Rankings and lists and slideshows. We post ’em. Everyone does. It doesn’t mean they’re worth anything, at least in terms of substance. When the NFL calendar hits its lowest point, it’s easy to turn to such easily post-able fodder to fill the summer months before training camp.
I bring this up because a new list of the NFL’s best running backs shouldn’t even draw my attention, but here we are in July and I decided to click. Gregg Rosenthal posted his latest RB rankings over at NFL.com, and I scrolled to see if there were any surprises up top.