Dec 30, 2012; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw (44) breaks off big run against the Philadelphia Eagles during the second half at MetLife Stadium. New York Giants defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 42-7. Mandatory Credit: Jim O

The New York Jets need some help running the football. Anybody that watched the team play saw that. Shonn Greene had some flashes, but not nearly enough of them to make his continued employment worthwhile. Could there be an answer to the problem, right in the area already?

Ahmad Bradshaw was recently released by the New York Giants, and will be a free agent when the free agency period opens up next month. He believes he may be back with the Giants, but he is also interested in playing for another team:

“In playing with the Giants, they had mentioned that there was a chance for me to come back. I’m always up for that,” Bradshaw told “NFL AM” on Tuesday. “Whatever, whoever needs me, whoever can use me. Whoever I feel that I can get a better chance of playing and helping which team. The New York Jets are a team that I’ve kinda been thinking about, just to stay home, not make a big move from New York. It’s just right across the street from where I am now.”

Now, Ahmad might just be using the Jets, in order to gain leverage on the Giants. It would certainly be smart on his part, to pit the stadium housemates against each other, as one doesn’t really like the other. But, for purposes of this piece, we are going to look at it as a legitimate question, and decide if the Jets should take a look at Bradshaw.

For one thing, Bradshaw isn’t that old. At only 26 years old, he is younger than Shonn Greene’s 27 years of age. In 2012, despite playing in only 14 games and starting 12, he ran for 1,015 yards on 221 carries for 6 TDs, averaging 4.6 yards per carry. Greene, by contrast, averaged 3.9 yards per carry, which goes down quite a bit if you take out his game against the Colts.

Ahmad’s PFF grade put him in the top 10 at #6 overall with a 14.1. This put him higher than Ray Rice, Doug Martin, and Frank Gore, among others. Shonn Greene’s grade was a whopping -2.7. Obviously Ahmad would be an upgrade. Ahmad’s 4.8 grade in the running game bested Shonn Greene’s 2.9 as well. The numbers in the passing game are pretty embarrassing in Bradhsaw’s favor as well, 3.7 vs -4.3. Yards after contact? Bradshaw faired a bit better than Greene at 2.5 to 2.1 YAC per rush.

Mike Garafolo of the New Jersey Star-Ledger is reporting that Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw has a cracked bone in his foot and is out indefinitely.  No word on whether surgery will be needed.

Bradshaw injured the foot last Sunday in the team’s win against the Miami Dolphins.

Bradshaw is the Giants’ leading rusher, with 111 carries for 440 yards and five touchdowns this season.