Why NFL Running Backs Are Going Extinct..

This is why NFL running backs are a dying breed. And it's a VERY sad...
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[@adwill1202]

Really feel the rbs pain but teams have no problem giving out 100 million contracts to non elite qbs like JG & Daniel Jones

[@bullshark3771]

And those teams were idiots and are notorious for bad contracts

[@JanstonCordell]

Few things kill a football team faster than over-paying the QB.

[@kaphizmey6229]

even a teams like the chiefs who are smarter about paying their qbs handle it wrong. imagine giving a guy a half-billion dollars over the next decade (and no, i still wouldn’t care if he was the best qb of all time)

[@haydenfarms]

@@bullshark3771as a cowboys fan, i wish DJ got 250

[@bullshark3771]

@@haydenfarms anyone who wants an opposing team to fail wants their rival to overpay

[@shibity]

Rushing is not dead. In fact, rushing attempts and rushing yards are as healthy as ever. What's changed is teams realize you can get the same production from two C+ backs as you can from 1 B+ back. They also saw that only a rare anomaly makes it past 30, and the big payday is hardly ever worth it because of injuries and inconsistency from a position that's HIGHLY dependent on the O-Line.

[@ronfroehlich4697]

Whammy

[@bogiekmh44]

You can't RPO and play action without Rb let alone a good one

[@seanwilliams7655]

@@bogiekmh44 in fairness, a lot of teams pass to set up the run these days

[@bogiekmh44]

@@seanwilliams7655 you still need a capable RB that commands respect for the D. You only have a few RB in the league now that the D game plan around.

[@seanwilliams7655]

@@bogiekmh44 but you don't need a great RB. You just need one that's good enough.

[@irishseven100]

I have been watching football for over 60 years, and i do not believe that running backs will ever go extinct.

[@BST-lm4po]

Exactly. In the late 90's/early 2000's the Pittsburgh Steelers exploited the NFL's desire to build a passing league. Teams started throwing the ball more, and Defenses started using faster but lighter players to stop the pass. So,..Pittsburgh plugged in a 270lb RB by the name of Jerome "the Bus" Bettis, and ran the ball right down the league's throat!! You will always have to respect the running game!

[@bthorn5035]

@BST-lm4po The exact same thing is happening in high-school football right now. Light, fast defenders are getting wrecked by strong running games.

[@KidHorn7001]

There will always be short yardage situations where you'll at least have a player line up as a running back. Other than that, you'll probably be better off statistically with an extra receiver or extra blocker. A RB can be both, but not as good at either as a dedicated position player.

[@christiansoldier77]

@irishseven100 Running the ball will never go extinct but the position of RB could one day go extinct because QBs can run the ball and other players at other positions could run the ball

[@christiansoldier77]

@@KidHorn7001 Rbs could go extinct as the league becomes more of a passing league.

[@bthorn5035]

The position isn't dying. The traditional pay structure is. No more big contracts for "elite" running backs who are just 5 or 10% better than talented backs that can do the job for significantly less money. That cap space can be better spent on top tier offensive linemen who will ultimately create a better running game overall. Better to have a 1000 yard "good" back than a 700 yard elite back.

[@tjanderson5892]

It’s so simple. The position isn’t dying at all. The position is more valuable now than it’s ever been. There was always an inefficiency at the RB position. 1 RB to do everything. Common sense came through and said why should Kamara or Ekeler not have an NFL career just bc they’re not 210lbs? Let’s create packages that can take advantage of what they’re good at. Now ya have 3 guys doing the job 1 guy used to do. Yet all 3 guys make over 12-15million at the pos. So the money being spent on the position has actually increased. It’s just that the amount of serviceable players a team carries at the position has increased too

[@LionelLordOfTheThundercats]

@@tjanderson5892 No the money hasn't increased. When a team has three backs, non of them make 12 million. The average RB salary is less than the average kicker salary. Teams with multiple backs don't pay them bell cow money. The Falcons were the number 2 rushing team last year, they drafted a RB in the top ten, on his rookie contract, he makes more than all the RBs on the team the year before combined.

[@tjanderson5892]

@@LionelLordOfTheThundercats sorry but you’re wrong. Mostly. The kicker line is correct just not relevant. It’s fact that the amount spent on RBs today is greater than past eras. In most cases it’s not even close. We’ll take your example of ATL. I assume you’re referring to Bijon who’ll make around 6M. 10yrs ago your highest paid back was Ray Rice at 7ms annually w/ his relief getting 715k totaling 7.715M. ATL is on the hook for just over 15Ms to RBs this yr. Facts say that the team you suggested is paying double what the highest RB and his #2 made. Fax are facks. Says more about a saturated market than actual devalue of the RB position.

