interesting... very, very interesting (or: stupid... very, very stupid)

I'll pass on picking up (another) old RB.

 

Agreed, if said RB came with a better OL.

 

what if lj doesn't want to share the bulk of the carries? It's something he hasn't done since Priest was in KC.

Who's going to be willing to change his diapers? Kubiak? I know I'm not.
Let some other team handle that.

 

I agree on LJ, but don't go putting down Priest. He had only been in the league 3 years before going to KC--so "career backup" is a little much. He was a 1000 yard rusher as a rookie, and I always thought he looked like the best RB in Baltimore. His last year, he was producing just fine with the touches he got. They just decided that they got Jamal Lewis, so he was gonna be the main guy.. a fine decision, but Priest was good too. (And they were producing in an offense without a passing game as a threat)


Sorry to go off topic, but Priest not getting credit for his time in Baltimore is a pet peeve of mine.

Either way, LJ is a bum, and I don't want him on the Texans. I'd rather have Leach try and punch the ball in...or Andre in the backfield! (not really AJ)

 

Kubiak is too loyal for such a acquisition to work. Unless Brown has another game losing fumble, I doubt Kubiak will lose his "faith" in him to the point that he would be cut and bring on LJ.

If he is available next off season, it is a possibility but only for the right price because more so then anything, the Texans are not the sort of team that likes gambling by paying big money to a guy that will act a fool and make them regret it.

 

Might as well give him a try, what do we have to lose?

 

chemistry...and then games

 

No way LJ gets stopped from the 1 yard line with more than 1 attempt. The guy is a beast. Yes, he isnt what he was 5 yrs ago and he is a big old meanie off the field...But we'd have at least 1 more victory under our belts had he been a Texan from the beginning.

It seems like it wouldnt be much of a financial obligation. Sign him up.

 

If he is a cancer, then cut bait.

If he sucks, he's basically Chris Brown part 2.

I don't see much of a gamble here.

 

How would a back up RB ruin the chemistry of a team? No player would come from a crappy team like KC, mid season, to a playoff contender and ruffle feathers. Even if he does, he's a freakin back up...it wouldnt mess anything up.

And how would he lose games for us? He's a better back than Brown. We immediately upgrade our RB situation.

 

WOW, it feels good to realize we are a FREAKING PLAYOFF CONTENDER!

 

I don't think chemistry is important for an RB. If it was a receiver like TO, then yes. But we just need a guy to spell Slaton, get around 10 carries, and get the ball in the freakin endzone.

I say do it. The runninggame disturbs me right now. I don't think it's all on the offensive line (isn't that the excuse we gave when Carr kept getting sacked and Domanick Davis/Williams was running for over 1,000 yards every year?)

Was our line great last year when Slaton was busting long runs? Something is up with him.

 

Priest Holmes was a monster back for those 3 seasons or whatever it was, but there is denying he was behind one of the greatest offensive lines in NFL history. Still, I won't take away from him what he accomplished because he certainly had a nose for the goal-line and was dynamite catching the ball out of the backfield. 1000 yards rushing doesn't mean much, but 25+ touchdown seasons only are achieved by special backs.

 

oh agreed. My point was that he had 1000 as a rookie (that is something I think, again in that BAL offense that had no passing game)...and then he was fine after that when healthy in BAL, except that they chose to go more with Jamal after drafting him.

After he went to KC, I thought he was the same guy he was his final year in BAL...except they gave him a shot. I'm sure the O line contributed to his success a great deal, as did the fact that KC had more of a passing attack than did BAL. But imo all he needed to be a 1500 yd 10+ TD RB in BAL was a chance, and they didn't give it to him after his rookie year.

 

I guess everyone's saying a backup RB can't cause issues in the locker room. I disagree in that a cancer can come in and have an effect no matter what position he's playing. He'd be new to the team, he'd have a name, and he'd be expected to contribute in some way. I think that would mean that his attitude would have an effect on the locker room.

Yeah, you can just cut bait if he's a cancer. But I don't think it's worth the risk--I'd rather not even bring that risk in with the potential of this team this year. There's still a chance, and if the LJ thing goes sour and they cut him, I feel like even that slight bump in the road could be the difference.

Of course, I realize that if it works out, that slight increase could be the difference, too.. maybe I'm being too positive about our current chances and the likelihood that the issues are with the O line more than Slaton, and maybe I just put more weight into the "locker room cancer" thing.. but that's where I'm at

 

Why would chemistry be lost? This is not the NBA where one man can infect a 15 man roster.

Plus as stated before all his issues have been off field so what's the problem, I'd take a cheap low risk, high reward chance as we did on Artest last year.

He's def way better than Chris Brown. Way better!

 

Johnson suspended until Nov. 9

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/...ss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_4603752

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs have suspended running back Larry Johnson until Nov. 9.

The club is on its bye week so Johnson will miss one game, at Jacksonville on Nov. 8.

The three-sentence news release issued Wednesday night said only that Johnson, who turns 30 in a few weeks, was suspended for conduct detrimental to the club.

Johnson used a gay slur twice within a 24-hour period Sunday night and Monday, first on his Twitter account and then again Monday morning after telling reporters he was not talking.

The Chiefs said they would have no further comment on Johnson's status "at this time."

 

I dont see why not?
We have problems running the ball. LJ was one of the best given he is 30 but thats not terribly old.

The 2nd running back should have been addressed in the off-season but wasnt. If there is a 2nd chance they gotta take it esp. if the team is in playoff contention. If he messes up well cut him thats what happens in the nfl