RB Conner re-signs with Cards

Ronin

…..
Super Moderator
Moderator
Joined
Oct 12, 2006
Posts
132,134
Reaction score
52,153
Location
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Yates: RB James Conner back to the Cardinals. I'm thrilled for Conner, who just kept finding the end zone last season and emerged as a leader for the Cardinals. The part that I'm more skeptical of is the money involved, as Conner's deal makes him the 10th-highest paid back in the league. That felt like a premium for a player who finished 27th in the league in rushing yards and 43rd in yards per carry.
 
Joined
Aug 7, 2008
Posts
10,085
Reaction score
6,687
Location
Chandler

Dayman

ASFN Addict
Joined
Dec 27, 2008
Posts
5,915
Reaction score
7,128
Location
Portland, Oregon
Lagarette Blount had 1,200 yards and 18 TDs for NE in 2016. He signed with Philly for 1 year at a max of $2.8 million the next year.
 

RON_IN_OC

https://www.ronevansrealty.com
Joined
Mar 10, 2004
Posts
25,486
Reaction score
31,942
Location
BirdGangThing
Lagarette Blount had 1,200 yards and 18 TDs for NE in 2016. He signed with Philly for 1 year at a max of $2.8 million the next year.
Blount was 30 years old, that year in New England and 31 with the Eagles...Conner is 26...Apples and Oranges. RB's have long thought to fall off a cliff at age 30.
 

SoonerLou

ASFN Addict
Joined
Sep 15, 2019
Posts
7,714
Reaction score
11,243
Location
St Louis, MO
Yeah anyone claiming his YPC wasn’t just his YPC isn’t being honest with themselves. Where he really blossomed was in the passing game.
Yea he's basically a more physical David Johnson. Which isn't bad to have, but we are going to need him to be healthy cause Im not sure Chase is easily replaceable.

Running into a brick wall doesn't help the YPC avg either. So work needs to be done at RG.
 

Dayman

ASFN Addict
Joined
Dec 27, 2008
Posts
5,915
Reaction score
7,128
Location
Portland, Oregon
Blount was 30 years old, that year in New England and 31 with the Eagles...Conner is 26...Apples and Oranges. RB's have long thought to fall off a cliff at age 30.
Blount had also rushed for over 1,000 yards and registered over 215 carries in a season. So has every other RB currently paid in the top 10 for their position. Not Conner, though.

Look, I appreciate what Conner did last year, and he certainly has a role on this team, but this is the 3rd time Keim has paid top money to a back after one good season. We all know how the other two turned out. Maybe Conner is different, but a lot of people, including myself, are skeptical.
 

kerouac9

Klowned by Keim
Joined
Feb 14, 2003
Posts
36,522
Reaction score
25,969
Location
Gilbert, AZ
Yea he's basically a more physical David Johnson. Which isn't bad to have, but we are going to need him to be healthy cause Im not sure Chase is easily replaceable.

Running into a brick wall doesn't help the YPC avg either. So work needs to be done at RG.

I don’t think so.

— Steve Keim
 

RON_IN_OC

https://www.ronevansrealty.com
Joined
Mar 10, 2004
Posts
25,486
Reaction score
31,942
Location
BirdGangThing
Blount had also rushed for over 1,000 yards and registered over 215 carries in a season. So has every other RB currently paid in the top 10 for their position. Not Conner, though.

Look, I appreciate what Conner did last year, and he certainly has a role on this team, but this is the 3rd time Keim has paid top money to a back after one good season. We all know how the other two turned out. Maybe Conner is different, but a lot of people, including myself, are skeptical.
Look at Conners history with rushing and receiving....he's actually been a dual threat since he came into the league. He'll consistently give you 800 yards rushing and 400 yards receiving.
 

kerouac9

Klowned by Keim
Joined
Feb 14, 2003
Posts
36,522
Reaction score
25,969
Location
Gilbert, AZ
Look at Conners history with rushing and receiving....he's actually been a dual threat since he came into the league. He'll consistently give you 800 yards rushing and 400 yards receiving.
This is accurate. Conner has been a comparatively good receiver essentially his whole career.

Now, whether consistently giving 800 rushing yards and 400 receiving yards a season is worth a Top 10 RB contract is another question entirely.
 

Brian in Mesa

Advocatus Diaboli
Super Moderator
Moderator
Supporting Member
Joined
May 13, 2002
Posts
70,447
Reaction score
20,928
Location
The Dark Side
I love the Conner signing and think it's getting unfairly bashed by the media. When healthy he gives us a smashmouth kind of running back that will grind out yards and a very decent receiving option as well. It's set up that he'll be option #1 this season with Chase gone.
 

Ouchie-Z-Clown

I'm better than Mulli!
Joined
Sep 16, 2002
Posts
59,937
Reaction score
51,284
Location
SoCal
This is accurate. Conner has been a comparatively good receiver essentially his whole career.

Now, whether consistently giving 800 rushing yards and 400 receiving yards a season is worth a Top 10 RB contract is another question entirely.
That’s where my head went. Yeah I could see 800 & 400. But is that top 10 $$$? In my mind, a resounding no.
 

MadCardDisease

Moderator
Moderator
Supporting Member
Joined
May 13, 2002
Posts
19,824
Reaction score
11,761
Location
Chandler, Az
Now do 2023

It really doesn't matter but Conner currently sits at 9th highest paid in 2023. However within a year he will be passed up by several new RB contracts pushing him further down the list for 2023.

To put things into perspective for 2023, Aaron Jones and Christian McCaffrey will each have a cap hit of $20M. While Conner's will be half of that at $10M.
 

THESMEL

Smushdown! Take it like a fan!
Joined
May 21, 2010
Posts
5,892
Reaction score
1,037
Location
Vernon
Oh jeepers, you guys would not piss on a rb if he was in fire. I mean if we had a coach smart enough to actually start him, and play him in the first 1/2 - he would certainly increase those pro bowl back up numbers. Pass addicted allergic to the run losers.
 

GoldGloveschmidt

ASFN Lifer
Joined
Aug 29, 2013
Posts
4,055
Reaction score
6,422
Oh jeepers, you guys would not piss on a rb if he was in fire. I mean if we had a coach smart enough to actually start him, and play him in the first 1/2 - he would certainly increase those pro bowl back up numbers. Pass addicted allergic to the run losers.

The problem was that our coach significantly overworked him in the Seattle game and got him hurt, which is why he barely played in the playoff game. Doesn't get talked about but with Conner healthy it's likely an entirely different game plan and outcome (not saying we would win but the score would have been better).
 

Stout

Hold onto the ball, Murray!
Joined
Dec 30, 2002
Posts
37,902
Reaction score
20,495
Location
Pittsburgh, PA--Enemy territory!
The problem was that our coach significantly overworked him in the Seattle game and got him hurt, which is why he barely played in the playoff game. Doesn't get talked about but with Conner healthy it's likely an entirely different game plan and outcome (not saying we would win but the score would have been better).
Conner's health falls directly on Conner. He's had plenty of injury problems in his career, and this was just par for the course.
 
Top