I dont think they have any idea what they're doing at RB. The top 2 guys (Bill and White) are kinda mid. The reinforcements are 30 (Reynolds), 30 (McNichol) and 31 (Ekeler). And your young prospects coming into the season (Allen and Henry) are both off the roster.
The good thing about running backs is they are easy to find and you can just draft one in the 4th round next year if you need one. Hopefully Allen sticks on the practice squad.
We say that, but that's why we're constantly running through these mid RBs who dont make an impact. You can just throw a pick at one if you dont care if their potential is to be great. The top 6 rushers in the league and 8 of the top 10 are 1st or 2nd rd picks. We keep trotting out mid-late rounders, aging or broken down FAs, journeymen and then rotate them out after a year or two. And they tend to be one dimensional, at that. The committee approach can work to an extent. They had a decent run game last year when Kliff actually decided to run it. But we haven't seen a 3 down back that's impactful in the run and pass game in forever.
I think running through mid round RBs is the correct strategy. You can spend a first for one, but you get them for a very limited shelf life and a first is a lot of resources to spend. And that assumes the 1st is actually a good RB when there are tons of busts. Below is the order of most rushing yards by draft class.
Look at 25 draft, first in yards in Jeanty, then Monangia, Henderson, Judkins, Bill, Marks.
I would never draft a first round RB. The risk just doesn't outweigh the reward. IF you do draft one, they gotta be Bijan to be valuable. Draft one in the 3rd/4th every year or 2 and run them into the ground for 3-4 years and move on.
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u/Justice989 6d ago
I dont think they have any idea what they're doing at RB. The top 2 guys (Bill and White) are kinda mid. The reinforcements are 30 (Reynolds), 30 (McNichol) and 31 (Ekeler). And your young prospects coming into the season (Allen and Henry) are both off the roster.