Its still a terrible trade. For value you could have signed a guy off the street and gotten comparable production. I don't know what the Colts biggest hole is, but when they are supposed to pick next year there's gonna be a player available that you probably want that you won't get. Running backs are luxuries, not necessities. The Vikings have one of the best ever and hows that working out for them?
And YPC isn't the only stat that matters, except when you trade a first round pick for a running back. Who trades a first round pick for a guy who can't pick up a first down with 3 runs? I don't care if he's the best blocker ever, if that's what you need put a fullback back there. The only first round pick recently to actually be worth it is Doug Martin, and even he needs competent QB play or teams can stack to the box to stop him. Look at all the recent Super Bowl winners and find me the runners who were high picks. Its almost always late rounders or guys off the street.
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