The NFL has relegated the running game to nothing more than a compliment to the passing game. Gone are the days when workhorse RBs could carry an offense and those players were rare and highly coveted. RBs no longer require the rare and freakish skill sets in order to have success, and their price tag reflects that.

 

Now a days, literally dozens of guys can find success running in these pass oriented offenses due to the fact that the defense is focused on the pass. Match these guys up with a poor passing offense and the defense shuts them down.

 

The value isn't going to go up because too many RBs can be successful in a good passing offense, and in the bad passing offenses, even the best RBs in the world can't create enough productivity to match a modern passing attack.

 

Great rushing seasons and feats no longer translates to the win/loss column in the modern game. Great rushers will rarely win an offensive shootout which is how the game has evolved.

 

Why would teams pay more when time and again cheap RBs are showing they can have nearly as much success in the modern passing offenses as big named and big price tag guys. With a good QB and a good line, RBs are a dime a dozen.

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