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Originally Posted by RedBull
Bad Guy Im upset because we lost an integral part of our offense. yeah you can replace T-Rich with a Fred Beasley. But my point is, why not even elect to re-sign T-Rich? He's been here a long time, and is familiar with the teams chemistry and success. Something you don't want to mess up.
I know we have a good line, but losing a great FB really hurts. T-Rich was a great blocker, and I'm wondering who do we have that will be able to pickup and contain blitzes the way he did?
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Integral? Yeah, he was great. But there are blocking backs available in free agency. In terms of severe importance, I'd list him as the 10th most important player on this offense.
1 being Green, 2 being Roaf, 3 - LJ, 4 - Gonzalez, 5- Waters, 6- Shields, 7- Weigmann, 8 - Welbourne, 9- Kennison, 10- T-Rich, 11-Parker.
I just don't see the reason to pump over a million into a position that there are younger options for.
I'm not ragging on T-Rich here. I loved him as a Chief. Great guy. But, he's 34 and you don't give 34-year olds 2.5 million over 2 years in a position that isn't really compensated in the NFL.
As I said, Fred Beasley could do just as good of a job as a blocking back as T-Rich.