(10-27-2017, 12:38 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(10-27-2017, 12:14 PM)FreeAgent01 Wrote: Semantics here, but I consider a high draft pick to be 3rd and 4th rounders since they'll contribute and not uncommonly start on a team.  This team has far bigger fish to fry than to drop a 3rd rounder on a RB when you already have Ivory and Yeldon.

Would you honestly want to trade Fournette away at the end of this season if he finished with 1300 yards and 4.1 yards per carry?  Because that is what Yeldon has averaged in 2 years and 1 game behind an awful offensive line.  Not to mention he is by far our best pass blocking running back and 3rd down back.  I'd say that is pretty consistent.  I'm not saying Yeldon is a great running back, but we should consider ourselves fortunate to have him instead of trying to tar and feather him and run him out of town at first opportunity.

I agree. I didn't mean to imply I would actually spend a 3rd rounder on a RB. In fact, I'll make it known, that my first 3 picks would include a QB, TE and O-Linemen, depending who is on the board when we select. Those are our biggest needs. Ivory will probably be cut though after the season since we could save some money by letting him go and given Fournette's injury history, I don't trust Yeldon to be the primary backup. I would easily draft a RB in that 4th to 5th round range, because I want someone I can trust to consistently keep our running game going when Fournette is out and we aren't playing the Colts. 

Why are you talking about trading Fournette? Fournette and Yeldon are completely different players. Other than Robinson, the O-Line has almost the same exact starters as ir did last season and with those guys, Fournette has done more in a handful of games than Yeldon has done in his entire career. We can do better at backup RB. Why are you against progress?

We agree on a lot, just differ greatly in our assessments of Yeldon. You think he is a bum and I think he is above average and we aren't going to bridge that gap. I have no problem improving the team, I just don't think you improve on Yeldon short of using a draft pick in the 1st to 3rd or getting lucky.

As far as what's changed since last year, we greatly improved run blocking at LT and LG. Parnell is healthy and finally run blocking at an adequate level again. And probably the biggest change is that we added a fullback not named Tyson Alualu.

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