Many Within Lions Concerned About Jahvid Best's Future, According To Report
by Sean Yuille on Jan 29, 2012 12:07 AM EST
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The uncertain future of Detroit Lions running back Jahvid Best came up again this weekend. With Lions personnel down at the Senior Bowl, they took the opportunity to speak to a few running backs, adding to the belief that they will draft one in April. Although on paper the depth isn't bad at the position, the Lions don't know for sure right now if Best or Mikel Leshoure will be back at full health next season. What's more, according to Anwar Richardson, there is apparently some concern within the team that Best may not ever come back.
The Lions interviewed Washington running back Chris Polk, Ohio State running back Daniel Herron and Martin during this week's Senior Bowl in Mobile. Detroit running back Jahvid Best is still recovering from a series of concussions and many within the organization are concerned if he will play football again.
The only reason that one line about Best became a big story is because Pro Football Talk picked it up. In reality, this is nothing new. Nobody knows right now that Best will for sure return. If it were an ACL injury or even something like Leshoure is recovering from, it'd be a safe bet that Best would come back. Because he is recovering from yet another concussion, however, only time will tell if he can continue his career.
As of right now, I do expect Best to be cleared to play football again at some point. That's not my main concern. I'm more worried about what will happen if he does return. If Best were to suffer another concussion, his career would really seem to be in jeopardy. I suppose that's a risk for any player no matter what his history is, but considering that Best has had a few concussions now, that is something that everybody is going to keep in the back of their mind going forward.
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Lets stop kidding ourselves....
Jahvid has scrambled eggs for brains and is done,
and Leshoure should have never got that silly tattoo….
We draft a running back this year and sign a FA/Vet.
If either Best or Lashoure can come back and make impact that would be a bonus.
I have doubts and I think the Lions front office does too.
We need quality, healthy, young running backs for next years Super Bowl push.
"I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch."
Ty Cobb
It wouldn't suprise me to see Mayhew try to trade Best now and risk him staying healthy with someone else
Especially if they have some RBs in mind that they want to draft. Best won’t bring in anywhere near what we spent to get him but maybe we could get something halfway decent for him or include him as part of a package deal.
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Come on
There’s got to be a dumb GM with a RB fetish that Mayhew can fleece.
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by David Tokarz on Jan 29, 2012 1:03 AM EST up reply actions
/Snyder
"It’s time people started realizing just how good a player Carlos Dunlap already is, and that starts with the Bengals. They gave him a season-high 58 snaps and what was the result? Carnage on the right side of the Seattle line." -Pro Football Focus
by Doc Scratch on Jan 29, 2012 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
It doesn't necessarily have to be a lot
Wait until he gets a clean bill of health and show him off at workouts or mini-camps. Someone will put up a 5th rounder and a conditional future pick or something like that. Then he’s off ours hands and we get more than we would if we keep him and he gets concussed again.
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that's plain and simple crazy talk..
They need to work that horse and get back everything they’ve put into him. If, yes IF, he can’t keep going then accept the loss then. You just don’t give up on him at this point and accept the loss based on some hunch it might happen.
The most they should do is make sure they have solid, affordable, backup options.
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maybe for a
dozen whole eggs? move on from scrambled and go to sunny side up or over easy?
All we would get back is a McDOuble and a small fries
Keep him. Put him on Reggie Bush/Darko Millicic duty and draft/sign a runningback.
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by ZWC11 on Jan 29, 2012 9:53 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
I'm pretty concerned about Best as well
It just seems like this will be a perpetual worrisome situation. I wonder if the FO would consider taking a guy like Lamichael James, I think he would be scary good in our Offense, same kind of player that Jahvid is and maybe be better.
If that guy is available in the 2nd rd, I say take him. He is built well and if Leshoure is healthy, it could be a hell of a duo.
I think the 2nd round is too high if they're going to bring back Best, LeShoure, and K Smith
We don’t use RBs enough to warrant taking one in the first 2 rounds 3 years in a row. We didn’t lose last year because we couldn’t run the ball, we lost because we couldn’t stop anyone on D.
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Well
We didn’t use the RB position more because we lacked healthy good players at the position. If we had better production and healthier guys, I’m sure we would have used them way more. It would also help take pressure off of Stafford and keep him healthy as well.
by SanDiegoMick on Jan 29, 2012 12:46 AM EST up reply actions
I understand what you're saying and I don't disagree with you
I just think we have bigger needs. We’re a playoff team but with sufficient holes that a good 2nd rounder could step in and possibly start for us at G, CB , SS or maybe OLB right off the bat. A 2nd round RB would just be part of the 4 back rotation with LeShoure, Smith, and Best.
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2nd Round is also too high
because he’s expected to be a 3rd day guy. don’t get me wrong. I’m all for the lions drafting him but not until the 4th at least.
by zernbabyzern on Jan 29, 2012 2:50 AM EST up reply actions
Don't draft a RB
The Lions have drafted a RB every year since I can even remember…….We need to get O-lineman and other positions…….I say we trade for somebody or get a FA rb…….we just need depth, Leshoure’s our guy if Best is done.
by douglazz63 on Jan 29, 2012 4:01 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
In the past 10 yrs
We’ve drafted 8 rb’s……and Mayhew has drafted a rb every draft…….we can’t keep doing that.
by douglazz63 on Jan 29, 2012 4:10 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I get that it's a problem
And I get that we have other holes (the secondary, offensive line, an extra DE) but why not try for another one via draft? It’s not like this is a team that’s absolutely starving for high end talent.
