It depends on what you mean by value. If you mean paying a guy that's productive then that will always be around. We just recently saw guys such as Jamal Charles and Lasean McCoy get big deals.


If you mean getting drafted then I don't think that will every be restored. There are to many instances where later drafted players are making huge contributions. I think about the broncos about 5 years ago when all their running backs kept getting hurt and they got down to their 8th string running back. Everyone was putting up 100 yards games from Portis all the way down to Hillis.


Its just a position that naturally is easy to play and transition in the NFL and so many guys have done it that it just wouldn't make sense to draft anyone that high anymore.

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