(08-15-2023, 08:00 PM)Jag149 Wrote: Guys, with all the rule changes in the past 10 years the owners figured out they can get 4-5 yards a play running. They can get 6-7 yards a play passing.  So they are paying running backs less and investing in OL, WR and DB's. The system is in no way broken. The same rules for ALL players. The owners have a pot of money and spend it on players to build the best team.  You have to go back to Superbowl XXXII to find a RB as the MVP (Terrell Davis 1997-1998 season)

congrats, after 5 pages you discovered the entire theme of the thread. The rule changes made passing easier, so now QB and WR suck up the lion's share of your cap. But, you don't see draft and replace strategies at those positions - players are paid their premium and kept with the team what picked em - not so much for the RB.

And unfortunately I think that's the only realistic way to revalue the position - rule change. CBA is in effect for years to come, and likely not up for amendment till then. Owners (and other players for that matter) aren't going to suddenly feel a twinge of sympathy and start overpaying their RBs. And outside of endorsements/investments, I don't see any way that RBs are going to suddenly change the situation.

@And you're wrong, Dominic Rhodes was MVP in 2007, they just gave it to Peyton cuz they weren't sure he'd ever make it back@

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