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Message: [QUOTE="Symphony Steve, post: 1046437, member: 911"] dinosaurbbq wrote: "There is a well-defined path to success for recruiting great backs. It is to feature a great back that rushes for tons of yards (certainly over 1000), garners all-conference or all-American attention, and gets drafted." That has changed in the last couple of years with so many NFL teams going to RB by committee. With the short career shelf life for the lead bellcow RB's, they're more amenable to drafting guys with more tread left on their tires. And drafting players who don't project as every down backs. The new model could be, "Show us that you have certain skills to fit into a rotation, and we'll draft you." [/QUOTE]