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After reading a lot of posts on here I realized i'm in the minority of people who are totally fine with not drafting a RB.

First, I would have been alright had we drafted Hyde in the second. In long term though what's the point of drafting a decent HB with a 2-4th round pick (i'm referring to the top 5 rbs) when you can fill positions at that point in the draft which have higher grades at their respective positions that we are in need of?

By not wasting money on a multi year deal with one of the overrated free agent Rb's and not spending a draft pick in the early rounds of this years' draft we are in a good position for next years draft which actually has STUD 3 down workhorse RBs.

We will be in a position to get a Melvin Gordon/Todd Gurly/TJ Yeldon


I know we should be concerned with the present season but I think we will be able to get enough out of Miller/Moreno/Gillislee this season and then be able to get a dominant player at the position next year.

Before the draft I was actually hopeful that the organization would have the balls to make a move like this.
 
Honestly,

When I viewed the board. No RB was worth anything more than a 3rd rounder. No elite prospects in this class.

In addition, Moreno signing further diminished the need and probability the Fins would take a RB in the draft.

I think the NFL is quickly learning RB's are a dime a dozen and even 7th round picks can thrive in the proper system. Factor in a 3-4 life expectancy of NFL RB's and the ROI is minimal.

Many will say Carlos Hyde was for the taking, but apart from becoming our "power back" he does not provide much else, terrible ROI for a second rounder.


I like Moreno/Miller combo. D. Thomas is hot garbage in my book and wasted roster slot. I'm intrigued by this Williams kid out of OU and what he can bring to the table.
 
Yes I am fine with it....Next years draft will have several elite prospects if the need is still there, but I think they will be fine with the backs they currently have
 
We chose to sign Moreno instead of drafting a RB. Not a choice I would've made, but when we signed Knowshon we basically said we aren't drafting a guy in the top 4 rounds. Hopefully some UDFA explodes and makes this roster cause right now I don't think we have enough in the backfield. This roster is not built to run the ball. And yea, next year's draft could have three go in the first round, which is pretty awesome.
 
I've not given it a second thought. I feel the guys we have can produce in the right setting, mostly that being a good o-line. The line can have such an impact on everything. Our line last year vastly lowered the play of Miller and Tannehill.
I'm ready for camp with our guys, let's do this!
 
I'm fine with it provided Moreno can stay healthy. If he goes down it's back to Miller and Thomas. Can Lamar Miller run well with a rebuilt OL that is hopefully better than last year? That's the biggest question that remains to be seen in regard to the running game.
 
I talked about this previously when discussing the Landry pick. If you recall from last year, we had a free and clear chance to sign FB Vonta Leach for short yardage. We didn't even sniff on it. Last year, our short yardage and GL packages looked very similar to our main offense.

I've come to grips with it.... Philbin addresses short yardage and goal line within his WR schemes. Unlike most teams, we simply don't have a traditional "jumbo" or "heavy" package. We don't have a true short yardage specialist or "banger". We have a lot of RBs most people would consider as "change of pace" or "3rd down" specialists. Because that is the mold of a "Philbin RB".

There have been a few articles recently discussing the dwindling importance of RBs and the "premiere RB" in the NFL over the past years. Partially due to the lack of elite talent available and also due to durability concerns and the proliferation of RBBCs. Teams depend less on the "premiere RB" model in today's NFL. When Chris Johnson become available this year, his market was not that great. Considering this kid churned out 2,000 yards no so long ago, coaches and gms now realize that overworking 1 RB and making him the focal point of the offense isn't a good plan when he's injured.

I've come to grips with the fact Philbin will never rely on such a RB. This is RT's team and everything, I mean everything, depends on his eyes and arm.
 
I'm fine with it too. If we had additional draft picks it may have been nice to invest in a RB but I support Hickey and Philbin in the prioritization of needs and Jarvis Landry could be a steal in the 2nd round.
Knowshon Moreno is decent and is an experienced veteran. Lamar Miller has upside and Daniel Thomas actually made progress last year. DT won us the Pittsburgh game but it is convenient to forget that. Who knows, Mike Gillislee may offer something - we've seen nothing to date. He's probably on the bubble.
While it may have been nice to pick up Tre Mason or Bishop Sankey, it was more important to get the Offensive Line needs addressed.
 
Not ok with it but the vision of this offense didn't need a RB that badly
 
Totally fine with it. Like the Moreno pick up and if that doesnt pan out, then we have next year OS to try to settle that.
 
Was expecting Seastrunk in the 5th but he fell for whatever reason(s), but I think we're good enough at the position for this year. If Miller doesn't improve ALL ABOARD THE MELVIN GORDON TRAIN
 
Landry is much more valuable than Hyde. First, it will allow Wallace to be traded for a high draft pick, hopefully next year. Second, Hickey had an excellent. track record while with Tampa in finding RB talent. The dropoff in talent between Hyde versus Damien Williams may be negligible. I wonder if that possibility, of signing the best UDFA running back, was part of the pre-draft strategy.
 
I like our draft picks, but we need a decent 1A RB, and we dont have one.
 
I'm totally fine with it, I think we improve the running game by adding to the OL, Moreno and keep temas worry about our WR. No RB would have gave us as much
 
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