And maybe things will come full circle. You never know in the NFL. But it does not seem so long ago that 2 or 3 RB would go in the top 10 of the Draft, you had to have a 1,000 yard back to have a good offense, etc.
The issue with Gurley finally fully convinced me that I would never draft a RB in the first round again. And also never give a major contract extension to one. I am in the camp of drafting a RB between 50 and 150 overall every year and playing the odds 1 out of 3 will pan out.
I can see why some teams would take a RB in the final few picks of round one to get the 5th year option thing. But then, yeah, at best I would franchise once or even twice from there if they are worth keeping. What percentage of RB still produce beyond year 7? Or 6? Even Dickerson finally fell off after his 7th seasons.
With todays offenses and todays salary cap investing elsewhere really does make sense. The running game matters. Without question. And I wish the league ran more. But how you construct that running game smartly has changed.
