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Somebody would be willing to give up an awful lot to move up and grab him if we don't take himHmmm...i'll take it...even tho he fumbles alot....but hey, if AD is there at 8, do we still grab him?
I think so (or hope so if he is there at #8)Hmmm...i'll take it...even tho he fumbles alot....but hey, if AD is there at 8, do we still grab him?
Big question now i show much $$ and how is the contract structured.
And what does this do to drafting a RB?
I dunno the value of a 30 year old running back. IMO, we overpaid.
Hmmm...i'll take it...even tho he fumbles alot....but hey, if AD is there at 8, do we still grab him?
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/4601378.html
The Texans have reached an agreement with their first free agent Green Bay running back Ahmad Green.
Green, 30, is signing a four-year contract worth $22 million, including $6.5 million in guarantees.
Green has been one of the most productive running backs in the NFL for the past seven years.
The former Nebraska running back enjoyed his five best seasons (2000-2004) when Mike Sherman was the Packers head coach. During that period, he never rushed for fewer than 1,163 yards. HIs best season was 2003 when he rushed 1,883 yards and scored 20 touchdowns.
Green immediately becomes the starter, from a group that includes Wally Lundy, Chris Taylor and Samkon Gado
The Texans are trying to resign Ron Dayne.
Green, a no 1. pick by Seattle in 1998, is a ten-year veteran, who rushed for 1,059 yards and scored six touchdowns last season.
hopefully he has another thousand yard season left in him
what??? 4 years??? u gotta be kidding me
that's a good thing..what??? 4 years??? u gotta be kidding me
37 fumbles over 9 years & 2,284 touches (rushing, receiving, & kick returns) is not what I consider fumbling a lot.
Good solid signing. If he can stay healthy we should have an above average running game. I would've prefered Travis Henry but I'm not going to complain to much. Hopefully Green will bring some continuity, some big play ability with him. As we all know that this offense needs to have a good running game in order for all the passing stuff to work. Specially the play action bootleg plays.
It's four years in order to spread out the signing bonus cap hit. Nobody expects him to fulfill all four years- we're looking at 2, possibly 3, depending on how the salary escalates in the third year.
the important number is this: if we cut him after year 2 his cap hit is : 3.25m;
if we cut him after year 4 his cap hit is : 1.6million
Pretty darn good!
After all, the Cowboys just signed Leonard Davis to a $50 million contract with about $20 million guaranteed! Ridiculous!
6.5 million guaranteed is not much, IMO... If we dump him after 2 seasons, he will only count 3.25 million against the cap in 2009... Especially in this year's market, I think we did well if that number is right.
To me, this means we will NOT be drafting an RB in the 1st round regardless if AP is on the board or not. 2nd round and beyond is a possibility; i.e. M.Bush in the second would be my choice. We have some very good options for that #8 pick.
From Y2K thru '04, Green averaged a 20 yard+ rush every 30 carries. In the past 2 seasons, Green has had a 20 yard+ run every 114th attempt. Will Ahman put the big play into the Texans rushing attack? Depends on which Ahman shows up. One consistent part of Green's game is that he's always been a productive receiver out of the backfield.