{"id":23985,"date":"2014-02-13T13:49:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T17:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=23985"},"modified":"2022-04-01T04:03:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T08:03:51","slug":"2014-nfl-draft-running-back-options-for-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2014\/02\/13\/2014-nfl-draft-running-back-options-for-jets\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 NFL Draft: Running Back Options For NY Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Chris<\/a>\n

The Jets had two consistent running backs this year, but they are who they are.\u00a0 Combined, they rushed for 1,530 yards on the season.\u00a0\u00a0LeSean\u00a0McCoy had more yards (1,607 yards) by himself.\u00a0\u00a0Now that’s not a slight on the running backs, as it is just as much on the offensive line as the backs.\u00a0 Bilal Powell is a North and South runner who will make the first tackler miss, but he’s not a fast shifty back.\u00a0 Powell had 36 receptions for 272 yards during the year but doesn’t possess the breakaway speed to be a major ran after catch threat.\u00a0 Chris Ivory, with a history of injury, played in 15 games this year.\u00a0 At times, he showed the ability to break tackles and be a tough back to bring down.\u00a0 His feet are always moving and he runs the ball hard.\u00a0 However, there’s no telling\u00a0if a back that plays with Ivory’s physicality will last the whole season and he brings nothing to the passing game with two receptions last year.\u00a0 Mike Goodson showed a bit of his potential in the two games he played prior to tearing his ACL last year.\u00a0 With the pending litigation against Goodson, it seems the Jets may look to part ways with the fifth year back.<\/p>\n

The Jets have been rumored to be looking for a “third down scat back” in the draft.\u00a0 By this, they mean they need a versatile back that is shifty in the run game and have the ability to separate and make plays in the passing game.\u00a0 It can be argued that the Jets haven’t had a player that has these attributes since Leon Washington.\u00a0 Teams have been avoiding taking running backs in the first round because of their statistically short career expectancy and don’t want to invest a ton of money in a player that may only be around for three years.<\/p>\n

2014 NFL Draft Running Backs that fit the Jets needs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\"Sims\"<\/a>\n

Charles Sims – West Virginia<\/strong> (6’0″, 215)<\/p>\n