Every single one of those RBs has a Super Bowl ring. Sanders has three you absolute dunce!
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| Author: | veganfan21 [ Tue Mar 21, 2023 2:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | The Decline of the RB: Sad Stories from the Frontlines |
Quote: “I want to get something long-term done. I want a team that wants me long term. I'm at the peak of my game, right? As long as I'm healthy, I'm gonna score you another 20 touchdowns. I'm gonna have, you know, another 1,600 all-purpose yards. I'm getting half my value of what I could be getting. I am relentlessly pursuing someone who wants me for the long term.” - Austin Ekeler https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 513735002/ Sorry, dude. Everything you said is probably true but you aren't getting paid. The only way you do is if some eccentric owner like Jerry Jones pulls a Ryan Pace and massively overpays for you. Absent that, and assuming GMs are rationale....you're not getting what you probably would have got 10-15 years ago. Sorry, dude. You play the wrong position. |
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| Author: | Caller Bob [ Tue Mar 21, 2023 2:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Decline of the RB: Sad Stories from the Frontlines |
Mr. Ekeler, meet the Market...Market, meet Mr. Ekeler. |
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| Author: | OscarTangoEcho [ Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Decline of the RB: Sad Stories from the Frontlines |
Nonetheless...would fit very, very nicely here with the beloved...and we be throwin the cash around |
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| Author: | SpiralStairs [ Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Decline of the RB: Sad Stories from the Frontlines |
As LBs continue to get smaller, some coach is going to bring back the power running game and there will be an RB resurgence |
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| Author: | The Market [ Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:28 pm ] |
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Caller Bob wrote: Mr. Ekeler, meet the Market...Market, meet Mr. Ekeler. We have received Austin's application for a position in The Market. After careful consideration, we regret to inform him that he has not been selected. We will retain his application in our database and wish him luck in his six games left as a viable RB. |
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| Author: | Nas [ Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Decline of the RB: Sad Stories from the Frontlines |
The NFL has colluded to suppress the contracts of RBs and now TEs. Pretty soon, the only players who will get big contracts will be quarterbacks. |
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| Author: | 312player [ Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Decline of the RB: Sad Stories from the Frontlines |
No collusion, just slowly realizing what I've been saying for 20 years, these guys are a dime a dozen..if it's very easy to replace you...you won't make as much money as someone who's harder to replace. Supply n demand. |
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| Author: | 312player [ Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:44 pm ] |
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The best backs in the last 30 years.. Barry Sanders, Marshall Faulk, Adrian Peterson, Thurmond Thomas, Derek Henry.. one ring between all of em. |
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| Author: | SpiralStairs [ Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Decline of the RB: Sad Stories from the Frontlines |
Every single one of those RBs has a Super Bowl ring. Sanders has three you absolute dunce!
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| Author: | Hawg Ass [ Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Decline of the RB: Sad Stories from the Frontlines |
SpiralStairs wrote: As LBs continue to get smaller, some coach is going to bring back the power running game and there will be an RB resurgence Were the Titans playing in an alternate universe league lately? |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:59 pm ] |
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SpiralStairs wrote: Every single one of those RBs has a Super Bowl ring. Sanders has three you absolute dunce! huh? |
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| Author: | Hawg Ass [ Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:00 pm ] |
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RFDC wrote: SpiralStairs wrote: Every single one of those RBs has a Super Bowl ring. Sanders has three you absolute dunce! huh? I just thought it was me. |
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| Author: | veganfan21 [ Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Decline of the RB: Sad Stories from the Frontlines |
Trying to think of RBs who would have scored massive deals not too long ago but were basically told to get lost or got tagged: LeVeon Bell - career ruined because he held out, didn't get a deal, sat a whole season and came back washed. Austin Ekeler Barkley Kareem Hunt |
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| Author: | 312player [ Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:09 am ] |
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veganfan21 wrote: Trying to think of RBs who would have scored massive deals not too long ago but were basically told to get lost or got tagged: LeVeon Bell - career ruined because he held out, didn't get a deal, sat a whole season and came back washed. Austin Ekeler Barkley Kareem Hunt Barkley will make 10 mill this year |
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| Author: | veganfan21 [ Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:16 am ] |
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10-15 years ago he would have got 50 |
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| Author: | W_Z [ Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:19 am ] |
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Hawg Ass wrote: RFDC wrote: SpiralStairs wrote: Every single one of those RBs has a Super Bowl ring. Sanders has three you absolute dunce! huh? I just thought it was me. in his Madden games, I guess. |
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| Author: | man of few opinions [ Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:24 am ] |
