cenj Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Sounds accurate to me. http://profootballta...-running-backs/ Polian said today on Mike and Mike in the Morning that, contrary to the opinion of those who believe running backs have been devalued and aren’t worth a first-round pick, it’s actually just the opposite. Polian believes that as teams are increasingly finding that they need to replace their running backs often, that means the time to get a good one is when he’s young. “I think that’s an urban legend and I don’t know where it got started,” Polian said. “Here’s the real scoop: Running backs have short careers. They burn out very quickly because of the pounding they take, and in today’s game you really need two of them. So where do you get the best value on a running back? When he’s coming out of college. You don’t get value for him as a free agent, or very few, because the bottom line is he doesn’t have much tread left on his tires, especially if he’s played a lot. The best time to get a running back is in the draft.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 I can tell him where the urban legend started. On Titans report. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scine09 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Yeah Bill Belichick and Tom Coughlin were just telling me that exact same thing the other day. Then they mentioned that their running backs in the Super Bowl were 4th, 7th and 2 undrafted players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Here's an interesting factoid: none of the NFL's top six rushers last year were former first round picks. 1) MJD - 2nd round 2) Ray Rice - 2nd round 3) Michael Turner - 5th round 4) Lesean McCoy - 2nd round 5) Arian Foster - UDFA 6) Frank Gore - 3rd round Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMJ Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Unless you have an absolutely special RB, you dont waste a top-10 pick on him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prine06 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 I think he means in general you want to look for RBs with the least amount of wear and those come through the draft. Not necessarily the first round. Of the top 6 rusher 9 listed, only MT wasn't drafted his current team but he had very low mileage backing up LT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakingeek Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 contrary to the opinion of those who believe running backs have been devalued and aren’t worth a first-round pick, it’s actually just the opposite. Considering Polians recent draft record, I would take this with a micro grain of salt. Depending on the offense you run, there are plenty of productive RBs in later rounds. Especially now with all the pass happy offenses and teams moving to smaller faster running backs by committee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLocker10 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Considering Polians recent draft record, I would take this with a micro grain of salt. Depending on the offense you run, there are plenty of productive RBs in later rounds. Especially now with all the pass happy offenses and teams moving to smaller faster running backs by committee. He drafted Edgerrin James in 1999 Joseph Addai in 2006 Donald Brown in 2009 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakingeek Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 He drafted Edgerrin James in 1999 Joseph Addai in 2006 Donald Brown in 2009 I was referring more to his recent lack of success in the draft. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big2033 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Not surprised a GM thinks this. They don't drink ESPN cool-aid. Most of the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WG53 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Not surprised a GM thinks this. They don't drink ESPN cool-aid. Most of the time. Since when does espn promote the opinion that RBs are devalued? They do the opposite of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
begooode Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 "Dammit Donald" is still one of my favorite Manning mutterings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 He drafted Edgerrin James in 1999 Joseph Addai in 2006 Donald Brown in 2009 Addai and Brown are total disappointments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Contrary to popular belief, Polian totally missed on a lot more players than he hit on, Peyton Manning made him as Colts GM/President. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctm Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Polian's logic is terrible. Just because you draft RBs, instead of signing them in free agency, doesn't necessarily mean you do it in the first round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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