In absolute terms Achane isnt even close, we are talking about a RB that has top 15 draft capital in an age where RBs are the least valuable they have ever been, and is on the edge of being too small for the position at the NFL level, vs a guy that went in the back half of the third that is even smaller than the first rounder, who is barely faster.Ice wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 3:44 pmNo disagreement he can be successful, it’s the part that he is greater than Gibbs that I just can’t get on board with personally.Dynasty DeLorean wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 3:39 pm Was going to post this in my rb report but figure I’ll share here since it seems relevant. Warrick Dunn (who was also a track guy) was in the 180’s when working out and drafted, so there is precedent for Achane. The main difference would be draft capital. Also found an old articl in which someone involved in drafted Tony Dorsett said he was in the 170’s when they drafted him. Also we’ve seen Phillip Lindsay have a lot of success given his draft capital who was also under 190lbs. There aren’t many examples but there certainly is precedent for Achane to be successful.
What is intriguing to me is the arbitrage between the two, one will cost you 1.02/3 the other can be had at 1.10 in most leagues.
The odds are that Gibbs is more productive for longer compared to Achane, but in terms of overall team value, I could definitely see the argument that Achane + what it would take to trade back from 1.02/3 to 1.10 could be a more valuable play.