re: Average RB tenure in the NFL

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While teams pass more, running back is still the most punishing position.

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My theory on this is that we see younger guys come in and have "fleeter feet" than these guys who have been in the league for a while. Once you get those younger guys in there that are a step better, the need for a veteran running back is lessened. Because so much of being a running back, in strictly a running game, is all about natural ability and reaction, it does not take someone who has been in the league to do what comes natural.

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I think both of these hold some truth.

I only have a few more years of Fwank left before he runs out of steam.