More Banjo, 2020 edition

[texaspackerbacker]

This highlights why we are so lucky to have Aaron Jones - just as good as a healthy Dalvin Cook, more durable - so far, with a whole lot better attitude and outlook - apparently. But it also illustrates the big risk of paying Jones a lot of money - when injury can kill the careers of RBs.

I'd pay Jones the big money, but with an "out" in case he gets injured - and get him a huge insurance policy against debilitating injury (can you do that without it hurting your salary cap?)

[pbmax]

There is hope:

Spotrac @spotrac
The list of RBS set to become UFAs after 2020 is loaded...

Derrick Henry
Dalvin Cook
Leonard Fournette
Kenyan Drake
Todd Gurley
Chris Carson
Aaron Jones
Marlon Mack
James Conner
Alvin Kamara
Joe Mixon
Matt Breida
James White
Kareem Hunt
Damien Williams

https://bit.ly/30lfxBi

[texaspackerbacker]

No Jamal Williams on the list? He's as good as several of those guys.

[bobblehead]

This highlights why we are so lucky to have Aaron Jones - just as good as a healthy Dalvin Cook, more durable - so far, with a whole lot better attitude and outlook - apparently. But it also illustrates the big risk of paying Jones a lot of money - when injury can kill the careers of RBs.

I'd pay Jones the big money, but with an "out" in case he gets injured - and get him a huge insurance policy against debilitating injury (can you do that without it hurting your salary cap?)

How about extending him right now. Tear up last year of his contract and give him 3 years for $24 million. 10 million of it signing bonus.

[pbmax]

No Jamal Williams on the list? He's as good as several of those guys.

Sometimes I wonder about you.

                                                                                           
                                                  Game                  Rush           Misc
Rk                Player From   To Draft  Tm  Lg  G GS Att  Yds  Y/A TD  Y/G  Yrs PB AP1 AV
1            Aaron Jones 2017 2019 5-182 GNB NFL 40 28 450 2260 5.02 28 56.5    3  0   0 21
2           Alvin Kamara 2017 2019  3-67 NOR NFL 45 25 485 2408 4.96 27 53.5    3  3   0 43
3          Derrick Henry 2017 2019  2-45 OTI NFL 47 29 694 3343 4.82 33 71.1    3  1   0 26
4           Kenyan Drake 2017 2019  3-73 TOT NFL 46 23 423 1996 4.72 15 43.4    3  0   0 21
5            Kareem Hunt 2017 2019  3-86 TOT NFL 35 30 496 2330 4.70 17 66.6    3  1   0 29
6    Christian McCaffrey 2017 2019   1-8 CAR NFL 48 42 623 2920 4.69 24 60.8    3  1   1 40
7            Dalvin Cook 2017 2019  2-41 MIN NFL 29 28 457 2104 4.60 17 72.6    3  1   0 24
8           Chris Carson 2017 2019 7-249 SEA NFL 33 32 574 2589 4.51 16 78.5    3  0   0 22
9        Ezekiel Elliott 2017 2019   1-4 DAL NFL 41 41 847 3774 4.46 25 92.0    3  2   0 36
10           Marlon Mack 2017 2019 4-143 CLT NFL 40 22 535 2357 4.41 20 58.9    3  0   0 19
11          James Conner 2017 2019 3-105 PIT NFL 37 22 363 1581 4.36 16 42.7    3  1   0 16
12             Joe Mixon 2017 2019  2-48 CIN NFL 44 35 693 2931 4.23 17 66.6    3  0   0 25
13         Jordan Howard 2017 2019 5-150 TOT NFL 42 35 645 2582 4.00 24 61.5    3  0   0 17
14     Leonard Fournette 2017 2019   1-4 JAX NFL 36 36 666 2631 3.95 17 73.1    3  0   0 21
15       Jamaal Williams 2017 2019 4-134 GNB NFL 46 17 381 1480 3.88  8 32.2    3  0   0 16

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 6/9/2020.

[pbmax]

If you sort by AV (average value), it hurts Jones but doesn't help Williams. Jones just doesn't have the catches some of the others do.

