(10-27-2017, 11:52 AM)Kane Wrote:

(10-27-2017, 10:49 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: No, he doesn't. We should constantly be looking to upgrade our weakest positions. Backup RB is a weak position, especially when it appears we will be dumping Ivory after the season. I believe we can find a much better change of pace RB in the mid to late rounds of the draft. If we could get a late round pick for Yeldon, take it and use it towards possibly drafting a 2nd QB, (as a backup plan.) I fully advocate drafting a couple of QB's in the next draft. One early and one late.

I'm not interested in getting into a back and forth about it.
We're at the point where we are cutting late round picks.
Yeldon isn't the star of our offense and I'd be more worried about depth at LB, OL, and WR. And we need playmakers at QB and TE.
RB is really the least of our worries. For THIS season, we're good with what we have, imo. And for next season I'd be just fine with Fournette, Yeldon, and Grant as our primary 3 backs.

I disagree with your assessment of Yeldon as it pertains to his value for this team VS that of some late round pick. Yeah, I guess an extra late round pick would help moving up in the draft, but a 7th isn't going to help us move up for a premier QB. And Yeldon isn't netting anything more than a 6th or 7th.

I'm not really trying to argue and I agree that we have more pressing needs, but we have way less needs than we had a year ago and I sincerely believe we can fill almost all if not every need we have via this next draft and free agency. I believe we can address WR, a transition QB and LB in free agency. I also have high hopes for Blair Brown, as he flashed some skills in the preseason. I would definitely select QB, OL and TE in the first 3 rounds of the draft. In the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th. I look for more O-Line help, RB help, Safety depth, WR depth and another young QB as a backup plan. I believe if we address these areas we're a Superbowl contender. Given Fournette's injury history in college, I believe we would be much better served finding a consistent change of pace backup. As it stands, I don't trust Yeldon at all to be the primary backup unless we were playing the Colts 16 games in a row. I would definitely take a late round pick for him and use that selection to add a second QB via the draft.

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