Wow, this is officially making me feel old. LaDanian Tomlinson was once the best player in the league. He was untouchable. He was scoring touchdowns left and right, and people talked about him in the same breath as Emmitt Smith and Walter Payton. Now, like most running backs who have a ton of miles on their tires, Tomlinson has fallen off and is likely playing his last season as a San Diego Charger. From Rotoworld:

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, LaDainian Tomlinson is “likely” playing his last season for the Chargers.
Tomlinson can no longer create on his own, lacks burst to the outside, and isn’t a passing-game asset. The Chargers almost certainly won’t exercise his $2M roster bonus next March, despite his “hero” status in San Diego. They’re a good bet to use a first-day pick on a running back in the 2010 NFL Draft

I agree with everything Rotoworld says in the article, but are we really willing to say that an LDT who can no longer create on his own is not better than a lot of runners that actually have jobs right now?

I get the fact that runners are a dime a dozen at this point, and that on day two of the draft, they could find a guy like Steve Slaton. Just don’t think that Tomlinson is going to ride into the sunset. He’ll be back with another team.