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Originally Posted by Chico23231
ummm no. He is a hall of fame back, one of the greatest all time. You cant trade away HOF talent, you pay him and build your team around him. I rather have RG3 = Elway than Helu = Barry Sanders though...
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Barry Sanders in one of my favorite players, but it's just not smart money to invest at the position while taking money off the table for other positions. As great as a running back is, they don't impact the game enough to make the position a priority.
Just food for thought but Jim Brown Walter Payton, and Barry Sanders are in most peoples top 5 RBs of all time. They have two championships between the three of them. Of the top ten rushers of all time only 2 have won multiple superbowls with half of them not winning any. Arian Foster is a great example of what I don't want. He wasn't a high draft choice (think he went Undrafted but could be wrong) and played at a pro bowl level. Now he just got a contract that pays him 30 mil in the first three years.
Here are my problems with this. Tate did a pretty damn good job in his absence, they couldn't resign Mario Williams, and finally I don't remember them being a Super Bowl contender when foster lead the league in rushing.
So let's say Helu plays his ass off and turns all pro. Awesome. When his contract is up let him walk or trade him. Let the recent contracts of Peterson and Johnson be cautionary tale of what we don't want. Everybody loves to talk about how being able to run an stop the run wins championships. That's a flat out myth. Being able to pass and stop the pass is what wins. That's been true since the Super Bowl era.