[@LionelLordOfTheThundercats]

@@tjanderson5892 No, the amount spent on all player is greater than past eras, due to inflation, but, the RB position is the only position that's franchise tag is decreasing because the salary of the top players is declining. Percentage of team salary cap dedicated to the RB is much lower than in past eras. So lets take my example, Bijan makes around $6m a year, that is more than the falcons paid Huntly, Allgier, and CP combined. Now Ray Rice made 7M, NOW the salary cap in 2023 is $224.8M and in 2013, ten years ago, it was $123M. So without Bijan's contract, last year, the percentage of the number 2 rushing offense's salary cap spent on RBs, was .88%. Ray Rice alone made 5.6% of his teams total salary cap. But lets compare him to Bijan, he is at 2.6% and that is because all draft picks are slotted, so he has to make that much. But for fun, CMC is the highest paid RB in the league at 12M next year, his percentage is 5.3%, he makes less that Rice. Fax are facks Rice would be the highest paid RB in the league if you adjust for current cap spending but in 2013, he was only number 8. Adjusted for the current cap, CMC wouldn't be a top ten earner in 2013.

[@tjanderson5892]

@@LionelLordOfTheThundercats lol thought your first response would claim inflation. Was surprised when ya just outright claimed the facts aren’t true lol. But now youre just continuing to be further and further wrong. It is not inflation lol. Ya can try again. Your first response was wrong and your 2nd response is even more wrong than your first. A comfy little hut for your straw man ya but there lol. The claim was never that todays #1 RBs make more than previous era RBs. The tag decreasing tells ya that already. The claim is that the RB position is actually more valuable even tho RBs individually are paid less. Instead of paying 2guys 7m of the cap they pay 4 guys up to 20Ms of the cap. That discrepancy is not due to inflation 😂. I’m sorry. The higher figures are actual due to the new deal and revenue increasing from their new broadcast contracts.

[@terraceavery4125]

Running backs have the shortest career lengths in the NFL. It’s no wonder they’re rarely drafted in the first round.

[@MegaLBreezy]

Yep

[@ajl9772]

Everyone is saying running backs need to change by becoming more versatile, but that's useless unless teams actually want to use them that way. I don't think the lack of pass catching running backs has anything to do with ability. It's the offenses the NFL is using.

[@ChicanoBarbarian13]

It’s the rules like he stated in the beginning because the league was to rough and now the game looks soft send boring

[@mauricewilliams3478]

Exactly they are not thinking outside of the box, soccer teams reinvent the traditional right/left back defensive position to a right/left full back to attack and defend. Coaches just lack creativity in the league until 1 coach has the guts to change it others will follow it. Just like Dual threat QBs is a trend now, in the past teams only wanted traditional passing QBs 😊

[@jmgonzales7701]

nahh they got injured. If they dont get injured that much then most of them would be paid, the risk out weigh the benefit. @@ChicanoBarbarian13

[@MSOkraMan]

It's just the fact that they have short careers and the backup can usually come in without seeing a massive production drop-off.

[@jmgonzales7701]

i wonder what can we do to make rb's valuable again. Maybe get them involved in the passing game? @@MSOkraMan

[@theghettoracle]

I miss the dominant reign of the 2000s running back era, that 2000s era was so abundantly stacked with fullbacks included, it's what made me fall in love with the sport to begin with.

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

You would've loved the 50s,60s,70s,80s,and 90s then

[@ernestogastelum9123]

@@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536 the 2000's was the year of the RBs because multiple score more than 20+ rushing tds and records being broken

[@demonkingbadger6689]

80s and 90s usually had most teams with a 1000 yd workhorse. 70s tended to have run by committee sort of, with the halfback and fullback splitting carries. Csonka and Franco Harris despite being the fullback usually got the more carries instead of Jim Kick and Rocky Bleier. (Though that Miami ran so much that you could Csonka Kiick and the bavkup Mercury Morris all get near 100 in a game. (They won a Super Bowl with Griese only throwing 7 passes after all)

[@Outlaw8908]

Earl Campbell.

[@tankeater]

Not wanting to pay a big contract and going extinct are two BIG differences. We've already lost the FullBack, can't lose the entire backfield. That'd be asking for blitzing zones to be exploited for a LB to have an open shot on a QB.

[@bryanth271]

Receivers like Deebo and Corradelle will fill that void

[@stebo5562]

@@bryanth271 Are they any good at blocking blitzers?

[@kaybevang536]

@@stebo5562you have to be a Hines Ward to be a good blocker lol

[@dennisgodman9732]

Maybe they’ll try putting tight ends or even linemen back there lol

[@bryanth271]

@@dennisgodman9732 tight ends fulfill the FB position, no need to block blitzers when you can instantly dump off to a receiver in the flat; I’m not saying I agree with this

[@ravenssitrep5102]

The position isn’t dying!! It’s the we’re going to use you up then don’t pay you. In a pass happy league you still need to run the ball whether by committee or a feature. Such a shame for the owners to do this. RB position should be an incentive based position.

[@fortunateson2]

I think it's evolving RB are gonna need to know how to catch passes more efficiently now.

