Cardinals Miss Out on Kevin Jones

[cgolden]

I've been hoping the Cardinals would take a run at a younger running back with some speed and since Kevin Jones was the only guy out there who fit that profile, I'd been holding he'd head to Arizona. They never showed any interest though and he signed a one year contract with the Bears for the league minimum ($605K) today. That considerably cheaper than either Shipp or Arrington and I'd have much rather seen him touting the rock behind Edge than either of those two. Oh well, it wasn't meant to be.

Was I the only one who thought he would be a better option, especially considering he's cheaper than them?

 

[Mulli]

good signing for the Bears. Kinda indifferent about the Cards not getting him.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

I've been hoping the Cardinals would take a run at a younger running back with some speed and since Kevin Jones was the only guy out there who fit that profile, I'd been holding he'd head to Arizona. They never showed any interest though and he signed a one year contract with the Bears for the league minimum ($605K) today. That considerably cheaper than either Shipp or Arrington and I'd have much rather seen him touting the rock behind Edge than either of those two. Oh well, it wasn't meant to be.

Was I the only one who thought he would be a better option, especially considering he's cheaper than them?

I dunno.

There is something about Shipp we are all missing.

Maybe 3 or 4 years ago I could see sticking with him but now he is nothing but an outragiously over paid ST player.

But since I like Shipp I could care less if he stays with the team.

 

[cgolden]

I dunno.

There is something about Shipp we are all missing.

Maybe 3 or 4 years ago I could see sticking with him but now he is nothing but an outragiously over paid ST player.

But since I like Shipp I could care less if he stays with the team.

I've been off the Shipp bandwagon for a while now. It's crazy to think they paid him $1.75 million last year for 41 yards and he hasn't averaged better than three yards a carry since 2003. I'd rather have several free agent backs over him right now. It's time to cut bait with him.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

I've been off the Shipp bandwagon for a while now. It's crazy to think they paid him $1.75 million last year for 41 yards and he hasn't averaged better than three yards a carry since 2003. I'd rather have several free agent backs over him right now. It's time to cut bait with him.

Shipp and Hayes are from Patterson, NJ. That is down the street from my home town. I sold a dog kennel to his old highschool coach.

 

[jefftheshark]

I assume that as long as Shipp keeps the location of the negatives he has of "Bill Sr. and the chicken" secret, he'll never be cut.

JTS

 

[DakotaCardsFan]

I assume that as long as Shipp keeps the location of the negatives he has of "Bill Sr. and the chicken" secret, he'll never be cut.

JTS

Chicken?! I thought it was a deer. Or was that Tango.....

 

[Metcalf Rules]

I dunno.

There is something about Shipp we are all missing.

Maybe 3 or 4 years ago I could see sticking with him but now he is nothing but an outragiously over paid ST player.

But since I like Shipp I could care less if he stays with the team.

I should buy a Shipp jersey. He'd be gone the next day.

 

[Skkorpion]

Chicken?! I thought it was a deer. Or was that Tango.....

Oh my. Tango's "A post that will live in infamy."

 

[Goldfield]

I've been hoping the Cardinals would take a run at a younger running back with some speed and since Kevin Jones was the only guy out there who fit that profile, I'd been holding he'd head to Arizona. They never showed any interest though and he signed a one year contract with the Bears for the league minimum ($605K) today. That considerably cheaper than either Shipp or Arrington and I'd have much rather seen him touting the rock behind Edge than either of those two. Oh well, it wasn't meant to be.

Was I the only one who thought he would be a better option, especially considering he's cheaper than them?

I thought he was a perfect low risk high reward type guy. I would of loved to see him signed.

 

[Pariah]

I thought he was a perfect low risk high reward type guy. I would of loved to see him signed.

The risk is his health. I think he's a high-risk/high-reward guy.

If we cut Shipp or JJ to make room for him and he ends up on IR in week 3, we're suddenly worse off than we were.

 

[vinnymac]

Kevin Jones can play for the bears when Shawn Alexander is still a free agent.

 

[CardinalChris]

Kevin Jones can play for the bears when Shawn Alexander is still a free agent.

I doubt Shawn is looking for a league minimum paycheck.

 

[jaguarpaw81]

I doubt Shawn is looking for a league minimum paycheck.

You may be right, but I doubt he gets any more than that.

 

[DakotaCardsFan]

You may be right, but I doubt he gets any more than that.

I think you're right. How quickly a running back can fall from league MVP to afterthought.

 

[black]

Shipp and Hayes are from Patterson, NJ. That is down the street from my home town. I sold a dog kennel to his old highschool coach.

LOL Thats funny. How much?

 

[CardShark]

I think you're right. How quickly a running back can fall from league MVP to afterthought.

Maybe as quick as your O-line loses one of its starters.

Could be that we would have backs with better numbers when our O-line learns to block for them.

 

[WisconsinCard]

Man for a vets min contract might have been worth a shot. He is better then what we have now, even at 80%.

 

[Mulli]

Man for a vets min contract might have been worth a shot. He is better then what we have now, even at 80%.

you mean as a backup to Edge right?

 

[DaisyCutter]

The risk is his health. I think he's a high-risk/high-reward guy.

If we cut Shipp or JJ to make room for him and he ends up on IR in week 3, we're suddenly worse off than we were.

Do you really think that neither of those players would be available on the free agent wire (or a player of similar caliber on someone's practice squad) by Week 3 of the regular season?

At the minimum salary (almost a third of what the Cards are going to pay Shipp), I'm not sure how the risk could have been much lower.

That being said, it's hard to say that the Cards "missed out" on a guy they never wanted to begin with.

 

[vinnymac]

I doubt Shawn is looking for a league minimum paycheck.

I don't think so eithier. I also don't think he is interested in sharing carries. One never knows.

 

[CardinalChris]

I don't think so eithier. I also don't think he is interested in sharing carries. One never knows.

Nothing like pride to keep from playing!!

 

[vinnymac]

Nothing like pride to keep from playing!!

It is understandable for someone like Alexander. He use to be a top 3 RB before the Madden Curse.

 

[Darth Llama]

He's an attractive option only because he's cheap. Bottom line is, he still sucks. No big loss for the Cardinals.

 

[WisconsinCard]

you mean as a backup to Edge right?

Of course, as a back up. But I say the best man should start regardless of position.