I personally like Minor. I would love to give him a shot to run for a season, but I wouldnt be willing to make that big of a risk. He does have a 4.1+ ypc average over the last few seasons. Hes perfect for the 40-50 carrieper year guy, but is he good enough for the 20-30 carries per game?
I dont think so. Thomas last year went 1024 in 13 games (about 79 yard per game), behind an o-line most would say worse than Miami's, and Ricky went 1372 in 16 games (about 86 yards per game) behind an also not too good o-line to be kind.
348 yards difference. For a good runner, that is roughly 4 games worth of yardage.
I believe all would agree that Thomas was not at his healthiest. With a full offseason to recover even more, he should be at top of his game producing better numbers.
If everyone was crying for Ricky to come back at first, A-train would be an exceptional replacement.
Now the price comes into play. I believe Chicago wanted o-gun...
dont start yelling at me because I am not suggesting tradign o-gun, that would be silly, but I do believe that Chicago may be sour about such a high price for him before and this may hurt us if we do start negotiations for Thomas.
I could be totally wrong but I forsee that Chicago will ask more than he is worth