10-09-2021, 10:44 AM
(10-08-2021, 06:36 PM)ochocincos Wrote: While Mixon is performing well, it's also worth mentioning that plenty of players on cheap/rookie contracts are doing nearly as well too.
Nick Chubb, David Montgomery, Darrell Henderson, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Jonathan Taylor, Devin Singletary, Chase Edmonds, Antonio Gibson, and Tony Pollard all have 250+ yards and are on relatively cheap contracts. Austin Ekeler also is above 250 yards and has a relatively low contract compared to other good veteran RBs.
But the theory that you can always find a good RB in later rounds or as an undrafted free agent fails when you look at the hundreds of RBs taken in the later rounds that DO NOT work out.
So basically you end up using a high draft pick on a RB every 4 years or else you take your chances with a lower level pick that will most likely fail.
