(05-03-2021, 10:15 AM)Bullseye Wrote:

(05-03-2021, 09:52 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: Carolina could have drafted Mahomes and then Cook round 2 instead of McCaffery..... Which do you think they prefer? Heck... Even Lattimore and Cook is better than McCaffery.

McCaffery is a great player but the RB itself is less important than the Oline or QB. It's why in really good systems, you can just plug in random RBs and they still produce.

A few problems with this.

First, just because there were players at other positions better than the guy you drafted doesn't mean the guy you drafted was not worthy of a first round pick.  Joey Bosa, Ezekiel Elliott and Jalen Ramsey were deemed better than Tredavious White in the 2016 draft.  Does that mean White wasn't worthy of being a first round pick?  Of course not.

Secondly, I'm not sure it's conclusive Dalvin Cook is better than McCaffrey.  Cook has made two Pro Bowls but never made All-Pro.  McCaffrey had one Pro Bowl season but made All-Pro.  McCaffrey also has more receptions and has been more durable, even with his injury last year.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/p...CaCh01.htm

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/p...okDa01.htm

Finally, I'm unsure about the whole "random" RBs thing working.  Furthermore, what of "average" NFL running attacks?  Can a "random" RB be productive? How is productivity defined?

My point wasn’t that Cook is better than McCaffery. It’s that you could have taken Lattimore in round 1 and then Cook in round 2. That RB class was LOADED and taking one in round 1 was bad value.

Good offensive schemes get RBs open. Chiefs, Ravens, Saints, 49ers.... Even the Panthers had success last year with Mike Davis once CMac went down. I think it’s easier to replace RB talent than any other position in football.

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