[@Shiftyyy_]

@@fortunateson2if anything they do lol there’s so much dual threat RBs now lmao this ain’t 2002 😂

[@KCShox]

Modern running backs can’t stay healthy. Walter Payton, Enmitt Smith, Barry Sanders, Curtis Martin, Frank Gore and others were tough as nails and rarely missed time. Today’s back are always injured and miss a lot of time.

[@bullshark3771]

Part of that problem s these new training techniques strain the body but increase performance at the cost of making you more injury prone. That and a few other things like load managing is making your body not building up immunity to certain actions.

[@jontemccants]

@@bullshark3771And as Julian Edelman said, the turf fields aren’t helping either because turf isn’t natural grass. When a player makes a move and put energy into the ground the ground has to give back the same energy. With turf there’s no where for the player’s energy to go so all that force goes up into the ankles, knees, and hips. That’s why a few seasons ago every time when turned our heads a running back was getting hurt.

[@JanstonCordell]

How has there not been any major advancements in player armor over the last 30 years? I'd personally be fine with the sport slowing down a bit in order to keep players on the field more reliably. Also, a technological overhaul to the armor presents a great opportunity to enhance the aesthetics of the sport.

[@ektran4205]

they use the single back formation too much today

[@bananaman5668]

It won’t be too long before the shot gun is used on practically 95+% of every play.

[@RaphialLee]

It seems like it's already like that

[@patdonahue372]

Elimination of the fullback didn't help, they took on the blocking for blitz, and contact at the line of scrimmage

[@fortynights1513]

If you ask me, fullbacks are more extinct than running backs are. At least nowadays.

[@jasonturek6671]

@@fortynights1513If you ask anyone they would say that because it’s common knowledge

[@hbathletictraining]

Imagine Reggie Bush in his prime playing in this pass happy league 😳😳

[@KrichProductions]

Reggie would be like ak tho and more used in the passing game

[@cclark2021]

He'd still be hurt, turn into a little B, and be bounced out of the league. He had over 700yds his rookie season receiving and multiple season's had over 400yds receiving.

[@binkaveli]

So sick of this narrative. They've been peddling this, " running backs are going extinct", since the early 2000's , and yet every damn team relies on them heavily, especially during the playoffs. Problem is, they never wanted to pay them large contracts during the era when they were the faces of franchises, i.e. Barry Sanders, Emmit Smith, so they switched it to a pass happy league. And now those faces are becoming darker too! Pay all of them!

[@Pete_xp]

Would love to see teams running a pass heavy offense in any type of bad weather

[@Cokehead_Drug_Addict_Zelensky]

The game keeps changing and not for the better. I personally miss the old school, lower scoring games with the Pro Set formation and a fullback, halfback, 2 wideouts, and a tight end out there playing "smash mouth" football than the product being put on the field today. All these rule changes have turned what used to be a street fight into a ballet. I'm sure this probably makes me sound like an old geezer, but whatever.

[@demonkingbadger6689]

I think the perfect amalgam was the 90s and early 2000s, where you had the Pro Set early but switching out the FB for a 3rd receiver on 3rd down. Though for singleback sets i prefer 2 TE sets (what i call power passing). But a 2nd 250 lb guy who can be a regular receiving option can be a bit hard to come by.

[@JanstonCordell]

Goodell's got to go, he's not a good steward of the sport. Profits do not equal quality else McDonald's would be the pinnacle of fine dining.

[@kendallevans4079]

Then I'm an old geezer also! Give me an old school pocket passer any day/all day over these wildcat, play ground kids that are basically fast guys who can spiral a football. I want a 5 step drop, plant, set and throw it....Fouts, Stabler, Anderson, Montana, Sipe.....THOSE were QB's

[@demonkingbadger6689]

@@kendallevans4079 i did appreciate Randall Cunningham back in the day. But, yeah, i did prefer when QBs only scrambled 3 or 4 times a game or so. With only 4 or 5 running QBs, it can be an exciting novelty. When about 25 can, not so much.

[@kendallevans4079]

@@demonkingbadger6689 Bingo!! You said it perfectly! I want you to replace Goodell!

[@UnknownSageMaster]

The "feature-back" or "work horse" has long since died. RB by committee is far more effective for both player and team/franchise, however, when a RB exceeds their expectation and distinguishes themselves as "the guy," pay them. Injuries are a part of the game, dont take away from proven performances that have earned their due. (Contracts should be seen as rewards for what you have already done, but everyone sees them as a future investment when ANY player can be taken out at a moments notice)

[@cclark2021]

As per the OPs words "they know the risk of playing the position." Exactly! And the teams know as well. Plus in the last 15 years most teams who won the SB did without a top tier talent at RB posn.

[@SuperZekethefreak]

There have been many work horse RBs in the league in the past ten years. Some of them have helped their teams win Super Bowls, like Marshon Lynch.

[@cclark2021]

@@SuperZekethefreak many is a bit of an overstatement and lynch would be the oddity. most of the SB winning teams did not have a RB of lynch's Caliber and that was right at 10years ago

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

It's pretty strange because guys like Marshawn and Peterson were just recently in the league. AD had a 90 yard run with the Redskins in his early 30s. Just 3-4 years ago!