And we’ve got to hit sometime…
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by David Tokarz on Jan 29, 2012 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
This front office
has proven, and even stated that past draft outcomes will not influence future draft selections based on position. Matt Stafford, Titus Young and DeAndre Levy all drafted at positions of previous epic failure for this organization. RB will be no different.
by Lionsickness on Jan 29, 2012 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
that would be awesome he should be around in the 2nd rd.
Playoff run in '11!!
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by lionsfan_772 on Jan 29, 2012 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
I'm happy
Now that we are starting to know that Best doesn’t have a future in the back field, my worst fear is that they put him back there he does well for 6-8 games then gets another concussion it puts us in a bad spot.
This is a deep class for RB, draft one more and put Best as our KR/PR
Some one said trade Best, the state that Best is in we wouldn’t get a used condem in return for him right now : (
Much as I would love to see Best back in a Lions uniform
I would be pleading with him not to suit up again if he was in my family.
Have you read what some of the Giants players were saying this past week about targetting Kyle Williams because he had had four prior concussions? I expect Jahvid read or heard something about that.
As for kick returning / punt returning, even with the new kickoff rules, that is still a position of greater risk for concussion.
by SuhSuhSuhdio on Jan 30, 2012 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
unfortunately
that story does not reveal whether he was medically cleared or not, or if he is still suffering from symptoms.
Wait and see
If best is cleared to play at least before we decide to trade him I say. If the guy can stay healthy then I say keep him, I mean I remember another lion who was hurt his first 2 years and this last year he threw for 5,000 yards,so he can have a breakout year. If one of us could invent a helmet that prevents concussions we’d be billionaires!!!!! Seems like after all this time has gone by someone on earth would’ve made that by now,c’mon Nike….your show now,get inventive! Now you have a chance to really show us what you’re made of besides flashy paint and flashier uniforms! Well I don’t even know if Nike has the helmet contract,but whoever does needs to improve the “air” system to something better,I mean that was so 2000. It’s 2012 guys are faster,bigger,stronger….time for better helmets!
by hostage42 on Jan 29, 2012 10:54 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I, for one, think Best should retire
dude’s already made a ton of money, and for his sake I think he should leave professional football behind him. All it would take is one wrong hit on him and he’s a vegetable for life.
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by TheLoneDavid on Jan 29, 2012 11:00 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Amen...
Kudos for giving a damn….
I will never pretend to know more than they do; except in Millen's case.
I agree!
As a fan of his, I would love to see him come play.
But as a fan of his, I still have to be realistic and say, take the money you have made and live a long happy life!!!
WE WONT JUDGE YOU!!
by SUHrprise on Jan 29, 2012 12:14 PM EST via Android app reply actions
Seriously?
Am I the only one that smells fish here? Where is Joshsun when you need him?
The Lions traded up to draft JB without ever having talked to him. Schwartz admitted AFTER the draft last year that they thought Fairley had a good chance of falling to them and that they would draft him, and only one mocker in the nation predicted it.
Every thing about this front office is secretive and close to the vest. Now, all of a sudden, the whole world knows their draft plans and personnel concerns? Even though JB has been symptom free and working out for two months?
JB has guaranteed he’ll be back and Dr. Mickey Collins has assured him his chiropractic neuro treatments will increase his tolerance. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/16980166/best-planning-return-next-year
I’m not saying the Lions won’t draft a rb. In fact, I hope they do. And I most certainly think JB’s health comes first. But this whole scenario reeks of pre-draft smoke screen to me.
by Lionsickness on Jan 29, 2012 12:20 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
by the way,
for anyone who is curious about whose mock drafts to pay attention to, Rick Gosselin is the closest person there is to a “draft guru” (predicted Fairley). Kiper and McShay didn’t even score in the top 25 last year, Mayock was tied for tenth.
Gosselin is the only one to score above a 50 twice in the last 5 years and only one other mocker has scored over 50 once.
http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2011/04/detroit_lions_links_rick_gosse.html
by Lionsickness on Jan 29, 2012 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
he has
also had the best mock 3 times since 03. None of the guys on tv have had it even once.
by Lionsickness on Jan 29, 2012 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
now this sounds too much like the truth
BURN THE WITCH!!
Actully, thanks for the dose of reality. This is more like the truth. I hope all the little emo girls now calling for him to be traded look at their emotions after Best kills it next season and is a top 10 total yard producer.
Individuals should protect themselves. Governments can't protect individuals from themselves, it's just impossible, otherwise they become a tyranical state. -Ron Paul
Maybe
Sean could do something with this
http://www.thehuddlereport.com/Free/mockdraftscoring.shtml
when the draft gets near.
People think new helmets will help...
Lets not forget, a concussion can be caused by whip lash of the neck. Any movement in which the brain is shifted inside of the head causes someone to be concussed. I think his career is over, he’s Brian Westbrook 2.0, but Westbrook didn’t start having concussions until he was a pro.
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Leshoure = 2012 Beastmode
Draft Konz!!
So who is Saint Martin going to trade up for in this draft?
I sure hope we piss away more top picks on another short careered running back.
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by delusional on Jan 29, 2012 5:07 PM EST via Android app reply actions
he'll be ok
he just needs a reduced role, which makes it important to not only get and keep leshoure healthy, but another back to come in and take the load off both of those guys. Best isnt suited for the every down back role he has been forced into both years. hes more of a 5 run, 5-10 rec. guy.
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