Thursday, February 7, 2013

Ahmad Bradshaw: The Next Step

Ahmad Bradshaw was released yesterday by the New York Giants due to his past injuries. Bradshaw has always been considered an injury risk but now he is in the free agent market and with several possible choices. Here are the top 5 places he could go:
5. Atlanta Falcons: The Falcons were ranked 29th in the running game this year with 1397 yards rushing between big boy HB Michael Turner and speedy HB Jacquizz Rodgers. Turner is growing old and has lost most of his skill and Rodgers will never be able to extend the running game to the extent he did in 2012. Hopefully, Bradshaw would extend the running game to a new level and help PA passed for QB Matt Ryan.
4, New York Jets: This is a funny one. Keep Bradshaw in New York just for a different team. This year they had 1896 yards rushing majorly from HB Shonn Greene. The Jets ranked 12th in the NFL this past season. Greene is pretty inconsistent and the Jets need consistency with the QB issue currently underway. Bradshaw will be pretty consistent except for injury chances.
3. Indianapolis Colts: QB Andrew Luck had a terrific season leading the Colts to a playoff loss to the Super Bowl Champ, Baltimore Ravens. HB Vick Ballard is their current HB who got most of the 1671 rushing yards for the Colts putting them at the 22nd best rushing offense in the NFL. Bradshaw has experience to play a 2 HB backfield with Ballard in order to train Ballard to become a more powerful HB. If Bradshaw got injured, Ballard would still be there to back him up.
2. Pittsburgh Steelers: The HB squad with issues. Injuries are a big factor for this team. HB Rashard Mendenhall and HB Jonothan Dwyer got most of the 1537 rushing yards this year putting them at the 26th best rushing game in the NFL. Mendenhalls injuries have pretty much made him a weak HB while Dwyer still needs some experience still. Bradshaw still can play at a middle class level to help the steelers compete against division rivals the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens. The Steelers will never be fully complete for a Super Bowl run till QB Ben Roethleinsburger is gone but with Bradshaw they may be able to upset some teams.
1. Green Bay Packers: The most complicated HB team in the NFL. This team consists of HB Ryan Grant, HB Alex Green, HB Cedric Benson, and WR Randall Cobb. They led the team to a horrible year with only 1702 yards rushing yards which put them at the 20th rushing team in the NFL. With Bradshaw, they will have a more powerful starter which will be able to allow the PA passing game to open up to allow QB Aaron Rodgers to get big yards.

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