Seahawks looking to trade RB Jones

The National Football Post reports that Seattle tried to move Julius Jones during the draft, unsuccessfully. According to Mark Miller of Yahoo! Sports, he's still on the trading block.

What a shocker!

about 2 years ago Jason_D 11 comments 0 recs |

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Does Jones have value?

His statistics with Seattle:

2008
158 rush, 698 yds (4.42 ypc), 2 TD, 4 fumbles / 14 rec, 66 yds, 0 TD

2009
177 rush, 663 yds (3.75 ypc), 2 TD, 0 fumbles / 35 rec, 232 yds, 2 TD

Age: 29 in August

Considering that Jones put up those numbers as part of an overall anemic offense (4.9 yds/play, 25th in the league), that looks respectable. Not starter-worthy, but good for a rotational back.

If Leon Washington is slow to recover from his injury, Seattle could still make use of Jones in their rotation.

On the other hand, the trade market is not likely to be lucrative. After a deep, rich draft, we’ll soon be moving into preseason roster cuts. There will be plenty of game-ready depth available for free.

by Jason_D on Apr 26, 2010 4:19 AM PDT reply actions

I agree.

It’s hard to see a team taking Jones when so many players will be available via roster cuts.

Why is it Thomas Jones (brother of Julius) is able to keep on ticking while Julius seems to have little left in the tank?

by Chirp on Apr 26, 2010 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions

A good offensive line.

by JeffJ254 on Apr 26, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Thomas Jones?

Pretty sure that dude is on the juice.

Get well Greg! Rip City is still behind you!

by axel360 on Apr 26, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Both of those answers make sense.

But it seemed like Marion Barber did fine with Dallas’ offensive line, and Forsett did better with our line than J. Jones did. He might work better with a better line, but he also should have performed better with the line we have.

by Chirp on Apr 26, 2010 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions