AFC South: Tiki Barber
In honor of the news that running back Tiki Barber, who last played in 2006 for the New York Giants, is coming out of retirement, I searched for guys from the recent past of the AFC South we’d most like to see return to action.
But the fact of the matter is few players leave the league without being asked to do so. There isn't a lengthy list of return candidates to comb through.
If you could freeze a guy from the recent past when he stopped playing and have him back today, who would you want?
Indianapolis Colts left tackle Tarik Glenn is the one clear choice to me in such a hypothetical scenario.
Like Barber, Glenn retired after the 2006 season. The Colts anticipated one more year out of their left tackle and his departure forced Tony Ugoh into action ahead of schedule. Ugoh eventually busted, and Charlie Johnson, not a natural at the spot, has done the best he can holding the spot down the last few years.
Glenn was the team’s No. 1 pick, 19th overall, in 1997 out of Cal. He had a reasonably long career but Indianapolis would certainly have taken more, especially considering the failures at replacing him. He was 31 and coming off a Super Bowl win when he called it quits. Five seasons later, if he was fit and rested, he could probably still help.
Anyone else you’d like to have back?
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AP Photo/Amy SancettaWould you like to see former Indianapolis Colts offensive tackle Tarik Glenn back in the NFL this season?
AP Photo/Amy SancettaWould you like to see former Indianapolis Colts offensive tackle Tarik Glenn back in the NFL this season?If you could freeze a guy from the recent past when he stopped playing and have him back today, who would you want?
Indianapolis Colts left tackle Tarik Glenn is the one clear choice to me in such a hypothetical scenario.
Like Barber, Glenn retired after the 2006 season. The Colts anticipated one more year out of their left tackle and his departure forced Tony Ugoh into action ahead of schedule. Ugoh eventually busted, and Charlie Johnson, not a natural at the spot, has done the best he can holding the spot down the last few years.
Glenn was the team’s No. 1 pick, 19th overall, in 1997 out of Cal. He had a reasonably long career but Indianapolis would certainly have taken more, especially considering the failures at replacing him. He was 31 and coming off a Super Bowl win when he called it quits. Five seasons later, if he was fit and rested, he could probably still help.
Anyone else you’d like to have back?
Chris Johnson’s pace is a big topic, and if he keeps it up he'll finish with 1,940 yards. Eric Dickerson set the league record with 2,105 yards in 1984 with the L.A. Rams.
Johnson
Here are the current standings of the rushing defenses CJ will face the rest of the way:
According to ESPN Stats & Information, he’s also on pace for the highest yards per carry for a primary running back with at least 100 carries in NFL history.
And his 631 yards in his last three games rate as the fifth-best three-game rushing binge in league history: Deuce McAllister had 665 in 2003, Marshall Faulk and Priest Holmes each had 643 in 2001 and Tiki Barber has 641 in 2005.
A sleepy Johnson told Dan Patrick he doesn’t get caught from behind, after a game he hurts all over, he thought Bud Adams’ salute reflected the Titans’ attitude and Vince Young’s brought the Titans some swagger.
Here’s a link to the interview courtesy of Sports Radio Interviews.
Johnson
Here are the current standings of the rushing defenses CJ will face the rest of the way:
- Houston: 14 (tied)
- Arizona: 8
- Indianapolis: 14 (tied)
- St. Louis: 28
- Miami: 7
- San Diego: 23
- Seattle: 11
According to ESPN Stats & Information, he’s also on pace for the highest yards per carry for a primary running back with at least 100 carries in NFL history.
And his 631 yards in his last three games rate as the fifth-best three-game rushing binge in league history: Deuce McAllister had 665 in 2003, Marshall Faulk and Priest Holmes each had 643 in 2001 and Tiki Barber has 641 in 2005.
A sleepy Johnson told Dan Patrick he doesn’t get caught from behind, after a game he hurts all over, he thought Bud Adams’ salute reflected the Titans’ attitude and Vince Young’s brought the Titans some swagger.
Here’s a link to the interview courtesy of Sports Radio Interviews.
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Kuharsky joined ESPN.com in 2008 after 12 years covering the Oilers/Titans and the NFL for The (Nashville) Tennessean. The New Jersey native and Columbia graduate lives in Nashville with his wife and son.
