Madden NFL 15: Best RBs in the Game, The Future of the Position

[Demoncrom]

I grew up watching football in the late-1980s and 1990s, which seemed, in contrast to today, very much an era of the running back. I feel lucky to have been able to watch all of the careers of Barry, Thurman, and Emmitt, and to have caught parts of Dickerson's career.

As that was the era that shaped my identity as a fan, I pine for the days when the two-back set was king and the concept of the workhorse back reigned.

I really don't like the spread, the single back, or the committee approach. Accordingly, I won't shape my Madden team that way. I want to try to win like SEA did last year, with a punishing ground game at the center of the offensive game plan and a strong defense behind it. So I'll privilege drafting bell-cow-types if I can find them.

I grew up watching the bears in the early 80's so Payton , hershel, barry sandersy, iron head hayward, christian okaye and Bo jackson those are the running styles I loved. Add on that some solid hard hitting defenses, football heaven. I miss the black and blue days and it took me a lot to accept the new prima dona league. Seeing AP go hard in 2012 was a rare treat for me and he proved that when faced with bruising running most of todays players cannot tackle.

[Smoke6]

Re: Madden NFL 15: Best RBs in the Game, The Future of the Position

You will not see another line like the wall of Dallas and a bruiser like Emitt pounding the pelota behind them w an injured shoulder for 30+ carries - those days are over.

Im looking for elusive backs that can juke n jive out of singleback sets to make a new imprint on the run game.

The 49'ers and 'Hawks are still smash mouth teams w Gore and Lynch and they are succeeding but their style w those backs is among the minority which tells me it is not a simple economical style one can replicate today.

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Denver is trying, heard they are making their linemen beefier by at least 20lbs. Man we in for one helluva season I tell u.

[D0WN N DIRTY]

Re: Madden NFL 15: Best RBs in the Game, The Future of the Position

It well never die and still has not..look at super bowl champs ground and pound and defense.. same for 49ers.. it is a passing league but there are still teams that use it effectively and alot of super bowl champs run the ball.

[brettmickey]

Re: Madden NFL 15: Best RBs in the Game, The Future of the Position

The value of individual running backs has decreased (simply look at the contracts RBs are signing for on the open market in free agency) but as a position as a whole the value is still there. College ball is basically the farm system for NFL teams. So if the farm system is only developing small, quick, agile RBs that work in space then the options for workhorse backs are very limited. But having two or three running backs you can rotate through is very important and opens up the wide open passing game even more