(10-11-2023, 12:27 PM)Mikey Wrote:

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

Great hyperbole. Nobody is going to expect Barry in the mid-20s of a darft nor are they going to take you seriously if you are trying to say Etienne=Barry.

No, but my point is, if you apply your rule as strictly as some people are suggesting, "I would never pick a RB in the first round," then, theoretically, you'd pass on Barry Sanders, and take Joe Blow because he plays a more valuable position.    

Position value is important, but so is talent level.  You have to factor in both of those.  With the 25th pick in the draft, Travis Etienne was a great pick.  Position value was not that great, but talent level made up for it.

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