[@bullshark3771]

Contracts should not be seen as a what you used to do but as a what you can currently bring. Milan Lucic was big for the bruins for a few years and then he got a big contract with another team and it was terrible. Now he’s back on the bruins and most bruins fans are upset because we signed him for too much and passed on bringing back bertuzzi or keeping Hall who both have better outlooks but done less.

[@oldguysrock2170]

Come playoffs, RBs become very important. There will always be a need for RBs. Pass happy OCs that omit the running game from their playbooks rarely win the big one!

[@kebeannn971]

I’m ngl bro, you gonna blow up VERY soon. Thumbnails, titles, quality. Everything is GOOD. Keep it up

[@KrichProductions]

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[@grega8875]

Good analysis. Thank you

[@KrichProductions]

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[@jesusssheep]

Man I’m glad ur video went viral bro. Keep going 🙏

[@KrichProductions]

Appreciate you brother!

[@heyyeshyou]

These running backs need to start becoming wide recievers as well now to secure that big contract

[@TheBurntToast.]

Running will never die bc it’s such an essential piece of football. The real problem is paying them and the death of long term contracts.

[@jakupwhite1516]

Tyreek hill aint nowhere near 153lbs 😂

[@KrichProductions]

Youre right i said turpin was 153

[@jakupwhite1516]

@KrichProductions misunderstood...but all in all good vid...keep grinding

[@KrichProductions]

@@jakupwhite1516 all good brother appreciated the kind words!!!

[@babcockdasolution8304]

That MFer tiny quit playing unless you believe Kyler Murray is 5'10 and over 200lbs. Or everything the WWE says

[@tankeater]

@@KrichProductions 1:13 "With guys like Tyreek Hill AND Kavontae Turpin tipping the scale at 153 pounds"... Yes, you did say "under 200 pounds" prior to this statement. But, the "and" in your statement signifies that you're regarding both players weighing 153 Lbs.

[@redriverwiffleball9768]

the fact that zeke hasn’t scored a tuddy outside the red zone since 2019 is crazy

[@thegamingchef3304]

Derrick Henry is the only reason we have been successful and been to the playoffs 4-6 years. A great Runningback can cover up for a mediocre Quarterback. 85% of the NFL is full of mediocre Quarterbacks. Some of them would actually be good Quarterbacks if teams werent obsessed with throwing 35-40 times a game. Only a few QBs can be efficient with those type of numbers. Tannehill is actually really good between 25-27 passes a game. Once you start getting over 30 passes a game you start seeing his numbers drop and interceptions increase.

[@fulcrumsee5968]

Pretty much all Titan playoff wins in the last 20 years was solely because of King Henry.

[@Gadolinium64]

How do you only have 223 (now 224 haha) Subscribers? Let's get this man the recognition he deserves with the quality of these videos being on par with a lot of the huge channels. Keep it up man

[@KrichProductions]

Appreciate you brother! We grindin out here!

[@dannyfarmer4385]

It's because of the NFL fan base, almost everybody wants the ball to be thrown through the air rather than on the running it on the ground and commissioner Roger Goodell has took notice. It also sickening to see that, as I am a diehard fan of hard-nose football and defense. Today's football is all about offense (specifically speaking throwing the ball). I miss the old days of football, which was running the ball down the opposing teams throat and playing good hard hitting defense. And now it's all about throwing the ball almost all the time and playing soft tackling defense. It's a shame to see what football has become.

[@crater044]

I love this comment because I agree 1000%! It's the same thing with basketball where shooting 3s has taken over using the mid range and dominating in the paint. People act like it's some evolutionary change of the game but in reality, it's because of the way fouls and penalties have limited defenses on what they could do and now it's easier for points to be scored. I'm sorry but two teams throwing the ball 50 times a game is not exciting.....it gets boring after a while just like it does with two basketball teams constantly shooting 3s. What people actually like is variety. THATS what being taken away. The other problem is that the two teams that have been the most successful with these new formulas (Chiefs and Warriors) are successful for a reason yet teams are going to try and copy their strategy to succeed and most will fail. In the end, what will happen is that things that are old will become new again. The FB position is slowly making its way back in. Basketball teams are starting to shoot more from the mid range. And last year, teams ran the ball more than they have in a damn good while. That's where I have hope.

[@demonkingbadger6689]

I hate Goodell, but at the same time he might be the best league commish right now (as a primary baseball guy, i can say Manfred is completely an idiot, and Silver of the NBa is pretty horrible too, not much into hockey but from their fans i have talked to, they got a horrir show of one too)

[@JanstonCordell]

It's been one of Goodell's missions over the last 20 years to make the NFL a Quarterback-centric sport. He has succeeded in this and gridiron football has suffered as a result.

