[quote name='Jon_Vilma' post='65215' date='Aug 18 2006, 09:26 PM'][quote name='david81' post='65210' date='Aug 18 2006, 09:20 PM'][quote name='Jon_Vilma' post='65205' date='Aug 18 2006, 09:16 PM'][quote name='david81' post='65200' date='Aug 18 2006, 09:11 PM']Thats very true but I dont think it mattered how good of run blockers the 49ers were when the opposin defense would stack the box cuz the 49ers had no one to throw to. So I guess the 49ers have a better run blocking line while the Jets have better receivers. But 3.7 YPC for Houston is nothin to be happy with either way.[/quote]Tomlinson has had 1 season with a 3.6 YPC and another with a 3.9 YPC....So?[/quote]Hmmm I guess I should feel great about Kevan Barlow's 3.3 YPC last season since Tomlinson had 3.6 YPC one season. Whatever makes you feel good about Houston buddy :thumbsup:[/quote]Hey, Michael Bennett had not one, but 2 seasons with a 5 + YPC average. Why don't the Jets trade for him?! [/quote]Because he's never been the same since his injuries, but if he goes back to his old form you should trade for him
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (david81 @ Aug 18 2006, 08:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Thats very true but I dont think it mattered how good of run blockers the 49ers were when the opposin defense would stack the box cuz the 49ers had no one to throw to. So I guess the 49ers have a better run blocking line while the Jets have better receivers. But 3.7 YPC for Houston is nothin to be happy with either way.</div>The problem was that Houston got his 3.7 YPC by breaking numerous tackles for a 3 yard gain. With a real offensive line that is capable of at least letting him get to the line of scrimmage before getting hit, things should be different with Houston.
By the way, speaking of more conspiracy theories<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>AJC BEATING THE BUSHES FOR THE BIRDS?Though the team won't talk about the possibility that running back T.J. Duckett will be traded, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that at least four franchises have contacted the Falcons regarding the availability of the 2002 first-rounder.The Jets are the only team identified by the AJC, and the paper names receiver Justin McCareins as the possible consideration.Other areas of need for the Falcons, according to the AJC, are safety, defensive tackle, and defensive end.During the draft, the Steelers offered late-round draft picks for Duckett, but the Falcons passed.Our take on the article? The AJC (which has a reputation for carrying the Falcons' water in a big jug balanced carefully on its head) has been enlisted by the home team to stir up the trade market. For example, there's no indication in the story that the Jets have offered McCareins or that the Falcons have asked for him. Our guess? The Falcons are using the AJC to let the Jets know that an offer of McCareins for Duckett would get the deal done.And we also believe that, because the AJC can't name the three other interested teams, there aren't three other interested teams. If the Steelers were still interested, they likely would have made another play for Duckett by now. Indeed, we've confirmed via a league source that, if there are other teams interested in Duckett, the Steelers aren't one of them.But who else needs a running back entering the last year of his contract? Maybe the Bears, if Cedric Benson's shoulder injury is more serious than advertised. The Redskins fall into that category too, if Clinton Portis won't be able to return for a while due to his own bum shoulder. Still, there's no indication that anyone other than the Jets is in the market for Duckett.In fact, we're of the opinion that the Jets recently played the "failed physical" card to void a trade with the Browns for tailback Lee Suggs because they caught wind of the possibility that Duckett could be had. Seth Wickersham of ESPN.com raised this possibility in his blog on Friday, and one of our readers sent an e-mail to us along those same lines this week.Either way, our sense is that the Falcons are warming up to the notion of getting something for Duckett and his $663,000 salary now in lieu of getting nothing when he hits the free agent market in March. The only risk they're taking is that, once Duckett is gone, all of the other running backs on the roster will drop like drunken flies.One last point -- Why in the hell didn't the Jets shake Duckett free from the Falcons when trading John Abraham to Atlanta? It would have been the perfect time to throw in a second-day pick in order to shore up an area of need at a time when no one but the Jets knew about Curtis Martin's knee problems.</div>http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nebkreb @ Aug 19 2006, 04:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>if we can get Duckett for McCAriens, we should do it</div>It would actually probably be more like McCariens and a 5th or 6th I'd think. Since they want a 3rd for Duckett.
