... the Henry/McGahee situation. Hear me out please.
I'm operating under the "if it isn't broke, don't fix it scenario" here. Assuming that Henry corrects his fumbling issues, and I still say Bledsoe's INT issues are the greater of the two evils, then we have on our hands one of the top couple of RBs in the league. Right.
Also, keep in mind, that if he hadn't gotten fewer than 20 carries in half the games last year, and 15 or fewer in 6 games, Henry likely would have challenged for league rushing title.
My concern is this; aren't we getting a bit greedy here?
I assume that in his second full season starting, that Henry will continue to work out his issues. Suppose he does. Suppose he becomes #1, 2, or 3 in the league. Sure, he'll be worth a ton. Suppose we then rely on McGahee, we trade Henry, which seems to be the going preference. Then suppose Henry has 6 more outstanding seasons while McGahee goes down w/ yet another, his would-be 4th major injury over his football career.
Wouldn't we then be left out in the cold?
Sure, there's no question that McGahee is the better rusher assuming that he plays the same in the NFL that he did in college. We still have no clue how he'll be "on the field" all doctors' prognoses aside. We also have no clue as to whether or not he'll get hurt again.
In short, if Henry progresses at the rate he did last year, challenges for the NFL's rushing title, with no significant injury issues, wouldn't it be a tad bit greedy and much riskier to trade him and keep McGahee?
Sure, let's assume that McGahee really will be better than that? But how much better would we need? I mean really!
Anyway, I just think this entire thing is a bit greedy and that we could have addressed some holes/needs that would have helped us this season instead of maybe helping us in '04/'05.
I don't think the improvement in the marginal utility of McGahee over Henry is anywhere near worth the risk. If McGahee has even another moderate injury, it will likely make him nowhere near a RB that can compete for the NFL's best. If Henry becomes such a RB, then why trade him!
I realize that this season has yet to bear itself out, but I think these are valid concerns.
I'm operating under the "if it isn't broke, don't fix it scenario" here. Assuming that Henry corrects his fumbling issues, and I still say Bledsoe's INT issues are the greater of the two evils, then we have on our hands one of the top couple of RBs in the league. Right.
Also, keep in mind, that if he hadn't gotten fewer than 20 carries in half the games last year, and 15 or fewer in 6 games, Henry likely would have challenged for league rushing title.
My concern is this; aren't we getting a bit greedy here?
I assume that in his second full season starting, that Henry will continue to work out his issues. Suppose he does. Suppose he becomes #1, 2, or 3 in the league. Sure, he'll be worth a ton. Suppose we then rely on McGahee, we trade Henry, which seems to be the going preference. Then suppose Henry has 6 more outstanding seasons while McGahee goes down w/ yet another, his would-be 4th major injury over his football career.
Wouldn't we then be left out in the cold?
Sure, there's no question that McGahee is the better rusher assuming that he plays the same in the NFL that he did in college. We still have no clue how he'll be "on the field" all doctors' prognoses aside. We also have no clue as to whether or not he'll get hurt again.
In short, if Henry progresses at the rate he did last year, challenges for the NFL's rushing title, with no significant injury issues, wouldn't it be a tad bit greedy and much riskier to trade him and keep McGahee?
Sure, let's assume that McGahee really will be better than that? But how much better would we need? I mean really!
Anyway, I just think this entire thing is a bit greedy and that we could have addressed some holes/needs that would have helped us this season instead of maybe helping us in '04/'05.
I don't think the improvement in the marginal utility of McGahee over Henry is anywhere near worth the risk. If McGahee has even another moderate injury, it will likely make him nowhere near a RB that can compete for the NFL's best. If Henry becomes such a RB, then why trade him!
I realize that this season has yet to bear itself out, but I think these are valid concerns.
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