Which RBs FF value went up/down the most with the 2024 free agent frenzy?

[wilwhite]

I feel like few of these moves really moved the needle. Saquon and Henry go to better offenses but will lose TDs and even carries to the QB. Similar deal with Jacobs but it's Dillon and not a QB who will dampen the effect of a better O. Aaron Jones gets the opposite - what should be plenty of opportunity but Minny's O is now a cipher. Mixon and Swift feel like very lateral changes. Ekeler and Pollard look like they're taking a step down.

Farther down on the radar are the winners I think:

Gus the Bus (Harbaugh and no Ekeler)
Chase Brown (Moss is a legit RB but isn't the roadblock Mixon was)
Whoever the 'Boys draft at RB

And I've overlooked a few. Disagree below!

 

[MilkSpiller22]

I feel like few of these moves really moved the needle. Saquon and Henry go to better offenses but will lose TDs and even carries to the QB. Similar deal with Jacobs but it's Dillon and not a QB who will dampen the effect of a better O. Aaron Jones gets the opposite - what should be plenty of opportunity but Minny's O is now a cipher. Mixon and Swift feel like very lateral changes. Ekeler and Pollard look like they're taking a step down.

Farther down on the radar are the winners I think:

Gus the Bus (Harbaugh and no Ekeler)
Chase Brown (Moss is a legit RB but isn't the roadblock Mixon was)
Whoever the 'Boys draft at RB

And I've overlooked a few. Disagree below!

Brown is the clear one... he was exciting coming into this season with mixon... without mixon, he is even more exciting...

cowboys, are going to have a platoon no matter what,,, dont want to guess who will be the good one will be...

 

[obxyankeefan]

According to my sources at Frito-Lays, Emmitt Smith is coming out of retirement. Jerry Jones is just making room for him on the roster.

 

[TREFF]

I think the Browns RB situation could have been a very clear repeat of the '23 Cowboys. Pollard is our guy, lets get rid of Zeke...oh wait, Pollard is no where near as good as he looked as a COP back.

Chase Brown looks every single bit like a Pollard 2.0

Thankfully, someone in that room had the good sense to bring Moss on board. Highly doubt Brown's role/production changes much, if any, behind Moss. He's great at what he does, no need to get carried away.



Winners IMHO-
Henry is my biggest winner, by far. There will be no true competition from Mitchell/Hill. Less time where he's watching from the sideline because his team is 10 points or more behind - which I NEVER understood, removing your best player from the field when you need more offensive production just baffles me, especially when the dude is a plus blocker, and catches check down passes just as good as anyone else. Back on track - anyways, I don't see that situation happening nearly as often in Baltimore as it did in TENN

Barkley- HUGE winner. he was the only game in town in NY, the key to every single defensive gameplan ever since he came into the league. Now there's Hurts, there's AJ Brown, there's D. Smith, there's Goedart- and the QB, while not an elite passer, is skilled enough to utilize any of them at anytime. More yards, more points than Barkley has ever been a part of. And would you rather imperil your 12 mil RB on short yardage, or your soon to be 50mil QB? I don't see a TON of vultured TD's from Hurts, especially when Jason Kelce, the key of the tush push, is gone. They'll still do it, but it'll be less often, maybe even eliminated if its not effective without Kelce.

Gus Edwards- FOR NOW...I fully expect Harbuagh to find a way to land Blake Corum, who he had at Michigan, and install him as his starter. But until then, and maybe even after depending on if Corum translates to the NFL or not, Gus is the likely leader in carries in LAC. Even with an addition of a '3rd down' back, Gus currently stands to be the man in LAC..regardless of how much my gag reflex kicks in typing that.

Zack Moss - as stated above, I don't see Chase Brown as a problem, at least not anymore so than he was for Mixon. But then again, Moss isn't a stud by any means. good enough to hold off a guy like Brown for the main job, but that's about it. Better situation by far than in Indy behind Taylor.

