12-31-2019, 05:23 PM
(12-31-2019, 05:14 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Actually they "learned their lesson" when they benched their third round pick Royce Freeman because he was averaging over a full yard less per carry behind the same line as Lindsay.
Why would they do that if talent level doesn't matter at the RB position?
The fact that they found a good undrafted RB does not mean any team can plug in a undrafted free agent anymore than Tom Brady being a sixth round pick proves all QBs are "plug and play".
So a 3rd round pick, again not a big FA signing or early pick? Why would they what, put a mid round pick in at HB? Because it doesn't matter, but it's okay because they found a guy on the street who could run all day.
Rushing yards are a volume stat and people confuse volume with skill. Aaron Jones, Chris Carson, Marlon Mack, Kenyan Drake, Devin Singletary, Phillip Lindsay, Gus Edwards, Raheem Mostart, Matt Brieda, Austin Ekler are all guys with atleast a 100 carries that were drafted in the third or later and had a higher yards per carry than Mixon. You can find backs all day that will get you 4 yards a touch it just comes down to will you force them a workload that makes them a "bell cow" back or not. I'll take my chances drafting a couple late backs and saving the 12-15 million.
