Does age matter for rookies? (1 Viewer)

[lions327]

It matters more to me at the RB's position than it does for QB's,WR's or TE's. RB's just don't last as long.

Out of college, what is the difference between a 21 year old RB and a 23 year old RB? The 2 year age difference will not factor into who I pick unless I have them rated even.

 

[Burning Sensation]

It matters more to me at the RB's position than it does for QB's,WR's or TE's. RB's just don't last as long.

Out of college, what is the difference between a 21 year old RB and a 23 year old RB? The 2 year age difference will not factor into who I pick unless I have them rated even.

So what you are saying is that it DOES matter.

 

[lions327]

It matters more to me at the RB's position than it does for QB's,WR's or TE's. RB's just don't last as long.

Out of college, what is the difference between a 21 year old RB and a 23 year old RB? The 2 year age difference will not factor into who I pick unless I have them rated even.

So what you are saying is that it DOES matter.

No, it doesn't matter. I will not change my rankings because a player is 21 or 23. I will use it to break a tie if I have 2 ranked the same. That's the extent of it for me.

 

[Burning Sensation]

It matters more to me at the RB's position than it does for QB's,WR's or TE's. RB's just don't last as long.

Out of college, what is the difference between a 21 year old RB and a 23 year old RB? The 2 year age difference will not factor into who I pick unless I have them rated even.

So what you are saying is that it DOES matter.

No, it doesn't matter. I will not change my rankings because a player is 21 or 23. I will use it to break a tie if I have 2 ranked the same. That's the extent of it for me.

So what you are saying is that it DOES matter.

 

[SSOG]

Yes, i do, especially with RB's, who have a much shorter shelf life than other skill positions. For example, Stephen Jackson is younger than DeAngelo Williams, and SJax was drafted two years before him. Clinton Portis is two years younger than LJ, and was drafted the year before. When RB's start bucking 30, that is a BIG difference. For someone not to take something like that into account is not being as thorough as they should be.

Are you so sure that it's age that causes the decline in RBs, and not workload? Personally, I believe the reason RBs over 30 fall apart is because by the time they turn 30, they've accumulated a TON of wear and tear- not because there's some magical switch that their body turns on when they turn 30 that makes them more susceptible to injury or decline.

I think they are both factors, but i think it is more age than anything else. Also, as people get older, they are certainly more susceptible to injuries. You can test this theory if you like, go knock down a ten year old girl, then knock down your grandmother, whom do you think is the more likely candidate for hip replacement surgery?

You're talking about a difference of 60 years. I'm talking about a difference of 2 years- the difference between 28-year-old RBs (who are in their prime), and 30-year-old RBs (who are "an injury waiting to happen). That's literally the perception- Tomlinson, who is 28, is considered "in his prime", but if he were 30, he'd be a walking red flag. This cannot be explained by the gradual and slow effects of aging on the body's regenerative processes (the biggest losses in that department occur earlier than age 30, anyway). The only theory, in my opinion, that really fits that mindset is the "magical lightswitch" theory.

Assuming i am a Tomlinson owner in a dynasty league, i feel much better with the fact that he is 28, rather than 30.

I'm talking redraft, not dynasty. Even in dynasty, though- if I was given a choice between a 28-year old RB with 2,500 career carries and a 30-year old RB with 1,000 career carries, assuming all other things were equal (talent, production, opportunity, supporting cast, etc), I would rather have the 30-year old (assuming he wasn't a retirement risk like Tiki Barber). In fact, outside of the whole retirement thing, Tiki Barber is a great example of an older RB with a lighter workload still being a stud. Is there anyone who thinks that, if he were still playing this season, he wouldn't be a solid 1st rounder, despite being 32?

 

[Yitbos69]

It matters more to me at the RB's position than it does for QB's,WR's or TE's. RB's just don't last as long.

Out of college, what is the difference between a 21 year old RB and a 23 year old RB? The 2 year age difference will not factor into who I pick unless I have them rated even.

I am not saying that I pick rookie players based on age......but like you said if I have them rated the same I would take the younger player. And I would apply that same logic to Vets in a Dynasty league.

 

[bentley]

It matters more to me at the RB's position than it does for QB's,WR's or TE's. RB's just don't last as long.

Out of college, what is the difference between a 21 year old RB and a 23 year old RB? The 2 year age difference will not factor into who I pick unless I have them rated even.

I am not saying that I pick rookie players based on age......but like you said if I have them rated the same I would take the younger player. And I would apply that same logic to Vets in a Dynasty league.

I'd think that on rookies this would come into play very infrequently where you had two guys rated EXACTLY the same. Otherwise, it seems like you could be costing yourself five years of good production during the prime of the player's career on the assumption that you can make up for it on the tail end.

 

[Christo]

I'd think that on rookies this would come into play very infrequently where you had two guys rated EXACTLY the same. Otherwise, it seems like you could be costing yourself five years of good production during the prime of the player's career on the assumption that you can make up for it on the tail end.

I'd love for one of those advocating taking age into account point out the two rookie RBs this year who are so close that they'd actually make their pick based on age. Or any other year for that matter.

 

[Burning Sensation]

I'd think that on rookies this would come into play very infrequently where you had two guys rated EXACTLY the same. Otherwise, it seems like you could be costing yourself five years of good production during the prime of the player's career on the assumption that you can make up for it on the tail end.

I'd love for one of those advocating taking age into account point out the two rookie RBs this year who are so close that they'd actually make their pick based on age. Or any other year for that matter.

Deangelo Williams last year.

 

[bentley]

I'd think that on rookies this would come into play very infrequently where you had two guys rated EXACTLY the same. Otherwise, it seems like you could be costing yourself five years of good production during the prime of the player's career on the assumption that you can make up for it on the tail end.

I'd love for one of those advocating taking age into account point out the two rookie RBs this year who are so close that they'd actually make their pick based on age. Or any other year for that matter.

Deangelo Williams last year.

I think you're missing half of this "two rookies" equation.

 

[SSOG]

I'd think that on rookies this would come into play very infrequently where you had two guys rated EXACTLY the same. Otherwise, it seems like you could be costing yourself five years of good production during the prime of the player's career on the assumption that you can make up for it on the tail end.

I'd love for one of those advocating taking age into account point out the two rookie RBs this year who are so close that they'd actually make their pick based on age. Or any other year for that matter.

Deangelo Williams last year.

You're right, I also had Deangelo Williams rated very closely to himself, but luckily I was able to use his age as a tiebreaker.