If you like Maurice Jones Drew and Ray Rice then you like Jonathan Stewart...same package. He can do everything they can do.
I honestly don't understand why the Panthers dropped a load of money to re-sign DeAngelo Williams...he's a nice player with good long speed, but I'd take Stewart over him all day if I'm giving one of them 15-20 touches per game; much stronger between the tackles and can seperate from linebackers.
He'll likely stay for his final year in Carolina but I'd imagine there would be a solid market for him. It would be nice for NE to make a play for him, but I would only do it if we could get him for a 2nd and we get back a 5th or 6th plus Stewart...being that he's on a one year deal. Probably not going to happen, but who knows how BB sees Stewart. Nothing he does surprises me.
Shane Vereen is the real deal. He only needs to keep himself healthy to win the starting job on fair competition this offseason, so I'd wait on a deal for a running back...unless we could get Tebow for a 5th round pick in 2013.