The Vikings told Dalvin Cook they are releasing him

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by tredadda

Concur on this. I will say that despite it being a passing league teams still need to be able to run the ball. Without it it get perma 3 man fronts while getting yards on the ground from QB scrambles and/or designed runs. What hurts star RBs is that you can get yards with lesser (and cheaper) RBs.

As you mentioned the days of the bell cow RB are over and as such salaries reflect as much. Look at KCs two SBs. Their “star” RBs were journeyman Damien Williams, journeyman Jerrick McKinnon, and 7th rounder Pacheco. Ironically their 1st round RB didn’t even sniff the field in SB 57. Teams realize that pouring less resources into the RB position frees up more for other positions.

Hell, half the board was making fun of me for advocating for more running the ball. I agree, you need to run some, but you're only going to go as far as your QB can take you. You have to run enough to keep the defense honest. Make them honor their run fits, play the complete game. Otherwise, you're just letting the rush tee off on Mahomes, and I'd like to see him play a Super Bowl on two legs again. it's been awhile.