CEH posts a farewell [waived]

[Hoover]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I remember all of the gushing predictions when he was drafted. It's unfortunate that he didn't live up to those. He was serviceable for a few years, but it seemed to me that he lacked the top speed to ever be an elite back. Good luck to him going forward unless he plays for a strong AFC team. He seems like a genuinely good guy.

I think we're going to see a renaissance of running backs. Barkley and to a lesser extent Henry are showing that elite running backs have value. In the future, I think we could see the running back position fork in the draft like the quarterback position. Elite guys will go high, and non-elite guys will go in the mid-rounds.

Yes and No.

Barkley and He Ty are the exceptions to the rule IMO. I still think teams will draft and discard running backs. Look at all the talent I. This years draft. You could get a damn good back in the 3rd round. Run the wheels off and repeat.