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Absolutely.This is a hidden cost of drafting a guy facing the uncertainty of a holdout/injury/suspension: It can warp the rest of your draft. You have to reach for a handcuff. Maybe you pass up a high-upside RB3 like Kerryon because you need to get a guaranteed Week 1 starter. I've also found in mocks that just disrupting the normal rhythm of my draft can cause me to make mistakes I wouldn't have otherwise made.
Not saying it's a reason to never do it. But it's something to be aware of.
And unrelated to Bell, it holds true for any high pick with an expensive handcuff. As talented as I think Davonta Freeman is, the high price of Coleman makes Freeman a bit less desirable.
that said, I took MGordon & thanks to his missing week 3 of the preseason to attend to a family matter, Eleker went from an “end of draft handcuff” to someone else’s 12th round pick (IDP, so more like a 8-9 rounder in standard D/ST formats)
I suspect they believed MGordon to be hurt, and didn’t see the news that he was merely dealing with a personal matter.!
at some point in the next few weeks, assuming MGordon stays healthy (knock on wood) they’ll realize their mistake & I’ll try to trade from depth to acquire Eleker on the cheap, but if I’d known that was gonna happen I may have selected a different player. Hunt was on the board, and while i have him a tick below MGordon in my rankings, the price of Eleker would have made Hunt the better pick.
Considering the handcuff value is always important when drafting RBs, and it’s an overlooked part of the game.