Jacobs- better offense, an offense that is ascending, not rebuilding, better surrounding cast (overall-not saying anyone in GB is better than Adams). And I have a feeling he'll actually be used as a three down back, similar to what he was under Bissacia, and Pierce before he got hurt. Dillon might be a coach's favorite, but he'll cut into Jacobs less than he cut into Jones, if for no other reason than he just hasn't produced lately, coaches' pet or not.

Zuess White- no adds to the Raiders backfield, and nothing in the draft that would immediately pose a threat, even if they were the first RB taken. the job is Zuess's to lose.

Rachaad White- how he's still the Buc's starter is beyond me. YPC actually went DOWN from a terrible 3.7 to 3.6 last year. Why is he still the only viable RB on the roster?

Whomever gets drafted/signed in Dallas- for obvious reasons

Losers-
D. Swift - no matter what happens on draft day, Swift is goin to be on a team led by either a rookie QB who may or may not be worth a damn, or an ineffective one..and was on one of the best offenses with the best Oline in the game today. Massive downgrade no matter how the QB will be.

Singletary- a blossoming stud QB with some great young studs to be out wide..gone, now he gets Danny Dimes who may or may not have competition for the job from Drew friggin Lock. bummer for him.

A. Ekeler - Easily the biggest loser IMHO, even though he was never going to stay in LAC, but what a rough landing spot. Much like Swift, no matter what they do on draft day, still going to be a questionable at best offensive situation, and now he's likely playing second fiddle to Brian Robinson, at least on early downs and short yardage..I would assume he at minimum is the main guy in passing situations, although Robinson showed he has some game in that area as well.

Chase Brown, I Spiller, Tyjae Spears.. guys who were seemingly in position to inherit the job, got sidestepped and are stuck in the same roles they were last year. Although I think in Spear's case, eventually Pollard will assume the back up role once he re-affirms he is what he was in Dallas last year.

Neutral-
Pollard- sure he WAS the guy..but he was never going to get a THE guy role again after what he put out on film last year. lucky to find a committee job. The step down in system and line is offest by the fact he's still got a significant role- for now

Gibson - definitive back up to Stevenson on a bad team, which was basically exactly the situation he was in Washington behind Robinson but with a promising young defensive HC that'll likely lean on the run game/possession passing type offense as much as possible. And at least he's out of the toxic environment of DC..almost talked myself into putting him into the winners column there..

 

[eaglesnut]

According to my sources at Frito-Lays, Emmitt Smith is coming out of retirement. Jerry Jones is just making room for him on the roster.

Emmitt beat out more recent cowboy Zeke at a recent try out in Jerry's backyard.

Jerry ran the event and put them through his famous three-legged race course. Some of the grass grew before they finished.

 

[leftypower]

Very nice synopsis @TREFF - I've learned to pay attention to your eyes. .... especially on the guys you don't despise.

 

[TREFF]

Very nice synopsis @TREFF - I've learned to pay attention to your eyes. .... especially on the guys you don't despise.

long as you don't blame me when you blow a 1st rounder on the next Joe Williams

 

[eaglesnut]

long as you don't blame me when you blow a 1st rounder on the next Joe Williams

Was he the BYU guy that retired? I thought he was gonna be good.

 

[averagejoe]

Losers-
D. Swift - no matter what happens on draft day, Swift is goin to be on a team led by either a rookie QB who may or may not be worth a damn, or an ineffective one..and was on one of the best offenses with the best Oline in the game today. Massive downgrade no matter how the QB will be.

Lemme add that new OC Waldron (from SEA) did not utilize Carbo and Walker, both totalling 75 or so targets combined. His run game was bottom 5 i believe which is "grungy."

 

[averagejoe]

I've learned to pay attention to your eyes. .... especially on the guys you don't despise.

These sound like lyrics from a 80's rock ballad.... or a hip hop song.

 

[TREFF]

Lemme add that new OC Waldron (from SEA) did not utilize Carbo and Walker, both totalling 75 or so targets combined. His run game was bottom 5 i believe which is "grungy."

yea, the Seattle run game just baffled me last year. Why take a really efficient guy, who rushed for 1000+ as a rookie despite not really playing much at all the first 5 weeks (0 games with more than 8 carries, one game inactive), and give him less work the next year while incorporating an inefficient rookie? A coach who's married to his method vs tweaking his method to fit the talent he has at hand, is a bad coach. Not a great sign of hope for Swift.

