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<blockquote data-quote="Shawnsta3" data-source="post: 471774" data-attributes="member: 5065"><p>Good thing almost half of these guys you mentioned went <em>undrafted</em> right? After all, the best RB's always do.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Pats 2003 </strong>Smith 23 overall/ Faulk 46 overall</p><p><strong>Pats 2004 </strong>Dillon 43 overall/ Faulk 46 overall</p><p><strong>Pitt 2005 </strong>Bettis 10 overall/ Parker <em>undrafted</em></p><p><strong>Colts 2006 (</strong>Addai?) 30 overall/ Rhodes <em>undrafted</em></p><p><strong>Giants 2007 </strong>Jacobs 110 overall/ Ward <em>undrafted</em></p><p><strong>Pitt 2008 </strong>Parker <em>undrafted/ </em>Moore 119 overall</p><p><strong>Saints 2009 </strong>Thomas <em>undrafted</em>/ <em>undrafted</em></p><p><strong>Packers 2010 </strong>Jackson 63 overall/ Kuhn <em>undrafted</em></p><p><strong>Giants 2011 </strong>Jacobs 110 overall/ 250 overall</p><p> </p><p>According to the names <em>you </em>provided me of the last 9 Super Bowl winners with their top 2 rushers is 18 names, 7 were <em>undrafted </em>and 3 were taken in the first round. I know where I want Ted to target a running back next year. The fact is <strong>A running back is not a smart way to use a draft pick, especially early. </strong>Every fact points to it, the difference between running backs in the draft from top to bottom (or in this case not in the draft at all) are very slim.</p><p> </p><p>I see your post wasn't directly arguing running backs and the draft but I got the feeling you meant to get help in the running game through the draft, early. At the very least this was just a expansion on my last comment with your information and my take on it. Disregard if so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shawnsta3, post: 471774, member: 5065"] Good thing almost half of these guys you mentioned went [I]undrafted[/I] right? After all, the best RB's always do. [B]Pats 2003 [/B]Smith 23 overall/ Faulk 46 overall [B]Pats 2004 [/B]Dillon 43 overall/ Faulk 46 overall [B]Pitt 2005 [/B]Bettis 10 overall/ Parker [I]undrafted[/I] [B]Colts 2006 ([/B]Addai?) 30 overall/ Rhodes [I]undrafted[/I] [B]Giants 2007 [/B]Jacobs 110 overall/ Ward [I]undrafted[/I] [B]Pitt 2008 [/B]Parker [I]undrafted/ [/I]Moore 119 overall [B]Saints 2009 [/B]Thomas [I]undrafted[/I]/ [I]undrafted[/I] [B]Packers 2010 [/B]Jackson 63 overall/ Kuhn [I]undrafted[/I] [B]Giants 2011 [/B]Jacobs 110 overall/ 250 overall According to the names [I]you [/I]provided me of the last 9 Super Bowl winners with their top 2 rushers is 18 names, 7 were [I]undrafted [/I]and 3 were taken in the first round. I know where I want Ted to target a running back next year. The fact is [B]A running back is not a smart way to use a draft pick, especially early. [/B]Every fact points to it, the difference between running backs in the draft from top to bottom (or in this case not in the draft at all) are very slim. I see your post wasn't directly arguing running backs and the draft but I got the feeling you meant to get help in the running game through the draft, early. At the very least this was just a expansion on my last comment with your information and my take on it. Disregard if so. [/QUOTE]
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