Running backs think nobody cares about them. Well guess what folks? I care. I care so much I made this video. You're welcome. BE A HERO AND BUY MY MERCH HERE: MERCH: teespring.com/stores/barry-mc...
@@benjibingham8393 na personally Derek is my number one since he destroyed my patriots in the wildcard game instead of hitting him, I actually kind of like him. But Nick Chubb at one is cool too.
The derrick henry last hof rb statement seemed crazy at first but i think its an extremely good take and barry once again shows hes the smartest on the planet
I’m only two minutes into the video but my pet peeve about Austin Ekeler. Is he actually good receiving back or is he catching a bunch of check downs. He’s an average pure runner. But it always seems like he’s catching a bunch of passes for minimal yardage
9:09 OK I’m caught up and yes, I’ve been thinking the same thing as well. Actually for a good couple months. With how the running back market is looking like. How a lot of them break down after a few good seasons. Barry got it on the dot I feel like him and maybe Nick Chubb will be the last Hall of Fame running backs for at least a good decade. Maybe that running back in Atlanta who just got drafted could be good. As well, but that’s about it.
@@Thugg12There will still be good running backs (possibly the best of each generation could be PFRA Hall of Very Good going forward), but there aren’t many individual running backs who get the workload necessary to rank higher on all time rushing lists, and because of the large number of tandems, fewer players at the position than before have the opportunity to build an individual resume that would stand out to Hall of Fame voters.
@@fortynights1513 exactly unless they lower the standards for the Hall of Fame like you said, it’s gonna be hard for an individual player to build a good résumé
@@Thugg12I’d like to amend my statement slightly. Hall of Very Good is likely for the best of each future generation, but depending on circumstances, maybe there could be ways to view a couple future running backs as deserving Hall of Famers based on peaks if they play exceptionally great for three years or so (like Terrell Davis or Gale Sayers) but they’d still have to convince a team to give carries to them for long enough and execute those carries. But as far as the traditional way of looking at Hall of Fame running backs (longevity and all time rushing numbers), Henry and Chubb might be the last running backs that have the potential to get inducted off of longevity.
In reality Nick Chubb has been the best back (arguably since he’s been drafted). Out of all RBs he was compared too (Henry, Cook, McCaffery, Kamara), he’s the one left standing. He’s done with bad lines, good lines. 5 yards a carry. Disfunctional team? Doesn’t matter. Rarely fumbles. Great locker room guy. Look at the numbers. If he keeps this up he could end as an all time great running back.
But has had the benefit I’d having another RB who is capable behind him. I get it, but Chubb hasn’t been the workhouse back that justified “being the best since he was drafted.” Until Henry got injured, he was the best. & even last year, with no offense but him & playing 16 games (rested during the Cowboys), he had over 1500.
Personally, I think Henry is better. Also, Nick Chubb has always had good offensive lines. But since Chubb came into the league, he’s been a top 3 back
Derrick Henry is the best runningback in the league and it’s not even close. He is the best runningback we have seen since AP. Henry’s runstyle has made him unstoppable. And he’s been consistent with it, he had 1.5k yards this year and had 900 yards last year in only 8 games. There’s been no sign of him getting worse. I’m an eagles fan but Derrick Henry is a freak, and honestly one of the greatest running backs I’ve seen.
I had Henry on my fantasy team last year, watched every game he played and man how he was still able to put up such a great season with a terrible supporting cast amazes me. The Man literally was running into brick walls from his Olineman and still put up a great season. Just get Henry a little help and he'll be back to that 2000 yard season
Chubb has had an higher Y/A than Henry 4 out of the 5 years he's been in the league. Chubb has only fumbled 7 times in those 5 years, Henry 16. I'd pick Chubb, but Henry is obviously amazing.
Hey Barry, just throwing this out there as a suggestion... What if you made a "Every NFL Team's Best Head Coach of All-Time" video? Some teams certainly have a richer history with coaches than others and I would really like you to give your take since only your opinion matters.
