They treating these running backs like women pushing 30
- Thread starter shakobe
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It's tough, no team seems to want to give a RB a second contract, preferring to just draft new ones. The Josh Jacobs one is ridiculous.
Unfortunately, what can they do? All the top RBs sit out in a show of protest? Not likely... I want them to get paid because RB is the only position that gets hit every single snap but I don't see an easy solution to this
Unfortunately, what can they do? All the top RBs sit out in a show of protest? Not likely... I want them to get paid because RB is the only position that gets hit every single snap but I don't see an easy solution to this
Whips-n-Chains
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Ruthless how the modern game has almost entire wiped out the feature back.
Remember back in the 90s when even fullbacks would get touches?
Game has changed so much since then.
Remember back in the 90s when even fullbacks would get touches?
Game has changed so much since then.
Crazy even especially many of these guys are also catching 50-60 passes out of the backfield
It's crazy a guy like Ekeler who gets 100 targets out the backfield along with his rushing yards is getting paid peanuts
feelosofer
#ninergang
Start teaching your kids hands drills and learning a complete route tree. Unless you're the next Jim Brown or OJ Simpson getting paid large money as a back is over.
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the rb position was the premier position in the beginning
the push to elevate the qb always had a racist vibe to it
pay rbs for production
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the push to elevate the qb always had a racist vibe to it
pay rbs for production
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I think the NFLPA has to try to kill the franchise tag next CBA. It's giving the team's too much control for too long. You get a 5 year deal plus you can tag them twice so 7 years of control on a 21 year old RB fresh out of college. If you hold out they'll just draft a new one. Now you got really good RBs like Cook out on the street and Mixon taking pay cuts to keep their jobs.
feelosofer
#ninergang
I think the bigger issue is running backs are have the highest floor of any position. If you have the right combo of size speed and vision you can just be plugged in. I mean you can find starting level RBs in the 5th round and later.
The talent pool at RB is also very deep. There's a lot of factors playing against these guys getting paid.
That's not true. Offensive lineman and defensive lineman get more contact. Running backs don't get hit every snap.
I think running backs would benefit from their initial contracts being capped at 3 years, unlike now where they're 5 years for a 1st Rd pick and 4 years for non 1st Rd picks
Also, it'd be good if they could not be tagged or tendered after the 3 years.
Also, it'd be good if they could not be tagged or tendered after the 3 years.
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if you could draft a QB in the 5th round and plug and play him, QBs would be paid less too
the RB talent pool is just crazy deep. I feel for these RBs too, but from a roster mgmt standpoint, it doesnt make much sense to tie big money to a RB after their rookie deal
You're correct it was the premier position but time has shown that RBs are replaceable and splitting carries is the way to go. Broncos showed us hints of this 20 years ago and over time its proven to be true.
get these nets
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Linemen collide with each other on every snap.
In modern pass-friendly NFL unfortunately running backs are seen as expendable/interchangeable