Revisiting Mixon Contract

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(11-29-2021, 07:12 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: Sure, technically, but RBs are typically more replaceable than other positions. The second round seems like a gold mine for RBs. Chubb, Mixon, Taylor, Dalvin Cook, Javonte Williams are all guys producing really well that were drafted in the second round. Then you have guys like Ekeler, Hunt, Robinson, Pollard, Edmonds, Sanders, Henderson that are all mid-round guys that are also producing well. 

You are falling into the same trap as a lot of other people.  You see 5 good RBs taken in the second round and ignore the dozens who failed.

From '10-'20 there were 33 RBs taken in the second round.  Only 5 of them have ever been to a Pro Bowl.  So, yes, you can find a good RB in the second round.  But the problem is that your chances are about one in six.  And your odds get even worse the lower in the daft you go.

I agree with you that RBs wear out quicker than other positions.  I would not pay big money to one over 28 years old.  But if I had a good one I would pay to keep him that long instead of taking a chance on getting a guy like Isaiah Pead in the second round.