people will say ( and they would be right ) a great back is just another body if the guys in front of him can't block .....
people will say (and be right) there is a big difference in guys getting open vs 15 million a year corners who run a 4.4 ( maybe less ) and a linebacker who runs a 4.7 ( or greater often times )
I contend ( and in my opinion am right ) that putting all your eggs in one basket is a flawed logic , it is much smarter for teams to pay 2 RBs pretty well than to over pay 1 ...
a RB who excels at pass catching but can still run the ball at league average and another back who is a better than average runner who has ok hands as a receiver ...
if you can do that and do it at less than paying the 1 guy teams still have no idea if run or pass is happening on one play to the next but you have built in security if someone is hurt
I also contend you can ( for 15-16 million a year ) roster 2 guys that fit that description with relative ease ...
so why pay that crazy money for 1 body that can break at any moment and leave you without the ability to continue to competently put together a game plan from week to week or on the fly if injury occurs during a game ....
just my 2 cents and something to ponder perhaps
evidence as such.....
Theo Riddick, Detroit Lions: While Johnson is a runner-receiver hybrid, Riddick is essentially a slot receiver masquerading as a
satellite back. From the time
Dion Lewis went down with an ACL tear at last year's midseason mark, Riddick became an overlooked story as the NFL's most effective receiving back. The former Notre Dame star set franchise records for receptions (80) and receiving yards (697) by a running back in a lost 2015
Lions season. He has already picked up where he left off,
bedeviling the Colts' defense in Week 1.
add in Mark Ingram of the Saints who put up 1100+ rushing yards and an additional 400+ receiving in 2017
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/detroit-lions/theo-riddick-12481/
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-orlea...k-ingram-7743/