Roland Fryer
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I want people to hear from you, like, what it's like playing running back.
I mean, what part of it is mental, physical?
How much of it can be taught versus instincts?
Tell me in your view, why is the running back market like it is today?
I mean, do you feel like the current situation is unfair?
Do you feel like it's fine?
I hate it.
But on the other hand, I don't see any Super Bowl winners in the last 20 years with a mediocre quarterback, maybe Brad Johnson of the Tampa Bay Bucs.
I see several with average running backs and really good quarterbacks.
Is that a reason that the quarterback position is valued more?
Why do you think the running back market is so challenging today?
It seems like there is some relationship between the CBA and durability, which is if you've got to wait for five years, and as you say, you've carried the ball all this number of times, then executives are going to look at that and say, how much more does he have in the tank?
So durability is part of it through the CBA, right?
When market demand changes, particularly in something as intricate as the NFL, then certain positions will be more or less valued.
And going in, people will expect that.
The other option would be to say, when you do get the ball... Run further?
Exactly.
Be more productive.
This duality has lived in me since I became an economist.
But you didn't ask Juju, the kid from Daytona, to advise the players.