Day 121

Fresh Start_121: Let them Sit!
There is a known and needed commodity in the NFL is a great running back. There 2 really good backs in this draft being Leonard Fournette and Christian McCarffrey. Both of them are skipping their bowl games this season before they enter the draft. I have no idea why this is a big deal with these 2 players and their specific bowl games that they are participating in. Neither of them are participating in the playoff, so why is it a big deal?

The running back position has a short shelf life to begin with, so putting their NFL livelihood in jeopardy doesn’t make any sense. The last go around with the boys won’t mean anything if you’re playing in a bowl like the Boost Mobile Bowl. Fournette is already injury prone, so even giving 15 carries might be too much. Both of the players have nothing to prove and can’t improve their draft stock any more than they already have in their college careers. McCarffrey is was a border line Heisman Candidate. Fournette in many people’s eyes around college football was a Heisman snub.

This might become a trend for other players that are going into the draft and it won’t be this huge deal 4-5 year from now. For Fournette and McCarffrey they can start to choose an agent sooner and make a better choice in their agent. The minor bowls that all the teams in the country don’t mean anything. It has become a vacation for the teams and their families, more money for the cable providers, and money for the companies and stadiums that are running the games. Skipping the bowl game from the players’ perspective is a smarter move than playing in the game and risking injury. I implore you to make an argument for the players to actual play in the game.
Sources:(espn.com)

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