Overall Ranking
| 103 | '10 | '09 | '08 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | -- | 16 | 16 |
| Attempts | -- | 331 | 290 |
| Rushing Yards | -- | 1402 | 1312 |
| 100 Yard Games | -- | 7 | 5 |
| Receptions | -- | 10 | 36 |
| Receiving Yards | -- | 58 | 207 |
| Total TDs | -- | 14 | 15 |
Week 1 - Sep 11
BUF 41 @ KC 7
Week 2 - Sep 18
KC 3 @ DET 48
Week 3 - Sep 25
KC 17 @ SD 20
Week 4 - Oct 02
MIN 17 @ KC 22
Week 5 - Oct 09
KC 28 @ IND 24
Week 6 - Oct 16
bye
Week 7 - Oct 23
KC 28 @ OAK 0
Week 8 - Oct 31
SD 20 @ KC 23
Week 9 - Nov 06
MIA 31 @ KC 3
Week 10 - Nov 13
DEN 17 @ KC 10
Week 11 - Nov 21
KC 3 @ NE 34
Week 12 - Nov 27
PIT 13 @ KC 9
Week 13 - Dec 04
KC 10 @ CHI 3
Week 14 - Dec 11
KC 10 @ NYJ 37
Week 15 - Dec 18
GB 14 @ KC 19
Week 16 - Dec 24
OAK 16 @ KC 13
Week 1 - Sep 13
SD 14 @ KC 21
Week 2 - Sep 19
KC 16 @ CLE 14
Week 3 - Sep 26
SF 10 @ KC 31
Week 4 - Oct 03
bye
Week 5 - Oct 10
KC 9 @ IND 19
Week 6 - Oct 17
KC 31 @ HOU 35
19 rushes
100 rush yards
1 TDs
1 receptions
10 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 7 - Oct 24
JAC 20 @ KC 42
20 rushes
125 rush yards
1 TDs
0 receptions
0 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 8 - Oct 31
BUF 10 @ KC 13
Week 9 - Nov 07
KC 20 @ OAK 23
Week 10 - Nov 14
KC 29 @ DEN 49
Week 11 - Nov 21
ARI 13 @ KC 31
Week 12 - Nov 28
KC 42 @ SEA 24
Week 13 - Dec 05
DEN 6 @ KC 10
Week 14 - Dec 12
KC 0 @ SD 31
Week 15 - Dec 19
KC 27 @ STL 13
Week 16 - Dec 26
TEN 14 @ KC 34
Week 17 - Jan 02
OAK 31 @ KC 10
Week 1 - Sep 13
KC 24 @ BAL 38
Week 2 - Sep 20
OAK 13 @ KC 10
Week 3 - Sep 27
KC 14 @ PHI 34
Week 4 - Oct 04
NYG 27 @ KC 16
Week 5 - Oct 11
DAL 26 @ KC 20
Week 6 - Oct 18
BUF 16 @ NYJ 13
22 rushes
210 rush yards
1 TDs
2 receptions
17 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 7 - Oct 25
SD 37 @ KC 7
Week 8 - Nov 01
bye
Week 9 - Nov 08
KC 21 @ JAC 24
Week 10 - Nov 15
KC 16 @ OAK 10
Week 11 - Nov 22
PIT 24 @ KC 27
Week 12 - Nov 29
KC 14 @ SD 43
Week 13 - Dec 06
DEN 44 @ KC 13
Week 14 - Dec 13
BUF 16 @ KC 10
Week 15 - Dec 20
CLE 41 @ KC 34
Week 16 - Dec 27
KC 10 @ CIN 17
Week 17 - Jan 03
KC 44 @ DEN 24
Week 1 - Sep 07
NYJ 20 @ MIA 14
22 rushes
101 rush yards
1 TDs
3 receptions
2 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 2 - Sep 14
NE 19 @ NYJ 10
17 rushes
70 rush yards
0 TDs
2 receptions
5 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 3 - Sep 22
NYJ 29 @ SD 48
10 rushes
37 rush yards
0 TDs
2 receptions
17 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 4 - Sep 28
ARI 35 @ NYJ 56
18 rushes
46 rush yards
0 TDs
2 receptions
23 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 5 - Oct 05
KC 0 @ CAR 34
Week 6 - Oct 12
CIN 14 @ NYJ 26
17 rushes
65 rush yards
2 TDs
3 receptions
13 rec yards
1 TDs
Week 7 - Oct 19
NYJ 13 @ OAK 16
24 rushes
159 rush yards
0 TDs
1 receptions
0 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 8 - Oct 26
KC 24 @ NYJ 28
14 rushes
54 rush yards
1 TDs
1 receptions
6 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 9 - Nov 02
NYJ 26 @ BUF 17
12 rushes
69 rush yards
1 TDs
6 receptions
38 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 10 - Nov 09
STL 3 @ NYJ 47
26 rushes
149 rush yards
3 TDs
receptions
rec yards
TDs
Week 11 - Nov 16
NO 30 @ KC 20
Week 12 - Nov 23
NYJ 34 @ TEN 13
27 rushes
96 rush yards
0 TDs
3 receptions
21 rec yards
1 TDs
Week 13 - Nov 30
DEN 34 @ NYJ 17
16 rushes
138 rush yards
2 TDs
2 receptions
21 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 14 - Dec 07
NYJ 14 @ SF 24
10 rushes
56 rush yards
1 TDs
3 receptions
12 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 15 - Dec 14
BUF 27 @ NYJ 31
20 rushes
78 rush yards
1 TDs
2 receptions
4 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 16 - Dec 21
NYJ 3 @ SEA 13
17 rushes
67 rush yards
0 TDs
3 receptions
29 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 17 - Dec 28
MIA 24 @ NYJ 17
10 rushes
23 rush yards
0 TDs
1 receptions
1 rec yards
0 TDs
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Rush Attempts = 245 / Rush Yards = 896 / Rush TDs = 6
Receptions = 14 / Receiving Yards = 122 / Receiving TDs = 0
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2010 FANTASY STATISTICS
Total Fantasy Pts = 137.8
RB Rank = 25
Fantasy Pts/Game = 8.6
RB Fantasy Pts/Game Rank = t-30
*Games Played = 16
