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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5610299, member: 405"] Well, they have that opinion because of running backs' relatively low value in the NFL, how short their careers can be. You almost never see a RB taken in the first round these days. That said, it's more about the offensive line's run blocking ability than it is about supposed difficulty in finding a running back. If a line is spotty at opening holes, then you DO need a more talented guy who can find yards on his own, when there's not a hole. I thought Willis could have been that type of guy. Then you look at somebody like Jawahr Jordan, who we had, and who eventually did well at Louisville, and now plays in the NFL. He was too small at first, but Mike Hart wasn't a big guy either, and went on to a hell of a career. Part of that was because he got to run behind very good offensive lines. [/QUOTE]