It seemed that the moment the Houston Texans agreed to terms with Lamar Miller, the dots were quickly connected between Ezekiel Elliott and the Miami Dolphins. I have been outspoken about not taking a running back in the first round. First, running backs are a dime a dozen.
Second, running backs have a short shelf life due to the amount of contact and abuse they take game in and game out. Also there has been a ton of late round to undrafted running backs that have gone on to have successful careers. Remember C.J. Anderson, I should say Super Bowl winning C.