Why are fans so afraid of taking a RB early?

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TheMarathonContinues said:
The biggest talking point I keep seeing about the whole "don't take a RB early" is because you can get one in later rounds and they don't last long.

Is it not a asset to take a RB in the 1st round?

I get him for 4 years with a option year which is 5 years on a favorable rookie deal.

I can think franchise him for one year at 11-12 million......

I'm getting 6 years of a guys young prime career on a affordable deal and I'm getting one of the better RB prospects in this draft....

Will you get 6 prime years out of any other position not Quarterback? Maybe wide receiver?

I'm just trying to figure out why should I be afraid to take a RB early like others seem to be. If I was the Eagles and had the 10th pick in the draft I for sure would think long and hard about Bijan Robinson.
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Not me, I am hoping they get that Texas running back with this years first rounder. I am not sure if he will still be available that far down in the first round, but fingers crossed. I don't watch college football so Ive never seen him play - but keep reading he's a threat both rushing and receiving. I am not comfortable with Pollard coming off a major injury - he's a question mark. If they are going to be a big rushing team as MM has said numerous times now, you can't come in to the season with a question mark as your top RB.
I did like Davis these last couple years when he was given a chance. I thought after Pollard got hurt in the playoff game they could have used Davis in Pollards spot the second half, but they didn't. So I am not sure how they really fell about Davis.
 
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TheMarathonContinues said:
The biggest talking point I keep seeing about the whole "don't take a RB early" is because you can get one in later rounds and they don't last long.

Is it not a asset to take a RB in the 1st round?

I get him for 4 years with a option year which is 5 years on a favorable rookie deal.

I can think franchise him for one year at 11-12 million......

I'm getting 6 years of a guys young prime career on a affordable deal and I'm getting one of the better RB prospects in this draft....

Will you get 6 prime years out of any other position not Quarterback? Maybe wide receiver?

I'm just trying to figure out why should I be afraid to take a RB early like others seem to be. If I was the Eagles and had the 10th pick in the draft I for sure would think long and hard about Bijan Robinson.
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The best running backs are drafted in the 1st round history proves it and I will not argue about it It is a fact
 
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Whyjerry said:
I don’t know about that. I do know he was not the most fit player in the world. Dak took his job and Tonly seemed to be ok with that. Not sure he had the drive to be great.
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Ahh man I don’t think Romo was ok with it I think he unselfishly did what was best for the team. I will say that about Romo he bowed out respectfully.
 
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I think everyone is alluding to the Zeke draft which was a botched pick at #4 overall. . They only got 3 good years out of the guy before grossly overpaying him. Picking at 26 is a whole different ball game. That is not too early for RB.

SJ says they have 15 players with first round grades this draft, and i'm sure BR is one of them. So, if he falls to 26, its a no-brainer pick.
 
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TheMarathonContinues said:
Ahh man I don’t think Romo was ok with it I think he unselfishly did what was best for the team. I will say that about Romo he bowed out respectfully.
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I think Tony is a good guy and was a good QB. He wasn’t a winner though. The Mexico thing still bothers me.
 
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TheMarathonContinues said:
The biggest talking point I keep seeing about the whole "don't take a RB early" is because you can get one in later rounds and they don't last long.

Is it not a asset to take a RB in the 1st round?

I get him for 4 years with a option year which is 5 years on a favorable rookie deal.

I can think franchise him for one year at 11-12 million......

I'm getting 6 years of a guys young prime career on a affordable deal and I'm getting one of the better RB prospects in this draft....

Will you get 6 prime years out of any other position not Quarterback? Maybe wide receiver?

I'm just trying to figure out why should I be afraid to take a RB early like others seem to be. If I was the Eagles and had the 10th pick in the draft I for sure would think long and hard about Bijan Robinson.
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RB has the shortest shelf life of any position
But it’s not about the position so much as the ability to fill the position later and effectively
If you look at the players who had the best YPC last year, most of the top guys weren’t first round picks
Running the ball starts with the oline not the RB
 
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MyFairLady said:
Why not just learn from our actually successes and draft O line.
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Oline is one of the safest picks in the draft. Oline had some of the longest careers
Oline is one of the easiest positions to churn avg players which helps you manage the cap
Oline is key to running and passing
Other than QB what other position has so much of an effect on every offensive snap?
 
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conner01 said:
RB has the shortest shelf life of any position
But it’s not about the position so much as the ability to fill the position later and effectively
If you look at the players who had the best YPC last year, most of the top guys weren’t first round picks
Running the ball starts with the oline not the RB
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I don’t deny that. It reminds me of when Parcells took Julius Jones instead of Stephen Jackson. Yeah in theory it sounds great to say those guys can produce the same but that’s not always the case.
 
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MyFairLady said:
Why not just learn from our actually successes and draft O line.
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Because look at the successes….they find linemen all through the draft. I’ve addressed this earlier. Eagles had two offensive linemen that were first rounders and one of them is their worst linemen. They’ve found linemen all through the draft.
 
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MyFairLady said:
Why not just learn from our actually successes and draft O line.
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What success? They’ve done well drafting Oline, but team success still hasn’t been there and we’re back to repeating the process with guys like Tyron and Martin getting up there in age and fredbeard long gone. I’m not against drafting Oline, but they spent a good portion of the teen years doing just that, and it hasn’t exactly been the road success. They had the best line with 3 all pros and the best RB at one point.. And still the usual. It’s gotta be a mix. You can’t just have a line of first rounders. Show me how many teams in this league have that?
 
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Wilson said:
It's not about being "afraid" it's about making the most of the picks we have. There are plenty of needs. Most of us feel an offensive lineman is needed and are best chosen at the top of the draft. Serviceable runningbacks can be had later.
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At some point, dallas has to get away from mainly relying on finding starting OL in the 1st round.
 
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