 

[leftypower]

These sound like lyrics from a 80's rock ballad.... or a hip hop song.

That's funny - I didn't even notice that it rhymed until you posted. .... but NEVER hip hop from this guy. .......... more likely 60's or 70's, maybe early 80's. .....

 

[Shanemansj13]

I think the Browns RB situation could have been a very clear repeat of the '23 Cowboys. Pollard is our guy, lets get rid of Zeke...oh wait, Pollard is no where near as good as he looked as a COP back.

Chase Brown looks every single bit like a Pollard 2.0

Thankfully, someone in that room had the good sense to bring Moss on board. Highly doubt Brown's role/production changes much, if any, behind Moss. He's great at what he does, no need to get carried away.



Winners IMHO-
Henry is my biggest winner, by far. There will be no true competition from Mitchell/Hill. Less time where he's watching from the sideline because his team is 10 points or more behind - which I NEVER understood, removing your best player from the field when you need more offensive production just baffles me, especially when the dude is a plus blocker, and catches check down passes just as good as anyone else. Back on track - anyways, I don't see that situation happening nearly as often in Baltimore as it did in TENN

Barkley- HUGE winner. he was the only game in town in NY, the key to every single defensive gameplan ever since he came into the league. Now there's Hurts, there's AJ Brown, there's D. Smith, there's Goedart- and the QB, while not an elite passer, is skilled enough to utilize any of them at anytime. More yards, more points than Barkley has ever been a part of. And would you rather imperil your 12 mil RB on short yardage, or your soon to be 50mil QB? I don't see a TON of vultured TD's from Hurts, especially when Jason Kelce, the key of the tush push, is gone. They'll still do it, but it'll be less often, maybe even eliminated if its not effective without Kelce.

Gus Edwards- FOR NOW...I fully expect Harbuagh to find a way to land Blake Corum, who he had at Michigan, and install him as his starter. But until then, and maybe even after depending on if Corum translates to the NFL or not, Gus is the likely leader in carries in LAC. Even with an addition of a '3rd down' back, Gus currently stands to be the man in LAC..regardless of how much my gag reflex kicks in typing that.

Zack Moss - as stated above, I don't see Chase Brown as a problem, at least not anymore so than he was for Mixon. But then again, Moss isn't a stud by any means. good enough to hold off a guy like Brown for the main job, but that's about it. Better situation by far than in Indy behind Taylor.

Jacobs- better offense, an offense that is ascending, not rebuilding, better surrounding cast (overall-not saying anyone in GB is better than Adams). And I have a feeling he'll actually be used as a three down back, similar to what he was under Bissacia, and Pierce before he got hurt. Dillon might be a coach's favorite, but he'll cut into Jacobs less than he cut into Jones, if for no other reason than he just hasn't produced lately, coaches' pet or not.

Zuess White- no adds to the Raiders backfield, and nothing in the draft that would immediately pose a threat, even if they were the first RB taken. the job is Zuess's to lose.

Rachaad White- how he's still the Buc's starter is beyond me. YPC actually went DOWN from a terrible 3.7 to 3.6 last year. Why is he still the only viable RB on the roster?

Whomever gets drafted/signed in Dallas- for obvious reasons

Losers-
D. Swift - no matter what happens on draft day, Swift is goin to be on a team led by either a rookie QB who may or may not be worth a damn, or an ineffective one..and was on one of the best offenses with the best Oline in the game today. Massive downgrade no matter how the QB will be.

Singletary- a blossoming stud QB with some great young studs to be out wide..gone, now he gets Danny Dimes who may or may not have competition for the job from Drew friggin Lock. bummer for him.

