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12-04-2018, 12:03 AM | #1 |
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The thing is...today's game is a QB/passing game, and Mahomes/Chiefs are taking this new offensive trend literally and then some. After seeing the Chiefs in 2018, teams are going to start loading up their offense with as many weapons as possible. Not saying teams don't already try to do that, but teams see what Mahomes, Hunt, Watkins, Hill and Kelce can do to them. Too many really good players to deal with and plan for, and teams get crosseyed and overwhelmed. Reid doesn't run the ball. The RB in this offense is an extension of the passing game. I know people like Ware, but he's not the back for this offense. Hunt was perfect for this offense, as we've seen..which makes this entire issue a big kick in the balls. Need someone more elusive, someone who doesn't run so upright and has better hands.
The 1st rd RB isn't as valuable as it once was. They're the most beat up, worn down players on the field with the shortest careers. No need to invest a lot of money and/or high draft picks for that position. RB's grow on trees. The difference in production from a 1st rd pick vs a late rd or UDFA is not much, at least on this team it wouldn't with the amount of talent on offense. Team needs defense bad. I hope the Chiefs can resign Jones, sign a couple defensive guys in FA and use their 1st 3 picks all on defense. The good thing is, the defense is so bad, it's not going to matter what defensive players they select in the draft because they need help at every position, so they should be able to draft BPA. Then maybe some backup fatties on the OL in the later rds.
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12-04-2018, 03:36 PM | #2 | |
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Only really going to look at rushing yards (put the cutoff at 400) but there are backs that contribute more in the passing game than rushing game and plenty that are good at both. What you'll see in looking at the stats is that the guys that tend to be high on the list in rushing yards are also higher on the list in receiving yards by running backs, especially in the top 15. 1. T. Gurley (1,175 yds 15 TD)- Round 1/10 2. E. Elliott (1,150 yds 6 TD)- Round 1/4 3. S. Barkley (954 yd 8 TD)- Round 1/2 4. P. Lindsay (937 yds 8 TD) - UDFA 5. J. Conner (909 yds 12 TD) - Round 3/105 6. L. Miller (876 yds 3 TD) - Round 4/97 7. C. McCaffrey (863 yds 5 TD) - Round 1/8 8. A. Peterson (856 yds 7 TD) - Round 1/7 9. K. Hunt (824 yds 7 TD) - Round 3/86 10. M. Gordon (802 yds 9 TD) - Round 1/15 11. D. Johnson (761 yds 6 TD) - Round 3/86 12. J. Mixon (755 yds 5 TD) - Round 2/48 13. M. Brieda (744 yds 3 TD) - UDFA 14. A. Kamara (742 yds 11 TD) - Round 3/67 15. C. Carson (704 yds 4 TD) - Round 7/249 16. N. Chubb (694 yds 7 TD) - Round 2/35 17. I. Crowell (680 yds 6 TD) - UDFA 18. S. Michel (649 yds 5 TD) - Round 1/31 19. A. Jones (642 yds 7 TD) - Round 5/182 20. K. Johnson (641 yds 3 TD) - Round 2/43 21. P. Barber (635 yds 4 TD) - UDFA 22. F. Gore (616 yds 0 TD) - Round 3/65 23. J. Howard (612 yds 5 TD) - Round 5/150 24. M. Mack (583 yds 4 TD) - Round 4/143 25. T. Coleman (514 yds 2 TD) - Round 3/73 26. L. McCoy (478 yds 2 TD) - Round 2/53 27. D. Henry (474 yds 5 TD) - Round 2/45 28. M. Ingram (467 yds 4 TD) - Round 1/28 29. L. Murray (466 yds 5 TD) - Round 6/181 30. D. Lewis (464 yds 1 TD) - Round 5/149 31. A. Blue (446 yds 1 TD) - Round 6/181 32. D. Martin (445 yds 2 TD) - Round 1/31 33. K. Drake (439 yds 4 TD) - Round 3/73 34. A. Ekeler (430 yds 1 TD) - UDFA 35. A. Collins (411 yds 7 TD)- Round 5/171 36. T. Yeldon (401 yds 1 TD) - Round 2/36 Round 1 - 9 (25.0%) Round 2 - 6 (16.7%) Round 3 - 7 (19.4%) Round 4 - 2 (5.6%) Round 5 - 4 (11.1%) Round 6 - 2 (5.6%) Round 7 - 1 (2.8%) UDFA - 5 (13.9%) 22/36 RBs (61.1%) with 400 or more yards so far are Day 2 or better picks. 15/23 RBs (65.2%) with 600 or more yards so far are Day 2 or better picks. |
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12-04-2018, 03:46 PM | #3 | |
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I do think there's something to be said, however, for targeting a SPARQ champion in this system. I really liked Breida coming out for exactly that reason; dude's attributes jumped off the screen. Now you may end up with a guy who's not a polished 'pure' runner doing that, but the way Reid uses schemes to get his guys into space does a lot of the heavy lifting there. You don't need to have vision as good as Hunts to succeed in this system if you're able to identify the hole and explode into it. Know this system and be a powerful athlete and you'll probably be somewhat useful. If the draft doesn't come together and you're left taking someone like Wes Hills in the 5th....eh, that's not the end of the world.
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