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BigCatMonaco said:
For not making people miss, he sure does a great job leading the league in 10+ yard runs and yards after contact.
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There are usually 3-4 times a game there is a hole big enough to literally drive a truck through...all he has to do is make the free safety miss...and he always gets tackled. ALWAYS:banghead:

I'm not giving a guy the largest contract in NFL history for a RB to get tackled in the open field.:popcorn:
 

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Future said:
The issue is that the difference in production between elite and just good RBs is minimal. It's pretty easy to replace elite RB production.
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You hit it on the head with your one sentenc" It's preety easy to replace elite RB production"
It just is.. look at all the examples from this past football season.
Conner in Pittsburgh
CJ Anderson in LA
Damian Willilams in KC
Chris Carson , Rashaad Penny, Seattle.

This is really a moot point. The discussion is already over. Game set match.
 

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Hadenough said:
That's the thing about these great RBs if you wear them out during the season they have nothing left for the playoffs. Gotta have two RBs and save your stud RB for when you really need him. No sense in hanging 40 points on the cardinals and keeping Gurley in the whole game.
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Exactly, and if you aren't using up your stud RB during the season he would be an even bigger waste of CAP.
 

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TexasHillbilly said:
Sorry but I disagree with you sir.

Most RB's in the league are replaceable but Zeke is the exception. If he stays healthy, and does not suffer a major injury, he has several years before his body gives out.

You simply can't let him walk. The folks on here that believe Zeke should be let go are wrong. We have nobody that comes close to replacing him and he is a major contributor even when he doesn't get the ball. Defenses have to account for him no matter where he lines up.
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The ones that think Zeke is the exception and we should sign him to the largest RB contract are wrong.
 
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LOL people in this thread still trying to pretend Zeke is some generational talent. There is one young RB that looks like he might be generational, and that is Barkley. Even then, I doubt he is.
 
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You just don’t use the #4 pick in the draft on a RB. Especially when your defense was trash and your QB was on its last leg. Sure we wound
Up with Dak. That was dumb luck. He was plan D.
 
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Hardline said:
Only if you don't have an elite RB do you take that approach
Tony Dorsett and Emmitt Smith didn't have RB by committee for a very good reason
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Back when the salary cap didn't exist. It would be worth gambling on Zeke to be a long time horse.... If the salary cap didn't exist.
 
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dckid said:
You hit it on the head with your one sentenc" It's preety easy to replace elite RB production"
It just is.. look at all the examples from this past football season.
Conner in Pittsburgh
CJ Anderson in LA
Damian Willilams in KC
Chris Carson , Rashaad Penny, Seattle.

This is really a moot point. The discussion is already over. Game set match.
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Well, yes and no.

What you can't replace is Zeke's ability to move the chains. He is the best back in the NFL because he turns -2 yard plays into +2 yard plays. That skill is exceedingly rare, and Le'Veon might be the only other back who has it.

It's like comparing Emmitt to Barry. There are a heck of a lot more Barrys in the NFL today than there are Emmitts.
 
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Future said:
Well, yes and no.

What you can't replace is Zeke's ability to move the chains. He is the best back in the NFL because he turns -2 yard plays into +2 yard plays. That skill is exceedingly rare, and Le'Veon might be the only other back who has it.

It's like comparing Emmitt to Barry. There are a heck of a lot more Barrys in the NFL today than there are Emmitts.
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No there isn't LOL
 

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Future said:
Well, yes and no.

What you can't replace is Zeke's ability to move the chains. He is the best back in the NFL because he turns -2 yard plays into +2 yard plays. That skill is exceedingly rare, and Le'Veon might be the only other back who has it.

It's like comparing Emmitt to Barry. There are a heck of a lot more Barrys in the NFL today than there are Emmitts.
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Said the kettle x10

I hate when people just make **** up as if it is fact
 
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This entire thread is pure cancer.
I feel stupid after reading all 5 pages.
 
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Future said:
Um, yes. A lot of teams have a guy who can make a big play. Not every team has a guy who can consistently move the sticks, and turn negative into positive.
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Barry Sanders averaged 5.0 YPC in his career. That's with 300+ carries in nearly every season he played. What the hell are you even on about? This debate ended in the late 90s.

There is absolutely no RB in the league like Barry Sanders. Not a single one. He was durable, he was fast, he was shifty, he was incredibly elusive, and he did that all behind a line nowhere NEAR as good as Smith's in the early 90s.

Pretending a guy who played 10 seasons and averaged 5 YPC didn't "move the chains consistently" with a bunch of carries is ridiculous. And even then, Zeke is nowhere near Smith, let alone Sanders.

My god.
 
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dckid said:
CJ Anderson in LA
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CJ Anderson didn't replace elite production, he had a game where the Dallas DTs were injured and were only on the field because it was a playoff game. In the two playoff games after that he averaged less than 3 yards per carry.

He had poor games in Carolina earlier in the year and then was cut. He had two 100+ yards late in the season against two of the worst teams in the league when he had fresh legs after his time off from being cut. There is no way to consider CJ Anderson elite.
 

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Toruk_Makto said:
That is what the Rams signed up for this time last year.

And now....



The point?

RB is the most wasteful position to invest heavily in. Period.

The Rams are 1 year into a new deal for Gurley and in their heart of hearts they're counting down the days until 2022 when they can get out from under the it.
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he is injured...and that's the risk with football as it has the most number of injuries. if not injured, is he a difference maker? absolutely. you can't deny that. its like saying lets pay a QB, and then he gets injured and we say what a waste of money. he got paid, what at the time was market for high end RBs. market determines that.
 

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PAPPYDOG said:
Sure why spend money on Zeke really now......who need him jeez we got such a potent passing attack heck we don't even need a running game!
Cut him now and save the cash!!!

P.S. Send me some of what your drinking bud....thks
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we saw what this team was without zeke… so point well taken
 
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