Runningback the league's most over rated position!

Dude, you're trying to say 1 position is overrated because you can have equal results by getting 5 better players.

how do you not see the flaw there?

 

Your "bottom line" could use some adjustment, I think. A running back is only one part of those 8 (rb + 7 blockers) that contributes to the overall effort. If you want to say that any single blocking position is more important than the running back, then I would like to see an analysis. It's just not true. The RB is the most important single player of those eight because he is the decision maker. You use two polar extreme situations to make a point when, in reality, there is always a medium somewhere in between.

To use your flawed example to make a parallel analogy, what is preferable for maximum yards: 6 dominating blockers, one sucky blocker, and a similarly dominating running back or 7 dominating blockers and a sucky running back?

 

I do think any rb will do good if the oline is good. However, there are special players that are playmakers and can score at any point. I would say that is Tomlinson, Gore, Jackson, Johnson, Peterson and Westbrook. They are the elite rbs of the league. Even though I said rbs are a dime a dozen I meant that you can basically have any guy rush over 1,000 yards given a good line. Just look at denver, no matter who is the rb they always do good. Yet a good RB is so special because they free up the passing game while causing opposing defenses to key in on it for the QB and vice versa.

Just to throw in there, Patrick Willis and the bad 49ers defense last year held Adrian Peterson to 14 carries 3 yards.

So I do agree, great defenses, even one player stops shuts down rbs.

 

Just to add to the runningback being overrated arguement... for what it's worth....

Runningback's seem to have shorter careers than other positions. You don't see many stay healthy and have really long NFL careers. And usually not very consistent years either.



I definately don't think CB is the most over rated position, as previously mentioned in the thread.

 

That is meaningless unless we talk about the talent gap of other positions. I don't see a huge difference between the 10th best RT (for example) and the 50th. At least it is not obviously a larger gap than what exists at RB. Even still, that was an arbitrary number picked out by you based on the talent at rb. Similar gaps exist for every other position.

Depends on your definition of "much better".

That's because Eddie George is overrated. His strength was never his ypc. How very convenient that you decide to use that to evaluate him. If that is your only measure of evaluating him, then you must rank him as one of the worst running backs ever and your comparison of him to an MVP winner in McNair is borderline hilarious. Even still, McNair didn't exactly light up the stat sheet. Once again, there is no one here telling you that a rb is more valuable than the most valuable position on a team (qb) so I don't really even know what you're getting at here. Are straw men the only kind that you can burn?

 

Since Eddie we have had basically the same production since Eddie left. I don't think Eddie is overrated but when Brown put up better #'s the year later then it makes that position less of a need. Followed by Henry then White. I just think you can plug in any RB and pretty much get the same production. Especially with a run based offense like Denver, which is why they have so much success.