Edgerrin James, star running back for Indianapolis Colts, may end up wearing another uniform next year.  This past off-season he signed a 1-year franchise deal, but was unable to secure a long term extension.  It looks like the Colts are ready to move on, save some money and draft a new running back and in the meantime go with Dominic Rhodes as the feature back.

Rhodes definitely is a serviceable back as he rushed for over 1100 yards his rookie year in 2001, substituting for James while out with an injury.  The problem is the Colts went 6-10 that season, and that had been the only season the Colts missed the playoffs during this recent Manning/James/Harrison era.  Obviously, James has been paramount to the Colts success.  Since 1999, the Colts are 77-35—70-26 when he plays, 7-9 when he doesn’t, according to the Star.  Look at the bright side the Green Bay Packers won it all while not having a dominant running game, led by Edgar Bennett with 899 yards in the 1996 season.