[@thuggwaffle8825]

It’s been dying man.. It’s just too hard for these guys to stay healthy.. A superstar running back usually only dominates for 3-4 years

[@stacktus9158]

It’s a complete misconception of where rushing yards come from. A great back behind a mediocre line is a mediocre back, a mediocre back behind a great line is a great back. It makes far more sense to spend your money on offensive line, they keep your quarterback healthy and open the doors for the backs. The 9ers getting CMC was stupid, they were able to put anyone in that backfield and chew up the yardage.

[@jamesbisbee1763]

I will have to disagree, Adrian Peterson had mediocre to bad offensive line, but he had above average fullbacks to help him. It is also happening to Saquon Barkley, his offensive line was below mediocre and look what he does. Derrick Henry, same thing....great backs will find a way to move the chains and the offense revolves around them, not the quarterback.

[@user-ld4xx1el6q]

I deplore the change in the game. If I wanted to watch two hand touch, I would go to a pewee football game. I grew up on Jim Brown, Jim Taylor, and Larry Csonka who once set an NFL record for unnecessary roughness penalties...while carrying the ball. That was football. I think it was Vince Lombardy, they named the trophy after him, who famously said, "Dancing is a contact support. Football is a hitting sport."

[@jmgonzales7701]

dancing is a contact support football is a hitting sport. Why would people wanna watch pewee football

[@thafranchise]

Runnin backs are like temporarily at work once your assignment ended we no longer need u

[@jamesmooney8933]

In the Red Zone you need a big back. Inside the 20, the backfield is shrunken. The defense backs are very close together, which makes it hard to get the ball to receivers. If there is a big fullback in the backfield then the defense has to play close to the line of scrimmage. With the defensive backs close to the line of scrimmage, the receivers have more room. In Betis last year, the Steelers went to the Super Bowl on Bettis one yard runs to the goal line.

[@railfanmaximstill7279]

2:10 "He was giving him the business"😂

[@lyleswavel320]

The problem is every draft 10 teams have a chance at a great running back, in 4 straight drafts all 32 teams can pick up a new great running back

[@cdlu2.028]

Exactly there's a glut...Price always follows demand...

[@minhquando100]

I think the running back position will likely go extinct. With that said, I don’t think the running game will go extinct. Chances are, teams will try to convert their existing running backs into part time receivers and divide carries amongst receivers. But we won’t likely see true workhorse running backs anymore.

[@jmgonzales7701]

i think there would be a time where 2 qbs would play, qb1 for passing and QB 2 for running

[@fortynights1513]

Running backs aren’t close to going extinct. It’s running backs who will be the focal point of an offense, or have a chance to make it to Canton that are going extinct.

[@sonofthefakegod]

Well u hit the nail on the head, back in the day RB where big powerful trucks so they could take a hit but now they are small so they simply don’t last

[@mondorhymes]

Personally, I played QB in my school days and running backs were always getting the ball. Also, running backs were getting HIGHLY injured and losing ability before the seasons end. They deserve a higher pay for lower shelf life, but I will admit the position itself is not as valuable in the nfl due to restrictions against hitting the QB/WR. But I think an average of 6 years for any pro player deserves a second look at! (THEY DESERVE THE MONEYYYY)

[@jaamall]

I just think they should remove the rules protecting QB's and WR's let them go back to getting hit like the running backs so we can talk about how injury prone those positions are.

[@ektran4205]

year to year contracts no multiyear deals

[@CptWhit3y]

Solid video.

[@apimpnamedsirslickback]

Makes me appreciate the depth on the rosters in the past seasons, LenDale White & CJ2K, LT, Burner & Sproles, D. Williams & John Stewart etc etc

[@Ccthomas-ks1hn]

Lendale white was terrible. Lol

[@apimpnamedsirslickback]

@@Ccthomas-ks1hn say no to drugs

[@Ccthomas-ks1hn]

@@apimpnamedsirslickback I mean he was supposed to be the thunder to the lighting…. Guy was just fat and never broke tackles in the couple of years he played 😂 cj probably broke more tackles

[@apimpnamedsirslickback]

@@Ccthomas-ks1hn give him credit for that 08 season though

[@Ccthomas-ks1hn]

@dude1dude863 if you have engineered athletes to be as powerful as possible and make them hit each other… ya. That’s the grab

[@mistertheking]

RBs are gonna become more versatile over the next few years, closer to a WR than any other position. The archetype is already set in Christian McCaffrey, and you'll see the position morph to that. Very fast, very explosive, but also able to catch the ball. Gadget players really.

[@mistertheking]

@@SuperZekethefreak It's not exactly like that though, it's been more run focused than pass focused. You didn't NEED a guy who could catch as your running back but now you really do.

[@demonkingbadger6689]

The 90s had a lot of backup RBs who were 3rd down receiving specialists, several even had more catches than rushes in a season. Larry Centers who was more a fullback even had a 100 catch season back then.

