The state of the running back position and teams not wanting to pay them

[shadowspinner0]

Veteran RBs this offseason:

Took paycut: Joe Mixon, Aaron Jones

Cut: Ezekiel Elliott, Dalvin Cook, Leonard Fournette

Tagged, but no deal: Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs, Tony Pollard.

Wanted new deal and asked for trade: Austin Ekeler

Has been a FA all offseason: Kareem Hunt

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[Slugsy-Narrows]

The Giants have options! 

They gave a very fair if not over priced offer to SB!  He and his team wanted more!

Sign a FA or 2 and pull the tag!  This relationship is dead! 

Threatening not to play week 1 vs a division rival!  You are now a detriment to the organization!

Bye bye Felicia!

Next man up!

[Stringer Bell]

The Giants have options! 

They gave a very fair if not over priced offer to SB!  He and his team wanted more!

Sign a FA or 2 and pull the tag!  This relationship is dead! 

Threatening not to play week 1 vs a division rival!  You are now a detriment to the organization!

Bye bye Felicia!

Next man up!

I'm onboard with pulling the tag, knowing that Schoen is a competent GM and is not going to panic overpay someone else.

1-year, $9 million to Cook or 1-year, $6 million to Fournette. Whoever signs first.

[Slugsy-Narrows]

I'm onboard with pulling the tag, knowing that Schoen is a competent GM and is not going to panic overpay someone else.

1-year, $9 million to Cook or 1-year, $6 million to Fournette. Whoever signs first.

Sounds reasonable to me!

[Philosophers]

I say look to Eric Gray and say, "next man up" if Barkley holds out.

[jimc]

I say look to Eric Gray and say, "next man up" if Barkley holds out.

I think I'm in agreement here. If SB sits out any length of time, pull the tag and go with the running backs you have on board. The only deviation is if you can somehow trade SB.

[jerseyguy]

there might be a decent market for Barkley right now so I say trade him because the market for RBs drop quickly and next year he won't be worth nearly as much

[Ed Vette]

What team would pay Barkley $10mm and give up a draft pick for a one-year rental?

[DaveBrown74]

What team would pay Barkley $10mm and give up a draft pick for a one-year rental?

I guess only a team that would love the opportunity to sign him to a 3 year deal with a $25mm guarantee so much that they're willing to part with draft capital for that opportunity.

Not sure who that would be. Normally you turn to teams like the Raiders to do things like this, but they clearly don't want their guy that badly, and he led the league in rushing.

[AYM]

there might be a decent market for Barkley right now so I say trade him because the market for RBs drop quickly and next year he won't be worth nearly as much

I don't think there's any market for Barkley whatsoever. If I were a GM that wanted a "star RB", I have my pick of Dalvin Cook, Ezekiel Elliott, Kareem Hunt, or Leonard Fournette. All 4 of those guys are still out on the street at the time of this post.

He screwed up not taking the deal he was offered at the bye, and probably should've just taken the deal Schoen had on the table at 3:59 PM yesterday.

[Ed Vette]

I guess only a team that would love the opportunity to sign him to a 3 year deal with a $25mm guarantee so much that they're willing to part with draft capital for that opportunity.

Not sure who that would be. Normally you turn to teams like the Raiders to do things like this, but they clearly don't want their guy that badly, and he led the league in rushing.

It's a risk that they can't sign him. He's demonstrated his stubbornness in collaborative negotiations. Quite frankly, in my opinion, I don't see his value or the rest of the bunch being more than $8.0 MM. It will get interesting right before the trade deadline with playoff teams looking for that one piece to get them over the top. Didn't work out with SF for CMC. 

[DaveBrown74]

I don't think there's any market for Barkley whatsoever. If I were a GM that wanted a "star RB", I have my pick of Dalvin Cook, Ezekiel Elliott, Kareem Hunt, or Leonard Fournette. All 4 of those guys are still out on the street at the time of this post.

He screwed up not taking the deal he was offered at the bye, and probably should've just taken the deal Schoen had on the table at 3:59 PM yesterday.

I broadly agree, although to be totally fair, Barkley is materially better than at least three of the above (I think he is marginally better than Cook).

[AZGiantFan]

What team would pay Barkley $10mm and give up a draft pick for a one-year rental?

Judging by Dalvin Cook's situation I'm not sure any team would pay him $10 million as a pure free agent.  If you're a team looking for a RB which would you prefer?

[DaveBrown74]

Judging by Dalvin Cook's situation I'm not sure any team would pay him $10 million as a pure free agent.  If you're a team looking for a RB which would you prefer?

We need to see what Cook gets, but I agree.

[brownelvis54]