Titans Owner "George almost certainly wont be back"

[Durango53]

In the strongest comments yet from any Tennessee Titans executive about the future of Eddie George, owner Bud Adams acknowledged that the veteran tailback almost certainly will not be back this season.


Speaking to The Tennessean on Tuesday at a two-day league meeting in Amelia Island, Fla., Adams addressed offseason rumors that George will be a post-June 1 salary cap casualty unless he restructures his contract to provide the cap-strapped Titans much needed wiggle room.


"I'm very pessimistic," Adams said. "And I don't see him [coming] back. The closer we get to June 1st, you know, I don't think he'll be with us. I'll be watching someone else [play tailback] for the Titans. That's not what we intended, but it looks like that's the way it's going to be."

[Tarminder]

Eddie is 30 years old, and in my opinion he still had 3 good years ahead of him...i do not think he will ever rush for over 1300 yards in a season but he still can be somewhat of a threat.

[FootballGuru]

Eddie George was suppose to make $4.25 million in base salary this year. The Titans offered him half of that. It seems like an insult but actually they are damn lucky he didn't take it. Their cap is a MESS. They don't even have the room to sign their draft picks and they had to pay him a $1 million bonus because they couldn't afford to get rid of him earlier (by waiting they can disperse a lot of his cap hit to 2005).

I think Eddie is a workhorse and he brings a lot more to a team than rushing yards. However, he is not a top 15 back and has virtually NO upside.

Keep an eye on Chris Brown. Tennessee still has a passing offense but someone needs to carry the ball and Brown could be a good value for a starting RB on a winning team.

[Kiwideus]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Raiders get George