[@alfredjones4925]

I completely agree the league has become extremely pass happy you'll start to see "athletes" like Patterson in Atlanta

[@ChicanoBarbarian13]

@@alfredjones4925they been passing about the same amount since the 90’s the devaluing of the rb is an low key agenda to not spend money on rbs

[@kendallevans4079]

You described Marcus Allen....years before McCaffrery

[@kerrylee4633]

I do not watch football to see people playing catch.There will always be a need for "three yards in a cloud of dust."

[@matts5247]

You make some really good points. What’s with the $5 thing like I couldn’t tell if that was a joke or not but made me laugh lol

[@KrichProductions]

Nah its real! Join my discord and put your answer in there and the first right answer gets $5!

[@matts5247]

@@KrichProductions I understand the concept I just don’t think $5 is enough to motivate someone to do something they don’t want to do on their own. I don’t use discord so I’m not even really in your target audience but considering I see signs outside the local McDonald’s saying they’re hiring with starting pay of $16 or $18 an hour and that’s like one of the cheapest jobs you can get and just with inflation these days $5 can only really get you like a coffee. Not trying to be greedy like I said I don’t even have discord so this doesn’t even really apply to me. I understand you’re a newer channel and might not have the resources to give out a lot of money but people can be influenced by other things too giving a shoutout seems to influence a lot of people to do stuff and that doesn’t cost you anything Not trying to be a dick btw just trying to be blunt and helpful by mentioning this since most people probably wouldn’t take the time and sometimes it’s helpful to get feedback directly from your target audience. Although I will say even though the $5 was real and this wasn’t intended it had the effect on me of being funny and making me like you more so it does have that going for you. I thought it was like making fun of people who do that sort of thing. So it’s not all bad I guess. But that’s just my humble opinion I could be an outlier so keep doing what you’re doing jsut wanted to give my two cents.

[@rchot84]

Running backs will never go extinct it is an essential position for balance. No matter how pass heavy your offense is. You get your QB killed without balance.

[@MegaLBreezy]

RBs get murdered though. 2-5 year career max!

[@VV_Skins]

I miss true fullbacks

[@targetegrat]

I miss the days when NFL teams would have a designated FB mainly for blocking. Most offenses were run from the I formation. Everything is shotgun or singleback now.

[@demonkingbadger6689]

I miss both, missed the first when rhey became blocking only and now the blockers. Many of the blockers were at least short dumpoff pass options too.

[@paulgaither]

There was never such a thing, and if you were a true Redskins fan, you would know that.

[@VV_Skins]

@@paulgaither yeah they list riggins it gets confusing at times 👍😂🏹 as both running back and fullback

[@VV_Skins]

@@paulgaither yeah they list riggins as full and running at times , it gets confusing 👍😂😂

[@realone2321]

Let's be honest tod gurley is the reason why the NFL is afraid to pay rb

[@bullshark3771]

And zeke, McCaffrey, David Johnson, Fournette, bell, want more?

[@mensongbor2649]

the running back position is becoming what the center position was in the nba

[@johnfast5852]

One injury away from a lost investment.

[@tugginalong]

It’s been going extinct for a while. There were 3 running backs when I was a kid. Then they went to 2. And now we’re at 1 on some plays.

[@bullymaguire4234]

Well when you have QBs like Fields, Hurts, Allen, and Jackson it makes RBs more expendable.

[@julianjaime2710]

I feel like running backs going forward are going to HAVE to do more then just be able to run. They’re going to be looked as more of an offensive weapon that can do it all, like a deebo and pollard combination. And then you’ll have your halfback that can block for the QB and get those short yards

[@KrichProductions]

I agree goin to have to be more like cmc

[@UnknownSageMaster]

I agree, but this is the exact sentiment that has got us here--RBs are overlooked and undervalued DESPITE their increasing expectation and utilization. And the nature of their role put them at the brunt of the the sport's physicality. I understand the more elite RBs will command more pay but then other great or high level RBs cant all be elite so they wont be able to earn their due pay because of such high expectations/standards

[@reverandhale863]

Running backs are halfbacks. Other position is fullback

[@kaphizmey6229]

i was wondering if they could share passing responsibilities with the qb? like the backs can specialize in short passes (checkdowns), while the qbs handle the mid- and long-range attack? you could also add odd formations like split back and tackle spread for plays that have a running back taking snaps, with the more generic formations like shotgun and empty backfield reserved for qb-oriented plays. i think the rbs should operate like a support system for a quarterback, kind of how a strong run game can support the pass game

[@demonkingbadger6689]

@@kaphizmey6229 ehh, if they pass good enough to be used that way, they would be running QB types instead of RBs.

[@dennisgodman9732]

I wonder how RBs will ever get big money again. Someone is going to have to separate himself in a crazy way but it honestly just seems hard to build a winning team around a RB in this era. It sucks that there is so much talent at the position and the common belief on RBs being they don’t stay healthy for long

[@nelsodadon]

The only realistic way I see this working for both sides is if teams give like $10M guaranteed per year in the contract and just gonna have to make the escalators huge. It’s essentially like giving RBs on a second contract an “eat what you kill” kinda deal

[@arnabiarnab3037]

Running backs need to come together and unionized and have their own contract terms… teams are getting running backs on a rookie deal, running them to the ground and getting another one After 2 years you should be eligible for a contract

[@MegaLBreezy]

Lol they can't sustain a career. They get smashed!

