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re: Failcons doing the Lords work
Posted on 4/28/23 at 8:20 am to hiltacular
Posted on 4/28/23 at 8:20 am to hiltacular
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Yep. Wasting a top pick on a RB is a terrible move, does not matter if it’s Barry sanders.
The "RBs aren't as valuable as we once thought" argument, which is a good one, has swung too far in the other direction.
You get 5 years of control of a guy who is probably going to be one of the best at his position immediately and be in his prime during that time, then you can tag him or let him walk.
The arguments against RBs in the first also don't account for the fact that RBs are just easier to scout. When looking at a pick what is the value of a guy you're 80-90% sure will hit (Robinson) vs lets say a guy you might be 50%, maybe 60% on like Christian Gonzalez? Or even Carter who is otherwordly good but a PoS off the field and apparently lazy (doesn't seem that smart either but I'm not gonna definitively say that based off just his draft interview)
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Posted on 4/28/23 at 8:25 am to TrussvilleTide
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You get 5 years of control of a guy who is probably going to be one of the best at his position immediately and be in his prime during that time, then you can tag him or let him walk.
You can get the exact same production out of two mid round RBs as you'd get out of Robinson. We saw the Falcons do it with Freeman and Coleman. It's the most easily replaceable position on the field.
The Falcons draft like a 12 year old playing Madden.
Posted on 4/28/23 at 9:11 am to TrussvilleTide
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The "RBs aren't as valuable as we once thought" argument, which is a good one, has swung too far in the other direction.
You get 5 years of control of a guy who is probably going to be one of the best at his position immediately and be in his prime during that time, then you can tag him or let him walk.
The arguments against RBs in the first also don't account for the fact that RBs are just easier to scout. When looking at a pick what is the value of a guy you're 80-90% sure will hit (Robinson) vs lets say a guy you might be 50%, maybe 60% on like Christian Gonzalez? Or even Carter who is otherwordly good but a PoS off the field and apparently lazy (doesn't seem that smart either but I'm not gonna definitively say that based off just his draft interview)
^This. High hit rate and the Falcons will have a top five running back in the league for the next half decade. Bijan is elite. The mistake of most teams is expecting the production to continue (Dallas, for instance). Running backs have been so overrated for so long that they're underrated.
This post was edited on 4/28/23 at 9:22 am
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