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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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The difference is RBs suffer wear and tear that is specific to their position and largely dependent upon the team's playcalling.
Teams are incentivized to chew RBs up and spit them out through overuse and that's not true with middle LBs and long snappers.
I think there's a real fairness-based case to be made in terms of exempting them from the franchise tag and I'd be in favor of it. That said, I doubt it'll ever develop traction.