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<blockquote data-quote="Thirteen Below" data-source="post: 1028868" data-attributes="member: 18006"><p>Pretty much where I fall on the issue, too.</p><p></p><p>Which of course assumes that we stand pat at 25, 41, 58, 88, and 93. Which I think is unlikely, so our speculation only has a limited degree of logic to it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Exactly the way I see it. Adding a feature back to the roster for the 2024 season is not a priority, but adding one for the 2025 season arguably <em>is</em>.</p><p></p><p>Jones is a hard-running back with a violent, pounding style, and given a choice between angling toward the sideline and heading for the 250-lb linebacker, he picks the linebacker 9 out of 10 times. He's been tackled over 1800 times in his career, and he's turning 30 this year - the point at which RBs start to break down, and when that starts to happen, it usually goes pretty fast. You can easily count on one hand the number of years we can expect Jones to continue to perform at this level, but it will probably be within the next 2 or 3 years.</p><p></p><p>And if 2024 is the year he starts to tail off, I don't want to go into the offseason knowing that the 2025 season depends on either getting a free agent RB or drafting a back who can step in as a rookie starter. I'd be a lot more comfortable covering that need a year early, when we have plenty of draft picks in the right range, and developing the kid over the course of the season.</p><p></p><p>We might even get an extra year out of Aaron if we draft someone who can effectively split time with him this season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thirteen Below, post: 1028868, member: 18006"] Pretty much where I fall on the issue, too. Which of course assumes that we stand pat at 25, 41, 58, 88, and 93. Which I think is unlikely, so our speculation only has a limited degree of logic to it. Exactly the way I see it. Adding a feature back to the roster for the 2024 season is not a priority, but adding one for the 2025 season arguably [i]is[/i]. Jones is a hard-running back with a violent, pounding style, and given a choice between angling toward the sideline and heading for the 250-lb linebacker, he picks the linebacker 9 out of 10 times. He's been tackled over 1800 times in his career, and he's turning 30 this year - the point at which RBs start to break down, and when that starts to happen, it usually goes pretty fast. You can easily count on one hand the number of years we can expect Jones to continue to perform at this level, but it will probably be within the next 2 or 3 years. And if 2024 is the year he starts to tail off, I don't want to go into the offseason knowing that the 2025 season depends on either getting a free agent RB or drafting a back who can step in as a rookie starter. I'd be a lot more comfortable covering that need a year early, when we have plenty of draft picks in the right range, and developing the kid over the course of the season. We might even get an extra year out of Aaron if we draft someone who can effectively split time with him this season. [/QUOTE]
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