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I don't disagree with what you wrote but still trying to figure out your point. Good athletes aren't playing RB anymore? Well if you think about it RB's take the most abuse and have the shortest playing lifespan. SO IF you can play another position it is smart to move away from RB. I also think there are more very good players now on D than before because there are just more players now than there used to be. Population growth, improved coaching, training, development and facilities has resulted in just more players. Agreed Defensive coaches had to adapt to the rule changes that favored the offense and get more athletic on D. But there is an old (60 yrs?) adage (obviously not universally accepted) in football about putting your best athletes on D (and your best athletes on D at CB). So that's not anything new. "In the NFL, a good to great DB, DE, DL or LB, is valued higher than a great RB". Again for 2 reasons. 1) rule changes made offenses more productive/explosive so better defenders were needed/valued. and 2) do you invest valuable draft capital in a position where players are productive for 3 years or 10 yrs? IDK if defenses will ever catch up to offenses (talent levels being equal). If it does the rulemakers will probably change the rules again. They have clearly valued offense, scoring and wide open (NOT 3 yds and cloud of dust) attacks more than lower scoring defensive "struggles".