RB Need/Set?

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(02-24-2025, 08:05 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: We trash team development, particularly via the draft, because they have hit well on so few picks in recent years.

For every Chase Brown there seems to be a couple of failures to launch, like Myles Murphy and Dax Hill...

I understand, but if  a 6th round hits, why wouldn't that negate a questionable 1st round pick. I think fans expect 1st round picks to start immediatley and be all pro by year 2 or 3. That is unrealistic, draft has too many variables.

I feel if we did a better job with FA cleaning up our draft misses, we would be a lot better. All teams miss in the draft, it is nature of the beast. Take 2025, it is widely beluevd there are as low as 5 and as high as 12 true first round picks. Years ago, I did some research. If my memory is correct, 1st round picks only average a little over 5 years playing in the NFL, less tan 15% are perennial all pro players. Each round, the numbers decline and by round 4 it becomes a crap shoot. 

That was years ago, so not sure how that has aged the past 5 or 6 years. Maybe someone can do some research and let us know.