A. Ekeler - Easily the biggest loser IMHO, even though he was never going to stay in LAC, but what a rough landing spot. Much like Swift, no matter what they do on draft day, still going to be a questionable at best offensive situation, and now he's likely playing second fiddle to Brian Robinson, at least on early downs and short yardage..I would assume he at minimum is the main guy in passing situations, although Robinson showed he has some game in that area as well.

Chase Brown, I Spiller, Tyjae Spears.. guys who were seemingly in position to inherit the job, got sidestepped and are stuck in the same roles they were last year. Although I think in Spear's case, eventually Pollard will assume the back up role once he re-affirms he is what he was in Dallas last year.

Neutral-
Pollard- sure he WAS the guy..but he was never going to get a THE guy role again after what he put out on film last year. lucky to find a committee job. The step down in system and line is offest by the fact he's still got a significant role- for now

Gibson - definitive back up to Stevenson on a bad team, which was basically exactly the situation he was in Washington behind Robinson but with a promising young defensive HC that'll likely lean on the run game/possession passing type offense as much as possible. And at least he's out of the toxic environment of DC..almost talked myself into putting him into the winners column there..

After seeing Ford’s BS 4.0 ypc I have little to no faith in him. I am hoping they draft the kid from Tennessee, Jalen Wright or Trey Benson. Chubb is a question mark and you are right it could definitely end up like Zeke. I am just in denial bc Chubb is a freak of nature

 

[Shanemansj13]

I think the Browns RB situation could have been a very clear repeat of the '23 Cowboys. Pollard is our guy, lets get rid of Zeke...oh wait, Pollard is no where near as good as he looked as a COP back.

Chase Brown looks every single bit like a Pollard 2.0

Thankfully, someone in that room had the good sense to bring Moss on board. Highly doubt Brown's role/production changes much, if any, behind Moss. He's great at what he does, no need to get carried away.



Winners IMHO-
Henry is my biggest winner, by far. There will be no true competition from Mitchell/Hill. Less time where he's watching from the sideline because his team is 10 points or more behind - which I NEVER understood, removing your best player from the field when you need more offensive production just baffles me, especially when the dude is a plus blocker, and catches check down passes just as good as anyone else. Back on track - anyways, I don't see that situation happening nearly as often in Baltimore as it did in TENN

Barkley- HUGE winner. he was the only game in town in NY, the key to every single defensive gameplan ever since he came into the league. Now there's Hurts, there's AJ Brown, there's D. Smith, there's Goedart- and the QB, while not an elite passer, is skilled enough to utilize any of them at anytime. More yards, more points than Barkley has ever been a part of. And would you rather imperil your 12 mil RB on short yardage, or your soon to be 50mil QB? I don't see a TON of vultured TD's from Hurts, especially when Jason Kelce, the key of the tush push, is gone. They'll still do it, but it'll be less often, maybe even eliminated if its not effective without Kelce.

Gus Edwards- FOR NOW...I fully expect Harbuagh to find a way to land Blake Corum, who he had at Michigan, and install him as his starter. But until then, and maybe even after depending on if Corum translates to the NFL or not, Gus is the likely leader in carries in LAC. Even with an addition of a '3rd down' back, Gus currently stands to be the man in LAC..regardless of how much my gag reflex kicks in typing that.

Zack Moss - as stated above, I don't see Chase Brown as a problem, at least not anymore so than he was for Mixon. But then again, Moss isn't a stud by any means. good enough to hold off a guy like Brown for the main job, but that's about it. Better situation by far than in Indy behind Taylor.

Jacobs- better offense, an offense that is ascending, not rebuilding, better surrounding cast (overall-not saying anyone in GB is better than Adams). And I have a feeling he'll actually be used as a three down back, similar to what he was under Bissacia, and Pierce before he got hurt. Dillon might be a coach's favorite, but he'll cut into Jacobs less than he cut into Jones, if for no other reason than he just hasn't produced lately, coaches' pet or not.

Zuess White- no adds to the Raiders backfield, and nothing in the draft that would immediately pose a threat, even if they were the first RB taken. the job is Zuess's to lose.

