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Matches said:
This is delayed but going back to the claim that the shelf life of elite RB's not any less than elite DB's... Here is the average age of All Pro selections at their 1st All Pro selection, their last all pro selection, the age they stopped being a clear starter at their position, and the age they retired or were involuntarily forced out of football:

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So, no. Cornerbacks fall off no more significant cliff than any other defensive position.
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Seems that RB's shelf lives aren't as low as others think as well.

RB's get to all-pro status earlier, and lose clear starter status earlier while CB's have roughly the same shelf life as RB's in a vacuum based on this chart, just reaching all-pro status later and no longer becoming a clear starter a year later than RB's.
 
Triplethreat said:
Seems that RB's shelf lives aren't as low as others think as well.

RB's get to all-pro status earlier, and lose clear starter status earlier while CB's have roughly the same shelf life as RB's in a vacuum based on this chart, just reaching all-pro status later and no longer becoming a clear starter a year later than RB's.
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Evidence > Opinion
 
Triplethreat said:
Seems that RB's shelf lives aren't as low as others think as well.

RB's get to all-pro status earlier, and lose clear starter status earlier while CB's have roughly the same shelf life as RB's in a vacuum based on this chart, just reaching all-pro status later and no longer becoming a clear starter a year later than RB's.
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It is true that the more noticeable difference regarding running backs is that they obviously peak and decline at an earlier age, rather that their apparent shelf life. This chart better illustrates the differences in shelf life among the positions:

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It is shorter, but not by much. All Pro duration for running backs is 2.3 years on average, compared to 2.7 for cornerbacks (and basically all the defensive positions). The number of years between a player's first all pro selection and his evident decline was 6.3 on average for running backs and 6.8 for cornerbacks.

I do wonder about the age of this data set as it is by necessity from about a decade ago, and an era when the thinking on running backs was a little different.
 
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thestatman said:
92.3 the fan said Darnold is the fan favorite for the number 1 pick in the draft at 46%. More confirmation that the Cleveland fan base is the dumbest in all of football. Last season Darnold threw 13 interceptions and lost 9 fumbles. He fumbled a total of 12 times. Conversely Mayfield threw 6 picks and lost a grand total of zero fumbles. Mayfield completed over 70% of his passes and had 41 touchdown passes. Darnold had a paltry 26 touchdown passes and a completion % less than 65%. Scrambling and overall running ability showed Mayfield miles and miles ahead of the slow footed Darnold.

Yeah...draft a shitty quarterback with the overall number one. Nothing like having another Kizer like turnover machine running the offense. The asinine idiotic Browns fan base has spoken.
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The irony in this post is just other worldly
 
The Wizard of Moz said:
The irony in this post is just other worldly
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It's one thing to disagree with other posters. But the condescending, insulting tone really gets old. You can talk sports with some guys in a bar and have a good time even if you disagree. Then there are the guys who always have a vacant seat next to them....
 
Snowblind said:
Penny would be such a good pick somewhere in the second or third round. I'm a little worried about his usage the past two years and his blocking, but he would be a great complement to Duke in the back field.
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Great fit next to Duke, who should get a lions share of the carries.
 
With all the RB talk, we're all in agreement, you don't bring back Crowell right? He isn't a fit in this offense imo, Guice or Michele would be ideal, even Penny I watched in the senior bowl looked serviceable.
 
Strongly prefer to watch Crowell walk -- have no interest in contract negotiation at all tbh.
 
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