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That was a cool article. I think being an undrafted star is even more impressive in modern times. Yes, there are fewer rounds so more talent is left undrafted. But the scouting is exponentially more advanced. For everyone to miss a great player for the entire draft is tough to do these days. Ekeler, Warner and Gates are three impressive misses by the entire league over and over and over.
That's an awesome article. Some really, really good players on that list.
I thought maybe still more PLAYERS were drafted since there's so many more teams now, but holy hell 1950 there was 30 rounds of the draft. Imagine a team getting 30 new players.
very few black qb's were generating interest back then,
He came over from CFL
Yeah, Moon not being drafted was definitely a race issue. He wasn’t small like a lot of QBs who went undrafted or were drafted to play another position.
Look what CMC did in SF!
I think one problem is that RB dropoff seems to happen out of nowhere. One year you're slicing up defenses, and the very next you're plodding for 2-3 yards a carry. Losing that fraction of a step makes all the difference. So it's hard for teams to trust one with big money, especially when shiny new toys are available every April.
I mean, trading Ekeler and drafting Bijan at 21 makes a lot of sense.
Morons for what, not giving a 28 yo RB a huge extension when he's already under contract? They aren't the ones initiating this, he's the one who asked for an extension and then a trade. I don't blame him at all as he hasn't made a lot of money so far (relatively speaking) and his window is closing, but I don't blame the Chargers either. I'd give him a reasonable extension/more money but I certainly wouldn't break the bank for him.
Totally different situation. SF has not yet had to pay a franchise QB salary. Also, the goal (I think) is to win the Super Bowl, which they have not done yet with this team. Also, CMC is not without his own injury history.
And if that the play that's great. If you have talent close enough where the drop in production doesn't hurt, go for it. Bijan is absolutely going to be a talented dude and you reset the RB clock where he'd be cheap for at least 2-3 years. I'm talking about situations where you've got a Top 5 guys at RB and seemingly you don't want to pay him, but will throw money at other positions/have no one of note to replace that RB.
What I'm saying is front offices don't ever seem to differentiate elite RB production and regular guys, but will absolutely throw all the monies at mediocre QBs. The money doesn't matter as much as years matter with RB contracts; everyone holds up the Ezekiel Elliot contract w/o realizing while he was a bit overpaid, it was the years that made no sense (6/$90 in 2019???). Money can be kajiggered a million different ways (signing bonus/incentives), but if my RB gives you Top 3 production at his position, I'd want to pay him in most cases.
I wonder how old that article / list is. For example, Kurt Warner is listed as having the three highest passing yardage games in SB history. TB12 holds the top two spots these days (and Nick Foles had more than of of Warner’s games).
I’d rather let him play this year out and franchise him the next.
I'd agree, I'd not extend 28 year old RB's.
I know the testing numbers for Spiller were bad, but many forget he was the youngest, or one of the youngest rookies last year. Still plenty of time for him to "get it" and hopefully become the top backup, or more.
Yeah, this puts him as the #1 RB in redraft for me. Love CMC in SF but when Mitchell is active, his touches take a big drop.
