maryland-bills-fan Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Here is a running back rating list from FootBall Outsiders. “Running backs are ranked according to DYAR, or Defense-adjusted Yards Above Replacement. This gives the value of the performance on plays where this RB carried/caught the ball compared to replacement level, adjusted for situation and opponent and then translated into yardage” Let’s look at the top 10 RB’s and then how the Bills 2019 guys fit it. Name team drafted college TOP 10 E Elliot Dallas R1 4 Ohio State C McCaffrey Carolina R1 8 Stanford M.Ingram Baltimore R1 28 Alabama A. Jones Green Bay R5 182 Texas El-Paso K Drake Tampa R3 73 Alabama D Henry Ten R2 45 Alabama R. Mostert SF UFA Purdue D Cook Minn R2 41 Florida State N. Chubb Cleveland R2 35 Georgia C Carson Seattle R7 299 Ok. State …… Number 20 D Singletary Buffalo R3 74 Florida Atlantic Number 44 F Gore Buffalo R3 65 Miami OK. Six of the top ten were drafted in the first two rounds. If you want a difference maker that is your best bet to get a difference maker. I want the Bills to get to the SB, I do not want to watch a bargain basement team just fight for a playoff spot some years. The Bills have 19 teams ahead of them in the RB listing. Gore is next to the bottom and is gone in 2020. If we really want to win, we should be at least in the top ten. Yeldon is not that guy. https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/nfl/rb/2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Thurman#1 said: The main option for moving up for an RB in the second is the one you left out: DON'T. Again, this is a year with terrific RB depth. Starters will likely be drafted as late as the 4th and 5th this year. RB is the second-best position this year by most reckonings, after WR. That's the kind of year you wait and get your platoon guy later. A lot of really backs there ... Eno Benjamin, Perine, Joshua Kelley, McFarland, Darrynton Evans, or my favorite, the 6'0" 247 pound A.J. Dillon, who ran a 4.53 40 and pancaked people all year while being outrageously productive. And yeah, highlight reels all look good but this guy's traits are outrageous and he showed himself every bit as productive as those traits would indicate. When you can get a guy like this in the 4th or 5th, why would you spend a high pick on a platoon guy? You wouldn't. It’s rare when a one dimensional RB makes a team better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChattanoogaBills Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 11 hours ago, CommonCents said: It’s rare when a one dimensional RB makes a team better. You mean like how Derrick Henry did the Titans this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESSEFEFFER Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 The probability is high that the next RB added to the roster will see more meaningful playing time than any other future player that is added either via the draft or free agency. Injuries can always mess with that but I would think that getting as dynamic a playmaker as possible for this role could have a big impact on 2020. If Singletary is nicked up and doesn't dress then this person will become even more important. A game at New Era has 30+ mph winds and Singletary and his new running mate are leaned on even more. Hopefully they could develop a screen game to use in such conditions much as the Eagles did. Whoever the Bills add should have a good short yardage between the tackles pedigree and be an asset in the passing game. Let the game situation and their production determine whether Singletary or the "New RB Guy" is in the game. The Bills may be willing to see who falls to them and if they do not like the values presented to them, look to add a vet after the draft. Since there likely will be no OTAs or minicamp, there is no reason to make such a decision until after the draft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 54: R2P22 RB J.K. DOBBINS OHIO STATE 86: R3P22 S JEREMY CHINN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 128: R4P22 WR K.J. HILL OHIO STATE 167: R5P21 TE THADDEUS MOSS LSU 188: R6P9 EDGE TREVON HILL MIAMI 207: R6P28 LB SHAQUILLE QUARTERMAN MIAMI 239: R7P25 OT TERENCE STEELE TEXAS TECH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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