John is employing filibuster tactics now.
I'm ok with the status quo since it's so close to the draft. But I'd like to get a better explanation of why you have such an aversion to having that flex be RB/WR/TE.
My arguments are thusly, please refute them.
1) More positions = more options = more fun. Always a good thing (does not apply to kickers and defenses).
2) RB-by-committees. This season and future seasons will see a shift towards RB-by-committees that give two running backs 13 carries a game, rather than one running back get 26 carries a game. And this allows you to capture some of the value in that Leon Washington type back.
3) What's the difference if you allow RBs to be a Flex? By the time you get to that third RB or third WR, running backs and receivers are essentially equal in value (see previous post about Ted Ginn). (side note: in fantasy - and real - baseball, you're allowed to make any player you want to be the DH. You want Dan Uggla to be your DH? Go right ahead. That's what the Flex is: a designated scorer)
4) SCARCITY IS A GOOD THING. The vibe I'm picking up is that you're afraid that there won't be enough running backs to go around. And you're right: there are only maybe eight teams that have a full time running back, so they have a ton of value. But so does Andre Johnson. There's already a scarcity of elite wide receivers - probably moreso than running backs. And you know what: THAT'S WHAT MAKES FANTASY FOOTBALL FUN! For the same reason that 10-team leagues suck a$$, having to find that extra RB or WR is what separates teams. Nothing sucks worse than the team that picks up some guy off waivers in week one and that person explodes and destroys the whole league. More scarcity means less reliance on waiver wire pickups. That's a GOOD thing.
So to recap: it's more fun, makes the draft more important, makes teams study harder, takes out some of the waiver wire-pickup-of-destruction BS, it allows you to customize your team more, and in the end, doesn't make a ton of difference whether the player is a running back or a wide receiver.