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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
SOWA-what's the plan with Tomlinson?
Having watched him a lot over the years, I really think his 'decline' has a lot more to do with his OL in San Diego than it does him. I think he could payoff huge.
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Well Plan A is to have him spell Shonn Greene who was a beast at the end of the season and the playoffs. Tomlinson will probably play more passing downs as he is a better receiver out of the backfield. I guess there's always the chance Tomlinson returns to form and beats Greene out, but realistically I only see him starting if Greene gets injured, which isn't out of the realm of possibility since he is somewhat injury prone and refuses to run out of bounds. I see Greene getting ~25 touches a game and Tomlinson ~15-18.
One of my favorite picks this year by the Jets and savior of the world FB John Conner is apparently making Ryan fall in love as he has knocked the wind out of several linebackers early in camp. I doubt he will win the starting job over Tony Richardson, but I love everything I've read and seen about this guy.
PS Jets signed Brunell a couple days ago to be backup. Who wants Kellen Clemens?