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Originally Posted by diehard
I somewhat agree that having another veteran RB wouldn't hurt but, why not keep Betts or Cartwright? Parker is no spring chicken and was hurt last year too. Too many examples of rookie RBs having success in this league (and in Shanahan's offense) goes against the need to sign Parker or LT for that matter. We're stuck with Portis only because of his contract.
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Willie Parker is 29 yrs old, Betts and Cartwright are 30 so not much of a difference there. I wouldn't mind having a backfield of Portis, Parker, and a rookie (see Thomas Jones, Leon Washington, and Shonn Greene last year). I think BA has already shown us that he's not going to overpay people, so I'm confident that they'll get a good deal with Parker. Also, I feel that Parker has a chip on his shoulder from last year.