Fix for CEH...Fournette!!
 

Leonard Fournette RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Leonard Fournette
The Athletic's Greg Auman believes that impending free agents Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones are both likely to depart Tampa Bay.

Fournette posted on Instagram on Tuesday, thanking his teammates and fans and notably referring to his time with the Buccaneers in the past tense. The Tampa Bay Times' Rick Stroud viewed it as a sign that Fournette is anticipating moving on. Fournette's departure could theoretically open up an opportunity for Jones, but Jones was barely used in any capacity for most of 2021 and seems very likely to hit the open market. If both running backs depart, Ke'Shawn Vaughn would step in as the Buccaneers starter, for the time being at least. Auman expects that the Buccaneers will ultimately draft a running back or bring in another veteran to help fill out their depth chart. Still, Vaugn looks like a worthwhile best ball dart throw. Fournette is unlikely to take full control of his next backfield the way he did in Tampa Bay, but the 27-year-old is a capable receiver and goal-line presence.
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Source: Greg Auman on Twitter
Mar 9, 2022, 10:44 AM ET


Fournette can do everything! I love the thought of Fournette on the Chiefs, he can catch, he can run, he is great on the goal line. Especially with our O line!

Here is our chance to fix the CEH miss. What say you?

You're going to take a lot of crap for suggesting we sign a RB in free agency but I'd honestly love to see it as well. I'm tired of this committee crap. The lack of a great RB and true #2 WR are drastically holding the offense back from being truly record shattering.

I'm sure they are still going to roll with CEH as the main option, though. I haven't totally lost faith after hearing what he went through last offseason. Really helped explain why he looked so shitty this year. He showed a lot more burst in the playoffs.

If we pay a free agent running back I will be looking to fix you

Not for what he's going to get paid.

I'd rather keep CEH. Fournettes going to get $9-$12 mil/year and CEH has a $2.9 mil cap hit this year. Fournette is a little better, but he's not a Jamaal Charles type of threat.

Hard pass

I'd do it as well but I have never been sold on CEH and certainly am not now.
IMO he's a JAG and KC needs an upgrade.

Bet he doesn't get that much $$$

I'm good with drafting a guy between the 3rd and 5th though.

I love the idea. Remember how potent the Chiefs offense was with Priest Holmes AND a dynamic passing attack?

I feel like most teams are not going to give up a ton for RBs these days, unless its someone they drafted and has performed really well.

Someone like Zeke, and even that seems like a mistake. The Fans would revolt if they let Zeke go but it would have been the right thing to do.

If he takes 3-5 Mil, would you do it?

I believe the Chiefs will draft a RB in the mid to late rounds this year but what if they sign Fournette and use that pick on S, CB, WR?

Id like that!

You don’t need some stud 25-30 carry a game RB in todays game to win. RBBC is just fine. The Chiefs offense is already Next level.

Besides, as long as Mahomes is QB, any Chiefs RB is going to get limited carries.

If they sign Fournette, you will be thanking me and Veach.

Then you have a over priced RB on the downward part of his career and another mid to late round trying to make the roster as a specialty teams player.

Teams are going to utilize what seemed to work against us.

They start dropping 8 into coverage shit, I want to make them pay dearly for it.

CEH does not seem capable of doing that. Fournette does! He also could become the WR2 option. Hes that good in the passing game.

I would put him above a mid round draft pick because we KNOW he can do the things we want from a RB. Allowing that draft pick to go to another position.

I guess you highlighted the sentence but didnt read it?

Im good with that as well and believe that is the plan currently.

But I think signing Fournette for reasonable money and using that pick on something else is a much better improvement, immediately.

Melvin Gordon would be perfect for the Chiefs. (Except for the fumbles)

CEH isn't nearly as bad as people think. He averaged 4.3 YPC in 2021 in the regular season. That's very respectable.

Im not giving up on CEH completely but I want an insurance policy or better just in case.

