Judge: NFL wary of RB Alexander: CBSSports.com Senior Writer Clark Judge polled the NFL's coaching and personnel community to get an idea of what people think of current free-agent RB Shaun Alexander. The result? Not good. The prevailing opinion was that Alexander is too 'soft' to play in the NFL and not worth the money he'd want since he's a former MVP. However, several folks do believe that Alexander will resurface as a team hopes to use him as part of a running attack. "He doesn't have anything left," an NFC general manager told Judge. "People are always talking about the numbers, but the numbers don't tell the story. There's the injury factor. And the hands factor. And a desire and competitiveness that don't seem to be there. He's never been known as a very tough player, and there have always been questions about his attitude. I'm not saying that because he's out there (unsigned) now. I would have told you the same thing four or five years ago. Basically, I don't like him (as a back), and I don't trust him." (Updated 06/18/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
In the same story, Alexander's agent, Jim Steiner, promises that he'll be in an NFL uniform in 2008. "Something will happen," Steiner said. "There are some lines out there, but nothing firm yet." While his age (30) and recent play suggest that he's done, his 2,176 career carries suggests that he might have enough left for one more decent season ... if he gets signed somewhere. Detroit and Chicago are just two clubs that might take a look at the former NFL MVP. Treat him like a low-end Fantasy reserve RB at this point, worth a late-round flier in the event that he gets signed and rises to the occasion in 2008. (Updated 06/18/2008).
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Judge: NFL wary of RB Alexander: CBSSports.com Senior Writer Clark Judge polled the NFL's coaching and personnel community to get an idea of what people think of current free-agent RB Shaun Alexander. The result? Not good. The prevailing opinion was that Alexander is too 'soft' to play in the NFL and not worth the money he'd want since he's a former MVP. However, several folks do believe that Alexander will resurface as a team hopes to use him as part of a running attack. "He doesn't have anything left," an NFC general manager told Judge. "People are always talking about the numbers, but the numbers don't tell the story. There's the injury factor. And the hands factor. And a desire and competitiveness that don't seem to be there. He's never been known as a very tough player, and there have always been questions about his attitude. I'm not saying that because he's out there (unsigned) now. I would have told you the same thing four or five years ago. Basically, I don't like him (as a back), and I don't trust him." (Updated 06/18/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
In the same story, Alexander's agent, Jim Steiner, promises that he'll be in an NFL uniform in 2008. "Something will happen," Steiner said. "There are some lines out there, but nothing firm yet." While his age (30) and recent play suggest that he's done, his 2,176 career carries suggests that he might have enough left for one more decent season ... if he gets signed somewhere. Detroit and Chicago are just two clubs that might take a look at the former NFL MVP. Treat him like a low-end Fantasy reserve RB at this point, worth a late-round flier in the event that he gets signed and rises to the occasion in 2008. (Updated 06/18/2008).
Forgive Pete Prisco for boasting about his past words, but he did call Seattle cutting former MVP Shaun Alexander. The running back is as soft as he is selfish and all other teams in the league should stay away.
Our Jamey Eisenberg recently caught up with Washington's Clinton Portis and asked him how he thinks he'll be used in Jim Zorn's West Coast offense in his latest Press Box View.
