Bears' RB Matt Forte to Hit the Open Market: NYJ Bound

[CommonCents]

 

I need a job; I'll give the Dolphins 8-10 carries a game.

 

 

Oh right...I forgot about him. He was a popular fantasy sleeper pick last year. More popular this year I bet.

Ehh I don't like running backs in the AFC east for fantasy. Bills and Jets have some studs upfront and everyone always passes vs Patriots to catch up lol

[Felonious Monk]

i read today that only 2 RBs drafted since 2009 have received 2nd contracts from the team that drafted them. McCoy and Ingram.

 

That's very telling, as are the last two years of free agent RBs. An article/video I recall from last year really puts free agent running backs into perspective for me. The article begins with the following: "Last year's list of free-agent running backs was a mild disaster. Not this time around." Watching the accompanying video clip today, I couldn't stop chuckling. It's 6+ minutes on the five "top" free agent RBs of 2015. The talking heads made them sound like they're Canton-bound. Then the 2015 season played out.

 

The following lists reinforce what I've seen the past few years, and I fully admit I've done a 180 on the issue of FA running backs: Thanks, but no thanks. I have no problem recycling the position every five years unless we happen to find one who is elite (like Peterson). I say this fully believing Marshawn Lynch was the exception, not the rule. I'm not proclaiming Shady to be a god, but if anyone finds a name below you'd rather have on the Bills over our top two running backs, I'd love to know who and why. I'm not too worried about Forte.

 

2014 RB FREE AGENTS (Source)

1. Chris Johnson (Signed two-year, $8M deal with NYJ)
2. Ben Tate (Signed two-year, $6.2M deal with CLE)
3. Rashad Jennings (Signed four-year, $10M deal with NYG)
4. Darren McFadden (Re-signed one-year, $1.75M deal with OAK)

5. Andre Brown (Signed one-year, $645K deal with HOU)
6. Knowshon Moreno (Signed one-year, $3M deal with MIA)
7. Maurice Jones-Drew (Signed three-year, $7.5M deal with OAK)
8. Donald Brown (Signed three-year, $10.5M deal with SD)

9. Ahmad Bradshaw (Re-signed one-year, $855K deal with IND)
10. James Starks (Re-signed two-year, $3.17M deal with GB)
11. LeGarrette Blount (Signed two-year, $3.85M deal with PIT)
12. Anthony Dixon (Signed three-year, $3.5M deal with BUF)
13. Toby Gerhart (Signed three-year, $10.5M deal with JAX)
14. Michael Bush

15. Jonathan Dwyer (Signed one-year, $795K deal with ARZ)
16. Peyton Hillis (Re-signed two-year, $1.8M deal with NYG)
17. La'Rod Stephens-Howling
18. Justin Forsett (Signed one-year, $730K deal with BAL)
19. Jackie Battle (Re-signed one-year, $855K deal with TEN)

20. Bernard Scott
21. Felix Jones
22. Ronnie Brown
23. Willis McGahee
24. Phillip Tanner

25. Kevin Smith

2015 RB FREE AGENTS (Source)

1. DeMarco Murray (Signed 5-year, $40M deal with PHI)
2. C.J. Spiller (Signed 4-year, $16M deal with NO)
3. Ryan Mathews (Signed 3-year, $11M deal with PHI)
4. Mark Ingram (Re-signed 4-year, $16M deal with NO)
5. Justin Forsett (Re-signed 3-year, $9M deal with BAL)
6. Frank Gore (Signed 3-year, $12M deal with IND)
7. Shane Vereen (Signed 3-year, $12.35M deal with NYG)
8. Stevan Ridley
9. Roy Helu (Signed 2-year, $4.1M deal with OAK)

10. Reggie Bush (Signed 1-year, $2.5M deal with SF)
11. Pierre Thomas

12. Ahmad Bradshaw
13. Darren McFadden (Signed 2-year, $3M deal with DAL)
14. Knowshon Moreno
15. Ben Tate

16. DeAngelo Williams (Signed 2-year, $4M deal with PIT)

17. Steven Jackson

18. Chris Johnson

19. Antone Smith (Re-signed 1-year, $1.4M deal with ATL)
20. Jacquizz Rodgers

21. Trent Richardson (Signed 2-year, $3.85M deal with OAK)

P.S. LMAO @ LaDanian: "head above shoulders"

[QuoteTheRaven83]

Who cares. As of right now Geno Smith is still their starting QB.

[Felonious Monk]

Ehh I don't like running backs in the AFC east for fantasy. Bills and Jets have some studs upfront and everyone always passes vs Patriots to catch up lol

 

Generally agree, although Dion Lewis helped me win at least three games last year in my 16-team league before he so selfishly suffered a season-ending injury. Freddy was a good backup for me for years, but I can't remember the last AFCE running back I drafted early in the past 13 years (AKA ever).

Edited March 9, 2016 by Felonious Monk

[YoloinOhio]

@albertbreer

New Jets RB Matt Forte gets about $4 million per on a three-year deal, much cheaper than the exiting Chris Ivory.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

@albertbreer

New Jets RB Matt Forte gets about $4 million per on a three-year deal, much cheaper than the exiting Chris Ivory.

 

Wow-- I would take Forte (even at his age) over Ivory every day.

[Canadian Bills Fan]

 

Wow-- I would take Forte (even at his age) over Ivory every day.

 

 

Me too

 

 

CBF

[YoloinOhio]

Jets also re-sign Bilal Powell and sign Khiry Robinson

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000643207/article/jets-resign-bilal-powell-add-robinson-to-backfield?campaign=Twitter_atn

[KD in CA]

Who cares. As of right now Geno Smith is still their starting QB.

 

If Geno is playing QB we should care a lot who's playing RB.

[dave mcbride]

 

Wow-- I would take Forte (even at his age) over Ivory every day.

Not me - 30 years old and measurably declining is not appealing: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FortMa00.htm .

[Deranged Rhino]

 

If Geno is playing QB we should care a lot who's playing RB.

 

One dimensional teams have a hard time running, regardless of who their RBs are.

[26CornerBlitz]

@nyjets

Lock it in: We have signed RB Khiry Robinson. MORE >> http://bit.ly/1SEo9Zr

Matt Forte is officially a New York Jet! DETAILS >> http://bit.ly/1pbUfjj

[YoloinOhio]

 

If Geno is playing QB we should care a lot who's playing RB.

i would prefer if they don't draft Elliott as has been consistently predicted. Their recent RB signings say they (hopefully) won't go RB in 1st.

 

At this point, I could see the NYG taking him at 10 with all the FAs they added on D. He would be perfect in that offense.

Edited March 11, 2016 by YoloinOhio