(10-29-2023, 09:51 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(10-29-2023, 09:36 PM)Jag149 Wrote: Cool, got it. (I actually agree)  I have 2 points. one, if you want a good RB you will need to take one early. Two, these guys we have had in management have been getting lucky A LOT lately.

Every year a few teams with a good run blocking line have a late round or UDFA come in after injury to the starter and play the same or better. 

Lots of good backs available later in the draft - and this is a smart way to build and stock your RB room while reserving early picks for positions of greater value

Tony Pollard 128th overall  
James Connor 105th overall
Brian Robinson 98th 
Davon Achsen - 84th
Raheem Mostert  UDFA
Pacheco - 251st overall
Karen Williams - 164th overall

I am sure there are many ways to successfully build a good team.  None are inferior to the other if they accomplish the task. Personally I would not swap ETN for any of the backs you mentioned above, nor do I believe behind our line they would do as well as ETN. 

Now, "Positions of Greater Value" quite the term. While the term implies a structure and finality, there is no standardized listing written in stone for that.  I believe that is only an opinion and that opinion quite possibly can change year to year based on the players under contract by the team.  Also, another influencing factor would be the actual players in the draft and players projected to come into the draft in the next few years.  Now for the record when we selected ETN I was not a big fan of the selection.  I do have to admit it has worked out well. 

There seems to be a general disconnect between the fans of teams and those that spend their lives studying the players. drafts and free agents when it comes to value.  Whether our guys have just been lucky, it is too soon to tell.  If it was lucky, then I hope they continue to have that luck....

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