NFL 2023 Season Discussion Thread

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LudicrousSpeed said:

Yeah but it also goes to show why teams are smart for not signing them to the huge deals RB's want. The days of a workhorse RB are largely over.

Sadly, you're correct.

It's a simple supply and demand thing. Today's game is a passing game. WRs and route-running/possession TEs are more prized and valued than workhorse RBs and blocking TEs of yesteryear. 

Even some of the best RBs in the game today are required to have some value and ability in the passing game (McCaffrey, Ekeler, Kamara, etc.)

If RBs nowadays want that type of money, they have to show that they're just as good as a WR as they are a RB. Even then, they still won't likely get as much as an elite WR like Hill, Adams, or Jefferson, because of the higher injury risk.