Bears Are Working To Keep Kevin Jones

by Adam T on Mar 1, 2009 12:26 PM CST

The Bears know they need to find a running back to spell Matt Forte. It appears the answer may have already been in a Bears uniform. The Bears have offered a contract to Kevin Jones. They may, however, have to wait to find out if he is coming back. Jones has received interest from the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

		Rushing						Receiving
	G	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/G	Avg	Lng	TD
2008 - Kevin Jones	10	34	109	10.9	3.2	16	0	2	5	0.5	2.5	3	0

'I've been telling you all along, and you may have thought, 'This kid is crazy,' during last year, I want to come back to the Bears,'' Jones said. ''I like the staff; I like all the teammates. If you want an example of what an NFL team should be like, the coaching staff, everything, that's it. I'd love to be back, but sometimes business gets in the way.

''It's a negotiation process, and I am making sure I am in the right situation. The Bears expressed interest and I want to be back, but we've got to hammer out the paperwork. We'll see what happens.''

I like the move. Last year Jones was coming off of knee surgery and could not have been 100% for most of the season. He was inactive late in the season due to injuries on the special teams. Later he asked to play with the ST to get some on field time and was a very good addition.

Jones would be battling Garrett Wolfe, who Angelo and Smith have said will get his shot, to get playing time when Forte is off the field. Jones is a better back than Wolfe and if he is healthy should easily win that battle.

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kinda want Wolfe to get the nod

Jones is better all around, but Wolfe’s speed changes things.

by No It All on Mar 1, 2009 12:53 PM CST reply actions

When they drafted Wolfe,I was really excited,but after seeing him in action,IMO he is not an NFL caliber player.Maybe as a receiver,but not as a running back.I prefer Jones in a heartbeat.

by older than dirt on Mar 2, 2009 1:57 PM CST up reply actions

With Wolfe

in the backfield the defences know it’s going to be a screen or a run wide, It’s too easy to key on him.

by luckie815 on Mar 1, 2009 1:11 PM CST reply actions

I'd rather spend a mid-late round pick on a rookie

dump Wolfe, and resign Jones. I don’t see that Wolfe is anywhere near complete enough to ever have a significant role.

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by tomas21 on Mar 1, 2009 1:13 PM CST reply actions

Wolfe has got blazing speed

and if used in the right way can be useful. As the fire part of our our version of earth, wind and fire if we draft PJ Hill to be the earth part is such a sceniero.

by Devin47 on Mar 1, 2009 3:22 PM CST up reply actions

true...

… but you need more than “blazing speed” to be a successful, or even useful, running back.

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by big_lowitzki on Mar 1, 2009 3:36 PM CST up reply actions

Good Move I am OK with it

But keep Wolfe too, I think he can work in a lot of situations. Esp. if you put both Wolfe and Forte on the field and split one out wide and stuff. Defenses would have to respect Wolfe’s speed and Forte’s ability as a receiver.

by Sam Householder on Mar 1, 2009 1:35 PM CST reply actions

The possibilites are endless...

if forte and wolfe are both in the backfield and both run short outs or even screens on the same play one will be wide open. dunno who is faster wolfe or Hester (gonna say hester) but its gotta be close. Forte is the man, so let him wear down the defense, then throw Wolfe’s speed at tired legs and they won’t be able to catch up

by No It All on Mar 1, 2009 2:39 PM CST up reply actions

I like his attitude

Jones said. ‘’I like the staff; I like all the teammates. If you want an example of what an NFL team should be like, the coaching staff, everything, that’s it. I’d love to be back, but sometimes business gets in the way.

Sometimes other issues are more important than money. I like his attitude and plus the experts (LOL) believed his type of knee injury usually take more than i year to heal completely.
I still hope the Bears are able to draft Ian Johnson (Boise State).

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by phastphil on Mar 1, 2009 1:38 PM CST reply actions

Also

He went to Lovie’s office and asked to play special teams. Gotta respect a guy who wants to contribute to his team.

by Spongie on Mar 1, 2009 9:21 PM CST up reply actions

Didn't know that

You do have to respect a man that went from a #1 RB to a backup askin his coach to play ST’s. I like that.

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by Acreman20 on Mar 1, 2009 11:47 PM CST up reply actions

Nice move

Kevin knows the playbook and should be 100% this year.

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by J Theory on Mar 1, 2009 1:58 PM CST reply actions

I agree...

I am thinking he can still be productive if he is healthy. Even if he only gets 6-8 carries a game… it will be enough to give Forte a breather, and give Jones the opportunity to show folks whether he still has it or not.

Things will get better as they improve...

by Dane Noble on Mar 1, 2009 8:24 PM CST up reply actions

Why don't they look at

getting Jay Cutler? That’d be quite the quarterback duel….and looks like Denver is shopping him all over the place.

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by Ugh It Live! on Mar 1, 2009 2:40 PM CST reply actions

WAS shopping him.

Who would they get to replace him?

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by bdalebs on Mar 1, 2009 7:21 PM CST up reply actions

Bringing Kevin Jones back solves a need

Fine by me if he comes back.

by BLou on Mar 1, 2009 6:46 PM CST reply actions

It doesn't really matter

unless Ron Turner uses him. 34 carries doesn’t do much for Forte or the offense. Wolfe is the same way. Why did Angelo burn a 3rd round pick on a guy they’re only going to get 5 catches and 5 carries a year out of? It doesn’t make sense to keep these guys for the special teams value, especially burning a high draft pick in Wolfe’s case. Unless Turner can utilize each one of these guys to their strengths (no more running Wolfe up the gut on your own goal line) then it doesn’t matter if they resign Jones and keep Wolfe because they won’t play anyway.

I was kinda hoping the Bears would go after Iowa’s LeShon Greene – the guy has a ton of potential and has speed and power like Forte. That combo could exhaust a defense.

by junkhorse on Mar 2, 2009 8:22 PM CST reply actions