Quote:Well, here's something ! The nice guys at BCC have just produced the research I was hoping for !

http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2015/1/8/74...mment_form


Table 2 does seem to show that RBs selected in the first two rounds are generally the most productive, but that most running backs are selected in the later rounds.


Shouldn't really be a surprise - you would expect the better players to be available in the early rounds.


But does seem to pour cold water on the "lets wait until the later rounds" strategy...

 

I honestly don't see how that table is relevant to anything.  Just look around the NFL today and see how high the top running backs or even the starters were drafted.  Not a lot of 1st rounders I'd be willing to bet.  Or at least the numbers are decreasing fast.  This table is about career yardage, which is pointless because these days teams don't really care about that, they just want a couple good years of production out of a RB and they can replace him with another guy.  The position has been devalued, meaning RBs aren't often getting extended to big contracts anymore, they just move to other teams for mediocre contracts.  Who cares if you have 1 running back with 5000 career yards or 2 with 2500 each?

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