Who are the more notable available free agent running backs?

by Kirkendall on Jun 12, 2008 8:36 PM EDT in Analysis Comment 2 comments

With the unknown nature of DeDe Dorsey's injury, Chris Perry's unknown health and Kenny Irons obviously out for awhile, the team could be seeing an issue with depth at running back. Let me be clear, real quick: this is June and Dorsey and Perry have time to recover; so the team might be best served taking a wait and see with those recoveries. Furthermore, I have no problem with the team giving shots to undrafted free agent running backs they've signed.

But because there stands a chance (like 2%) that the Bengals may go to the free agency market to sign a running back. Hashmarks lists the more noted backs that I'm convinced ALL of you will say "pass".

Shaun Alexander
Kevin Jones
Travis Henry
Ron Dayne
Cedric Benson

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In order:

old and slow
possible but injury prone
trouble
old and slow
behaviorally, a Viking.

Going by that, maybe Jones- though there is that Detroit/Millen taint to him. ;-)

by IgnatiusJReilly on Jun 12, 2008 11:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, let me take a shot at that one, too...

In order:

Only with Hutch’s right buttock to run behind
Hmm…fra-JEE-lay. He must be Italian!
Only if we want to help him pay his NINE child support checks every month!
Only if we put a big W back on his helmet, plus give him a chop-blocking O-Line (NOT!)
Only if we can get in the DeLorean, fire up the flux capacitor and keep him from becoming a head case.

by TheWalrus1971 on Jun 13, 2008 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs