Trent Cole talked about 'No respect' yesterday after the Eagles released the linebacker after 10 years
http://larrybrownsports.com/football/trent-cole-no-respect-for-eagles-release-from-team/256540
but what's clear is that in today's NFL the RBs are the Rodney Dangerfields as they get no respect. I mean when you look at it with the trade of LeSean McCoy for Bills linebacker Kiko Alonso on top of Dallas basically letting DeMarco Murray go the day before is that in the last 2 days we've seen the last 2 NFL rushing leaders unceremoniously dumped.
There is apparently a perception in the NFL these days that a good RB is a dime a dozen-if you have the blocking anyone can run the ball. Don't get me wrong, I was never a huge fan of the old classic philosophy of run the ball and play defense: I welcome the turn to a more pass orientated league. Still I wonder if the devaluing of the RB has gone too far.
I remember the Worst Trade Ever Made when the Vikings gave up 12 draft picks for Herschel Walker-one of those picks would become Emmitt Smith. Walker had one great game for the Vikings and was never heard from again.
So that was a case of a total overestimating of a RB. I think what we've come to now is some total underestimating of RBs.
As a Giants fan I guess I should be grateful. We don't have to face either Murray or McCoy-who was a notorious Giants killer-twice a year anymore.
Dallas seems to think that it's got the offensive line now and can plug anyone in there. I don't know about that: is there anyone they will plug in who will get them 1800 yards?
RBs are still a lot more important than this ideology admits. The key to the Cowboys' dominance in the 90s was not Aikman or Irving-it was Emmitt Smith. It's tough to remember now but both Aikman and Irving were on that 1989 Cowboys team that went 1-15.
Then look at that Superbowl in January 2002 when the Patriots upset the Rams-who had the Greatest Show on Turf -the key to Bellichick's strategy was not to stop Kurt Warner but to stop FB Marshall Faulk.
And did I miss something? This SB we just had contained many tell us, the worst play ever because Pete Carroll failed to have his start RB Marshawn Lunch run it in and you tell me RBs don't matter?
Again, maybe the Giants are the big winners the last 2 days.
http://larrybrownsports.com/football/trent-cole-no-respect-for-eagles-release-from-team/256540
but what's clear is that in today's NFL the RBs are the Rodney Dangerfields as they get no respect. I mean when you look at it with the trade of LeSean McCoy for Bills linebacker Kiko Alonso on top of Dallas basically letting DeMarco Murray go the day before is that in the last 2 days we've seen the last 2 NFL rushing leaders unceremoniously dumped.
There is apparently a perception in the NFL these days that a good RB is a dime a dozen-if you have the blocking anyone can run the ball. Don't get me wrong, I was never a huge fan of the old classic philosophy of run the ball and play defense: I welcome the turn to a more pass orientated league. Still I wonder if the devaluing of the RB has gone too far.
I remember the Worst Trade Ever Made when the Vikings gave up 12 draft picks for Herschel Walker-one of those picks would become Emmitt Smith. Walker had one great game for the Vikings and was never heard from again.
So that was a case of a total overestimating of a RB. I think what we've come to now is some total underestimating of RBs.
As a Giants fan I guess I should be grateful. We don't have to face either Murray or McCoy-who was a notorious Giants killer-twice a year anymore.
Dallas seems to think that it's got the offensive line now and can plug anyone in there. I don't know about that: is there anyone they will plug in who will get them 1800 yards?
RBs are still a lot more important than this ideology admits. The key to the Cowboys' dominance in the 90s was not Aikman or Irving-it was Emmitt Smith. It's tough to remember now but both Aikman and Irving were on that 1989 Cowboys team that went 1-15.
Then look at that Superbowl in January 2002 when the Patriots upset the Rams-who had the Greatest Show on Turf -the key to Bellichick's strategy was not to stop Kurt Warner but to stop FB Marshall Faulk.
And did I miss something? This SB we just had contained many tell us, the worst play ever because Pete Carroll failed to have his start RB Marshawn Lunch run it in and you tell me RBs don't matter?
Again, maybe the Giants are the big winners the last 2 days.
No comments:
Post a Comment