WCG's Bears' All Decade Offense: RB
by Mike Mueller on Feb 1, 2010 10:00 AM CST
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Our ongoing series of posts compiling the 2000's edition of the All Decade Offense continues with the Running Backs.
Hopefully the animosity and angst from the WR and QB posts has worn off. Running Back was actually a position of a little strength this past decade. There really isn't another choice for top running back of the 2000's other than Thomas Jones.
1.) Thomas Jones
In just 3 seasons with the Bears, Jones had 3,493 yards rushing & 724 yards receiving. He had 22 touchdowns and a 4.1 ypc. In 4 playoff games with the Bears he had 75 rushes for 381 yards (over 100 2x) for a ypc of 5.08. He rushed for 2 touchdowns against both the Seahawks and Saints in the 2006 playoffs. The Bears won both of those games. In the Super Bowl, Jones rushed for 112 yards on only 15 carries for a 7.47 ypc. (Ron Turner "had to go" Exhibit A)
2.) Anthony Thomas
The A-Train had 3,332 yards rushing on 858 carries for a 3.9 ypc in his 4 seasons as a Chicago Bear. He also had 509 yards receiving. He rumbled into the end-zone 21 times. In his only playoff appearance vs the Eagles during the 2001season, Thomas carried the ball 15 times for 36 yards.
3.) Matt Forte
In just 2 seasons with the Bears, Forte has compiled 3,115 total yards from scrimmage with 16 touchdowns. He has 2,167 yards rushing for a 3.8 ypc. He also has 120 receptions for 948 yards. Not too shabby for a running back. Let's hope after a knee scope this off season he can put up some stats to rival his rookie year.
Honorable Mention:
James Allen started 22 games for the Bears from 2000-2001. He had 425 carries for 1,589 yards (3.7ypc) for 3 tds. He also had 69 receptions for 494 yards and 2 td's in those 2 seasons. In those 2 seasons he had 2,083 total yards and 5 touchdowns...not bad. Also, who can forget the 34 yard Hail Mary pass he caught in the end-zone at the end of regulation vs Cleveland in 2001 that sent the game into overtime? Mike Brown would pick-6 the Browns to win the game for his 2nd straight OT pick-6 game winner. (If anyone can find video of this please post a link.)
Adrian Peterson has played his entire 9 year career with the Bears from 2002-2009. He has started 6 games and amassed 1,948 yards from scrimmage, 8 touchdowns, and countless special teams plays.
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Jones really resurected his career when he signed in Chicago… too bad he really didn’t break out his 1st season as a Bear, then they never would have felt the need to draft Cedric Benson
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Feb 1, 2010 10:14 AM CST reply actions
he actually did break out
he had about 950 yrds and like 55 catches? in 14 games i beleive but i think management wanted to draft a back
by Bear Lovin 21 on Feb 1, 2010 1:16 PM CST up reply actions
Obviously not enough of a break out
for the Bears to cosider him the feature back… funny how it took the drafting of his replacement before he had his 1st 1,000 yard season…
Then again if they didn’t draft Benson, they would have taken Mike Williams WR USC!
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Feb 2, 2010 9:38 AM CST up reply actions
It would have been good to have 2 RB
by committee that a lot of teams are using. You need a solid second RB and Benson served that role in the SB year.
too bad the Bears leadership didnt just let TJ run. i read a story on SI about Waner beating Leinert fair and square for starting QB… oh how i wish they would have done that for CB and TJ. winning really isn’t everything, money is.
i notice though, that for all the Running off the Bus we do, we dont run very far, except with Jones. everyone else seems very pedestrian. IMHO.
"Hey, the offensive linemen are the biggest guys on the field, they're bigger than everybody else, and that's what make them the biggest guys on the field." -Madden
by BearNecessities on Feb 1, 2010 10:29 AM CST reply actions
Look at Thomas Jone's arms, they're the size of a human head.
I’m still mad they got rid of Thomas Jones, all because of Benson who acted like a selfish tool just be to ousted himself. I heard an interview on Jim Rome show not too long ago, the guy is extremely dedicated. It’s sad to see his teams keep throwing him under the bus.
I'm going to piggyback my last post
Imagine if we still had (present day) Benson and (present day) Jones still on the team, would things still be the way they are now? Would be have problems running the ball like we this season?
I think Jones wanted more money or a new contract
and they didn’t have enough for both Jones and Benson. But I still think we should have kept Jones.
Pipes
There’s a video out there somewhere if you haven’t seen it where he is very casually performing one arm tricep pushdowns on a cable machine with the pin at the bottom of the stack.
"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson
"More bell cow" - Lovie Smith
by spleensplitter on Feb 1, 2010 1:05 PM CST up reply actions
I agree completely
Thomas Jones has been a leader on almost every team he has been on. He leads by example. He’s a workout rat. Getting rid of Thomas Jones was one of the dumbest, most ignorant moves the Bears organization has ever made and I think everyone here knows that is saying alot.
Imagine if they had gone tackle or guard instead of RB in the 2005 draft. But noooo, ego got in the way, everyone and their mother was saying Ced wouldn’t work well in Chicago. He belongs on an all-turd, felony team like the Bengals! Consign him to the Hell that is Cincinnati! Good Riddance. But don’t waste a draft pick on a waste of space human being like Benson!
The entire Thomas Jones-Cedric Benson saga was a failure of Leadership at the top. I blame Lovie and he lost alot of my respect that year. I still support him, but I will never believe in him the way I did before. It was a sign of things to come.
by And_Ditka_Is_His_Prophet--- on Feb 2, 2010 9:02 AM CST up reply actions
He wins the "one-hit wonder" award
For his 134 rushing yards and a TD against Arizona on 11/30/03
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.
I was at that game!
"But it doesn't matter what I do, what I choose. I'm what's wrong. This is fate" - Dexter season 4....I mean Lovie season 6.
It would never happen. The Bears Org.(JA, Lovie,"McCasket's") would be saying that they where wrong in letting TJ go.
not sure if TJ was traded or just signed with the jets?
F*ing Angelo!
I’ll never forgive Jerry Angelo for trading out best offensive player just to move up a few spots in the 3rd round of the draft. Out of all the stupid moves he has done, that was the worst.
Problem: Thomas Jones is outplaying my #1 draft pick.
Solution: get rid of him, he’s too good.
Thanks Jerry!
by MakeHalasProud on Feb 1, 2010 12:42 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
I still cant beleive Thomas jones was traded like that after 3 solid seasons
He is a class act and IMO a top 5 rb
Letting go
It seems the Bears always have good backs, yet always let them go way to early. Thomas Jones is doing great with the Jets, same with Benson in Cincy. And Anthony Thomas was just amazing. Hopefully they don’t let Forte go soon like they do everyone else.
I’m a little surprised how people are recasting Benson as some kind of victim. He was a big pile of crap for us and I don’t think anyone thought cutting him was a bad idea at the time.
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"44 years of football history and nothing to show for it. I wish I wasn’t banned at the Norseman.." - tfrabotta
I sure didn't mind them cutting him
He just seemed so disinterested and lethargic running the ball, almost like he went to court and a judge told him he had to be running back for the Chicago Bears as his punishment.
by Chitownproduct on Feb 2, 2010 1:56 AM CST up reply actions
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