It’s a generation of people who grew up on fantasy football where the running back was the most valuable position in that game and they are letting their nostalgia blind them.Oline is a highly valued postion, what’s your point? A single OL isnt more impactful than a QB
How are we even having this conversation in 2023
OL (in particular OT) are one of the top positions paid though, its not like they're getting paid like RBs. This is from last year and doesn't even factor deals that Andrew Thomas and Tunsil got this year.
It’s a generation of people who grew up on fantasy football where the running back was the most valuable position in that game and they are letting their nostalgia blind them.
There are people on here who actually believe an elite or great RB is equal in value to average QBs
A Joe Thomas type of OL during this era would get massively paid these days.
There are people on here who actually believe an elite or great RB is equal in value to average QBs
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It will be likeThey'll just move the goalpost or change the argument.
I believe HB's are getting screwed because of the franchise tag. HB's get a lot of wear and tear, and the franchise tag absolutely hurts them more than any other position. However, that is the way it is now.
We had someone listing off and entire unit to compare against a QB.
Willie Roaf too.....but that's not the point. Point is top olineman still don't get paid their worth..they get paid good enough. And good enough ain't good when you ya qb is making 200mil and you getting 80mil or 100 mil.
Because for the 1000th time positions are not created equal in terms of value.
And for the 1000th time pretending like the specific player doesn't matter is ass backwards thought. You pay for elite talent. Y'all will use the worst examples as a blanket reason combined with saying "market" and "value" to justify lowballing elite running backs and you're using the words wrong. There's no universe where Saquon the player is less valuable than Daniel Jones in any concept of value. The same can be said for Josh Jacobs and the combination of Carr/Jimmy. Ain't no one look at Javon Walker's contract and decide they aren't paying WRs anymore......or David Boston's contract. Albert Haynesworth contract hasn't stopped defensive lineman from getting paid. The person I responded to brought up Zeke and Leveon as a reason to not pay future elite RBs, but milquetoast ass Brock Osweiler and Sam Bradford didn't stop Ryan Tannehill from getting paid.
Y'all just heard some guy with slicked back hair on ESPN say it's a "passing" league and just jumped out the window thinking running backs don't matter anymore. They actually matter more now than ever because of how defenses are set up. Just say you're a lemur and you're following someone else. A mediocre QB can have a less than average season and there will be a chorus of "We'll you gotta pay the QB tho....", but if the team's best player is an RB it'll be "market" and "less valuable" like y'all are parrots. It's incredible.