If there was a warehouse in this world where you could throw down a chunk of change and pick yourself up a big ol’ satchel of respect, we’d start up the collection bucket right now for Mr. Thomas Jones. The guys works harder with less respect than Mike Rowe. No matter how well this guy seems to perform, his coaches, or at least his upper-management, never seem to notice or give him the recognition he deserves year after year. 2009 was the pinnacle of Jones’ career, and it seems he’s getting better with age. He did it all this past year by giving the Jets the best rushing attack in the league while proving to be the biggest “surprise” of the fantasy year.
~ Set career bests in yards (1,402), attempts (331), and rushing touchdowns (14)
Like a broken record, the kid gets no respect. After putting up the best season of his career and one of the best in Jets franchise history, New York decided to let him sign with the Kansas City Chiefs for the measly price of $5 million over two years. Granted, Jones topped the 30-year old mark a couple of years ago, but since he has hit his thirties, he’s actually been better than at any other point in his career. Unfortunately, he’ll be playing second fiddle in 2010 to the newfound talent that is Jamaal Charles. This will obviously crush his fantasy potential, barring injury to Charles, and he shouldn’t be considered in your fantasy draft until you’ve secured your starting backfield and are willing to take a chance on his handcuff potential.
~ The Chiefs will be starting out with Jamaal Charles in the backfield, thus making Jones a backup in both real and fantasy life
~ He’ll be one of the best handcuffs in the league, and if Charles proves he can’t carry the load, he’ll get his chance to shine again
~ He's proven to be the exception to the 30-year-old running back rule but he can't live that way forever. Or can he...
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The man who gets no respect put up the best year of his career, yet still got no respect on the Free Agency market. Jones signed a two-year contract with the Chiefs in March of 2009 worth $5 million with another $500,000 available through incentives. The breakdown of the disrespect is outlined below:
2010 - $3 million
2011 – $2 million
2012 – Free Agent
We alluded to it before, but here is a more detailed breakdown of how Thomas Jones has been shafted throughout his career despite being drafted 7th overall in 2000.
Skip the first four years of his career when he never caught on with the team that drafted him (Arizona Cardinals) or the team that traded for him but didn’t really use him (Tampa Bay Bucs). So we fast forward to the years with Da Bears and in comes Ron Turner. The former University of Illinois head coach establishes an offense in 2005 that plays heavily to Jones’ ability, to which Jones finally had a breakout year with 1,478 total yards and nine touchdowns.
However, for some inexplicable reason, the Bears drafted Cedric Benson 4th overall in 2005. Why Jerry Angelo thought he could all of the sudden draft running backs with a track record of failing miserably (see Curtis Enis and Rashaan Salaam), we have no idea. But, he decided to do so, which was the beginning of the end for Jones in Chicago. Jones even followed up his 2005 season with another 1,300-yard season in ’06, but the Bears were determined to let the world know they didn’t make a mistake by drafting Benson, so they traded Jones to the Jets where he promptly reeled off the best seasons of his career. And how did Benson do in Chicago? Well he’s tearing it up in Cincy right now.
But Jones’ travels weren’t done there. The Jets decided to take Iowa running back Shonn Greene in the 2nd round of the 2008 draft, and with 2 great running backs on the roster, the Jets figured they'd let the older Jones go. Of course, TJ was promptly picked up by the Chiefs, where he will sit behind Jamaal Charles until he proves he's the better back again. After recording a 1,400 yard, 14 touchdown season (career bests), he gets rewarded by being shipped to the purgatory of the NFL. Sorry Thomas, we feel for ya.
Jones may have been a little dinged up towards the end of last season, but the guy is an offseason workout warlord and will be just fine heading into 2010
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