Those numbers are misleading in my opinion. With teams playing two high safeties, dropping 8 into coverage and daring us to run, 4.3 ypc seems like any JAG could get that. Those defenses are a RBs dream to play against and a Good/Great RB would change the way a defense plays against us.

Because the O line opened massive holes. He is completely average.

Oh good.

Another RB that can’t get to the corner.

Sounds like a great plan.

The answer is Chase Edmonds.

McCaffrey, Saquon, and likely Kamara are all available via trade but wouldn't mind Fournette either.

Derrick Gore works for me

Brain dead Andy and his assistant are too dumb to use a rb. see Chiefs bs. Bengals... all they had to do was run the ball to win on 2nd half

We have 2 that can run the ball if given a chance in the right situations

Fournette does NOT require a draft pick, he also wouldnt cost near as much as those other guys.

Outside of Saquon maybe, those other guys are out of range.

I like Chase Edmonds, yes he can get to the edge, wouldnt mind adding him at all. BUT he is another small guy that is easily injured and wont get the short yardage or goal line.

If you havent really watched Fournette, you should. He can do it all.

If Breece Hall falls into the 3rd round I would go get him. He is going to be a superstar if he is drafted by a high level offense.

Hall ran himself into the mid-2nd, IMO. Maybe late 2nd.

I can't see him being there by the late 3rd.

I agree there. A lot of later round picks to use if we want to move around in the draft however. The majority of the fanbase would freak out if we spent a late 2nd/early third on another running back but Breece Hall is your answer at the position for the foreseeable future (homerun speed, great pass catcher, physicality to run between tackles). Let Clyde be a true change of pace and third down back.

Nope. Not now.

Who cares. Pick up a UDFA bruiser to be our 3rd down back. Running backs don't matter.

**** him up

When the Jags were shopping him I said we should throw them a late pick and folks ridiculed me. Low and behold he went on to beat us in the superbowl. The veteran RB market has some big names out there and a few rumors about Barkley and CMC too floating around. Fournette would be great but I suspect we'll draft a guy and bring a cheap vet like Mack to enhance the RB room. WE MUST make our running game scary enough for teams not to dare drop seven or eight deep again.

Agreed. Healthy CEH is going to look really good.

We could fix the CEH miss by bringing in Harvey Williams out of retirement

I'm not in the market for a high-priced veteran RB, but if I were I'd be in the Barkley business way before I was in the Fournette business.

What did he go through? I missed that.

What about a bruiser like LeGarette Blunt? Is he still around?

CEH is going kick some ass this year. This offensive line can give CEH 10 yard carry average. Of course Andy won't take advantage that because he'd rather pass.

Sure, lets overpay for another RB we won't use.

Some of you fools just don't get it.

Every time Gore gets an opportunity, he does well. CEH has been really good since he came back from injury. Andy Reid simply just does not like to run the football, which normally makes sense when your QB is Mahomes. That said, if Mahomes starts seeing the same looks he did by the Bengals with everyone dropping into coverage, Andy better be less stingy with running the ball.

I doubt anyone is overpaying Fournette. I think the idea is solid: pair a large phatback with a down field passing attack.

We can't make Andy run the guy. We can't make Brett draft a CB before the 6th round. We can't make grown men do what's best...

No offense, Mr. chiefforlife ...

But FA running backs are a no-go for me.

The cost/value proposition is historically unfavorable. (Priest Holmes notwithstanding.)

However, I would love to see the Chiefs field a truly threatening run game. It would solve a lot of issues.

Perhaps Bart Varch has a 4th round Jamaal Charles clone draft pick up his sleeve.

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I'd argue it's been pretty favorable for us. Probably because we didn't spend a lot of money there.

But when you can draft a starter every year in the 3rd - 5th round why bother? I get it. I still think you roll the dice on a Barkely or Taylor or generational guy.

Upon further reflection ...

