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Highest Paid Running Backs in the league... Guess who is #1

Jeremy Igo

By Jeremy Igo,
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16 minutes ago, richASINspirit said:

2018-2019 were CMC's best seasons, 2017 as a rookie was underwhelming

2017 - 11 wins

2018 - 7 wins

2019 - 5 wins

What a waste of money. Panthers going to Panther.

 

CMC as a rookie still managed 80 receptions.    Which is absurd.   As a pass catcher he was basically Marshall Faulk out of the gate. 

 

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5 hours ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Here are the highest paid running backs in the league according to OverTheCap

Christian McCaffrey Panthers 24 $64,063,412 $16,015,853 $36,346,412 $30,062,500 2026 UFA
Ezekiel Elliott Cowboys 25 $90,000,000 $15,000,000 $50,052,137 $28,052,137 2027 UFA
Le'Veon Bell Jets 28 $52,500,000 $13,125,000 $35,000,000 $27,000,000 2023 UFA
David Johnson Texans 29 $39,000,000 $13,000,000 $31,882,500 $24,682,500 2022 UFA
Derrick Henry Titans 26 $50,000,000 $12,500,000 $25,500,000 $25,500,000 2024 UFA
Kenyan Drake Cardinals 26 $8,483,000 $8,483,000 $8,483,000 $8,483,000 2021 UFA
Melvin Gordon Broncos 27 $16,000,000 $8,000,000 $13,500,000 $13,500,000 2022 UFA
Saquon Barkley Giants 23 $31,194,750 $7,798,688 $31,194,750 $31,194,750 2022 UFA
Austin Ekeler Chargers 25 $24,500,000 $6,125,000 $15,000,000 $13,750,000 2024 UFA
Todd Gurley Falcons 26 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 2021 UFA
Duke Johnson Texans 27 $15,610,000 $5,203,333 $7,757,000 $5,957,000 2022 UFA
Giovani Bernard Bengals 29 $10,300,000 $5,150,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 2022 UFA
Mark Ingram Ravens 31 $15,000,000 $5,000,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 2022 UFA
Jordan Howard Dolphins 26 $9,750,000 $4,875,000 $4,750,000 $4,750,000 2022 UFA
Tevin Coleman 49ers 27 $8,500,000 $4,250,000 $5,250,000 $3,250,000 2021 UFA
James White Patriots 28 $12,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,690,000 $4,690,000 2021 UFA
Latavius Murray Saints 30 $14,400,000 $3,600,000 $7,200,000 $7,200,000 2023 UFA
Jalen Richard Raiders 27 $7,000,000 $3,500,000 $4,500,000 $3,375,000 2022 UFA
Matt Breida Dolphins 25 $3,259,000 $3,259,000 $0 $0 2021 UFA
Kareem Hunt Browns 25 $3,259,000 $3,259,000 $0 $0 2021 UFA
Mike Davis Panthers 27 $6,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 2021 UFA
Josh Jacobs Raiders 22 $11,933,398 $2,983,350 $11,933,398 $11,933,398 2023 UFA
Raheem Mostert 49ers 28 $8,700,000 $2,900,000 $3,000,000 $2,400,000 2022 UFA
Carlos Hyde Seahawks 29 $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $0 $0 2021 UFA

 

What are your feelings about having CMC topping the list? Part of me thinks having a running back in this day and age making that kind of money is pretty silly. Decent running backs are inexpensive.

Another part of me realizes how much CMC will likely do in the Panthers offense and think the pay is earned. CMC in the past has setup every single thing to happen in the offense, I see no reason why that would change. He makes defenses adjust be merely being on the field. 

Completely agree. On the one hand most will agree that CMC is the best RB in the league and he adds to his value by being a dual threat.

 On the other hand Fournette a young RB with 1600 yards from scrimmage last year was available a week before the start of the season for a quarter of that money.

The trouble with CMC is that he can be a player who can tip the balance in a superbowl. But the Panthers won't get close to it. So is that cap allotment wasted even though he's great fun to watch?

IMO the reality is that he will win games and just do enough to make us mediocre, preventing a high pick who can truly change the trajectory of the franchise. To me it looks like the Panthers devoted a ton of cash to players like CMC and Bridgewater who will ensure that we stay middle of the pack. It's far preferable to stink and get a blue chip player than be mediocre.

