The Jets released the starting RB of the #1 ranked rushing offense and have now signed the starting RB from the #31 ranked rushing offense.
Excellent.
You aren't very bright.
Jones, while he was a big part of the rushing offense in the beginning of last year, is a one dimesional player, but it was Shonn Greene that finished the year and dominated in the playoffs.
LT is younger than Jones, and essentially replaces his roster spot, a future HOF who is still just 30, he brings veteran leadership to a back field that will include second year starter's at QB and RB in Sanchez and Greene.
Jones' productivity fell of a cliff at the end of the year, when Greene went down in the AFC game against Indy, Jones was a liability.
LT, if healthy can still play, he is also playing behind one of the best OL's in football as opposed to one of the worst which was San Diego. Go look up the stats, some here have commented on LT's ypc, go look up Sproles ypc, it is virtually the same, so it's not the player, it's the OL. San Diego also had a different offensive philosophy, they had the air attack with multiple pro bowl talented weapons, including great year by Rivers.
LT isn't going to the Jets to be a featured back, he's there to be a role player behind Greene, a pretty damn good option if you think about it.
Leon isn't going anywhere, but he also will probably not be 100% to start the year, so he'll be brought along gradually in a smaller role, and as the season progresses, he will probably become a bigger factor in the second half.
It's not a 1 RB league anymore, the deeper the RB postion, the better.
Greene, Tomlinson, and now Leon?
That is probably the best RB trio in football. LT provides a dimension, again, when healthy, that Jones can't dream of.
