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Never draft an injured player and never draft a RB before round 3

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2 minutes ago, LelouchBritannia said:

Adrian Peterson broke his collarbone and was still drafted near the top of the first. Went on to become a HoF running back….

I think frank gore tore his knee twice in college and ended up #2 or #3 all time in rushing yards.

That being said? Brooks going down in season 1 is more than disappointing considering we traded UP in R2 to get him, when we had sore needs on defense to fix.

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I agree that you shouldn't take a badly injured player before day 3 of the draft. You don't lose much of you took a chance on an injured player on the last day of the draft because a lot of those fail to make an impact in the NFL anyway.

It's wrong to say that you should "NEVER" draft a running back before round 3. It all depends on the player and the circumstances on the team that is doing the drafting.

The 76' Cowboys were a break-away back from winning a SB. I don't think they had any regrets drafting Tony Dorsett when they won the SB in the 77 season. Do you think the Chicago Bears don't regret taking Walter Payton in the 1st round? Did the Steelers regret taking Franco Harris?

If you think those guys played at a different time then I'll give some more modern RBs.Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson, Shaquan, Marshawn Lynch all lived up to the 1st round selection.

I know you can find good RBs after the 2nd round in just about any round. However, a  transcendent RB is worth a 1st round selection. A shrewd GM just has to be able to determine which RBs are run of the mill and which RBs are truly special.

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