Thread: Christian McCaffrey becomes highest paid RB ever

He is definitely one of their better players that is for sure. Good for him.

Guess we should be glad we didn't draft him?

Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

Guess we should be glad we didn't draft him?

Maybe, but then again if Lindsey ever meets his kind of production we will either be forking out the money like that for him or lose him.

He's all they have, so he was in the driver seat. I don't think a world exists where I'm paying any running back 16 mil per year. Ouch.

Originally Posted by Northman

Maybe, but then again if Lindsey ever meets his kind of production we will either be forking out the money like that for him or lose him.

I’m one of Lindsey’s biggest proponents, but he is not meeting McCaffrey production and he is not as good as McCaffrey. The Broncos will have to pay Philip to keep him, but I don’t think you have to worry about it being anywhere near McCaffrey money.

RB's only put up those type of numbers when a team doesn't have much else. In the pass happy, RBBC, spread offense world we live in, it just isn't going to happen often. And if it does...that RB is reducing his NFL life span. So...get the cash when you can.

I don’t think this is precedent setting like a quarterback salary, where the next guy automatically gets more. There isn’t a next guy.

He had 600 yards more from scrimmage in 2019 than the next-best skill player in the league, Ezekiel Elliott.

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Rk	Player.      	Year	Age	Draft	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Touch	TotOff	YScm	APYd	RtY
1	C. McCaffrey	2019	23	1-8	CAR	NFL	16	16	403	1387	2392	2392	0
2	Ezekiel Elliott	2019	24	1-4	DAL	NFL	16	16	355	1357	1777	1777	0
3	Nick Chubb	2019	24	2-35	CLE	NFL	16	16	334	1494	1772	1772	0
4	Derrick Henry	2019	25	2-45	TEN	NFL	15	15	321	1540	1746	1746	0
5	Michael Thomas	2019	26	2-47	NOR	NFL	16	15	150	-9	1716	1716	0
6	L. Fournette	2019	24	1-4	JAX	NFL	15	15	341	1152	1674	1674	0
7	Dalvin Cook	2019	24	2-41	MIN	NFL	14	14	303	1135	1654	1654	0
8	Aaron Jones	2019	25	5-182	GNB	NFL	16	16	285	1084	1558	1558	0
9	Austin Ekeler	2019	24		LAC	NFL	16	8	224	557	1550	1550	0
10	Chris Carson	2019	25	7-249	SEA	NFL	15	15	315	1230	1496	1496	0
11	Saquon Barkley	2019	22	1-2	NYG	NFL	13	13	269	1003	1441	1441	0
12	Joe Mixon	2019	23	2-48	CIN	NFL	16	15	313	1137	1424	1424	0
13	Julio Jones	2019	30	1-6	ATL	NFL	15	15	101	-3	1391	1391	0
14	Chris Godwin	2019	23	3-84	TAM	NFL	14	14	87	8	1341	1341	0
15	Alvin Kamara	2019	24	3-67	NOR	NFL	14	9	252	810	1330	1360	30
16	Miles Sanders	2019	22	2-53	PHI	NFL	16	11	229	818	1327	1641	314
17	Josh Jacobs	2019	21	1-24	OAK	NFL	13	13	262	1150	1316	1316	0
18	Mark Ingram	2019	30	1-28	BAL	NFL	15	15	228	1018	1265	1265	0
19	Le'Veon Bell	2019	27	2-48	NYJ	NFL	15	15	311	789	1250	1250	0
20	Robert Woods	2019	27	2-41	LAR	NFL	15	15	107	115	1249	1249	0

No one is even close to 400 touches. Yikes

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

No one is even close to 400 touches. Yikes

Makes you wonder if he'll survive his contract.

Dude is a warrior though - like his dad - so maybe?

Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

Makes you wonder if he'll survive his contract.

Dude is a warrior though - like his dad - so maybe?

That's a beating though.

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

RB's only put up those type of numbers when a team doesn't have much else. In the pass happy, RBBC, spread offense world we live in, it just isn't going to happen often. And if it does...that RB is reducing his NFL life span. So...get the cash when you can.

His numbers are bloated and he's overrated as a player because of it. The Panthers panicked.

Originally Posted by Poet

His numbers are bloated and he's overrated as a player because of it. The Panthers panicked.

He’s really all they’ve got.

Originally Posted by Poet

His numbers are bloated and he's overrated as a player because of it. The Panthers panicked.

I'll agree his numbers are bloated due to the lack of any other weapons and as a result, the Panthers had little choice but to offer this contract...but I won't agree on the overrated part. He's a great back, but I just don't personally value backs at that type of contract.