All it took was one loose, far-sighted owner to drop the ball and pay one. What ended up happening wasn’t good. Elliott declined, as excepted, and is living out a pretty typical RB league career as one of the best of the decade. He’s done — but probably ended up getting paid for his three excellent years, two good ones, and some others. However, nobody wants to see their player get paid and then rapidly decline. Just leaves a bad taste. So all the RBs wanting their bag can thank Elliott for showing GMs and owners that it’s a bad decision for the team.