11-15-2020, 02:00 AM
(11-15-2020, 12:56 AM)TheFan Wrote: It's hard to compare running backs unless they're playing on the same team. So much of their success is dependent on the Oline. Darvin Cooks backup the last 2 years also has averaged over 4.5ypc so what does that tell you?
Ezekiel Elliot didn't randomly go from a 4.5ypc back for 4 years to a 3.8 because he can't run anymore. They went from having one of the best Olines to a Bengal like Oline. He's now getting hit in the backfield like Mixon has had to suffer with the last 3 years vs when he would be to the 2nd level before being touched the previous years.
That if you have a good OL, you don't need to pay a RB because anyone half decent will be good.
Also that if you have a bad OL, you don't need to pay a RB because even a good RB will be bad.
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Elliott was always a bit overrated, running behind an OL with 3 All-Pros. His best feature was he was a workhorse, being able to hold up to 24 touches per game. That contract was always going to be a failure because you can't keep an OL together for eternity, doubly so for one that good while you're paying your RB $15m/yr.
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