But signing a year-old back to a seven-year deal like Peterson just doesn't make business sense for the Ravens.
Four or perhaps five years sounds like a good duration for Rice's new contract, with the number trending more toward what Foster received than Lynch. It's clear that Rice has earned an elite payday. Now that Foster and Lynch have gotten their deals, they set a benchmark for running back value for Wilson Jr.
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His size, speed and receiving ability also set him apart. McCoy, Ray Rice and Matt Forte are all tough, impactful guys, but Foster -- in the eyes of a lot of folks who have to game plan against him -- is special.
And to think, this is the one player in this group who wasn't even drafted. Great question! All of these backs are excellent, but for the record, none are in the class of Adrian Peterson.
The scheme you run will dictate the answer. If you run a zone scheme, Foster has proven he is effective in that, but I do not know how he would be in a power scheme or in a varied passing game. Forte and Rice are similar. Both are good inside runners who are not top outside threats.
I give Forte a slight edge there, but both are effective in the passing game and better all-around backs than Foster. McCoy is your home run threat who is aided by the spread formations that Philly runs when he is used as an inside runner. He is also effective on screens and draws.
If it is a zone scheme, I would take Foster. Spread offense, I am taking McCoy. A traditional offense, it's Forte.
This one's like asking a dad to pick his favorite kid. In the end, I think I have to pick Rice. In four years, Rice has missed just three games all his rookie season. He's the best pass catcher in the bunch catches for 2, yards and he's got great hands in other ways -- he's fumbled just six times in his NFL career. He's compact, he's tough, he's like a pinball in the way he can bounce off tacklers and he doesn't turn 26 until AFC championship time next year.
And, well, in the interest of fair disclosure, there is a personal bias here, too: I covered Rice throughout his Rutgers career. He's a team guy, he's good in the community and he has this ridiculously lovable mom who used to wear an oversized Rutgers helmet to games. I'd start my team with McCoy. I'd guess that most general managers would agree.
Ray Rice and Matt Forte are cornerstone pieces. They are complete backs that can play every down. Joe Flacco has been very good at times this season, but he has also had the propensity to stink it up from time to time.
Flacco recorded seven games this season with a QB rating under Unsurprisingly, three of the Ravens' four losses this season came in those games, and the fourth loss was in a multi-interception outing against the Chargers. So, while Flacco has shown improvement this season, he is still very capable of losing games for the Ravens if he is asked to do too much, and the Texans are precisely the defense built to exploit his flaws.
So, all of this just goes to say that the prospective rushing attacks today will hold the keys to victory.
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