There was a time when TJ Duckett looked like the next great power running back ... feels like about 20 years ago. Duckett signed today with the Detroit Lions, a team with an already crowded, if not particularly talented, depth chart at running back.Kevin Jones is the presumed starter, depending on his health. The Lions traded for Tatum Bell earlier this offseason, talented youngster Brian Calhoun is there, and now they add Duckett to the mix. Unless the Lions are going to become a wishbone team next year, again, I don't know how there are going to be enough carries to go around.
Of course, that should be something Duckett's used to. He carried 38 times last year for the Redskins, who, it should be pointed out, acquired Duckett via trade.
I don't know what happened to him. I kind of assumed that he'd be a featured back somewhere by now, or at least a part of a potent 1-2 punch. Obviously, this is not the case. I don't know if he's got attitude or work ethic problems, or he just hasn't found the right fit, or we all had him overrated to begin with. But the career path of TJ Duckett has not been what I thought it was going to be.




