Interested in Shaun Alexander?

[TexicanMexican]

No interest. I prefer getting a RB through the draft.

[Vinny]

I'd love to see him here for the right money. He has a bit of a OJ Anderson style since he doesn't have the burst he used to have but he still has more than Dayne ever had.

[Wolf]

Originally Posted by Vinny

I'd love to see him here for the right money. He has a bit of a OJ Anderson style since he doesn't have the burst he used to have but he still has more than Dayne ever had.

good point Vinny

[Dennis2112]

Shaun may have more left in the tank than Dayne but at what cost?

Will Shaun want big bucks for half the production he normally gave in the past?

I would lean toward drafting a RB than signing another older one

[Keith]

Shaun Alexander > Chris Brown

With $800k already invested in Brown though on a 2-yr contract (not to mention the money sunk in Ahman Green), I'm not sure the Texans would bite on Alexander.

Too bad though. Yeah, Alexander's been a tentative shell of his former self, but it wouldn't surprise me if he had one more good year left in him.

[lebowski]

Alexander looked like a great running back when he was running behind the best offensive line in football. Probably not a coincidence that his production dropped like a rock after Steve Hutchinson left for the Vikings. Alexander is past his prime. I'd rather have a younger, less expensive, healthier back.

[Froback]

Alexander has always had tremendous talent, yet there are many stories (and have been for years) that he tended to care more about certain off-the-field things more than football.

That is not to say he mailed it in, but more that now that he is getting older, it takes more "dedication" to preparing and playing the game, and he doesn't seem to have the "want to" like you have seen in other players as they get older.

I would pass on him for that reason. I think if he had a better history of work ethic, I would feel differently. But then, I think if he had that, he wouldn't have been let go by the Seahags.