating the Seahawks. The Seahawks came very close to beating the Bears, who stomped the Saints.

 

I do get your point though. That's really just the nature of sports though. That's how an 83 win team wins the World Series. Did the Cardinals prove that they were a better team, or did were they simply hot at the right time? If Detroit doesn't make some of those pitching errors, what happens then?

[dew1679666265]

And he probably won't be worth much in the trade market.

 

Probably not a first rounder, but he might get you a 2nd rounder. I wonder if any team would be interested in Jones and Wale together.

 

How old is Jones? I wouldn't trade much for a backup RB as they are probably the easiest thing to find.

 

Well, he's a starter.

 

How did the carries by each Bear RB breakdown?

 

Thomas Jones had 296 carries for 1210 yards in the regular season.

 

Cedric Benson had 157 carries for 647 yards in the regular season.

 

There's a steep drop off after that. In the postseason, TJ has 40 carries, while Ced has 36, so it's much more even, but TJ has a 4.7ypc while Ced only has 2.9.

 

Thanks. I think the Bears could replace his production easy enough. He does seem to have stepped it up a bit in the playoffs but I have also seen some huge holes that the line has given him.

 

It would actually be Benson's production that the Bears would have to replace. If Jones is dealt, I could see Benson coming near or matching Jones' numbers from last year. The key would be finding a solid backup to match Benson's 647 yards.

[Banedon]

And he probably won't be worth much in the trade market.

 

Probably not a first rounder, but he might get you a 2nd rounder. I wonder if any team would be interested in Jones and Wale together.

 

How old is Jones? I wouldn't trade much for a backup RB as they are probably the easiest thing to find.

 

Well, he's a starter.

 

How did the carries by each Bear RB breakdown?

 

Thomas Jones had 296 carries for 1210 yards in the regular season.

 

Cedric Benson had 157 carries for 647 yards in the regular season.

 

There's a steep drop off after that. In the postseason, TJ has 40 carries, while Ced has 36, so it's much more even, but TJ has a 4.7ypc while Ced only has 2.9.

 

Thanks. I think the Bears could replace his production easy enough. He does seem to have stepped it up a bit in the playoffs but I have also seen some huge holes that the line has given him.

 

It would actually be Benson's production that the Bears would have to replace. If Jones is dealt, I could see Benson coming near or matching Jones' numbers from last year. The key would be finding a solid backup to match Benson's 647 yards.

 

Or Benson would have to be damn near 2000 yds. Which seems likely... 8-[

Edited January 24, 2007 by Banedon

[Soul]

They're everywhere, true.

 

Teams pick up guys off the street and they put up numbers. Running back is so dependent on the blocking of the OLine. That's one of the reasons I initially didn't like the Benson pick all that much.

[goonys evil twin]

And he probably won't be worth much in the trade market.

 

Probably not a first rounder, but he might get you a 2nd rounder. I wonder if any team would be interested in Jones and Wale together.

 

How old is Jones? I wouldn't trade much for a backup RB as they are probably the easiest thing to find.

 

Well, he's a starter.

 

How did the carries by each Bear RB breakdown?

 

TJ - 296

CB - 157

AP - 10

[dew1679666265]

CBS Sportline's 2 best forecasters -- Prisco and Davis -- both have Indy. But---Prisco picked the Saints last week and Seattle the week before, so he's an obvious Bear-hater and it's bringing down his record. Davis' picks look fairly solid, but he also had Seattle beating the Bears. He came back and picked us last week though.

 

Harmon's been OK, but he missed on the Pats/Indy pick last week and also missed on the Indy/Bal pick and had Philly over NO. Not all that great.

 

Accuscore also missed the Pats/Indy pick last week, as well as the Ravens/Colts and Chargers/Pats games from the week before. I think it's pretty safe to say Accuscore is 50/50 at best, which means it's useless.