Rachaad White- how he's still the Buc's starter is beyond me. YPC actually went DOWN from a terrible 3.7 to 3.6 last year. Why is he still the only viable RB on the roster?

Whomever gets drafted/signed in Dallas- for obvious reasons

Losers-
D. Swift - no matter what happens on draft day, Swift is goin to be on a team led by either a rookie QB who may or may not be worth a damn, or an ineffective one..and was on one of the best offenses with the best Oline in the game today. Massive downgrade no matter how the QB will be.

Singletary- a blossoming stud QB with some great young studs to be out wide..gone, now he gets Danny Dimes who may or may not have competition for the job from Drew friggin Lock. bummer for him.

A. Ekeler - Easily the biggest loser IMHO, even though he was never going to stay in LAC, but what a rough landing spot. Much like Swift, no matter what they do on draft day, still going to be a questionable at best offensive situation, and now he's likely playing second fiddle to Brian Robinson, at least on early downs and short yardage..I would assume he at minimum is the main guy in passing situations, although Robinson showed he has some game in that area as well.

Chase Brown, I Spiller, Tyjae Spears.. guys who were seemingly in position to inherit the job, got sidestepped and are stuck in the same roles they were last year. Although I think in Spear's case, eventually Pollard will assume the back up role once he re-affirms he is what he was in Dallas last year.

Neutral-
Pollard- sure he WAS the guy..but he was never going to get a THE guy role again after what he put out on film last year. lucky to find a committee job. The step down in system and line is offest by the fact he's still got a significant role- for now

Gibson - definitive back up to Stevenson on a bad team, which was basically exactly the situation he was in Washington behind Robinson but with a promising young defensive HC that'll likely lean on the run game/possession passing type offense as much as possible. And at least he's out of the toxic environment of DC..almost talked myself into putting him into the winners column there..

Nice list. I agree with pretty much all of these.

I agree, Moss is a sleeper imo. Although a short stint in Indy he was great.

Henry has a great gig for sure unless Keaton becomes Achane 2.0 I think Henry only has to worry about Lamar and I think the goal will be for Lamar to run less with Henry on board now. Gonna be interesting if Henry can’t stay healthy bc they don’t have the depth they usually do.

Zamir White might have the best gig in NFL. He is taking all the workload right now. We will see.

 

[TREFF]

Nice list. I agree with pretty much all of these.

I agree, Moss is a sleeper imo. Although a short stint in Indy he was great.

Henry has a great gig for sure unless Keaton becomes Achane 2.0 I think Henry only has to worry about Lamar and I think the goal will be for Lamar to run less with Henry on board now. Gonna be interesting if Henry can’t stay healthy bc they don’t have the depth they usually do.

Zamir White might have the best gig in NFL. He is taking all the workload right now. We will see.

Even if Mitchell is a new Achane, he never really caught on and took the job

 

[Barilko]

Very nice synopsis @TREFF - I've learned to pay attention to your eyes. .... especially on the guys you don't despise.

Agreed

 

[Barilko]

These sound like lyrics from a 80's rock ballad.... or a hip hop song.

 

[SteelersPride]

I am quite high on mixon again.

 

[broncosmitty]

I am quite high on mixon again.

He certainly landed on his feet after being cut. Not often we see a guy lose his job and come out with a raise, in maybe an even better situation.

The guy that got his old job, for half the money, might be the FA shuffler who I see with the best shot of having a career year from the group.

Moss does has an advantage on everyone in the first place. Easier for him to have a career than Henry, Jacobs or Ekeler.

Swift feels like he’ll be back to more of the role he had in Detroit. But he got paid, so good for him.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

After seeing Ford’s BS 4.0 ypc I have little to no faith in him. I am hoping they draft the kid from Tennessee, Jalen Wright or Trey Benson. Chubb is a question mark and you are right it could definitely end up like Zeke. I am just in denial bc Chubb is a freak of nature

Ford sucks. That's why they went and got Hines for 3rd downs. His 4 YPC were built on like 6 runs where he broke a 50 yard gain. Nice that he has that speed but it means his other 12 carries a game were for like 22 yards