if salaries were depth charts (rb)

[averagejoe]

Sorted by the 2022 team cap hit.
Note that some contracts are still being negotiated or have not been released.

ARIZONA


ATLANTA


BALTIMORE


BUFFALO


CAROLINA


CHICAGO


CINCINNATI


CLEVELAND

 

[averagejoe]

DALLAS


DENVER


DETROIT


GREEN BAY


HOUSTON


INDIANAPOLIS


JACKSONVILLE


KANSAS CITY

 

[averagejoe]

LA CHARGERS


LA RAMS


LAS VEGAS


MIAMI


MINNESOTA


NEW ENGLAND


NEW ORLEANS


NY GIANTS


NY JETS

 

[SteelersPride]

Its good that gus edwards is listed at the top of the bmore rb list.

 

[averagejoe]

PHILADELPHIA


PITTSBURGH


SEATTLE


SAN FRANCISCO


TAMPA BAY


TENNESSEE


WASHINGTON

 

[SmokingMonkey]

Carson, Hunt, Drake, Jamaal Williams, Mike Boone, Edwards...if their teams get into a cap crunch somehow they could get traded or cut

 

[averagejoe]

After looking at the salaries and the lack of the big money contracts (tho there are a handful), it's no wonder that many teams have opted to go with the hot hand approach. Either that, or GM's are realizing that RB is not worth the investment it used to be in the pass-happy NFL era.

 

[SmokingMonkey]

After looking at the salaries and the lack of the big money contracts (tho there are a handful), it's no wonder that many teams have opted to go with the hot hand approach. Either that, or GM's are realizing that RB is not worth the investment it used to be in the pass-happy NFL era.

Can't invest heavily in a position with high turnover

 

[TREFF]

Its good that gus edwards is listed at the top of the bmore rb list.

Its sad that gus edwards is listed at the top of the bmore rb list.

Fify

 

[TREFF]

Can't invest heavily in a position with high turnover

They can, and they should...just not long term investment...let the position turnover, so what? Doesn't mean it isn't a worthwhile investment for short term. Even if that investment is just decent draft capital and a nice 4 year rookie contract. Let him walk, trade him and draft a new one. Better than ignoring half your offense and overspending for WR's, the single most dependant position on the feild who, on a great day, touch the ball 8+ times.

 

[wilwhite]

Couple of takeaways:

• No wonder the Broncos kept Gordon
• Henry deserves it

 

[Bandit]

So there are only 37 running backs that make at least $2 million a year and three of them are Mike Boone, Rex Burkhead, and Brandon Bolden. I certainly would not have guessed that. Also, I think it will be very interesting if Jonathan Taylor stays healthy the next few years what kind of contract he gets now that teams seem to be not spending money on running backs anymore. I don't think we will ever see another Todd Gurley contract and it seems that everybody that has gotten a big money extension lately has either gotten hurt or just not been as good. There has certainly been nothing the last five years to make teams think that they should give a running back a big extension. I think that's the main reason that the Raiders declined Jacobs 5th year option.

 

[Barilko]

how much will Julius Chestnut make when he hits his twenties...

hmm does he like hot dogs

 

[wilwhite]

So there are only 37 running backs that make at least $2 million a year and three of them are Mike Boone, Rex Burkhead, and Brandon Bolden. I certainly would not have guessed that. Also, I think it will be very interesting if Jonathan Taylor stays healthy the next few years what kind of contract he gets now that teams seem to be not spending money on running backs anymore. I don't think we will ever see another Todd Gurley contract and it seems that everybody that has gotten a big money extension lately has either gotten hurt or just not been as good. There has certainly been nothing the last five years to make teams think that they should give a running back a big extension. I think that's the main reason that the Raiders declined Jacobs 5th year option.

If most RBs aren't getting paid, it's probably because most starting running backs with similar skill sets are interchangeable, and probably interchangeable with several guys in each draft.

Who were the #10-12 RBs in the draft... Strong, Haskins and Allgeier. Any team can get one of those guys every three years. Is a Josh Jacobs with 1,000 carries so much better than those guys that you'd take away salary from other positions?

The ones who can't easily be replaced - the Henrys and maybe Taylors and Cooks - should get paid, because the drop-off to a league-average starting RB is massive. Everybody else is on thin ice.

Which really means... if you're so amazingly good that you make it to the NFL and get drafted as a RB, there are still probably a hundred vets and undrafted guys competing almost as good as you. Maybe you make $6 million in your career over 5-8 years, if you really work at it, and then... you're probably selling cars or something.

I hope these guys hire financial advisors before they buy a mansion for their mom or whatever. Hard to take the long view when you're 22 and have been a stud everywhere since puberty.

 

[SteelersPride]

Its sad that gus edwards is listed at the top of the bmore rb list.

Fify

Lololol. I had to comment on it.

 

[Bandit]

If most RBs aren't getting paid, it's probably because most starting running backs with similar skill sets are interchangeable, and probably interchangeable with several guys in each draft.

Who were the #10-12 RBs in the draft... Strong, Haskins and Allgeier. Any team can get one of those guys every three years. Is a Josh Jacobs with 1,000 carries so much better than those guys that you'd take away salary from other positions?

The ones who can't easily be replaced - the Henrys and maybe Taylors and Cooks - should get paid, because the drop-off to a league-average starting RB is massive. Everybody else is on thin ice.

Which really means... if you're so amazingly good that you make it to the NFL and get drafted as a RB, there are still probably a hundred vets and undrafted guys competing almost as good as you. Maybe you make $6 million in your career over 5-8 years, if you really work at it, and then... you're probably selling cars or something.

I hope these guys hire financial advisors before they buy a mansion for their mom or whatever. Hard to take the long view when you're 22 and have been a stud everywhere since puberty.

I find it interesting that this seems to be a new phenomenon though. I mean wouldn't you think that it has always been that way but coaches just didn't notice.

 

[wilwhite]

I find it interesting that this seems to be a new phenomenon though. I mean wouldn't you think that it has always been that way but coaches just didn't notice.

The more restrictive rookie contract salary cap is only ten years old. I think it took four years to become clear that it really was keeping those players’ salaries down, and then you had to get the organization on board.

 

[averagejoe]

If most RBs aren't getting paid, it's probably because most starting running backs with similar skill sets are interchangeable, and probably interchangeable with several guys in each draft.

Love this.