re: Failcons doing the Lords work

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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)

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^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.