Todd Gurley gets Paid!

[O.city]

Todd Gurley’s new 4-year, $60M extension that includes $45M Gtd is the largest guarantee given to a running back, the largest per-year average for any running back, and gives other RBs such as David Johnson and Ezekiel Elliott a new benchmark.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 24, 2018

[Rasputin]

He's such a Gurley man / Hans

Sha such a Gurley man / Franz

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Valiant

I don't know. If you have a legit rb threat that catches, runs and blocks and gets 1800 yards from scrimmage consistently I would pay them. Especially if they keep defenses honest from keying in on your wr or qb.

Here's the problem with that: You can pay about 30 guys just above the league minimum to give you 80% of that production with enough touches.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Here's the problem with that: You can pay about 30 guys just above the league minimum to give you 80% of that production with enough touches.

You would need multiple guys to replace that. Then you would gameplay to stop them easier than one guy who can do it all and you do not know what he is doing until play is hiked as opposed to the rb who just blocks or goes out on 3rd down.

I get what you are saying. But if you want to win a championship usually you want a running back that will balance your team unless you are Tom Brady. What is Peyton's record in the playoffs with a great rb? Wilson's when not using the rb?

The patriots are the ones who started this trend of devaluing the rb. It has not worked out for most teams when it matters.

Someone else will start the trend of a great rb and fullback spread out and others will try and mimic in the near future.

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by Valiant

You would need multiple guys to replace that. Then you would gameplay to stop them easier than one guy who can do it all and you do not know what he is doing until play is hiked as opposed to the rb who just blocks or goes out on 3rd down.

I get what you are saying. But if you want to win a championship usually you want a running back that will balance your team unless you are Tom Brady. What is Peyton's record in the playoffs with a great rb? Wilson's when not using the rb?

The patriots are the ones who started this trend of devaluing the rb. It has not worked out for most teams when it matters.

Someone else will start the trend of a great rb and fullback spread out and others will try and mimic in the near future.

Bunch of recent SB winners have won without a stud rb.

[OKchiefs]

Patriots have done it for a while. What seems more new to them is this trend of employing a bunch of white boys at WR who wouldn't be shit without Brady.

[notorious]

The chiefs have had the best RB talent in the past 15 years over and over.


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[Kiimo]

Remember when we were all desperate for Corey Dillon because we'd never had a good running back?

[lcarus]

If paying and retaining stud RBs was a vital part of a winning team, the Chiefs would have multiple Super Bowls in the past 30 years.

[MarkDavis'Haircut]

It is better to have a stud system than a stud RB.

[OKchiefs]

Originally Posted by Carr4MVP

It is better to have a stud system than a stud RB.

Like Denver had, which is why Terrell Davis is not deserving of the HOF.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Valiant

You would need multiple guys to replace that. Then you would gameplay to stop them easier than one guy who can do it all and you do not know what he is doing until play is hiked as opposed to the rb who just blocks or goes out on 3rd down.

I get what you are saying. But if you want to win a championship usually you want a running back that will balance your team unless you are Tom Brady. What is Peyton's record in the playoffs with a great rb? Wilson's when not using the rb?

The patriots are the ones who started this trend of devaluing the rb. It has not worked out for most teams when it matters.

Someone else will start the trend of a great rb and fullback spread out and others will try and mimic in the near future.

Manning went to zero Super Bowls with Edgerrin James and won two with mediocre backs like Joseph Addai and CJ Anderson.

You don't need a great RB when you can spread a defense out with 3 WR and a TE or 4 WR and you're facing only six guys in the box.

How many SBs have the Steelers won with Bell? Even Marshawn Lynch, who is probably the best example you could come up with, wasn't all that good of a backfield receiver.

The Eagles just won with a guy they signed as a cheap FA (Blount) from the Patriots and Ajayi, whom they acquired for a mid-round pick. The Falcons should have won a SB with Devonta Freeman, a 4th rounder.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

Bet they don’t even plan on keeping Peters.

Originally Posted by BleedingRed

I think this could be spot on, I don't think they could now even if they wanted

Makes perfect sense. No way you pay this cancerous drama queen long term especially if you can get a SB or two out of him while he is on good behavior.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Manning went to zero Super Bowls with Edgerrin James and won two with mediocre backs like Joseph Addai and CJ Anderson.

You don't need a great RB when you can spread a defense out with 3 WR and a TE or 4 WR and you're facing only six guys in the box.

How many SBs have the Steelers won with Bell? Even Marshawn Lynch, who is probably the best example you could come up with, wasn't all that good of a backfield receiver.

The Eagles just won with a guy they signed as a cheap FA (Blount) from the Patriots and Ajayi, whom they acquired for a mid-round pick. The Falcons should have won a SB with Devonta Freeman, a 4th rounder.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Remember when we were all desperate for Corey Dillon because we'd never had a good running back?

Yep.