I think we need to get over the "RB" designation, and consider the player. Back in the day, I thought Fred Taylor wasn't great value in the 3rd round. Man, I was wrong.

But the best reason this pick will stand is, as many noted, that the pool of players most of looked to get at 25 will still be there at 33 tonight. Etienne wouldn't have been. If we want to make ourselves feel better after we pick Jenkins or whoever, let's just pretend that the picks were in opposite order.

Holy crap, whatever happened to the "Etienne will be special" crowd? I swore I saw some of them around here leading up to the draft.

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