                                                                                           
                                                  Game                  Rush           Misc
Rk                Player From   To Draft  Tm  Lg  G GS Att  Yds  Y/A TD  Y/G  Yrs PB AP1 AV
1           Alvin Kamara 2017 2019  3-67 NOR NFL 45 25 485 2408 4.96 27 53.5    3  3   0 43
2    Christian McCaffrey 2017 2019   1-8 CAR NFL 48 42 623 2920 4.69 24 60.8    3  1   1 40
3        Ezekiel Elliott 2017 2019   1-4 DAL NFL 41 41 847 3774 4.46 25 92.0    3  2   0 36
4            Kareem Hunt 2017 2019  3-86 TOT NFL 35 30 496 2330 4.70 17 66.6    3  1   0 29
5          Derrick Henry 2017 2019  2-45 OTI NFL 47 29 694 3343 4.82 33 71.1    3  1   0 26
6              Joe Mixon 2017 2019  2-48 CIN NFL 44 35 693 2931 4.23 17 66.6    3  0   0 25
7            Dalvin Cook 2017 2019  2-41 MIN NFL 29 28 457 2104 4.60 17 72.6    3  1   0 24
8           Chris Carson 2017 2019 7-249 SEA NFL 33 32 574 2589 4.51 16 78.5    3  0   0 22
9            Aaron Jones 2017 2019 5-182 GNB NFL 40 28 450 2260 5.02 28 56.5    3  0   0 21
10          Kenyan Drake 2017 2019  3-73 TOT NFL 46 23 423 1996 4.72 15 43.4    3  0   0 21
11     Leonard Fournette 2017 2019   1-4 JAX NFL 36 36 666 2631 3.95 17 73.1    3  0   0 21
12           Marlon Mack 2017 2019 4-143 CLT NFL 40 22 535 2357 4.41 20 58.9    3  0   0 19
13         Jordan Howard 2017 2019 5-150 TOT NFL 42 35 645 2582 4.00 24 61.5    3  0   0 17
14          James Conner 2017 2019 3-105 PIT NFL 37 22 363 1581 4.36 16 42.7    3  1   0 16
15       Jamaal Williams 2017 2019 4-134 GNB NFL 46 17 381 1480 3.88  8 32.2    3  0   0 16

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 6/9/2020.

[Zool]

It's the 3.8/rush that really sells you on Williams. He's a decent pass catcher, a plus pass blocker, and a minus runner. He has the shiftiness of Darryl Thompson in the open field. He's a good #2 back.

[RashanGary]

It's the 3.8/rush that really sells you on Williams. He's a decent pass catcher, a plus pass blocker, and a minus runner. He has the shiftiness of Darryl Thompson in the open field. He's a good #2 back.

For sure. 3rd down skillset.

Catches the ball well
Crafty setting up screens
Crafty setting up routes
Good blocker
Smart

Perfect 3rd down back.

If he has it in him to be a good run blocker, like a FB, I could see a scenerio where the two back sets of Williams and Jones that we saw last year are used quite a bit more this year. I've said before, I think Williams is our fifth best "right now" skill player this year. I want to see a little more of him

[mraynrand]

Sometimes I wonder about you.

"sometimes"

[texaspackerbacker]

Sometimes I wonder about you.

                                                                                           
                                                  Game                  Rush           Misc
Rk                Player From   To Draft  Tm  Lg  G GS Att  Yds  Y/A TD  Y/G  Yrs PB AP1 AV
1            Aaron Jones 2017 2019 5-182 GNB NFL 40 28 450 2260 5.02 28 56.5    3  0   0 21
2           Alvin Kamara 2017 2019  3-67 NOR NFL 45 25 485 2408 4.96 27 53.5    3  3   0 43
3          Derrick Henry 2017 2019  2-45 OTI NFL 47 29 694 3343 4.82 33 71.1    3  1   0 26
4           Kenyan Drake 2017 2019  3-73 TOT NFL 46 23 423 1996 4.72 15 43.4    3  0   0 21
5            Kareem Hunt 2017 2019  3-86 TOT NFL 35 30 496 2330 4.70 17 66.6    3  1   0 29
6    Christian McCaffrey 2017 2019   1-8 CAR NFL 48 42 623 2920 4.69 24 60.8    3  1   1 40
7            Dalvin Cook 2017 2019  2-41 MIN NFL 29 28 457 2104 4.60 17 72.6    3  1   0 24
8           Chris Carson 2017 2019 7-249 SEA NFL 33 32 574 2589 4.51 16 78.5    3  0   0 22
9        Ezekiel Elliott 2017 2019   1-4 DAL NFL 41 41 847 3774 4.46 25 92.0    3  2   0 36
10           Marlon Mack 2017 2019 4-143 CLT NFL 40 22 535 2357 4.41 20 58.9    3  0   0 19
11          James Conner 2017 2019 3-105 PIT NFL 37 22 363 1581 4.36 16 42.7    3  1   0 16
12             Joe Mixon 2017 2019  2-48 CIN NFL 44 35 693 2931 4.23 17 66.6    3  0   0 25
13         Jordan Howard 2017 2019 5-150 TOT NFL 42 35 645 2582 4.00 24 61.5    3  0   0 17
14     Leonard Fournette 2017 2019   1-4 JAX NFL 36 36 666 2631 3.95 17 73.1    3  0   0 21
15       Jamaal Williams 2017 2019 4-134 GNB NFL 46 17 381 1480 3.88  8 32.2    3  0   0 16

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 6/9/2020.

Well, he wasn't on the list in post #17 above hahahaha.