– The Jets’ Thomas Jones limped off the field Monday during practice with an apparent calf or ankle injury. It doesn’t appear to be serious, however.
I watched Jones’ performance against the Falcons last Friday and I was very impressed. He hit the holes quickly and ran hard. Leon Washington is a sure bet to take away some of Jones’ touches, but it appears that Jones is going to be the Jets’ goal line back.
– Warrick Dunn participated in all of the Falcons’ drills Monday after recently having back surgery. He spent time with the second team, however, with Jerious Norwood getting first team carries.
Dunn still isn’t a solid fantasy pick this year, not by a long shot. He really slowed at the end of last year and his TD numbers have been awful the past three years, especially when Atlanta still had T.J. Duckett. Norwood might be worth a look as a third back, but I’d still throw caution to the wind. He’s lighting in a bottle and a threat to break a long run on every carry, but he’s still trying to get used to the Falcons’ new “power running game”.
– LenDale White is likely to start this Friday for the Titans after backing up Chris Brown last week.
White’s had an up and down offseason, first being overweight and then battling injuries. However, the Titans are dying for this kid to break out and he’d be a nice goal line threat with how hard he runs. This weekend would be a great time to see how Tennessee uses him if it gets near the end zone.
