L. Johnson in no rush to get new deal done

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

Totally disagree with this statement. There are only 4 or 5 top RB's in the league. After that the drop off is significant.

And if you don't have a good feature back you end up with the ole RBBC and no thanks to that.
I think we should give him a new contract. But only after we resign Allen.

It worked for the colts and countless other teams. They got rid of Edge, picked up a rookie Addai. They have been fine. Look what Denver did, you all thought they were crazy. They straight up traded Clinton freaking Portis for a CB, and it worked. If you have good blocking, and a good system, like I said, the RB is one of the most easily replaceable positions in the NFL. Look at the Bears, either running back can produce. New England was led by a rookie running back as well. Jacksonville too. The life of a running back is short now days, and I don't want to waste a ton of money on LJ if we don't have to. LJ is a great player, but if we have him locked up, why give him more money if we don't have to? He's going to be done in 2-3 years, done. Look what happened to Eddie George and Jamal Anderson, the guy who LJ broke the single season record for carries. LJ runs tall too, I know he's been durable thus far, but to not expect him to break down in the next 2-3 years at the pace he's going is just not using your brain.

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