With James Conner Ailing, Cardinals Claim Running Back

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With James Conner Ailing, Cardinals Claim Running Back

Team gets Tony Jones Jr. after he is released by Saints

www.azcardinals.com

 

[PJ1]

Why? We have Rondale Moore. LOL

 

[gmabel830]

OMG YES!!!!!!

Wait, who?

 

[CardNots]

Doesn’t sound as though Conner will be returning anytime soon. I’ll just say it, we won’t win a game without him.

 

[Dback Jon]

Doesn’t sound as though Conner will be returning anytime soon. I’ll just say it, we won’t win a game without him.

We won one game with him...

 

[Chopper0080]

Why? We have Rondale Moore. LOL

I know. Why would we want to see more from a player who produces 14.5 yards per carry on 8 carries?

 

[oaken1]

I know. Why would we want to see more from a player who produces 14.5 yards per carry on 8 carries?

God forbid we increase his touches and his average drops to paltry single digits.

 

[PJ1]

I know. Why would we want to see more from a player who produces 14.5 yards per carry on 8 carries?

On gimmick plays. He would get killed running between tackles.

 

[oaken1]

On gimmick plays. He would get killed running between tackles.

Only fools run their speed guy between the tackles...that's what the power guy is for..
Thunder & Lightning...you need both.

 

[PJ1]

Rondale Moore is not a running back. They will spot him there. He will never backup Conner. So running backs with speed never run between the tackles? Really?

 

[Dayman]

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[Cheesebeef]

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Oof.

 

[juza76]

I still dont get how Is possibile in 6 months Monti didnt even try to give better depth at defensive line and at rb

 

[oaken1]

Damn...
Oh well, he will be back in time for the playoff push in December.

 

[oaken1]

By the way.....

Isn't Leonard Fournette still unemployed??
Seems he would be a good sub for Conner

 

[AZ Native]

Only fools run their speed guy between the tackles...that's what the power guy is for..
Thunder & Lightning...you need both.

Our thunder rolled, his knee.

 

[Stout]

Doesn’t sound as though Conner will be returning anytime soon. I’ll just say it, we won’t win a game without him.

El shocko dismayo! Who could've seen this coming?

 

[DVontel]

El shocko dismayo! Who could've seen this coming?

He’s a RB, so no one.

 

[Harry]

Want more evidence of a tank? When Mack was injured, knowing Gannon intended to run, no comparable backup was acquired. Now that Connor is injured, Gannon is compromised.

 

[Chopper0080]

He’s a RB, so no one.

Yeah. It is more of a matter of when and not if.

 

[Chopper0080]

Rondale Moore is not a running back. They will spot him there. He will never backup Conner. So running backs with speed never run between the tackles? Really?

Again, we are talking about 10 touches a game in a RB role, not a 15 carry a game role. Evidence is that Moore is far more impactful as a RB. He has 81 yards receiving and 116 yards rushing this year. One or two carries between the tackles won't him either.

 

[Chopper0080]

On gimmick plays. He would get killed running between tackles.

A toss sweep with a faked end around action is a gimmick?

An inside zone run out of a trips formation is a gimmick?

Maybe I am misremembering his big plays but I am pretty sure that was it.

 

[Harry]

Jones acquisition is a waste. He’s slow and lacks agility. He can’t usually get to the outside. He’s strictly a downhill runner who needs holes but cannot make cuts to produce a significant gain. He’s a plodder. I don’t think this O-line is capable of creating useful holes often enough for this guy to help. He might be targeted at wearing down a D-line, but with rotations that rarely works. Finally he’s not much of a receiver. He is good at picking up blitzes.

 

[Chopper0080]

Jones acquisition is a waste. He’s slow and lacks agility. He can’t usually get to the outside. He’s strictly a downhill runner who needs holes but cannot make cuts to produce a significant gain. He’s a plodder. I don’t think this O-line is capable of creating useful holes often enough for this guy to help. He might be targeted at wearing down a D-line, but with rotations that rarely works. Finally he’s not much of a receiver. He is good at picking up blitzes.

With Jordan McLaughlin and Perine in Denver, I would have made a call to the Broncos and see what Javonte Williams would cost. They might not or would want too much, but it would be worth a call.

 

[juza76]

Jones acquisition is a waste. He’s slow and lacks agility. He can’t usually get to the outside. He’s strictly a downhill runner who needs holes but cannot make cuts to produce a significant gain. He’s a plodder. I don’t think this O-line is capable of creating useful holes often enough for this guy to help. He might be targeted at wearing down a D-line, but with rotations that rarely works. Finally he’s not much of a receiver. He is good at picking up blitzes.

In 4 years in the NFL he averaged 2.8 yards for carry