The Marcus Allen acquisition was positive (and, of course, Priest) ...

But I'm having difficulty remembering any solid contributors we acquired in FA at the running back position that didn't just wind up costing us dough and an extra sideline seat.

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I said you should stop posting and everyone agreed. Low and behold you're still here and everyone still hates you.

Williams sealed the SB for us. McKinnon was probably our best HB this year.

We should package CEH and Hardman for a hot cheerleader

Fair enough and 100% accurate.

Those guys weren't proven, expensive, top-flight FAs though, were they?

I would put them in the "steal" category.

(Of course, I would put Priest in "steal" category, as well.)

I suppose I have specific guidelines or requirements for RBs ... they need to be young and cheap.

Kinda like a decent desert whore.

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Someone here posted in one of the CEH threads that the illness he had at the end of 2020 lingered into the offseason and he lost a ton of weight and was unable to work out at all for a large chunk of his time off.

I’m trying to wade through the muck of the threads but can’t seem to find it now.

Imagine caring about what people "think" about you ON A FORUM!! ROFL

Just when you think you see something dumb in one post, lo and behold, there are TWO butt****ing morons who think it's loW and behold.

Carry on, dipshits.

Gall bladder surgery.

Ahh, that was it.

Did you also pound the table for us to sign Hakeem Adeniji? He also blows goat testicles yet beat us in a big playoff game.

****ing moron.

Thumbs down me again and find out mother ****er

SUCK A BiG HAIRY DICK!! nlm

Moooooods! Moooods! Moooods! They are not staying on topic and big harry dicks are being brought up!

You still bitter about how I embarrassed your dumb ass over Fountain REALPRICK? :LOL:

Take your medication and shut up :thumb:

Yeah. We should not pay for a RB if we don't use them during cover 2.

it sounds nice however the Chiefs have bigger needs than spending another draft pick on a RB. CEH seems more MEH than anything else and seems to be injury prone however I believe (know) that even with a great RB, we know if given the choice, the ball is going to be thrown rather than ran.

What I don't understand is: if's it's as easy as dropping 8 into coverage and forcing a team to beat you running the ball instead of their highly paid star quarterback throwing the ball, why doesn't every team just do it? Why was it so effective against the Chiefs?

Greg Hill?

Zero catches zero yards cut after a week or two couldn't even carve out a role as a special teams grunt Daurice Fountain?

I said he was a nobody. I was right. You said he was better than Demarcus Robinson. You were wrong.

Remember when you wanted us to trade a 1st round pick for Fournette? And before that, remember when you wanted to sign Leveon Bell to a mega millions deal before the Jets did?

Fix for chiefforlife...Jake!!

YOU said "he wouldn't make the roster" AND HE DID you moron!!..so quit trying to backtrack and stew on that fat L!!..and I said we should trade a 1st for Fournette huh? SHOW ME YOU DUMBASS CLOWN!! :D

You DO realize that 90% of your Daurice Fountain talent evaluation this offseason was ****ing wrong, right?

where you at with homie from Valdosta State Jody Fortson?

Lol I STILL predicted that he WOULD make the roster and he DID..fullstop :evil:

Tell the class about your other Daurice Fountain predictions, buddy.

You know, the ones that matter. Where you said he would actually PRODUCE for the team. And how he was actually like 3rd or 4th on the depth chart and a better player than Robinson.

Because Andy Reid doesn't like committing to the run.
The 2022 season is going to be defenses dropping 8 and tempting the Chiefs to run the ball. If it takes this team 8 ****ing weeks to learn how to run the ball, I may puke.

Still waiting, UChieffy.

You're gonna have to address that one eventually. Can't hide behind your dipshittery forever.

How about we just say "hell no **** no" to signing Leonard Fournette and just draft Hassan Haskins instead?

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I said I felt he had the TALENT to be better than D-Rob and Pringle but he was never given a chance was he? Being new to the system Andy chose the vets so it is what it is.