(05-14-2022, 02:02 AM)ChrisJagBoy Wrote:

(05-13-2022, 08:06 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Yeldon averaged over 4 yards per carry for 3 years in the NFL and over 750 yards from scrimmage each of those years. One of them over  1000. 

That's "good." Not great, but very useful. 

He could have been a nice part of a committee on the right team while in his prime. 

Etienne needs to be much better than that to be worth his ridiculous draft position.

Taking a guy with ETNs talent at #25 is far from a ridiculous draft position. However, with how devoid our team was of talent I do agree it was a questionable choice.. but for a team actually picking at 25 based on their record that needs a RB, he was well worth it. We took Fournette in the top 10, I would have taken ETN over Fournette if they came out of the same draft.

There are two distinct schools of thought on drafting RBs early. 

We don't subscribe to the same school. 

I'm averse to it in general and I'm not alone in feeling that way. Yes, a RB at 25 obviously makes more sense for some teams than others, but to me it is a mistake 99% of the time regardless of a team's needs/roster completion. There is almost always better positional value available. 

Fournette has nothing to do with this and was an even more egregious decision.

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