 

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3 minutes ago, run-run-pass-punt said:

On principle, I wouldn't pay RBs. This is an exception imo. His tool-set puts him in a different classification for me - to make no mention of his work ethic. I'm surprisingly ok with it. 

I'm against paying RBs.  I too agree CMC is an exception.  

But it is really bad timing for that exception to the rule to be happening in this window for a franchise.  Because we aren't in position for him to put us over the top. 

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5 hours ago, hepcat said:

There’s another Panthers running back on that list I would argue is more overpaid than the guy who just put up a 1000/1000 season....

No poo. The fact that he’s still on the team is crazy. He was one of the “easy” cap space moves of the offseason. The fact that we have a second RB on the list is crazy. He’s making $1.5M per 2019 carry.

I’m fine with CMC getting paid that much. He is our offense. He’s as valuable to us as the top WRs in the league. It’s just that simple. RBs May be devalued but CMC is not devalued on our team.

Let’s put it this way, who’s team would suffer the most with an injury, the Panthers with CMC or the Saints with Michael Thomas or Dallas with Cooper or Atlanta with Julio? I’d argue that he’s as important to our offense as those guys are to theirs.

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4 minutes ago, stbugs said:

No poo. The fact that he’s still on the team is crazy. He was one of the “easy” cap space moves of the offseason. The fact that we have a second RB on the list is crazy. He’s making $1.5M per 2019 carry.

I’m fine with CMC getting paid that much. He is our offense. He’s as valuable to us as the top WRs in the league. It’s just that simple. RBs May be devalued but CMC is not devalued on our team.

Let’s put it this way, who’s team would suffer the most with an injury, the Panthers with CMC or the Saints with Michael Thomas or Dallas with Cooper or Atlanta with Julio? I’d argue that he’s as important to our offense as those guys are to theirs.

Based on results:

1. Thomas

2. Cooper

3. Julio

4. CMC

 

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3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

An awful lot of what we've done on offense over the past few years has been dependent on the threat of McCaffrey as much as McCaffrey himself. Opposing DCs have pretty much keyed their entire defense around stopping him.

I don't really see that changing under Brady.

I really hope that isn't the case because the results haven't been exactly stellar. 

2018 - Yards 10th, Points 14th

2019 - Yards 20th, Points 19th

If we are once again loading the entire offense on CMC's shoulders, I suppose we will be looking at a top 5 draft pick.

I thought the entire purpose of this Brady offense was to spread the ball around and not force feed it through one player? We saw enough of that with Rivera.

 

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2 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

I really hope that isn't the case because the results haven't been exactly stellar. 

2018 - Yards 10th, Points 14th

2019 - Yards 20th, Points 19th

If we are once again loading the entire offense on CMC's shoulders, I suppose we will be looking at a top 5 draft pick.

I thought the entire purpose of this Brady offense was to spread the ball around and not force feed it through one player? We saw enough of that with Rivera.

 

I am still trying to understand why the panthers forced feed CMAC the ball all year, even when it was obvious we were going nowhere.  It just added more wear and tear on his body and got him a ton of more yards and catches and in turn we built his case for his huge contract.  Such a stupid mistake.

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1 minute ago, mrcompletely11 said:

I am still trying to understand why the panthers forced feed CMAC the ball all year, even when it was obvious we were going nowhere.  It just added more wear and tear on his body and got him a ton of more yards and catches and in turn we built his case for his huge contract.  Such a stupid mistake.

It was so ridiculous. Let's just add 3x the mileage to our young star player. He was visibly gassed late in the season and in some of the games. 

If we do the same ignorant poo and run this kid into the ground in the next two years, I will be fully off the Brady/Rhule bandwagon. 

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10 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

I really hope that isn't the case because the results haven't been exactly stellar. 

2018 - Yards 10th, Points 14th

2019 - Yards 20th, Points 19th

If we are once again loading the entire offense on CMC's shoulders, I suppose we will be looking at a top 5 draft pick.

I thought the entire purpose of this Brady offense was to spread the ball around and not force feed it through one player? We saw enough of that with Rivera.

Remember, I said the threat of McCaffrey, not just McCaffrey.

I'm definitely one of the folks that doesn't want us overusing him. Lord knows Rivera was prone to that.

On the flipside though, if he's having a dominant day, do you really say to yourself "I need to get the ball to Brandon Zylstra some more"?

And yeah, if I'm an opposing DC, he's where I devote my attention. DJ Moore has certainly looked good, but I wouldn't put him in the "devote my top cornerback to him" category just yet.

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