The 2017 SB Champion Eagles RB Core

[rothdawg]

Going into the season was Darren Sproles (34), LeGarrette Blount (30), Corey Clement (UDFA) and Wendell Smallwood. No need to bellyache over missing out on dime-a-dozen players like Tevin Coleman.

I'm much more concerned about the offensive line and whether they can reestablish dominance. That's not a young core.

[bobbyuk]

And when it came time for the playoffs, especially the Super Bowl, they shredded the opposition.

[JuTMSY4]

I don't want to say "the best part of the eagles super bowl" was dismissing the myth of the elite RB, but it certainly was a good part. It did not eliminate the need for a bruising RB though. They really missed a guy who could get you 1-3 yards when you really needed that.

[dev_32]

Couldn't agree more. When was the last time a Super Bowl was won by a team with a "main back" ? 2014 Seahawks? The front lines are what matter ....

[rothdawg]

Agreed. And that bruising RB we had in 2017 was signed in May on a one year incentive laced deal.

[BigSlizz]

Outside of Sproles, Ajayi has elite potential and Clement has made some big catches.

IMO, there could be a completely new list of names at RB and production wouldn't be much different than last season. That's unrealistic. At least a couple of the current RBs will be back.

[TRENT]

Fine on draft weekend

trade detroit a 7th in 2020 for Blount....then Ill feel better about the Rb situation.

[rothdawg]

Outside of Sproles, Ajayi has elite potential and Clement has made some big catches.

IMO, there could be a completely new list of names at RB and production wouldn't be much different than last season. That's unrealistic. At least a couple of the current RBs will be back.

Agreed. At least two of the RBs from last year will be back.

[BigSlizz]

Would you feel better spending a 7th on Blount, or a 2nd on Montgomery, who could potentially turn into McCoy?

Granted, they could do both, but let's assume it's one or the other.

[Snakebitten]

Isn't Blount a free agent?

[BigSlizz]

So he is! This post lead me to think that he had a two year deal, and wasn't cut.

Shows what I get for trusting Trent's football knowledge.

[headknocker]

I'm probably in the minority but I don't want Sproles back. I admire and respect the guy for everything he's done in this league over his long career but I feel Father Time has caught up to him...time to hang up his cleats. That being said, Doug seems to still absolutely love him based on last year's play-calling when he was able to play.

I'm still not sold on Adams as he takes forever to get up to speed and I still have that horrific fumble(against Houston?) stuck in my memory bank. I like what I saw from Smallwood last season to be part of this season's RBBC.

[TRENT]

he is,,

I genuinely thought he signed a 2 years deal ,,was 1 year deal for 2 mill...so no picks needed,,,see if he wants to come back to Philly...Id be fine with that.

[art vandelay]

I agree with the premise of this post, but it's a concern that Coleman would have been an improvement over what they have. I don't think that they even had an average, run for what you block him RB for most of last season. IMO the RBs (and Wentz) made the OL look a lot worse than they were.

I'm not too upset about missing out on Coleman, but I think Ingram would have been a nice addition. My preference would have been to add Ingram and a 2nd rounder. Now it looks like they'll go Ajayi and a 2nd rounder, plus two of Clement/Smallwood/Adams/Sproles.

[udontknowme]

I struggle nailing down the value of a good rb vs a core of avg rbs that have specialties.

I think its pretty obvious a great RB is a huge difference for a team, but even the same guy year to year or even game to game (Todd Gurley) is impossible to judge as to whether they fit in that category. I also think we've been relatively spoiled with guys like McCoy and Westbrook over the last 20 years to forget that having a bad corp like say the Jets in the last few years can be a huge negative.