The RB Position in Today's NFL

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Seattle couldn't afford to let the league MVP walk away. They're likely to make another run at the Super Bowl again next year.

Five of the last six Super Bowl losers didn't make the playoffs the next season. In this era of parity, there isn't much difference between number two and number 22.

Letting the league's MVP walk might have been bad press...the kind New England used to get hit with when they let some of their big name talent walk.