Quote:But the OP pretty much offers a solution to the problem - as he said, there are quite a few productive RB's who were UDFA's. And they're making an impact very early in their careers. UDFA should offer a solution.

This. I'm not opposed to getting a good running back in the later rounds, or even earlier rounds if there is a steal there. There are many RB's in the league right now, that were undrafted free agents, or latter draft picks, that are doing quite well. The scouts for this team have done a horrible job in adding talent for the RB position. We have...Yeldon. And honestly, IMO, he has a narrow skill set, that could benefit from having another "talented" and/or 3 down back on the team. A lot of good teams don't stop at having 1 good running back (with the exclusion of a few). They continue to stack the talent, even prolonging the health and energy of the featured back.


Consider these backs, that were either undrafted free agents (UDFA) or latter round picks:


Thomas Rawls, UDFA

Charcandrick West, UDFA

Chris Ivory, UDFA

Danny Woodhead, UDFA

CJ Anderson, UDFA

Shane Draugh, UDFA

Spencer Ware, 6th round

Latavius Murphy, 6th round

Alfred Morris, 6th round


Point is, it seems like the Jags can barely cover the talent for 1st string positions at every position. We are not "set" at RB. I hope management doesn't think we are. But, with the needs so great on defense, will they continue to keep a similar situation next year at RB and just rely on Yeldon?

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