Quote:
Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
Well, he should if he's not offered a fair deal.
No question the Chiefs need to tear that rookie deal up and give him a new one. The thing is that LJ is a me first (almost a me only) player and he's going to want something insane like to be the highest paid running back in the league.
Maybe that isn't insane, I don't know...but I wouldn't expect him to sign the first fair offer that comes his way...and at that point...he's the bad guy again.
|
He'll definitely want franchise tag-type money without the downfall of the franchise tag. He's definitely a top 5 and maybe top 3 RB in the league but wear and tear adds up in a hurry.
He deserves money in the same ballpark as LT and Alexander, but like Sylan says - is it worth it? That line is pretty new and unproven and a high quality RB is useless without a decent o-line. And my suspicions are that a lot of his (and Holmes') numbers were a results of that HOF left side.
But to trade him - who would take him? KC cant just walk away from the number 2 rusher in the league. But then again, McGahee and Jones went for 3rd picks and San Diego was asking for a 1st rounder for Turner (no mileage) and found no biters. The 2-back system really lowers the value of a workhorse RB - but the "me first" Johnson wont see it that way.
This could get ugly.