Doc Holiday 2,770 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 Agree, this isn't a RB driven league like it was when we drafted Stewart. Hurney killed us with both those contracts. It hasnt been a RB driven league since 2003, when the Patriot act was enforced there after Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonluckydog 5,324 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 I hate to say it but Barner does not look like an NFL running back.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carolina-chuck 2,761 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 So Barner should be able to carry the load right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zod 14,969 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 I hate to say it but Barner does not look like an NFL running back.... Yes, we can all tell that from his 1 run against Tampa Bay where the defense was in the backfield the moment he got the ball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MadHatter 9,703 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 We have absolutely beaten this dead horse to death. No one disagrees that the RB contracts are something we are working to get out from under....but, when are we going to let this go and stop making new threads about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ruff 3,839 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 Seriously, it's like fans in here are asking for another Foster situation. Have you not learned what happens to a run dominant offense when the feature back isn't talented like a Stewart... or a Charles or a Spiller or a Lynch? Oh, it'll get real the moment our back rushes for 21 yards on a 2.7 average. It's not a matter to talent. It's a matter of paying your RBs a combined like 17$mil in cap space. It doesn't work in the NFL anymore. Sure, I would rather have someone as talented as Stewart. But not at that price. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FugginPoo 628 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 its not just the salaries our RB's have, Hurney burned 2 First Round picks on both of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRA 14,142 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 Should we mention that San Fran and Seattle both have highly paid running backs? Yes, they have one highly paid featured RB. Which is a normal way of doing things unlike Carolina Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panthers55 5,861 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 So how many rushing TDs does St Louis have on the year? 0 If every running back was as good as Tolbert and Williams then this might be a valid point but they aren't. How many games has Barner played this year? How many games has Armond Smith, or any other back we have drafted in the last 3 years? If they are a dime a dozen then why don't we have their replacement on the roster already? And if they are why are they getting no touches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peppers90 NC 3,573 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 our rb's are overpaid compared to an unproven 5th round rookie? woulda never thunk it, but glad it has been brought to our attention, thanks guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peppers90 NC 3,573 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 its not just the salaries our RB's have, Hurney burned 2 First Round picks on both of them. that was somewhat fair at the time for how our team was constructed, the extensions are what didnt make sense. that was foxball and only an average qb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TbTeRRoR 245 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 2005 in Seattle you all would have given your left nuts to have a second highly paid good running back.............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ed bell 1,213 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 We have absolutely beaten this dead horse to death. No one disagrees that the RB contracts are something we are working to get out from under....but, when are we going to let this go and stop making new threads about it.... And once gameday comes and our backs are doing their jobs you will never convince me that folks are thinking about contracts. Dead horse was never more appropriate. Hurney is long gone. I'm just going to enjoy DeAngelo while he is still here. This is one of those topics that attracts armchair GM's like flies. Its a safe topic to sound smart about. Funny thing is folks are scared to death that our developing players won't stay when it's time to sign, so there will never be a middle ground here. At the end of the day l simply tell myself it's not my money.... And now that Hurney is gone all I can do is look at the team as a whole and evaluate Gettleman as he works on our cap room and roster. I think he's doing a great job with what he started with. Let's see what he does moving through the off season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cracka McNasty 8,971 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 the entire position is becoming less and less scarce as a first round talent as more and more teams go for the multi back system. Backs not from the first in the past 5 years: Eddie Lacy - 2nd round Shady McCoy - 2nd round Alf Mo- 6th round Stevan Ridley -3rd Leveon Bell - 2nd DeMarco Murray - 3rd Arian Foster Undrafted Lamar Miller - 4th Andre Ellington - 6th Gio Bernard - 2nd RB's picked in the first round in the past 5 years: CJ Spiller - sucks this year Ryan Mathews - sucks and always broken Trent Richardson- sucks Mark Ingram - sucks doug martin - sucks this year david wilson - sucks Jahvid Best - Broken Knowshon Moreno - Good this year only Donald Brown - sucks Chris Wells - sucks and no longer on a team With the amount of punishment they take, it doesn't make sense to take a flyer on a RB that early unless you know that they will be adrian peterson or Barry sanders reborn. There has been plenty of RB talent in later parts of the draft over the past 5 years, hell there wasn't a RB taken in the first round this past year. The position is being devalued and it makes sense with the direction the league is going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Millions 135 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 they deserved there money DWill just out of his prime and Stewart was supposed to be doing for us what Lacy doing for Green Bay he's just never healthy. But barner/tolbert is the future Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
