Tremaine Edmunds is a RB who got paid. He’s never going to change the fortunes of Chicago. He can be a good player, but will never be a difference maker in a subpar talent defense.
Bottomline is Tre works extremely hard and is smarter (High School Valedictorian). Elam works harder but is likely not as smart as Tre. So you have two 1st round corners one who is one of the smartest in the NFL and is the hardest worker. That is a tough bar to clear if you are Elam. As for Benford and Jackson it is my opinion that the Bills CB 2 is likely more a position of dealing with WR 2 and that is less demanding athletically.
From a product standpoint the NFL is a bit predictable. Brady and Rodgers are out. The only thing unexpected is the Rodgers injury, and the Burrow injury. There’s some promising rookie QBs that have yet to really separate from the field. At the center of all the most anticipated games is Mahomes & Allen.
I’m all for the next man up philosophy. It seems 2023 will be a major tear in transitioning from the old crop of players to a newer younger crop. White will be back sometime in 2024 and possibly sooner given injury diagnosis, location and severity.