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I mean, I disagree

you don't draft a player that high just to run them into the ground when you're QB options are Desmond Ridder or Taylor Heinecke. If Bijan truly is a "generational" RB, it makes sense to use him sparingly if you feel like you don't really have a great chance to make a run. You don't have to necessarily wait until his second contract...they could have a better QB option in years 3-4 of his rookie contract

I've just assumed that Arthur Smith didn't want Bijan with that pick and is sparingly using him to prove his point somehow. He's pulling an Art Howe from Moneyball.

Do runningbacks quickly lose production due to age or the physical impact of hundreds of hits?

Do runningbacks burn out or fade away?

Yup, 5th year option, franchise, flush…..