(10-10-2023, 10:47 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(10-10-2023, 08:24 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: It's not about single handedly, it's about largest impact, so why spend valuable draft capital on the one least likely to do it and for the shortest amount of time with the cheapest replacement cost? It's simply about value and running backs don't have it. It's the same reason why they're [BLEEP] about their contracts, because they are at the bottom of the value list in this League and now they're getting paid like it.

You said running backs don't make bad teams good, therefore they should not be selected where Etienne was, which was late in the first round.  And my question for you is, what other single player (other than getting lucky on a QB) would make a bad team good?  There aren't any.

And besides, the choice isn't do we pick a RB or do we pick another position.  The choice is, do we pick THIS player or do we pick THAT player.  If we go by your rule, we'd pass on Barry Sanders and take some other guy, just because he plays a different position that you consider more impactful.

I realize you aren't asking me, but I see first round r-back selections as a no-no unless you feel 100% certain they are a Barry Sanders type difference maker or you have a really stacked roster already. 

I don't think anyone saw ETN as some generational talent, but rather Meyer and Baalke were trying to roster a position with traits deemed crucial to the intended offensive system they'd run. 

I'm thrilled it worked out - He's fantastic -I just much prefer the lower stakes game of selecting a mid round RB every year and supplementing the depth with late round picks and UDFA. 

It's just a more efficient way of addressing a position that gets reloaded often in the NFL.
Look at it like playing the $5 roulette table at the casino for your RB - and reserving the high roller tables for positions that aren't as commonly hit on cheaper. 

This goes hand in hand with my tendency to want to spend draft capital on the OL.
A good OL would be making Tank Bigsby look like a superstar right now. We have the 31st ranked run blocking unit in the league.

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