FA RB James Conner (Steelers) - Signed to Contract 04/13/21

[jf-08]

Updated Title to reflect signing.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

How much?

 

[cardsfanmd]

Good signing.

 

[AZCardsWin]

Connor officially an Arizona Cardinal. Nice signing by Keim!

 

[Hoodhero]

How much?

No idea yet. Only know that it is 1yr contract as expected

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Let's not forget, Conner did his best work with our current RB coach.

I don't know if the coach is responsible for him staying healthy or getting injured.

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[football karma]

have to believe for the minimum with incentives for more

6'0, 233 lbs. This gives them an element they havent had for a couple years


btw: can we all just agree that at this point in FA, highly productive players in the prime of their careers that never miss games and have no off field issues dont exist -- regardless of cost

 

[Ronin]

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[az jam]

I like it as we needed a big back compliment to Edmonds. As most have already stated, it allows us to not have to reach for a RB early in the draft especially in round one.

 

[HGC]

I like this signing.

 

[imaCafan]

I always figure if I know the name AND position of a non cardinal player he must, at some point, been fairly good OR killed the cards when playing against them. Only keep up with 1 roster and a bit on our division.

 

[Stout]

Ugh. Well, there ya have it, folks. I hope he's everything I haven't seen from him here in Pittsburgh. Oh, the joy I'll have turning on local radio to listen to them laugh at "Pittsburgh West."

 

[az jam]

Johnny Venerable

The James Conner addition is a classic low risk, high reward move that doesn't stop Arizona from targeting a back in the early rounds. Bottom line with Conner is that when he plays, he produces in the tune of over 4 yards per carry. He is also a capable receiver.
Conner should also benefit from a reworked Cardinal interior oline. At 6'1, 230 pounds, he immediately becomes the team's short yardage option. Instead of Kenyan Drake and Mason Cole on 4th-and-short, it'll now be James Conner and Rodney Hudson.

 

[azsouthendzone]

Anybody averaging 4.3 yards per attempt with the amount of carries he’s got obviously has some talent… I don’t get the hand wringing especially if he’s cheap… I understand from the standpoint that we might not draft a dynamic running back if we sign him... But you’ll never convince me we were going to do that anyway… He is not the garbage everyone here makes him out to be including stout LOL… We need depth at running back and he fits the bill 100%

That is the ASFN way

 

[BigDavis75]

Happy with the signing, doesn't force us to go RB in the first two rounds of the draft now and he's been good when he has played.

 

[TRW]

That is the ASFN way

It is the Way.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I disagree mostly.

The league is wising up to paying and using bell cow RB's. They get injured too often and they burn out too quickly.

2-3 back groups are the way forward and there is more than enough supply to do that. You can get as much if not more out of an average group of 3 RB's than you can out of 1 bell cow (on average) while spreading the injury risk and keeping guys fresher.

And when you have one guy you are uber reliant on and they go out for the season your screwed. The way the Panthers were with McCaffrey. The way we were with DJ, and the way the Titans would be with Henry.

I'd rather go into the season with Edmonds, Connor and say Todd Gurley or Duke Johnson (I still think we should sign another vet) than an Aaron Jones or Kenyan Drake taking most of the hand offs.

You just made the argument that you think we are better off with less talented rbs. This might be the silliest argument I’ve ever read on ASFN. You can still platoon off you have Aaron jones and Kenyan drake and just have more talent on the field.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Johnny Venerable

The James Conner addition is a classic low risk, high reward move that doesn't stop Arizona from targeting a back in the early rounds. Bottom line with Conner is that when he plays, he produces in the tune of over 4 yards per carry. He is also a capable receiver.
Conner should also benefit from a reworked Cardinal interior oline. At 6'1, 230 pounds, he immediately becomes the team's short yardage option. Instead of Kenyan Drake and Mason Cole on 4th-and-short, it'll now be James Conner and Rodney Hudson.

100%

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Connor on a one year deal. Edmunds on a one year deal.

Nothing stops the Cardinals from taking a RB

 

[Arz101]

Jesus. Keim signs a guy who is...wait.what...actively nursing an injury......pathetic...

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[Dback Jon]

Decent signing.

 

[Rivercard]

Happy with the signing, doesn't force us to go RB in the first two rounds of the draft now and he's been good when he has played.

I like this signing too. Very nice.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

As I've already said. The way forward is to have three RB2's.

I'd much, much rather have Edmonds, Conner and say, Jerrick McKinnon. Than an Aaron Jones taking 75-80% of handoffs. It's how the Ravens do it, it's how the Niners do it. The Bucs are doing the same. You can see what the Texans have planned with the signing they made and now having DJ, Ingram and Lindsey.

What do you think Conner is getting paid? He's what? The 23rd running back to sign in FA? Tevin COleman got $1.1m. Matt Breida $1m. Damian Williams $1.125. Maybe he's get Malcolm Brown money and stretch it to a whole $1.75m.

But thats the kind of range it's going to be in if not vet min.

Lol. Just bc other teams use multiple backs doesn’t mean it’s equivalent. The talent level of the bucs, ravens, and niners stables of backs is much greater than ours. You’re making false equivalencies.

 

[BigRedRage]

This changes nothing. Conner is a decent and serviceable back and worth signing for a low wage. He's proven vs a 7th round comp pick we would lose or waste anyway. We will still be in the RB market regardless. He can pass block and he can run. He's a good signing and helps the roster. We have carried guys like the srub from UofA and etc for years and no one blinked but we will groan for 13 pages about James Conner. Come on.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

The Cardinals were pretty damn close to a winning season last year. I'm hopefully cautious they might break through this year if some of the IFs work out. Just need a cornerback or two, a RB, and another TE and I'll judge this offseason as a success.

Is Conner worse than Drake? I don't think he is.

Worse is debatable. More injury prone is not.