Kevin Jones

[Tarlam!]

Najeh Davenport was released by the Steelers.

OK, well, I think it's time to sell the farm.

[Brandon494]

I'm a big Virginia Tech fan and I've seen this Kevin play a lot in college. When he is healthy he would be a perfect fit for our zone blocking scheme because he is a good one cut runner. Only problem with him is that he does seem to dance alittle too much. He also has pretty good hands for a RB. I wouldnt sign him thought if he is not healthy.

[bobblehead]

Just for conversation's sake ... Is this something we're _seriously_ interested in or is it more of a for-face, Ryan-Grant-Contract slight leverage kind of thing?

I'll say the latter but only because of the former



(i love these "other smilies" !!)

I think its TT constantly looking at options to maximize team talent and create competition...nothing more.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

guy has a ton of talent if he heals up

i can't believe the lions dumped him. just one dumb move after another over there

League is full of guys with a ton of talent. Jones hasn't produced..for one reason or another.

Lions may be dumb..but getting rid of guy who can't even tote the ball 200 times a season, averages less than 4 yards a carry, misses 20-25% of the season....ain't that dumb.

QFT. Guy had 1100 yards in his rookie season with 240 carries. YPC since, 3.6, 3.8, 3.8 as his carries per season dropped every year. Guy has talent, but cant stay healthy. If he was a Packer, some people would be calling him soft and injury prone.

Yeah, they'd be calling him Deshawn Wynn!

[red]

Yeah, they'd be calling him Deshawn Wynn!

no, javon walker. a guy who flashes pro bowl talent for one year, but injuries limit him to meager numbers after that

[Fritz]

Najeh Davenport was released by the Steelers.

Oh, poop!

[DonHutson]

well, either its something to push grant, or the fluff pieces on jackson have been just that, fluff pieces, and the team isn't sold on him being the other guy

if we're even serious about getting him

Until Grant is signed, sealed, and delivered there's no harm in kicking anybody's tires. Even if Jackson is as good as advertised, I wouldn't be overly content with Wynn, Morency, or Herron as a primary backup. They're all #3's at best.

Grant signs, Jackson drops to #2 and these rumors go away.

[pbmax]

I agree with your caveat at the bottom, but I am pretty sure the doctor who treated Jones was aware of how fast pro athletes are capable of healing.

Hordes of top-tier athletes -- among them Troy Aikman, Charles Barkley, Roger Clemens, Allen Iverson, Bo Jackson, Michael Jordan, Jack Nicklaus, Emmitt Smith, John Smoltz and Doug Williams [Drew Brees as well] -- have made their way to his [Dr. James Andrews] practices in the Deep South, where he happened to land in the early 1970s at the dawn of modern sports medicine.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3024046

People who are in great shape going in and have all the time in the world to work on physical therapy tend to heal faster. He probably is doing pretty good and feeling quite capable....BUT that is a long way from being able to handle the rigors of playing RB in the NFL.