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Message: [QUOTE="intlzncster, post: 2876575, member: 56"] The following is not a knock on Barkley. He appears to be once in a generation back (ie Barry Sanders, Adrien Peterson et al), and is damn exciting to watch. As a Pats fan, I'm tuning into Giants games (yuck), so I can see both him and OBJ. Tons of fun to watch play. That said, I don't think it was taking advantage of a market inefficiency. I think in general it's bad business to draft a back that high. Now, in Barkley's case, it's pretty clear he's special and something else; guys like him aren't coming out of the draft every year. So as opposed to inefficiency, it's just a one off. It's still a passing league dominated by QBs in a salary capped environment. Things I don't like about the selection: [LIST] [*]All that money coming to a back really is a waste in the modern NFL. The cap and value of a QB in a throwing league is simply too high. [*]Given the money, you have to nail a QB pronto, who can play, and play well, right away (think Carson Wentz). That's the only way to really make it work. [*]Also, given the money, it's really dangerous to invest all that money in one guy at such a high use and injury-prone position. Better business to have a stable of backs. [*]What you have to take into account, is opportunity cost. Backs at later picks, aren't merely 'serviceable' backs; guys like Kareem Hunt and Alvin Kamara are dynamic playmakers and we're third Rd picks. They are a step down from Bell and Gurley, and maybe two behind Barkley (it's still early days), but they are still damn good. [*]They've just paid OBJ a fortune, and that will eat valuable cap space even further. [/LIST] Two offseting points related specifically to this Giants team: [LIST] [*]They are very fortunate that they blow this year. This sets them up for a high end QB draft choices next year. But they HAVE to nail it. No if, ands, or buts. Easier said than done of course. [*]Even if they drafted a young QB this year, he couldn't have play right away anyhow; not until they fix this Oline. This is one of the biggest issues they have yet to address. They can't stand stand pat here or they'll never win. Huge mistake not doing more this off season. [/LIST] If I was a fan, I'd hope they lose all their games, even though it sucks to watch this year. jmho [/QUOTE]

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