The Jets Announce Plan to Release Thomas Jones

I only wish he is in another division next year because I want to be able to root for him, not because I’m scared of having to face him. I think our defense would rip Jones up. He did most of his damage last year because of our awesome line, I think people were a lot more scared of the Jets running game (meaning the whole unit involved in running the ball), not their running back. When you play the Titans, you are scared of Chris Johnson, and what he can do. You are scared he will make you miss, and explode to the endzone, because nobody is capable of catching him. When you play the Jets, you are scared that their O-Line and T-Rich are going to maul you, beat you up to the point where you just can’t stop anybody who has the ball. Out man you and punish you physically, you aren’t scared of Thomas Jones, per say.

Jones is old and slow. No agility, doesn’t break tackles. Thomas Jones season was a product of our offensive line.

Just to give you all an idea, Thomas Jones rushed for 4.2 yards per carry. Pretty good, nothing special at all. Wouldn’t such an amazing back have a better YPC then 4.2 with the best offensive line in the NFL? Just for fun, here are some guys with a minimum of 100 carries who had an equal or higher YPC then that…..

Shonn Greene -108 carries, 5.0 YPC
Willis McGahee -109 carries, 5.0 YPC
Justin Forsett -114 carries, 5.6 YPC
Felix Jones -116 carries, 5.9 YPC
Correll Buckhalter – 120 carries, 5.4 YPC
Michael Bush -123 carries, 4.8 YPC
Jason Snelling -142 carries, 4.3 YPC
Tim Hightower -143 carries, 4.2 YPC
Pierre Thomas – 147 carries, 5.4 YPC
Ronnie Brown -147 carries, 4.4 YPC
Ahmad Bradshaw -163 carries, 4.8 YPC
Beanie Wells -176 carries, 4.5 YPC
Michael Turner -178 carries, 4.9 YPC
Jamaal Charles -190 carries, 5.9 YPC
Jerome Harrison -194 carries, 4.4 YPC
Marion Barber -214 carries, 4.4 YPC
Deangelo Williams -216 carries, 5.2 YPC
Jonathon Stewart – 221 carries, 5.1 YPC
Frank Gore – 229 carries, 4.9 YPC
Fred Jackson -237 carries, 4.5 YPC
Ricky Williams -241carries, 4.7 YPC
Rashard Mendenhall – 242 carries, 4.6 YPC
Ray Rice – 245 carries, 5.3 YPC
Ryan Grant -282 carries, 4.4 YPC
Cedric Benson -301 carries, 4.2 YPC
Maurice Jones-Drew -312 carries, 4.5 YPC
Adrian Peterson -314 Carries, 4.4 YPC
Steven Jackson -324 carries, 4.4 YPC
Chris Johnson -358 carries, 5.6 YPC

Just to give you guys an idea, there were 29 running backs in the NFL this year, who had 100 carries or more and were able to average either the same yards per attempt as Jones, or more yards per attempt then Jones, who has the luxury of running behind the best O-Line in the league. I hate when it gets to a point where I have to seemingly trash guys like Jones here, but since it seems most of you are unable to separate your heart from your brain, it becomes necessary. I get that we love Jones, what I don’t get is that we made some big mistake by letting a clearly declining running back at the age of 32 walk after 1500 carries in the last 5 years (and in the 5 years before that, he only had about 750, half of that). Jones will probably start declining very soon, let him to to the Pats. I would rather face Jones then have to try to cover Faulk out of the backfield. Jones doesn’t intimidate anybody.

I would much rather face Thomas Jones then Ricky Williams or Ronnie Brown, who are both physical backs who both run harder then Jones does and break a lot more tackles.

I would have understood cutting Jones last year, but I’m hardly complaining about the 1400 he gave us this year. Your complaints on Ellis are completely unwarranted.

I mean seriously? Why don’t you learn how to spell simple words and how to at least use a little bit of grammar.