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It's a good thing next years draft is full of RB talent. We desperately need it, like you said.
:This is close to mine,
A few years ago Rice, McCoy, DMC, and Charles were the exact same as Lacy, Gio, Bell and Martin
Rbs have short lives. That's just how it goes. But I don't think it means weak by any means. Every player mentioned could have very strong runs and I think a few guys are being left off just because of the natural biases people build this time of year when "if you ain't 24, you ain't nothing" types of mentalities sink in.
I don't agree with that, personally. SSOG did a study that showed the average above baseline RB is years older than he was a few years ago.
SSOG did the work. The average RB is not as productive and is older. No natural biases there.
Next: Gurley, Yeldon, Ajayi, Linwood, Davis, Gordon, Williams, K.Marshall, B.Marshall, to name a few.
I really don't do any homework on guys until they declare and honestly are drafted by an NFL team. Are these guys that much better than the top 4-5 coming out this year? My understanding is that this year's class of WRs is one of the best in a long time, is next year's class of RBs that same idea for RBs?
I'm in the same boat, but I can tell you, I have heard the names Gurley and Yeldon a whole lot. I think these guys might be really special, but I don't know b/c I don't watch HS or College ball.
I'd add D. Johnson to this and you pretty much have the heavy hitters as of now. Gurley, Gordon and Davis are all better than anyone in the past 2 drafts IMO. A few of the others could be as well.
This years RB class is shaping up to be solid, but it just doesn't compare to next years class, imo.
Gurley is a monster and is clearly the best RB in years IMO. Yeldon is a guy that was out the gate hot and because he is at Bama got a lot of recognition. I've soured on him a great deal over the past year to be honest. Still, he's probably on par or better than the top guys in this years group. Gordon, Wisconsin is the other guy you should be looking at. He would have been the top RB this year had he come out.
I went really heavy into trading for picks in this draft thinking it was the best offensive draft overall in like a decade. I currently have the 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 14 and 15 in a 10 team league. I may have to trade some of those late firsts and early 2nds into 1sts next year......
By the sounds of it I can roll with Forte for the next 2 years and then get one of these 2015 rookie RBs coming out and be better off than having some of these 2nd year guys.
I know exactly what you mean - and I took the numbers game approach. I have Finley, Cook and Fleener, and will likely draft Ebron as well. Each is a hit or miss type guy.
If Forte is a top 5 RB in 2014 and in 2015, why wouldn't he be a top 5 dynasty RB now? The RB position has so much turnover year to year, who knows what the position will be in 2016.
If you were presented with two options, owning Gurley and Forte or owning Lacy, then sure. Otherwise that statement is pretty irrelevant to how the RBs should be ranked.
Do titles over the next two years count any less than titles 3 years from now or later?
That's kinda the way I'm leaning myself. I know what I have in Forte. He's more than proven, and while he is getting up there in age, I feel he still has 2 more years of very good (RB1 type) production, and a 3rd where he'd be a very good "flex" type player.
You can't win a title owning Lacy or Martin instead of Forte? It's not like people are ranking guys that don't produce in their top 5.
because he's probably only got 2 years left. by that reasoning andre johnson is a top 5 wr and tony gonzalez was a top 5 te last season. very redraft mentality.
are you planning on getting nothing from lacy or gio or any of the guys whom forte is taking their place in the top 5?
I am speaking just for my list but I don't think Forte will be a top 5 back the next 2 years. You talk about all this turnover Forte is apart of that. This is the first time he has finished top 5 for running back scoring since his rookie year in 2008.
I don't think I've read this investigative report on the subject but my point is more to say that there are a LOT of players out there with proven track records right now and some of them are likely to rebound, making the overall group much stronger than people discuss.
I do. He catches a ton of balls and has elite talent on the field. He will have played most of 2014 at age 28 and 2015 he will be 29. He only had one year over 300 carries and manages to avoid big hits for the most part. In Trestmans offense he has been given the chance to score and get a lot of goal line carries. He is a Top 5 back for anyone who likes money now. If you like money 3 years from now, he may not be your best bet. Thats the fun of dynasties is to make changes every year, you can always trade vets for some value instead of ALWAYS sitting on young guys, some who never pan out.
I don't disagree with this much, but stand by my statement: This crop is as weak as it's been in my time. LeSean McCoy is widely accepted as the top dynasty back. 3 years ago he would only be one of 5-7 guys with an argument.
WR seems to have the most concensus in the rankings - some version of these 6 guys have been in every ranking so far.
Choice really other than Calvin at #1. He can't be dethroned from #1 until someone shows they are better than him.
I'd agree with that. I think the one with the hardest top 5 to pin point is TE. QB has a bunch of depth so it's hard to argue with anyone's top 5 and then RB is a mess after Charles, McCoy, AP and Forte.
