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QuikSand · 05-11-2018, 05:53 PM

Yeah, I honestly just don't get the RB position in this game. My underlying theory is that Jim did some research/modeling based on real-like NFL RB production, and put something into the game in some fashion to leave us with the same basic impression that most of us have about the NFL RB position-- that it seems like it's the easiest position to get replacement-level production from late-round or unheralded, undrafted guys. There's some logic there, I reckon... growing up lots of the most athletic and talented kids would play RB because it was a high-impact position, so it does make sense that the 10th best RB in, say, the SEC in a given year's draft class is probably a really good athlete/player.

Anyway...I don't understand Mayo, and basically tend to look at and trust stats more at the RB position than any other.

05-11-2018, 05:53 PM	#57
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Yeah, I honestly just don't get the RB position in this game. My underlying theory is that Jim did some research/modeling based on real-like NFL RB production, and put something into the game in some fashion to leave us with the same basic impression that most of us have about the NFL RB position-- that it seems like it's the easiest position to get replacement-level production from late-round or unheralded, undrafted guys. There's some logic there, I reckon... growing up lots of the most athletic and talented kids would play RB because it was a high-impact position, so it does make sense that the 10th best RB in, say, the SEC in a given year's draft class is probably a really good athlete/player. Anyway...I don't understand Mayo, and basically tend to look at and trust stats more at the RB position than any other.