If LT signs he will rack up 600 yards rushing / 500 yards receiving and 8tds. Guy will tutor our RB of the future and also be a leading voice in the locker room. Reminds me of Cmart in so many ways at this point of his career especially in his personna.He can only have a positive effect on the young players. Guy would be a great 2 year pick up behind the best oline in football, that particular point alone is why he would be a success. Even TJ when he was falling over before he hit the hole got 3 yards per carry.
Good post, man. His experience and knowledge of how to play the position will really help Shonn Greene develop into a big time running back. The biggest impact he can make is with Mark Sanchez. He'll give him a reliable check down option and great pass protection in the backfield. I don't see how anyone can see this as a bad signing.
I don't know about that. Mark Sanchez obviously needs a check down option. LT would provide that and then some...having a guy like LT in the huddle and in the backfield with him will only boost his confidence. Picking up blitzes is easy for LT. Greene isn't a consistent pass blocker yet.
I think that Sanchez could feel confident enough with a HB in the backfield like Greene or anyone the Jets can find in the second round. A QB does not need a HOF pedigree, just someone who can produce and the team can figure out if they have that guy in the preseason. I'm not entirely against signing LT but I think his leadership qualities would benefit Greene a lot more than they could benefit Sanchez. I don't think that he won't be effective, I just don't understand all of the hope for LT on this board. It just seems to be based mostly on his pedigree than anything he has done in the past three years.
I'll try not to sound ridiculously repititive here: Sanchez doesn't have a check down option out of the backfield. He also doesn't have a back on the roster that can pick up blitzes to give him extra time to make throws down the field. LT would provide both. Washington has the ability to be a hell of a third down back, but he can't pass block to save his life. Greene still has a long ways to go in terms of pass blocking and receiving. Hopefully he'll improve both of these during the off-season. Each of these backs will be productive in different ways. We'll see production from the running game, because the offensive line will make sure of that. LT would allow our passing game and Mark Sanchez to be more productive and that's important.
If the Jets are looking for a check down option who can pick up the blitz for Sanchez than they can find that in the draft. I'm not as far against the LT signing as I was but I don't think that he is necessarily the best option available for that.
No, they can't. ...and that's my entire point. No one in this draft (that the Jets have a shot at) is a better receiver and/or pass blocker than LT. There's not a back in this draft that can do what LT can for this team. I'd still like to get a late round developmental back like UCONN's Andre Dixon or Miami's Javarris James though. Eventually someone will be able to step into that role, but no one will be able to do it better than Tomlinson until they've spent at least two seasons in the league.
Do you really think that the Jets cannot find a single back in this draft that can pass block and catch? Every player can be taught. That's why no one in the draft gets ranked as a future HOF...unless you're Mel Kiper.
There's not a single running back prospect in this draft that can do both things better than Tomlinson RIGHT AWAY. I agree that every player can be taught. That's the problem though. They'll have to be taught and that takes time. LT can step in right away and fill both roles, while a rookie will have to learn how. If LT signs with us, I'd like to draft a back in the later rounds to develop.
I think this debate is moot at this point. is LT a long term solution? obviously not. Will signing him make this a better team right now then not signing him? definately, for all of the reason mr e has pointed out. seems pretty simple to me.
This would be an excellent pick up if LT was healthy, combined with Greene and LW this would proviide solid depth, and also allow us more flexibility in the draft to take needs like DE,FS and CB.
This would certainly sting the pain of losing TJ and be a clear upgrade at the position without having to use a draft pick on a RB. I don't care that LT has lost a step or two, having him on the team is a good thing for everyone involved. Who better for Shonn Greene to learn from then a future first ballot hall of famer? who BTW is only 31 and with limited carries should have plenty of tread left on the tires. The whole offense is upgraded with LT on the team.
Agreed. People were using the work ethic of TJ as a big reason why they should bring him back, if only just to be a good example for Shonn. If that's true, then adding a guy like Tomlinson should be a no brainer. Like Mr E said, the ability as a pass protector and check off guy that Tomlinson possesses will help Sanchez take his game to the next level because it's another thing that he can master.
Technically both could be correct, maybe there was no flight home but that doesn't mean he isn't close to signing or that he had dinner with the team.
It all depends upon if you think Tomlinson is done or not. Some of us think he still has stuff in the tank and others do not. Who would you rather the Jets sign? DeShawn Wynn?
