(04-10-2023, 03:32 AM)Craigukjag Wrote: I get the concept of NB and RB not been of value in the first round but if there’s a player there that’s special regardless of position you take him, yes they can be found in lower rounds but if it was that easy every team would have a superstar running back and nickle back  drafted in the 4th.

It's a matter of value. If the team's missing piece is a running back then sure, take the guy who puts you over the top wherever he falls on the board. But most teams drafting high in the 1st or twice in the first like we did have major holes to fill with those picks.

Here's the list of 1st round RBs since 2017:
Najee Harris
Travis ETN
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
Josh Jacobs
Saquon Barkley
Leonard 4nette
Christian McCaffery

Which of those guys are the "special" ones who put their teams over the top? Which team would've been better served by picking a different player in that spot? Probably all of them if we're honest about it. I feel that way about Nickle too, the position matters, but not 1st Round Matters. In the Draft QB matters most, then big guys, then offensive passing skillset guys, then defensive back seven, then running backs. A #1 Corner like Darrell Revis is the exception to that IMO, but otherwise you get second and third corners later. You can't have everything in the League by design and the 3rd corner is one place where you can't have and keep the great players; it's frequently a Make Do position.

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