J-man
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I have been saying that the trend of drafting good RBs in the later rounds will begin to die off and teams will start to revert back to the days when the really good RBs were taking in RD 1. The reason for that, is the 5th year option you get with RD 1 guys. Teams know that RBs (who are used heavily) have life spans that are about 5-8 years long, with 8 being max for almost all backs. They are going to want to grab the top backs early in RD 1, so they can have them cheap for 5 years. After that they can either tag them for another year or two if they choose, or they will move on. Especially if the player wants the huge $ second contract.
I see that happening with Zeke here. Unless Jerry gets involved and insists on overpaying him, right when he will begin to decline.
It does kind of stink for RBs but i don't see it changing anytime soon. How could it? If they league steps in and changes the rookie scale for them, than other players of high use/wear and tear will demand the same thing. It's a rabbit hole I don't think they will want to go down.
I see that happening with Zeke here. Unless Jerry gets involved and insists on overpaying him, right when he will begin to decline.
It does kind of stink for RBs but i don't see it changing anytime soon. How could it? If they league steps in and changes the rookie scale for them, than other players of high use/wear and tear will demand the same thing. It's a rabbit hole I don't think they will want to go down.