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Originally Posted by Hoover
The running back "problem" is essentially that not one of them is worth a second contract.
The worst thing you could do if you were the NFL is to give players at that position special treatment. Then you end up with Middle LBs and long snappers bitching. RB's are still drafted high, at hell teams are franchising the good ones, but they just don't have the durability to get the 2nd Contract money.
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Counterpoint: they play a position that is invaluable to the game of football and we want talented athletes to continue to play it in the HS and college ranks. It’s not like a ****ing fullback. And who gives a shit what kickers, punters, and long snappers (the only lower paid tags by position) think.
They got hosed in the 2011 change to rookie contracts.
NFLPA should push to exempt RBs from franchise tags.