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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 878757"><p>Let's say Aaron Jones is an elite running back. There's a question to be asked, to wit, "So what?" I think that's a question worth asking.</p><p></p><p>Here are the regular season rushing leaders from the last 20 Super Bowl participants, showing their rushing yards / receiving yds / total TDs:</p><p></p><p>KC - Damien Williams - 498 / 213 / 7</p><p>SF - Mostert - 772 / 180 / 10</p><p></p><p>NE - Michel - 991 / 50 / 6</p><p><strong>LAR - Gurley - 1251 / 580 / 21</strong></p><p></p><p>PHI - Blount - 766 / 50 / 3</p><p>NE - Dion Lewis - 896 / 214 / 9</p><p></p><p><strong>NE - Blount - 1161 / 38 / 18</strong></p><p><strong>ATL - Freeman - 1079 / 462 / 13</strong></p><p></p><p>DEN - Hillman - 863 / 111 / 7</p><p>CAR - Steward - 989 / 99 / 7</p><p></p><p>NE - Jonas Gray - 412 / 7 / 5</p><p><strong>SEA - Lynch - 1306 / 367 / 17</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>SEA - Lynch - 1257 / 316 / 14</strong></p><p><strong>DEN - Moreno - 1038 / 548 / 13</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>BAL - Rice - 1143 / 478 / 10</strong></p><p><strong>SF - Gore - 1214 / 234 / 9</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>NYG - Bradshaw - 659 / 267 / 11</p><p>NE - Green-Ellis - 667 / 159 / 11</p><p></p><p>GB - Brandon Jackson - 703 / 342 / 4</p><p><strong>PIT - Mendenhall - 1273 / 167 / 13</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The 9 of 20 in bold should qualify as very good-to-elite, Blout by virtue of his TDs.</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I think it is fair to say that only Gurly's season clearly qualifies as superior to Jones' 1084 / 474 / 19 is Gurley's. Maybe Lynch's 17 TD season. The other 18 don't come up to Jones' productivity with a lot of OK-to-poor performances.</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Of those non-bolded guys, look how many of them are one-dimensional, even those with respectable rushing yards contributed little to nothing in the passing game.</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As you would expect, the worst of those runners were in a committee situation.</li> </ul><p>So, while we love Jones, and <strong>really</strong> love him on his current contract, and while you would absolutely rather have a very good-to-elite RB than not, other things being equal, unfortunately other things are never equal. You want a top RB but you don't <em><strong>need</strong></em> one to get to the big game, and when you start paying one those unequal things come into play.</p><p></p><p>Now, it's fair to say the Packers need Jones pretty badly in 2020 since he and Adams are the only proven high production weapons. You want three to be well positioned, or at least two decent complementary players. We don't know who might emerge in 2021, already on the roster or to be drafted next year.</p><p></p><p>We're not talking about him being a free agent right now, after all. Some of the "pro" arguments kinda sound like that. Let's see if he can follow up and not blow an ACL before thinking about what's next. He is a RB after all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 878757"] Let's say Aaron Jones is an elite running back. There's a question to be asked, to wit, "So what?" I think that's a question worth asking. Here are the regular season rushing leaders from the last 20 Super Bowl participants, showing their rushing yards / receiving yds / total TDs: KC - Damien Williams - 498 / 213 / 7 SF - Mostert - 772 / 180 / 10 NE - Michel - 991 / 50 / 6 [B]LAR - Gurley - 1251 / 580 / 21[/B] PHI - Blount - 766 / 50 / 3 NE - Dion Lewis - 896 / 214 / 9 [B]NE - Blount - 1161 / 38 / 18 ATL - Freeman - 1079 / 462 / 13[/B] DEN - Hillman - 863 / 111 / 7 CAR - Steward - 989 / 99 / 7 NE - Jonas Gray - 412 / 7 / 5 [B]SEA - Lynch - 1306 / 367 / 17[/B] [B]SEA - Lynch - 1257 / 316 / 14 DEN - Moreno - 1038 / 548 / 13[/B] [B]BAL - Rice - 1143 / 478 / 10 SF - Gore - 1214 / 234 / 9 [/B] NYG - Bradshaw - 659 / 267 / 11 NE - Green-Ellis - 667 / 159 / 11 GB - Brandon Jackson - 703 / 342 / 4 [B]PIT - Mendenhall - 1273 / 167 / 13 [/B] [LIST] [*]The 9 of 20 in bold should qualify as very good-to-elite, Blout by virtue of his TDs. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]I think it is fair to say that only Gurly's season clearly qualifies as superior to Jones' 1084 / 474 / 19 is Gurley's. Maybe Lynch's 17 TD season. The other 18 don't come up to Jones' productivity with a lot of OK-to-poor performances. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Of those non-bolded guys, look how many of them are one-dimensional, even those with respectable rushing yards contributed little to nothing in the passing game. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]As you would expect, the worst of those runners were in a committee situation. [/LIST] So, while we love Jones, and [B]really[/B] love him on his current contract, and while you would absolutely rather have a very good-to-elite RB than not, other things being equal, unfortunately other things are never equal. You want a top RB but you don't [I][B]need[/B][/I] one to get to the big game, and when you start paying one those unequal things come into play. Now, it's fair to say the Packers need Jones pretty badly in 2020 since he and Adams are the only proven high production weapons. You want three to be well positioned, or at least two decent complementary players. We don't know who might emerge in 2021, already on the roster or to be drafted next year. We're not talking about him being a free agent right now, after all. Some of the "pro" arguments kinda sound like that. Let's see if he can follow up and not blow an ACL before thinking about what's next. He is a RB after all. [/QUOTE]
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