[@weewee9464]

This guy got no idea how important RB is.

[@waynetompkins3006]

These things are cyclical. Fullbacks are gone, then come back.Tight ends are gone, then come back. Running backs it's the same.

[@JanstonCordell]

I want to see some RBs take snaps on defense as an Edge Rusher. If successful, that player would be well-worth a large contract.

[@dbrkey328]

Running back will never go extinct a explosive running back will always be appreciated injuries just come with the game

[@kudimuzic7753]

It just hasn’t been a back to completely own this new era of offense yet..a lot of backs are still trying to adjust and are stuck in the old era..when that one RB comes along and blows open this new era offense like Brady in did in New England, every team will be scrambling to find a back then watch and see..there’s so many areas to evolve that these RBs are missing out on

[@scruffd0g193]

The title Running back is hurting them, guys like McCaffery are the entire package - running, slot WR. Derrick Henry is the only back that has played great after his 2nd contract. Zeke Elliot, David Johnson, Todd Gurley, Le’Veon Bell all amazing on their rookie deal then started to decline right after their second contract because they were run into the grounds during their rookie deals.

[@VMan29397]

To be fair bell went from a top tier steelers line to scrap heaps that mike McCagnan thought were quality peices and a coach that hated his guts

[@christianblood2064]

The running back position dies when - and only when - the act of handing the ball off becomes illegal. This is football, not the kind where kids wear flags.

[@peter-202]

Some teams rely on running backs completely to be a winner. Like the giants

[@juicred1]

Great video, man! One critique tho, lower the bass in your vocal EQ. Maybe run a flat mix?

[@KrichProductions]

Okay will try! You mean for my voice or for the music?

[@juicred1]

@@KrichProductions your voice. I didn't even notice your music

[@VoidSurfer9]

You sign players based on their individual career and the only situations that set the market realistically are the contracts on par with theirs in terms of years and salary. You don't have to overpay because another team did like the Browns and Watson. Teams can structure contracts creatively with incentives, guaranteed money, roster and performance based bonuses etc to protect their financial interests. Give a guy 20 mil guaranteed over a 4 yr period. He only gets the 4 mil a year for playing over half the games every season. His regular salary is between 8 and 10 mil. I think that's fair for both sides.

[@Chris84679]

first full backs now half backs

[@KrichProductions]

Rip fullbacks

[@averagecoasterenjoyer]

Soon it'll be none backs

[@sothatsprettyneat]

That means quarterbacks are next lol

[@MofongoMondongo]

The rise of dual-threat QBs is the reason why the RB position is not that important anymore.

[@warrenpeece1726]

Paying these players $10M annually? An insult!

[@KrichProductions]

There definitely needs to be a minimum salary for a solidified starting rb in the league, like around $2-3 mill per year. They take on wayyy too much wear and tear to be paid less than $1 mill a year.

[@jwerdy5179]

Nfl contracts aren't fully guaranteed. Running backs are used primarily on their rookie contract and everything after that is short term. Even when they get a 4 or 5 year signing, it only lasts a couple years, then they get released. Hard to commit $ to the most injury prone position. Its a young man's game

[@HKGunPlay]

He really said he was giving him The business 😂

[@thegreathaitian6323]

honestly this makes me really sad, i played RB in HS, which ik doesn't mean much but I do know how much work goes into that position and to see this trend is very tragic. pay those guy, you'll miss them after

[@MrRoboto81]

As long as the Chicago Bears exist as a franchise, running backs will never die out. That organization worships the smashmouth era and their offense is still centered around Walter Payton even though the guy’s been dead for nearly a quarter century.

[@gbn-nvgee4067]

If you don’t run the running back into the ground they will last longer

[@LionelLordOfTheThundercats]

But why would you pay them more for less work?

[@MegaLBreezy]

😂 ok...

[@spartancdc5117]

It’s not that running back don’t matter They just don’t get paid a lot because teams are lucky to get 4-5 years of good play from their backs

[@KidHorn7001]

Players don't get paid based on their contributions. They get paid based on their replacement costs. RBs can be cheaply replaced with little drop off. They're a dime a dozen. Elite QBs are the hardest to replace, so they're paid the most.

[@bollweevil8112]

Fix it for everyone. Free agency straight out of college, No draft, No franchise tag

[@JanstonCordell]

That's an interesting idea

[@terryGrindz_69]

The fullback use to open lanes and lead block for the Rb. Without that Rb are at higher risk for injury.

[@PuckADV]

If running backs still exist in three down 15 yard Canadian football I don’t think the position is going anywhere, replaceable and dying are 2 very different words

[@Zilzalag]

running backs matter, they just dont matter as much as an elite offensive line.

