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ORIGINAL: Brad H My point being, Super Bowls are no longer won with great rushing attacks. Haven't been for a long time. So if you have a good back, he could be tremendous trade bait. You contradicted yourself in one post. SB teams don't need great RBs but teams hoping to build a SB team(which is the goal of all teams) should trade for a RB. No contradiction. He's hoping one of the bad teams w/o a RB will overvalue the position: "Like I said earlier, some still think running back is important." Like a SB winning Coach and GM in New Orleans and a well respected coach in Tennessee. I don't see him mentioning those teams, maybe I can't find the post you're referring to? All I see is: quote:
The Jets, Texans, Falcons and Eagles all need a running back. That gets you a high pick for one of the top quarterbacks. You live for one more year with Cousins and then dump him. My point was: Are you going to take advice on building a team from a SB winning Coach or a guy who trolls Viking fans when the team struggles? Any RB is going to look good playing with Drew Brees. Just like NE never had a stud RB with Brady, but everyone they plugged in did just fine. You still have to be able to run the ball effectively. Without a running attack the Defense pins its ears back and comes full bore after the QB on every play. Now, I'm not saying you next the next Walter Payton or Barry Sanders to do this. No, I would say you want a back that can contribute in the passing game as well as run the ball well, like Marshall Faulk or Thurman Thomas. Dalvin Cook does that. But the Vikings rely to heavily on him....and when he goes down (which he does every season) it puts a strain on the offense. Anyway. Running Backs are still important and with everyone trying to pass pass pass, defenses are built to stop the pass. so Maybe running the ball isn't such a bad idea....
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