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Originally Posted by DenverChief
Todd Guerly, Le'Veon Bell, Trent Richardson, Montee Ball, Eddie Lacy, Mark Ingrahm, Shane Vereen, Matt Forte, Ray Rice, CJ Spiller
All were drafted in rounds one or two and disagree with you.
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I agree with the notion that an early round RB is a poor move.
Of the players mentioned, only Gurley, Bell, and Forte are difference makers. Forte was fantastic for the Bears, but I suspect we may see a serious decline in his production as he transitions to the Jets, as we've seen when other high caliber RBs move to new organizations (IE: Murray to the Eagles). Time will tell whether or not Gurley can consistently produce for years to come.
The fact that our Chiefs have x4 RBs that are more than capable of playing time in Charles, West, Ware, and Davis speaks to the abundance of serviceable RBs in todays more pass oriented NFL game.
Ultimately, I don't think we'd get more than a 5th round pick for anyone of our guys including Charles after his injury. Murray played poorly and was worth only a 4th round pick, JC didn't play at all.