Big money for RB doesn’t mean much any more the position has been devalued so much. There’s a reason a lot of successful teams just picked up a lot of the top backs on the market. Obviously as you mentioned SF has CmC but Philly picked up Barkley, Green Bay got Jacobs, Baltimore got Henry… All good franchises that are investing in the RB position because they know it’s an important one and the price is so low that the value is there right now. Dallas management is just not dexterous enough so see these shifts. Yes, in the past, long term big money deals to RB has crippled some teams. But now, the position costs a fraction of what a WR or OL costs and even getting a guy at the top of the market is a bargain. Not only are RB dirt cheap right now they are taking shorter deals so there is less risk involved. Successful franchises have taken notice and are investing.
