Shawn Siegele's Zero RB Theory Gets Attention

[David U Kennedy]

I have been off Stud RB theroy for a long while now as i seen the NFL passing game taking off in the early-mid 2000's and began drafting accordingly esp in ppr leagues id go stud WR for as long as they were still on boards I've been doing this for 5-6 years or more now, not every draft but lots of them or exactly no rbs till round six or past but more or less pretty close. Never lost a year net cash since doing drafts like this before for that matter as im sure most of the successful top players around here have also but just had to say. I must also you MUST hit one at least one productive running back and hope he stays healthy and also pick up one productive RB during waivers in season to make this system work. i only read the subject line and dint check into his exact theory cuz i don't need to i use my own but i have been off RB's for quite some time now. I will go RB if i get a top 3 pick some years(like this) and then do my stud wr/te thing for like the next 5-7 in a row and that seems to be very successful as well... But Rb guys don't get me wrong winning teams can of course still be had going rb/rb/rb still then you must hit on the right mid fid wrs and id just rather find the middle fiddle rbs than wrs now a days. Rbs are being phased out of the game it seems as just it seems like their are not enough great work horse backs to build offenses around i think and the new passing systems are really working well with the right QBs in place.

Good Luck all this year,

DT-Azzurri

Rbs are not being phased out of offenses. There are actually more RBs today going over 1000 yards than in the past. The difference today is that the fullback who used to run for 400 or 500 yards are phased out. Second RBs are getting those carries. The RBBC committee is somewhat of a myth. Stud runners are very much alive. Compare what the top 6 RBs did last year to any year before. I bet those guys numbers will rank higher than most. RBs aren't dead Fullbacks are!!

[Tom Kessenich]

I agree the stud RBs still have value. Every team I had Charles on last year did very well. And this year, I want one of those first four RBs way before anyone else in the first round. So the value is there in my opinion. I think what's changed is you no longer need a stud RB to win. In years past, if you didn't get a strong RB in the first round you had a major mountain to climb to try and win. Now there are a variety of ways to skin a cat and if you miss out on a stud RB your season isn't over before it's begun. There are a lot of really good options you can turn to.