The decline in college running back quality, specifically the lack of downhill, pro-style runners, has forced NFL teams to carefully identify and pay a premium for true franchise running backs.

“The problem is you don't have the same caliber of running backs that's coming out of colleges every year because when we were coming out you had two or three Dogs coming out every year at at the running back position you like man this guy going to be good he going to be good he going to be good righ”