It’s a buyers market for aging 30-something running backs with Jamal Lewis, LaDainian Tomlinson and Brian Westbrook all on the market.
It’s pretty common knowledge that running backs tend to wear down when they hit 30 and all three have had underwhelming years, but all three could contribute given the right situation.
They may not be every-down backs any more, but I could see either one of them catching out of the back-field with the occasional run in the right sort of offensive system.
The New England Patriots would be a good candidate to pick up one of these guys to support their offense.
The Patriots are +1100 in Super Bowl odds and because of free agency rules, they’ll need smart signings and draft picks to improve.
LaDainian Tomlinson Goes to OT With Jets
LaDainian Tomlinson’s tour of Super Bowl contenders continued today with an interview with the New York Jets after yesterday’s meeting with the Minnesota Vikings.
New York Jets Flight Crew
LT was supposed to have returned home, but he missed his flight home to continue meeting with Rex Ryan and Mike Tannenbaum over dinner.
Both the Jets and Vikings could make very good homes for LT who can not only run, but also catch out of the back-field. The Jets probably make more sense because the Vikings quarterback situation isn’t settled until the indecisive one makes his decision.
Tomlinson would make a good mentor for Shonn Greene and he’d also give quarterback Mark Sanchez an easy option to use before he gets in to trouble.
Joining the Jets number one running attack and solid o-line should also be appealing to Tomlinson, or any of the other aging running backs. That offensive line is largely responsible for the Jets’ success running the ball and they’d help LT’s ego a lot.
Despite being just one game away from the last Super Bowl, the New York Jets odds to win the Super Bowl are at +2200.