As a packers fan, I’m not sure that I think about splitting Jones and Dillons carries is a bad thing. One the one side it keeps defenses guess with a lightning and thunder (or beef and jerky) attack, but it also limits to ability to really get one of them going. Love the videos barry
AJ Dillion is actually pretty solid. He’s only really used to slam the rock forward in 3rd and ones/ Redzone situations. Jones is better but he doesn’t have the strength to bully DL like Dillion does.
Jamaal Williams deserves more respect, he rushed for 1000 yards last season. So he was not only a goal line merchant. (Though nearly all of his touchdowns were goal line touches)
@@samphillip9616 They did attempt to bring him back, however it's unclear as to what their original offer was. Williams called the offer disrespectful and ended up taking a $4 million AAV offer with the Saints. Meanwhile, the Lions gave Montgomery $6 million AAV. I'm curious as to what the actual initial offer was.
I don’t know why being a “goal line merchant” is even a bad thing. I mean punching it in from the 1 isn’t a given, just ask the Seahawks… too bad Pete Carroll didn’t have a “goal line merchant” 😂
I stopped following NFL in favor of NBA for a while shortly after the Adrian Peterson era. Once I decided to start following again and watched Barry’s vids to help me catch up, I always found his opinion on the running back position interesting but never understood it. But now I understand because I can relate it to all the lanky bigs like Porzingis, Wemby, and Chet Holmgren that get super hyped up, but on the court it looks like their legs could snap in half at any moment. Being super tall and skinny as a basketball player is appealing and fun to see, but when it comes down to long-term productivity and stability, from a business standpoint, those types of players are risky to throw a bunch of money at right away.
I've heard that centers who could only defend the paint, post up and rebound are seen as a role player at best when in the 90's and 2000's with a handful of exceptions, that was all they were expected to do, and now they are expected to be more well rounded (Jokic being the best example at the moment). Much like running backs were expected to run efficiently (or for whatever rushing purpose they were used), and nowadays, guys who can only rush and not really catch a short pass would be considered more of a liability now. That's what I'm perceiving, correct me if I'm wrong.
July 17th(?) was the last day for negotiating long-term deals for Tagged players. I don't know how it works when the season starts, but there are specific rules for players like Jacobs.
No it does not. Aaron Jones should get the bast majority of touches. Despite being as good as he is nobody talks about Aaron Jones, he’s still the most underrated
Barry what are your thoughts on AZ Cardinals RB James Connor? Made the pro bowl two seasons ago and led RB’s in touchdowns but injuries held him back last season.
People doubt Chubb because he isn't flashy, but I don't think people understand just how good Chubb is! Besides the fact that he has the best vision in the league and can squat over 600 pounds multiple times, Chubb has the the most yards per rush in the 4th quarter. Henry was second with 6.62. *Chubb had 10.03!* That's a first down every run in the 4th quarter. *Chubb has the most yards per rush for the first 4 seasons in NFL history. Nobody ever has done what he did.* Barry Sanders was 4th with 4.93. Chris Johnson was 3rd with 4.97. 2nd was Jim freaking Brown with 5.07. *And 1st is Nick Chubb with 5.23!* That's more than anyone to ever play the sport at that position. And for people complaining saying his o line is good, he literally averages the most yards after original contact. He is literally making history in front of our eyes, but just because he isn't flashy, people doubt.
Much as the current RB crisis roiling the league right now is and will be detrimental to the game for as long as the new trend towards "chuck the ball deep on every play" offense continues, I do find one silver lining to it as a Seahawks fan: the longer it continues, the better of a chance Shaun Alexander and Marshawn Lynch could have with getting into Canton one day.
I think Lynch has a better chance if only because he was a part of a championship team. Shaun Alexander has been viewed by many as someone who only succeeded because of a great offensive line, and that his career decline after Steve Hutchison left reinforces that. That said, he’s become a bit overlooked in my opinion because the best linemen who blocked for him made the Hall of Fame and he most likely won’t. Alexander had a very good career, and put up higher numbers than most running backs in the current generation are likely to ever get the opportunity to.
