LaDainian Tomlinson - is age creeping up?
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LT runs the football for the San Diego Chargers.
He is the supreme back. LaDainian makes the Chargers the tough team to beat.
On June 23rd, LT will be 29 years old.
The NFL works almost in dog years and 29 for a running back is getting up there.
The question for the NFL and Fantasy Football team owners is at what age will production begin to tail off?
Hey, 29 does not seem too old to me. Your intrepid author would love to be 29 again, but then if you add in 7 seasons of 300 plus carries and it gets a little more problematic.
It’s true, Tomlinson will be 29 at the start of the 2008 season. While his age won’t keep him from being one of the first three backs taken in all fantasy drafts, it could be enough to make some owners take Adrian Peterson ahead of him. Tomlinson has recorded 300-plus carries in all seven seasons at the NFL level, and the injured knee he sustained late the postseason could be an indication that the wear and tear could set in soon. However, his value won’t fall until at least 2009 drafts. source
Fred Taylor
There are a lot of backs older than Tomlinson that had great seasons last year as well, like Fred Taylor. What about Fred?
Fred Taylor, Jacksonville (age 32): Taylor, who turned 32 in January, turned out to be a solid asset for owners late last season. He rushed for 100-plus yards and four touchdowns in Weeks 12-16 and showed the skills and abilities that made him worth a first-round selection in fantasy drafts earlier in his career. But with 2,285 regular-season carries under his belt and the more versatile (and much younger) Maurice Jones-Drew in the backfield mix, Taylor could be hard pressed to reach his 2007 totals.
The list goes on Thomas Jones of the Jets, Edgerrin James of the Cards, Deuce McAllister of the Saints, and so on.
The popular two back system my sustain some of them, but look at the Colts and Pats. Both of those teams dropped the older back last year, after running the two back system a year before.
Is the two back system a sign the older back is on his way out?
NFL Football Fan Question Can LT come back for 300 more productive carries?
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