[@loyal2thesoil412]

Please this position will never die , this what made football all the great running backs when in need some had the juice to break loos , if anyone thinks this position will die , then all of football will exempt some time soon .

[@ozyssah]

its so sad what is happening to runningbacks man, my favorite position just getting disrespected so hard

[@mnybags07]

The position isn’t going extinct they aren’t being paid

[@gigapus5050]

If you can't run it back in the day you couldn't pass but the game has changed to much in the way it's all geared for the offense.

[@michaelmalabed3264]

It’ll never be extinct, but think of it this way - aside from being able to run through holes created by an oline, what else can they do? Especially when injuries are a thing? The position needs to evolve.

[@13soulz]

Running game matters. Too many reasons to list and ENJOYABLE to watch a great back destroying the defense, Can’t wait for the season to start !!! 🎉🎉🎉😅

[@frameripperz8794]

Can’t be dead when there’s about like 3 on each team

[@stevenanderson808]

Banger

[@KrichProductions]

Salutyou brethren

[@RaphialLee]

It's not dying. They just chose to use more people to do the job of a running back, mainly recievers. Instead of paying one person $40 million a year, you just turn recievers into running backs and have them take turns running the ball. Remember, it was always the blockers who were behind the running backs success ask Emmitt smith.

[@Drbob369]

Running quarterbacks call plays from the hospital. Solution is get rid of PEDs

[@dallrevenge9256]

Killing the full back position killed the running back position. They take on more hits.

[@spinmyhead1667]

No chance of being extinct.Running backs matter,just the O line is much more critical than the name of the RB.

[@user-ic4ed6hx7j]

The next team that goes back to the pound and ground game will dominate the NFL for a year or two

[@docamosroxie8686]

I swear it... Just like spread fucked up pro sets 20 years ago....I formation would kill defenses right now

[@leemcdonald1342]

Do you remember when only the fullback was the only offensive position that was going extinct? Seems so long ago...

[@markmatulic9905]

I miss fullbacks

[@MC-kj7dy]

Wait fullbacks are done?

[@leemcdonald1342]

@@MC-kj7dy Not fully. For a long time, fullbacks were considered an endangered species. My bad.

[@dzelman444]

Reason 12,842 Marino would throw for 8000 yards in today's NFL.

[@Guyver_Master]

In the old days, small backs under 200 lbs got no chance. In today's world, they do.

[@KrichProductions]

Agree

[@dchiznit209]

That’s until they start running into defenses that draft big AND fast LB’s that can handle the punishment better due to size

[@demonkingbadger6689]

Sort of. The smaller ones usually became the backup runner back in the day, usually a speedster to change up on the stronger guy.

[@Hibbs4Prez]

Funny how the NBA haters on social media will go on and on about the league getting soft by changing rules to make it easier for offenses while making the traditional centers useless. Meanwhile the NFL did the very same equivalent and people give them a free pass.

[@averagecoasterenjoyer]

Don't let running backs die it'll ruin fantasy football

[@KrichProductions]

The fantasy football darlings

[@Akkbar21]

It will ruin the game! Screw fantasy

[@arcticphoenix2789]

​@KrichProductions I do not even pick a running back until the 5th round and that is Aaron Jones. My highest projected guys Week 1 are: Patrick Mahones (Quarterback), Travis Kelce (Tight End), and Amora St. Brown (Wide Receiver). Yet I am still projected to win my league.

[@DC-eq4yh]

It will ruin football. Soon it will be like just watching arena football

[@dannyfarmer4385]

​@@Akkbar21thank you!!

[@jacobrex2505]

Funny thing is most QBs have a drop in production after signing a big contract😂 But nobody is talking about that 😢 The increase in QBs salaries has caused the RB position to take a pay cut 😮 TBH the cap space has to increase if not teams won't be able to keep a roster 😢 Not only has the rules changed to glorify passing but it has not been any rules changed to protect RBs from injuries even though the data is right in front of our faces 😢 Seems like all this bs is by design 😠

[@King_kami36]

This!!! It is so funny that everyone over looks this fact. If a QB is on a bad contract they say well that’s unfortunate. If a RB does it’s ohhh I can have 3 or 4 guys for the same amount.

[@jordanp8063]

Success at the RB position is a product of succss at the OL. You will not find a "great" season for an RB without a strong OL. The upside for an exceptional RB is not worth an elite contract, when you can plug in any guy who is hungry, and fast *for his size*, and willing to take on contact, and plays to the game plan. There are 10 guys available like this in every draft, they just never get with a good OC/OL...why? Bc teams focus on akill positions too much, at the cost of their OL.

[@kesayo]

RBs are still needed. They're just not the second most important position after the QB anymore.

[@jameshollister8294]

Hey kirk what you use to edit videos I'm trying to create a youtube because it's like the media don't watch any games any tips

[@KrichProductions]

Hop in my discord and we can talk!

[@richardruiz6972]

Great video but when you put up the text graphics you don't leave it up long enough to read, you have to rewind and freeze to read the whole thing ( Just my 2 cents )