mr. furley
Footballguy
This is a common theme in the Shark Pool.
Team drafts a running back, immediately the talk is "well, Team X is pushing their incumbent out the door. It's obvious! They wouldn't spend a 4th Rounder on a running back if they had faith in their guy!"
Sure, the rookie might be #3 or #4 on the depth chart but he's a LOCK to be the #1 at some point this season so... hurry up and draft him! All the signs are there! He's young, fast, the incumbent is in his 8th year, barely cracked 1000 yds last season, the team missed the playoffs... they want to upgrade at RB!
Then, inevitably (in most cases) the hyped rookie sits on the bench all year. Talk cools some in season 2 but there are still plenty of believers, "He's the guy!". Only he's still #2/#3 on the depth chart and barely plays.
Year 3 rolls around and it's "Make it or break it time! He's going to show the team he's the man this year!". Only he never gets off the ground and in season 4 he's gone.
NOT EVERY ROOKIE RB IS GOING TO WIN THE STARTING JOB IN HIS FIRST YEAR! It happens. Just because they look flashy and fast in the pre-season vs. the 2nd and 3rd team defenses does NOT mean he will start this year.
So much BS floats around, people get over-hyped, SPers go bananas about the Dolphins 6th string RB.. and then he gets cut.
EXHIBIT A: http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...howtopic=263041
(Lendale freaking White???????? what has the guy done????)
Team drafts a running back, immediately the talk is "well, Team X is pushing their incumbent out the door. It's obvious! They wouldn't spend a 4th Rounder on a running back if they had faith in their guy!"
Sure, the rookie might be #3 or #4 on the depth chart but he's a LOCK to be the #1 at some point this season so... hurry up and draft him! All the signs are there! He's young, fast, the incumbent is in his 8th year, barely cracked 1000 yds last season, the team missed the playoffs... they want to upgrade at RB!
Then, inevitably (in most cases) the hyped rookie sits on the bench all year. Talk cools some in season 2 but there are still plenty of believers, "He's the guy!". Only he's still #2/#3 on the depth chart and barely plays.
Year 3 rolls around and it's "Make it or break it time! He's going to show the team he's the man this year!". Only he never gets off the ground and in season 4 he's gone.
NOT EVERY ROOKIE RB IS GOING TO WIN THE STARTING JOB IN HIS FIRST YEAR! It happens. Just because they look flashy and fast in the pre-season vs. the 2nd and 3rd team defenses does NOT mean he will start this year.
So much BS floats around, people get over-hyped, SPers go bananas about the Dolphins 6th string RB.. and then he gets cut.
EXHIBIT A: http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...howtopic=263041
(Lendale freaking White???????? what has the guy done????)
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, but his point is valid.
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