Thomas Jones to be released

[Tailback U]

I would absolutely love the Raiders to get Thomas Jones. A hard-nosed no-bullshit veteran running back with an insane work ethic could do wonders for Michael Bush and McFadden.

 

[FirstTimer]

You're basing your argument on a lot of hindsight.

Hindsight? LOL. I'm saying Angelo has horrible in the moment decision making and literally no foresight. Sorry I expect my GM to have the idea at the time that getting rid of your best offensive player of a Super Bowl run could be stupid.

People could rationlize that Benson was going to be a good back But it doesn't excuse getting rid of a player that already was Is that too hard to understand?

it doesn't mean he didn't work through that appropriately.

It also doesn't mean he did. Which he obviously didn't at the time and even more obviously didn't now.

Under different circumstances, if Jones was kept for another season and his production dropped off

Doubtful, seeing as everyone loved Thomas Jones and would have most likely blamed the Bears declinging offensive line for a drop in production.

Under different circumstances Jones goes for another 1,500 and JA is a genius for getting rid of Benson and everyone is happy.

Then again all we can judge is by what we knew at the time.

Jones ran for nearly 2,800 yards in two season. Was the key cog on two playoff teams and a run to the Super Bowl. He loved playing for the Bears. The teams and coaches loved him. He wanted a new contract(and rightly so). That was the situation at the time. How does that excuse trading him so you can start an unproven commodity for a team that felt it was "in it's window" for a Super Bowl championship?

Meanwhile Benson gets traded to say, I don't know, the FUCKING BENGALS and produces like a madman.

Yeah, Benson produced like a madman for the Bengels and still didn't outrush Jones this year...Hell he didn't out rush Forte last season.

On top of that Benson getting booted from Chicago after his legal issues by his own admission made him change himself. Who's to say benson doesn't have legal problems at the next stop as well before getting his head on straight.

Hindsight is a bitch,

There was no hindsight involved. The move did not make any sense at the time it took place. None. Events have proven that thought process accurate but just looking at the evidence available at the time of the trade the Bears letting go Jones didn't make any damn sense. How hard is that to grasp?

but JA handled it properly with the information and circumstances that

No he did not.

Seriously.

 

[Senser81]

You're basing your argument on a lot of hindsight.

But the move was heavily criticized at the time. Thomas Jones was the main cog in a Super Bowl offense. There was no way Rex Grossman was going to pick up the slack and lead the offense. What had been seen of Cedric Benson indicated that he wasn't a #1 RB because of his durability and fumbling.

Not having anyone else on the offense, be it QB, WR, RB, TE, to fill Jones' shoes made it a bad move.