AJ Dillon is still good, and a different back than Jones. He still averages 4.5 YPC. With the way Jones is built you need a guy like Dillon to take the pressure off.
he is still good but he absolutely gets way too many touches for how much better jones is. it's also extremely noticeable how much better the pack runs the ball with jones in comparison.
It’s so sad to think about how darek Henry and nick Chubb might be some of the last greats RBs for a wile. Hopefully saquan and josh will get paid, and bijan Robinson will join the elite RBs of the league.
Currently Henry and Ezekiel Elliott are the only active running backs that have 7,000 yards or more. If you think about it, that is what a player would get averaging 1,400 yards per year for five years (if I’m not mistaken that’s the length of a rookie contract and a fifth year option). And given the way the position is viewed now, I don’t know how many players will have the opportunity to rush for that much.
Went off is a stretch. He was better but that’s not saying much considering how awful he was the first half of the year. Still only had 1 game over 100 yards and a handful of games under 4 yards per carry.
As a Vikings fan, will always love Dalvin, but he lead the league in rushes for 0 or less yardage, his explosive plays raise his averages but he is just not consistent
As a saints fan I was hoping Kamara would be on this list but I completely understand why he wouldn't be. As talented as he is he's had a few injuries and just hasn't been as productive since Brees retired
I feel like they should just make it the Flex Back now. Like what Deebo was doing or CP is doing in Atlanta. The game evolved so much in the past 10 years alone that the RB position is kinda lost in the mix now
I just wonder how sustainable something like that is we saw deebo struggle wit some injuries last year I just think putting all that responsibility on one guy is a recipe for injuries and shortened careers
As a Packers fan, I think it would be very unlikely for Aaron Jones to stay healthy with a full workload. I think the Packers need to let him stay on the field when he's hot instead of subbing in Dillon for a quarter but AJ can handle more heavy contact and is still a solid back in his own right.
I don’t understand the Kamara argument. People keep saying “he’s not the same since Bress retired”… Brees retired a year ago! But people are talking like it has been decades, the whole Saints team wasn’t the same too yet Kamara didn’t saw a real drop in production.
I don't think RBs are undervalued, I think other positions are overvalued. I mean Davante Adams went from making 14.5M per year on average, then his next contract is 28M per year on average, nearly doubled, and the number of other WRs that jump from 12-15M receivers to 20-25+ is nuts. Tight ends exploded with guys like Kittle, top 10 salaries 3-4 years ago were 7 -10M (Jimmy Graham) now the floor for top 10 is more than 10M and it goes up to 17M. Jimmy G was the highest paid QB in 2018 (for a couple weeks) at around 27M/year, now only guys who are on their rookie deal or old timers trying to make a living as a backup/comeback are making less than that again, top guys are making almost twice what they did 5 years ago. Bring all salaries down, then it's not just the mega stars that get to eat, a team can have all pro players at every position along the offensive line, or have 3 pro bowl caliber receivers, etc. But nope, the rich just want to get richer like making 30 million a year is too hard to get by these days, and oh no RBs are only getting just over 10M!
I completely agree with this take. All the GM’s think they gave their version of Patrick Mahomes and pay their mid-tier or lower QB 25-40 million dollars. The WR are benefiting from inflated value, because you gotta have a great receiver to match your GREAT QB right? The running game is used as a tactical component of the offense scheme. No longer is it the center of the offensive strategy
About a decade ago I showed up to thanksgiving dinner and my dad showed me a picture of my two younger cousins and told me one had just got into Georgia and could make the nfl one day I smiled and ate saying I can’t wait to watch him play I had no faith in a future NFL career but I would support family anyway after about ten years of support and hard work I’m just happy to see so many people acknowledging and supporting all of his work Nick Chubb truly deserves his flowers as the number one RB in the NFL
