Bengals | Alexander Interested in Joining Team

[Jttsaz]

Bengals | Alexander Interested in Joining Team - from www.KFFL.com
Wed, 2 Feb 2005 21:51:28 -0800

Geoff Hobson, of Bengals.com, reports that free agent RB Shaun Alexander has expressed interest in playing for his hometown team, the Cincinnati Bengals. He has also expressed interest in the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in addition to possibly returning to the Seattle Seahawks, if a deal can be worked out within the next two weeks.



Seahawks | Alexander Could Depart via Free Agency - from www.KFFL.com
Wed, 2 Feb 2005 15:55:04 -0800

ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reports Seattle Seahawks RB Shaun Alexander, who is an unrestricted free agent in March, allowed Wednesday, Feb. 2, that the uncertain status of the Seahawks' front office could well factor into determining whether or not he returns to Seattle in 2005. He has emphasized that he wants to return to the Seahawks and possibly even finish his career with the team, but has also noted he will explore every option. While he said money will be a factor, he said it is not necessarily the biggest one. There remains a chance the team could use their franchise tag on Alexander.

hmmmm the Bengals, Miami or Tampa? No mention of Az

 

[Redsz]

I'm pretty sure that if someone asked him about AZ, he would say he is intreasted. The same with pretty much every other team looking for a RB.

Him signing here is pretty much fantasy land stuff though. And I can live with that.

I have never thought about Alexander signing with CIN though. That is one team I haven't factored into the equation.

 

[Lomax to Green 84]

Alexander was on Best Damn Sports the other night and said that he wants to play in a city near the ocean. I am guessing that means either Miami or Tampa.

 

[Jaccoob]

I'd rather draft a Rb at number #8 or go elsewhere in FA then get him...Maybe Bennett or Henry....Dont like his salary cap implications at all...

 

[Syracusecards]

I'm pretty sure that if someone asked him about AZ, he would say he is intreasted. The same with pretty much every other team looking for a RB.

Him signing here is pretty much fantasy land stuff though. And I can live with that.

I have never thought about Alexander signing with CIN though. That is one team I haven't factored into the equation.

Rudi Johnson said he would sit out next year if the Bengals franchise him. They drafted Chris Perry though so I can't imagine they'd be interested.

 

[blindseyed]

I'd rather draft a Rb at number #8 or go elsewhere in FA then get him...Maybe Bennett or Henry....Dont like his salary cap implications at all...

Yea the money is the ONLY reason I wouldn't take him. He's young, proven and just plain good. I wish we'd get him but I don't see it happening.

 

[40yearfan]

Alexander was on Best Damn Sports the other night and said that he wants to play in a city near the ocean. I am guessing that means either Miami or Tampa.

Arizona has a lot of sand beach. Maybe that would suffice?

 

[john h]

I'm pretty sure that if someone asked him about AZ, he would say he is intreasted. The same with pretty much every other team looking for a RB.

Him signing here is pretty much fantasy land stuff though. And I can live with that.

I have never thought about Alexander signing with CIN though. That is one team I haven't factored into the equation.

Our team will not pay the kind of money Alexander wants. I sort of agree as we have to many needs. We can find a good RB for a lot less. Alexander is close to a super star type RB and we cannot afford to put so much money in one players when we need a QB,OL,RB and probably a DL>

 

[jefftheshark]

Alexander was on Best Damn Sports the other night and said that he wants to play in a city near the ocean. I am guessing that means either Miami or Tampa.

Is Big Surf still open? Maybe we could fly him in at night and hire some out of work "Baywatch" actresses and .......?

:graspsatstraws:

The Shark

 

[clif]

Alexander was on Best Damn Sports the other night and said that he wants to play in a city near the ocean. I am guessing that means either Miami or Tampa.

I think that was more tongue in cheek. Most NFL cities are surrounded by some form of water.

 

[Syracusecards]

I thought this was pretty interesting, especially the part about the "stuffs".


ProFootballWeekly.com asks associate editor Jeff Reynolds for his thoughts on the hottest topics in the NFL.

Scouts have mixed feelings about breaking bank to sign RB Alexander

If the game is about production, there is no doubt that Seahawks RB Shaun Alexander is one of the best running backs in the NFL. Alexander ran for 1,696 yards last season, averaged 1,406 rushing yards in four years as the Seattle starter and has scored 72 career touchdowns. Alexander, set to become an unrestricted free agent on March 2, is the source of much front-office debate in Seattle and beyond.

PFW: What is there to debate about Alexander?

Reynolds: He’s a fine running back with decent hands who fits the West Coast offense. Alexander is recognized as a goal-line runner but at 5-11, 225, he shows less toughness in converting critical short-yardage situations than scouts would like. In December, one scout described Alexander as “an athlete not a running back. You see some tough runs, he’ll lower his shoulder. It’s not that he fears contact. But I don’t like that he can’t get the tough yards.”

Often, the Seahawks used FB Mack Strong as an I-back in some short-yardage situations, like 3rd-and-2 or less. Alexander, according to STATS, Inc., was third in the NFL in “stuffs,” which is being stopped when needing two or fewer yards. But Alexander was also third in the NFL in rushing first downs with 77, behind Curtis Martin and Corey Dillon. There is a thought that Alexander isn’t built to last and won’t hold up as well as Martin has. But others say Alexander just needs the right situation to be considered among the best in the NFL.

Alexander thrived in the second half of games, gaining 5.2 yards per carry in the regular season after halftime. In a division that didn’t have a rushing defense in the top 19, Alexander made his hay against many lesser opponents. Against Atlanta (19 carries, 80 yards), New England (16-77), Tampa Bay (17-45) and Buffalo (13-39), he was ordinary.

Arizona, Miami and Cincinnati might have interest in Alexander according to reports. But in an offseason where the position is well stocked with options, both in free agency and the draft, don’t expect any of those teams to give Alexander a contract in the neighborhood of the $50.5-million deal Clinton Portis signed with Washington or the $60-million deal LaDainian Tomlinson grabbed from San Diego.