I guess my thought is that the dropoff at RB feels

by ReginaldVelJohnson , Monday, July 27, 2026, 09:42 (3 days ago) @ beattherush
edited by ReginaldVelJohnson, Monday, July 27, 2026, 09:45

more important than it actually might be. Whether it's more or less than expected, it may be less meaningful than we think (especially if Williams is at least "pretty good"). From an emotion/sentiment standpoint, it feels impossible to seemingly shrug of the loss of an all-time great. Except from an outcome standpoint, it matters a lot less than if we lost an all-time great QB.

PFF has some numbers on this, for whatever its worth. And yes, it's NFL. But I suspect CFP would be similar. When you look at distribution of WAR within different positions, the spread on RBs is much less than other positions. In other words, the difference between the best RB and an average RB is less--in terms of wins--than the difference between the best WR/TE and an average WR/TE. So, to Mike's point, losing Fields and Pauling may actually hurt more than losing Love if we don't find a solution there. Fortunately for us, good DBs are incredibly valuable.