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okay let's go Boy! Now in the streets there is violence And then a lot of snow is worth to be done No place to hang out or washing And then again they all under sun Oh no, we're gonna rock us down too. He let, shake I brand new, and then we'll take it higher. Oh, we're gonna rock it down too. He let, shake it. It's pardon my take. There's an unblocked horse to a sport. He let, shake it. Welcome to part of my take today is Wednesday, July 19th, and PFT. running backs are being scrutinized. Running backs are being judged. Running backs are on the hot seat in the entire NFL. Sequan Barkley doesn't reach a deal with the Giants. Neither does Tony Pollard. Sequan Barkley tweets it is what it is. And then every running back in the world comes to their fence. His defense, what are we going to do about running backs? PFT. Well, you said scrutinize. I think you can drop the in eyes. They're getting screwed. Yeah. He's going back again. Scrut left and right. They are in endangered species when it comes again paid. They need to go on strike. It sounds like this is the beginning of running back unionization that needed to band together.

Let the Ravens when it comes to getting paid, they need to go on strike. It sounds like this is the beginning of running back unionization.

They need to band together.

Like the Ravens have been doing it for years when it comes to their wide receivers. Just don't have, like, what are you gonna do? Play a game without running backs? I'd like to see you try. Or you can just teach all your running backs. Here's what I would do. If you're young running back, a youngster out there

playing the position of running back,

learning how to play, coming up through the ranks,

also learn how to pass,

because then you can just be a dual threat quarterback. How about that? Yeah, we're into pass. But it does seem like what happened to, to fullbacks about 10, 12 years ago with that start, like the, the whole trend of not using a fullback anymore, not paying a fullback when they were a big part of the running game. That's now had firstly came for the fullbacks and I said nothing because I was not a fullback

Next they came for the running backs and there was nobody left to block for me. It's tough. It's tough. I, it's one of those situations where I get what the running backs are saying, but it also we have learned through time that like a guy like Seikwang Barkley who's very good, you can probably pay someone 20% of the salary for 80% of the production and running backs. My big idea is that running backs should not be eligible to be drafted. Make them let them be free ages because it's like I have no problem with how GMs are operating in terms of drafting running back like using them and then franchise tagging them then moving on because it's just a matter of fact that running backs they they wear down faster that's just that's just the nature of the position it sucks for them but it's true so the big problem is the running backs don't get to free agency until they're kind of on the other side of the position. It sucks for them, but it's true. So the big problem is the running backs don't get to the free agency until they're kind of on the other side of the hill. Why don't we let running backs just be free agents right away? Or that that would, I mean, I know what you're saying. It might not work to just be like, okay, one position gets it. Of course. Right. But it would, it would probably be a little bit easier if there was just no franchise tag for running back.

Yeah. Yeah.

Or you can use it on that position. You can use it on anybody else. If you've got a great holder, sure, use your tag on that. But if there's a running back, you can't tag them so they play their first contract, then there will be an actual bidding war for their services out there, for their second deal, and then they can make some money, probably not get a third contract out out of any of it, but that second contract is what they're all working towards.

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