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Again...they were in the Super Bowl 18 months ago and "slumped" to 9-7. They've got some great pieces in place to contend for a championship for years, and I think Snead has been a great GM for years. Meanwhile, we have yet to win a playoff game and we are ready to give Beane a key to the city. Let's keep some perspective here.

Good point - but I give them credit for quickly cutting bait when it didn't work out. Gurley was a shame - he was so good for years, and came crashing down in a few weeks. I guess I don't get the need to disparage other franchises that have been great for years.

They were in the Super Bowl 18 months ago. They've got some elite players and have to pay them top dollar - so what? We throw around "cap hell" so often - they'll be fine.

Okie dokie. Let's go with this.

I love Diggs, but there is a wide gap between Deandre Hopkins and him.

Yep - great read on what happened: https://deadspin.com/inside-themavens-plan-to-turn-sports-illustrated-into-a-1838756286 This was one of the last articles Deadspin put out before their entire team quit! They put out some very unique content over the years. I wasn't always a fan, but some they had some gems here and there. The new Deadspin absolutely sucks.

Remember when Sports Illustrated wasn't a trash content mill? I remember.

We're talking about a player who just turned 24. I think he's got plenty of years of elite production in his future. His 2019 output of ~2400 scrimmage yards could very well could be his best season, but I think he has many 1700+ yard seasons on the horizon. I'd take that.

He'd be an elite RB in any scheme. Pass/Run mix might change, but he'd still get a ton of touches. The other elite backs are in the 300-360 touch range , but I don't think any other back offers his pass catching versatility. He hit 400 this year and maintained high YPA & YPC numbers https://www.lineups.com/nfl/player-stats/running-back-rb-touches

I'm confused by this alternate reality (I love hypothesis contrary to fact fallacies ) where "another team" wouldn't give McCaffery a ton of touches. He had to play with Kyle Allen most of the year, and still put up one of the best seasons we've ever seen from a RB. There are scenarios where player production requires an asterisk, but this is not one of them.

But he doesn't...he's been on a pitch count since he entered the league. He's an excellent back, but I'm sure Sean Payton has a reason for limiting his touches. Paying a top tier back $12-$16m really isn't ridiculous, especially when they are equally skilled as a pass catcher. These are explosive players who can put up 1500+ scrimmage yards a season. You're going to pay $18M-$23M for a receiver who can do the same. I think you could make a case for paying for two top tier, complimentary backs (Ex. Alvin Kamara + Nick Chubb) on the right team. That be fun to watch.

They've disabled the salary cap, they'll get a deal done.

Henry....man, I hope he is not Brandon Jacobs 2.0. He is a true bulldozer at the position and is awesome to watch. Much of this argument depends on how many guys can fit into the "elite superstar" bucket...I'd go top 5, and my list would be McCaffery, Zeke, Saquon, Chubb and Aaron Jones. We've gone in a circle with my original point, which is that elite dual threat playmakers at that position will usually go early.

Kamara doesn't have a single 1000 yard season on his resume. Bell is a shell of himself. Henry is one dimensional. You don't have to agree with it, but it's how I see it.

I see Kamara as a fringe elite guy, as is Henry (non factor in passing game). The others I see as good to great. I'm pretty bullish about the total rushing yards we'll see from Josh, Singletary and Moss this year; I think we can be in the top 3 of the league.

I said elite backs, not "good, 3 down starters". There's a difference. If you want a true superstar at the position, you will usually have to draft them early.

I think you can find decent backs in the 3rd and later, but elite dual threat backs will always go early. I'd argue the top 3 are McCaffery, Zeke & Saquon - all top 8 picks.

Josh - 3500 yards, 25 TDs, 11 INT, 500 Rush Yards, 7 TDs Diggs - 75 catches, 1150 yards, 8 TDs Singletary - 1025 Rushing, 300 Receiving, 8 total TDs

Funny, but not surprising. They've openly broadcasted for 2 years how much they dislike the guy.

What are this guys "issues" again? He sat on the bench (when inactive) and won a grievance against the team? 1600 yards from scrimmage last year - he's no bum. I like him in Chicago!

I think we'll see more Great Josh vs Meh Josh this year.

Same - we can afford to keep plenty of our players. The Chiefs had ~$200 of 2020 cap space before Mahomes, Kelce and Jones were signed. No, that's not a typo. They found a way, and barring the Pegulas going cheap, so will we.

We had a nice 15+ year run where we were a total dumpster fire. Nathan Peterman was the rock bottom moment, but holy *****, we've really rebounded since then. It's still surreal that people are talking about this team actually contending for a championship.

Not quite - only stating the obvious. The system is broken, and we need to build a better one.