 

A large part of that is simply the variability of pro football. Look at the Bears/Seahawks games and Colts/Patriots games for example. Did the Bears and the Colts really prove they were the better team? They deserve to go and possibly be called champions, definitely. At the same time, both of those games were so close that 1 play changed the outcome of the game entirely-when that's the case with teams, it's hard to say that somebody was really off by picking the other side. Isn't it amazing to think that if just 1 or 2 very small things go differently, this could be say a Chargers-Saints SB? I can tell you one thing, I'm glad that for this year, those things did not go differently :D.

 

What "very small thing" makes up a 25 point difference in the Saints game? The Seahawks have much more of a case for what you're talking about than New Orleans.

 

I'm saying that the Seahwaks beat the Bears, and then I believe the Saints beat the Seahawks due to the matchups. That's why I didn't put the Seahawks in my Super Bowl matchup.

 

Fair enough, although I think the very thing you're discussing means you can't make that assumption about the Saints beating the Seahawks. The Seahawks came very close to beating the Bears, who stomped the Saints.

 

I do get your point though. That's really just the nature of sports though. That's how an 83 win team wins the World Series. Did the Cardinals prove that they were a better team, or did were they simply hot at the right time? If Detroit doesn't make some of those pitching errors, what happens then?

 

Florida was nowhere near the best team in college football last season, but they were also unquestionably (as much as I hate to say it) the most deserving to be National Champions.

The key in sports is not to match up the two best, it's matching up the two most deserving.

[dew1679666265]

And he probably won't be worth much in the trade market.

 

Probably not a first rounder, but he might get you a 2nd rounder. I wonder if any team would be interested in Jones and Wale together.

 

How old is Jones? I wouldn't trade much for a backup RB as they are probably the easiest thing to find.

 

Well, he's a starter.

 

How did the carries by each Bear RB breakdown?

 

Thomas Jones had 296 carries for 1210 yards in the regular season.

 

Cedric Benson had 157 carries for 647 yards in the regular season.

 

There's a steep drop off after that. In the postseason, TJ has 40 carries, while Ced has 36, so it's much more even, but TJ has a 4.7ypc while Ced only has 2.9.

 

Thanks. I think the Bears could replace his production easy enough. He does seem to have stepped it up a bit in the playoffs but I have also seen some huge holes that the line has given him.

 

It would actually be Benson's production that the Bears would have to replace. If Jones is dealt, I could see Benson coming near or matching Jones' numbers from last year. The key would be finding a solid backup to match Benson's 647 yards.

 

Or Benson would have to be damn near 2000 yds. Which seems likely... 8-[

 

That o-line better step it up next year for that to happen. :)

I like Benson and think he could be a very good running back. Were it me in charge of the Bears, I'd let Jones go if he's not willing to take a backup role next year. It's time for Benson to take the feature back role.

[goonys evil twin]

It would actually be Benson's production that the Bears would have to replace. If Jones is dealt, I could see Benson coming near or matching Jones' numbers from last year. The key would be finding a solid backup to match Benson's 647 yards.

 

Or Benson would have to be damn near 2000 yds. Which seems likely... 8-[

 

I think Benson would eclipse what Jones did this year if he was a starter, which means his backup wouldn't have to match his 2006 production. Peterson could fill in that role. He racked up nearly 400 yards on 5.1 AVG in 2005 as a 3rd stringer. You could then find a late round pick who could give you another 100 over the course of a season.

[dew1679666265]

They're everywhere, true.

 

Teams pick up guys off the street and they put up numbers. Running back is so dependent on the blocking of the OLine. That's one of the reasons I initially didn't like the Benson pick all that much.

 

If you can pick up a great one, though, you've got something special. LT, Larry Johnson, etc. are special types of backs who aren't easily replaced. I don't have a problem when a team takes a running back high that it believes could be special.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

If the Bears do trade TJ (I think at best they can get a 3rd rounder for him), they do need to replace Benson's touches for next year with a RB with a similar style to Jones.