he’s only had one season, albeit a very good one, but he still has to prove he can produce each year. Knee surgery does take closer to 2 years to completely come back from, which is close to where Jones is right now, so I can see him being the back everyone thought he would be coming out of school.

Just to play “devil’s advocate”, if they were both coming out of school right now, who would be higher rated back? Probably Jones. I know that doesn’t necessarily mean anything,. but my point is, when healthy, he is a legitimate #1 back in this league, so for us to have two #1’s is a really great thing. I’d like to see them split the time as evenly as possible, assuming they both perform up to expectations, to keep them both fresh and be ready for the playoffs. We can also throw Wolfe into the mix as a change of pace to keep the defenses off-balance.

There was a post a few weeks ago about going to a 17 or 18 game season, if/when that happens every team is going to need at least 2 “go to” backs jus to survive the grind.

Jones- 125
Forte- 275

I think a buck and a quarter would be just about right for KJ’s production next year. These numbers effectively reduce Forte’s carries by 13%, and probably does the same to his catches as well.

they intend to work Forte less this year.

Couple that with Cutler’s arm and all the off-season reports about the rejuvenated Jones, and I expect a big year for him in the #2 role.

I like the idea of him and Forte on the field at the same time—both threats to receive…

It should just open the playbook a little more for Turner and company (if that is even possible). Having 2 real #1 RB’s on your squad can never hurt, and we never want to run our workhorse (#22) into the ground so fast.
Heck, even having Wolfe and “The Other” AP available makes me feel even more confident in this year’s possibilities.
I hope #27 stays healthy and has a HUGE season, but then again, I think we ALL do!
Bear Down!

It seemed like Jone was a quicker back turning the corner outside the tackles as where Forte was much better between the guards. This is just a rough impression, based upon the fact that I didn’t see much of Jones last year, and I don’t care about Lion running backs not numbered 20.

If Jones were a power back, or a burner, I would feel better about judging some kind of carry break down. I voted for the 100+ range, but in all honesty, I’d like to see Wolfe get a lot more carries. He seems like a change of pace back, with home run potential.

If anyone is wondering: in 2006, Thomas Jones carried 296, Benson 157.

1 and 2 punch hopefully they will be very successful. I like the image choice, any picture of Bob Sanders getting served is welcomed by me having to live among Colts fans who think he is a God-send, first ballot HOFer and the greatest S in the league and of all time.

No. The main reason they won the SB in ‘06? I believe so. I definitely wouldn’t mind having Sanders in our secondary.

A healthy Kevin Jones only makes this offense that much better, which in turn makes our defense better. I wouldn’t have a problem w/ both Forte and KJ on the field at the same time. You could split either out to receiver and create more mismatches as well as run more effective full-back dives.

I think the need to split with Forte getting 60%, Jones 30%, and Wolfe 10% they would all stay rested and healthier, and I think Wolfe has alot to bring, he just hasn’t really gotten a chance. I’m all for the split back formation, Forte, Jones in the backfield, Hester and Bennett split wide and Olson as TE, someones gonna be open.

and I am still angry about not seeing him more in ‘08. But past is past, and I honestly don’t care what the carries ratio is, as much as I want to see a tandem with doses of Wolfe. Wolfe has a strength of character few can match, but his touches have to be very well chosen because he simply cannot break any tackles at the pro level.