Schwartz said Monday that he thought the Lions were in pretty good shape at running back when they were healthy. Came to the conclusion that he was probably lying. Kevin Smith, even when healthy, does not have the burst to be a starting running back for a good team. So Lions will "likely" look for a new starting running back this offseason. Kevin Smith is coming off a torn ACL, and potentially more knee damage the team hinted at but never revealed. Despite his injury, he wrote he wants to “get back into the race” next year with the other running backs in his draft class: Chris Johnson, Rashard Mendenhall, Matt Forte, Tim Hightower, Ray Rice, Jonathan Stewart, Darren McFadden, Steve Slaton and Felix Jones. But Lions "like (Smith) and Aaron Brown in backup roles," and both should be on the 2010 roster. But this is still a 2-13 team that does not feature a lot of talent on either side of the football.
No comments:
Post a Comment