Fast Forward: RB's who can hit the ground running

ICP said:
While I agree, what if Bijan somehow falls to them in the 1st? Do they pass?
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Take him….what if he has the same impact Zeke had his first year? We have some good receivers now, Dak can be very good at times….getting a back really good back could be amazing, of course the line needs to come back healthy and stay relatively healthy.
 
ICP said:
While I agree, what if Bijan somehow falls to them in the 1st? Do they pass?
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If he’s there at 26 and they don’t take him we will see him on the Eagles for the next five or six years so you got to take him at 26 if he’s there.
 
plasticman said:
The Cowboys have a history of drafting RB's that hit the ground running. In fact, three of them were OROY, Calvin Hill. Tony Dorsett, and Emmitt. Smith.

There was also Duane Thomas. Even DeMarco Murray had almost 900 yards in 13 games before he was injured his rookie season in 2011.
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I could be remembering wrong but I'm pretty sure Murray was injured BEFORE he burst onto the scene against the Rams his rookie year. I think it was a hammie suffered during preseason. That's why he was used so sparingly up to that point. Then he had a nice stretch and got hurt again. That turned out to be pretty much the story of his career.
 
CowboyRoy said:
Yah, love the guy. But 2nd round is steep. Trade back and pick up an extra 2nd and im fine with it. Just get me a stud guard with the first pick.
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Thats when it always gets risky business because you can trade back too far especially in this draft, Its a very deep draft and worth the consideration but just don't trade back unless you can gain more mid round talent in a very deep draft, but don't do it if you lose out on opportunity to draft a really defined BPA, but this RB draft class is so deep that talent like
Achane
Bigsby
Evans
Miller
Spears, I mean this is a very deep RB class with lots of mid round prospects.
Where does Bijans second string man in Johnson show up in this draft.
Watched a lot of Horns Ball, and I'm telling anyone that is listening that Johnson is a poor mans Bijan.
They share some very similar attributes and skill level other than the fact that Bijan was the clear stud there and will go extremely early in this draft, and Johnson can be a big steal in later rounds.
I want more 5th round picks in this draft!!!
 
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Typhus said:
Thats when it always gets risky buisness because you can trade badk too far, but this RB draft class is so deep that talent like
Achane
Bigsby
Evans
Miller
Spears, I mean this is a very deep RB clas with lots of mid round prospects.
Where does Bijans second string man in Johnson show up in this draft.
Watched a lot of Horns Ball, and Im telling anyone that is listening the Johnson is a poor man Bijan.
They share some very similar attributes and skill level other than the fact that Bijan was the clear stud there and will go extremely early in this draft, and Johnson can be a big steal in later rounds.
I want more 5th round picks in this draft!!!
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no rbs in the first 2 rounds for me unless you pick up an extra 2nd
 
CowboyRoy said:
Just get me a stud guard with the first pick.
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The top rated OG prospect is actually was a college OT - Peter Skoronski.
The draft consensus projection is that he will picked in the top 10 - 15, and that whichever team selects him will move him inside.
The next two players highly ranked were true college OGs - O'Cyrus Torrence and Steve Avila. The fourth player highly regarded for OG is another college OT -- Cody Mauch.
 
Motorola said:
The top rated OG prospect is actually was a college OT - Peter Skoronski.
The draft consensus projection is that he will picked in the top 10 - 15, and that whichever team selects him will move him inside.
The next two players highly ranked were true college OGs - O'Cyrus Torrence and Steve Avila. The fourth player highly regarded for OG is another college OT -- Cody Mauch.
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Give me the tenn tackle and put him at guard. My #1 draft scenario.
 
gimmesix said:
I don't agree that a running back in the first would be a mistake, but I do agree that the odds seem to favor this year being able to find one in the second or third round.
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I agree. RBs will be easy to find in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. But the rest of the league knows this too. I wouldn't be surprised if 6-8 good backs are taken in those 2 rds and all of a sudden, the quality is no longer there. A RB taken in the 4th or 5th rd has as much a chance of being cut as being a first yr contributor.
 
Bagman said:
I agree. RBs will be easy to find in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. But the rest of the league knows this too. I wouldn't be surprised if 6-8 good backs are taken in those 2 rds and all of a sudden, the quality is no longer there. A RB taken in the 4th or 5th rd has as much a chance of being cut as being a first yr contributor.
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That makes no sense.
 
CowboyRoy said:
Give me the tenn tackle and put him at guard. My #1 draft scenario.
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Did a scan on Darell Wright's rankings, along with a few mock drafts scenarios.
Could be off the board by pick 15 ...maybe still there at 20?
 
Bagman said:
I agree. RBs will be easy to find in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. But the rest of the league knows this too. I wouldn't be surprised if 6-8 good backs are taken in those 2 rds and all of a sudden, the quality is no longer there. A RB taken in the 4th or 5th rd has as much a chance of being cut as being a first yr contributor.
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Generally easier than the later rounds. Odds say there will be a miss or two in each round, especially if eight are taken. But I also expect there to be run on backs during those rounds unless the class just isn't as good as they say.

I just don't like how often the word easy gets thrown around when it comes to the draft. It's not easy or there would be a higher success rate.
 
Bagman said:
I agree. RBs will be easy to find in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. But the rest of the league knows this too. I wouldn't be surprised if 6-8 good backs are taken in those 2 rds and all of a sudden, the quality is no longer there. A RB taken in the 4th or 5th rd has as much a chance of being cut as being a first yr contributor.
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I agree with this assessment. There are about a half dozen really good backs in this draft. If Dallas waits until the end of the third round, they might miss out on this group. After that, who knows what you'll get. There could easily be 6-7 backs off the board before Dallas's 3rd round pick. 5 off the board at that point is best case scenario.
 
Bagman said:
I agree. RBs will be easy to find in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. But the rest of the league knows this too. I wouldn't be surprised if 6-8 good backs are taken in those 2 rds and all of a sudden, the quality is no longer there. A RB taken in the 4th or 5th rd has as much a chance of being cut as being a first yr contributor.
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Gawd, how do you guys fall for this? RBs are absolutely not easy to find in rounds 2/3. Geeeez, do you guys even pay attention?

No positions are easy to find. And the 4th/5th round RBs have a much bigger chance of being cut.
 
Bagman said:
I agree. RBs will be easy to find in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. But the rest of the league knows this too. I wouldn't be surprised if 6-8 good backs are taken in those 2 rds and all of a sudden, the quality is no longer there. A RB taken in the 4th or 5th rd has as much a chance of being cut as being a first yr contributor.
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There are two blue chip RBs in this draft. Bijuan and Wineboy(Charbonnet). Rest are all either limited or just huge question marks. Nothing easy about it.

Best bet would be to get a guy who can block in the mid rounds somewhere. Zach Evans in the 3rd would be good.
 
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