Here's one reason why Marshawn Lynch is an intriguing player, but not a player you want to draft in the top-30 picks. Dick Jauron insistently says the Bills will run a committee this season. Here's a quote from Friday.

"Regardless of who the number one (back) is we do still intend to run the ball by committee. We think it's better for our team over the long haul," said Jauron. "As we get good enough to win consistently and fight our way hopefully into a playoff spot, you want to be healthy at that point in the year. A guy that gets overburdened carrying the ball constantly at that position will take so many more shots. We'd like to run it by committee and the guy that's the lead (back) will have to earn the right to be the lead."

Jauron has said variations of this quote all offseason, but the media hasn't really listened. I haven't listened, assuming Lynch will rise. Fantasy Nation hasn't listened, taking Lynch as a late second running back.

Lynch still has to prove he can be a productive pro (unlike the last highly drafted Cal runner, J.J. Arrington), and he's fighting an uphill battle on a below-average offense. The one great thing that vaulted him past Adrian Peterson was that he was guaranteed big carries.

Now I understand Jauron is partly engaging in coachspeak. He doesn't want to put pressure on the rookie. Like Tony Dungy with Joseph Addai with the Colts last year, though, I'm beginning to think it's not all coachspeak. Sharing the ball makes sense, especially when you have a first-year runner.

I like Marshawn Lynch's skill set, but he could be a better pro this year than fantasy option. Rookie backs usually get drafted too early. Maybe we should start listening to Dick Jauron.