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312player wrote: veganfan21 wrote: Trying to think of RBs who would have scored massive deals not too long ago but were basically told to get lost or got tagged: LeVeon Bell - career ruined because he held out, didn't get a deal, sat a whole season and came back washed. Austin Ekeler Barkley Kareem Hunt Barkley will make 10 mill this year And Barkley would have been sent packing if the Giants had been forced to tag Jones. I think the Giants will sign Barkley at some point this season for multiple seasons, but not for a jackpot deal. |
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| Author: | SpiralStairs [ Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:12 pm ] |
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Hawg Ass wrote: RFDC wrote: SpiralStairs wrote: Every single one of those RBs has a Super Bowl ring. Sanders has three you absolute dunce! huh? I just thought it was me. Look it up |
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| Author: | Bagels [ Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:46 pm ] |
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SpiralStairs wrote: Hawg Ass wrote: RFDC wrote: SpiralStairs wrote: Every single one of those RBs has a Super Bowl ring. Sanders has three you absolute dunce! huh? I just thought it was me. Look it up shit you're right |
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| Author: | 312player [ Wed Mar 22, 2023 5:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Decline of the RB: Sad Stories from the Frontlines |
veganfan21 wrote: 10-15 years ago he would have got 50 Barkley was overpaid in 20 and 21. |
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| Author: | man of few opinions [ Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:12 pm ] |
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312player wrote: veganfan21 wrote: 10-15 years ago he would have got 50 Barkley was overpaid in 20 and 21. No, he underperformed due to injury. He has earned every penny the giants have paid him, and he put in the work to get back to as high of a level as he possibly can. |
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| Author: | 312player [ Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:15 pm ] |
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man of few opinions wrote: 312player wrote: veganfan21 wrote: 10-15 years ago he would have got 50 Barkley was overpaid in 20 and 21. No, he underperformed due to injury. He has earned every penny the giants have paid him, and he put in the work to get back to as high of a level as he possibly can. Injury or not, he didn't produce for those 2 years and was well paid, he didn't earn it. |
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| Author: | veganfan21 [ Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:36 am ] |
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Barkley has been healthy for two full seasons I believe. During those two seasons be finished second and fourth overall in rushing yards. His contract was a pretty large rookie deal. |
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| Author: | Nas [ Thu Mar 23, 2023 6:03 am ] |
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veganfan21 wrote: Barkley has been healthy for two full seasons I believe. During those two seasons be finished second and fourth overall in rushing yards. His contract was a pretty large rookie deal. He was special enough to take 2nd in the draft. He should be special enough to give an extension to. |
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| Author: | veganfan21 [ Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:16 am ] |
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Nas wrote: veganfan21 wrote: Barkley has been healthy for two full seasons I believe. During those two seasons be finished second and fourth overall in rushing yards. His contract was a pretty large rookie deal. He was special enough to take 2nd in the draft. He should be special enough to give an extension to. In the spirit of the thread's subject, I think 8-15 years ago he would have received a monster deal. It might have been somewhat muted due to his injury history, but no one in the 2000s and maybe early 2010s is not going after someone like Barkley. Now that RBs are viewed as disposable - except the very elite of the elite (Henry, McAfferey, etc.) - Barkley's situation makes sense to me. |
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| Author: | Nas [ Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:31 am ] |
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veganfan21 wrote: Nas wrote: veganfan21 wrote: Barkley has been healthy for two full seasons I believe. During those two seasons be finished second and fourth overall in rushing yards. His contract was a pretty large rookie deal. He was special enough to take 2nd in the draft. He should be special enough to give an extension to. In the spirit of the thread's subject, I think 8-15 years ago he would have received a monster deal. It might have been somewhat muted due to his injury history, but no one in the 2000s and maybe early 2010s is not going after someone like Barkley. Now that RBs are viewed as disposable - except the very elite of the elite (Henry, McAfferey, etc.) - Barkley's situation makes sense to me. Running backs were valued enough for CMC and Barkley to be top 6 picks in back to back years. |
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| Author: | veganfan21 [ Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Decline of the RB: Sad Stories from the Frontlines |
So are you saying you don't believe RBs are being devalued? |
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| Author: | Nas [ Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Decline of the RB: Sad Stories from the Frontlines |
veganfan21 wrote: So are you saying you don't believe RBs are being devalued? I'm saying the collusion happened in the past few years. Barry Sanders wouldn't be a top 10 pick today. |
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| Author: | 312player [ Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Decline of the RB: Sad Stories from the Frontlines |
Nas wrote: veganfan21 wrote: So are you saying you don't believe RBs are being devalued? I'm saying the collusion happened in the past few years. Barry Sanders wouldn't be a top 10 pick today. The game has changed |
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| Author: | Nas [ Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Decline of the RB: Sad Stories from the Frontlines |
312player wrote: Nas wrote: veganfan21 wrote: So are you saying you don't believe RBs are being devalued? I'm saying the collusion happened in the past few years. Barry Sanders wouldn't be a top 10 pick today. The game has changed No, a few running backs who got "big" deals got injured or didn't live up to the contracts. That scared teams away from investing in elite backs. |
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