It’s November 4th, and the trade deadline is a mere hours away.

So what happens with the New York Jets and running back Breece Hall?

It feels like for weeks we’ve been teased with the possibility of Hall being traded like a rabbit chasing a carrot on a treadmill.

And then anytime any trade discourse starts to heat up, the Jets take back the carrot and leave the rabbit running.

Reports came out a few days ago that New York would want a third round pick for Hall, which seems fair given how well he’s performed over his four year career.

But then just a day or two later, the same reports were coming out that the Jets needed to be “blown out of the water” with an offer.

With all due respect, which one is it?

A third round draft pick is a quality price but it’s not exactly an Earth-shattering price.

Perhaps the Jets are simply trying to drive up the price. They know that Hall is a valued commodity amongst teams across the league, and they hold the power in these discussions.

But the NFL is a weird league when it comes to trades.

Hall isn’t just a special case.

We’ve been through this before with Myles Garrett, Maxx Crosby, Trey Hendrickson, and now it seems like it’s happening with Jaylen Waddle.

The problem with Hall is that you have to be careful with his age. Running backs in the NFL have such a short lifespan in this league, and only special cases like Derrick Henry or Saquon Barkley truly live up to the expensive contract that they’re given after their rookie contracts expire.

That’s why the NFL and running backs across the league have had problems in determining their value.

Because running backs, as important as they are, is an indispensable position. There are so many backs with only a few spots to fill.

It’s not like wide receiver where you can slot guys anywhere on the field. There’s usually just one or two running backs on the field, and if there’s two, the second one is usually a decoy or blocking.

We’ve seen that Hall can play at a high level, but can he become among one of the NFL’s elite?

That seems to be the internal discussions that teams across the league seem to be having.

Hall may not go anywhere for the time being. But unless he signs an extension, don’t expect this discourse to end.