Film Session Shows why Phil Mafah Could be Really Good in the NFL

Still not a very big fan. Eddie George is a good comparison, because I see the Cowboys Eddie George--heavy legged runner who needs a lot of run way to get going. Voch is right though--he has a calling card, play north and south. So I think there could be a role for him as a closer.
 
Pass2Run said:
This is just my opinion. But I think if you look closely at the film, Phil Mafah has a higher potential than most 7th round picks.

I honestly think the.Cowboys knew they could wait until the 7th round to get a back and still get a.very solid back. I was a Devin Neal guy, but Mafah could end up being even better than Neal if we're talking NFL.

Mufah isn't slow, and people keep talking about his speed. But he's nimble enough and a much better runner than I think people are giving him credit for.

He'll be a good player for us, and possibly our starter. This is how we roll. Why spend heavy resources on a RB when we can make one.

If Voch keeps making content like this, I'm gonna have to be a bigger fan. Good stuff. For me, I liked him better on his own channel anyway. This latest breakdown on Mafah shows the upside.

Strength, power, deceptive speed. Mafah can be an all around back.

My comp? Eddie George.

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People are knocking his speed but there are runs where he just runs away from the defense....and that includes against teams like Notre Dame where you would expect that the defense has some pretty fast guys.
 
Pass2Run said:
This is just my opinion. But I think if you look closely at the film, Phil Mafah has a higher potential than most 7th round picks.

I honestly think the.Cowboys knew they could wait until the 7th round to get a back and still get a.very solid back. I was a Devin Neal guy, but Mafah could end up being even better than Neal if we're talking NFL.

Mufah isn't slow, and people keep talking about his speed. But he's nimble enough and a much better runner than I think people are giving him credit for.

He'll be a good player for us, and possibly our starter. This is how we roll. Why spend heavy resources on a RB when we can make one.

If Voch keeps making content like this, I'm gonna have to be a bigger fan. Good stuff. For me, I liked him better on his own channel anyway. This latest breakdown on Mafah shows the upside.

Strength, power, deceptive speed. Mafah can be an all around back.

My comp? Eddie George.

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Better than other 7th round picks!! How about is he better than other 6th round picks? 5th rounders?

I did a quick comparison to other RBs in this draft and he doesn't stand out in anything other than size. Then one can argue every team.that drafted a RB ahead of Mafa got a good RB. And they all have NFL type players that will.improve them and thus now 20+ teams got their RBs and so on.

And I don't get this deceptive speed comments. Sounds like a spin, wishfulness or excuse....
 
CowboysFaninHouston said:
Better than other 7th round picks!! How about is he better than other 6th round picks? 5th rounders?

I did a quick comparison to other RBs in this draft and he doesn't stand out in anything other than size. Then one can argue every team.that drafted a RB ahead of Mafa got a good RB. And they all have NFL type players that will.improve them and thus now 20+ teams got their RBs and so on.

And I don't get this deceptive speed comments. Sounds like a spin, wishfulness or excuse....
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You obviously aren't looking very hard at his runs if you don't understand the deceptive speed part. On several runs he runs away from defenses of big time schools. Is he a burner? No. But he isn't a slowpoke by any means.
 
slick325 said:
I immediately thought he reminded me of Bo Scarborough from Alabama.
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THe funny thing about Scarborough is he never looked fast...it was all a matter of how hard he was shaking his dreads as he ran. By the way Scarborough ran a 4.52 at the Combine. Derrick Henry ran a 4.54 at the Combine. Mafah's 40 time is projected in that range as well.
 
Fla Cowpoke said:
You obviously aren't looking very hard at his runs if you don't understand the deceptive speed part. On several runs he runs away from defenses of big time schools. Is he a burner? No. But he isn't a slowpoke by any means.
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well, you can look at his runs in a silo. now do the same for all the RBs that got picked before him and you will see the exact same thing.
 
Pass2Run said:
This is just my opinion. But I think if you look closely at the film, Phil Mafah has a higher potential than most 7th round picks.

I honestly think the.Cowboys knew they could wait until the 7th round to get a back and still get a.very solid back. I was a Devin Neal guy, but Mafah could end up being even better than Neal if we're talking NFL.

Mufah isn't slow, and people keep talking about his speed. But he's nimble enough and a much better runner than I think people are giving him credit for.

He'll be a good player for us, and possibly our starter. This is how we roll. Why spend heavy resources on a RB when we can make one.

If Voch keeps making content like this, I'm gonna have to be a bigger fan. Good stuff. For me, I liked him better on his own channel anyway. This latest breakdown on Mafah shows the upside.

Strength, power, deceptive speed. Mafah can be an all around back.

My comp? Eddie George.

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At the very least if he makes the team I think he's a perfect replacement for Rico he's a rookie on a rookie contract that is a lot like Rico in the sense that they don't have anything special that they do they're not super fast make a lot of moves they don't score a lot of touchdowns but they move the chains they can be fed the football and then you can come in with your lightning and run Jayden Blue and Sanders or you can use Williams I mean we have options here people thinking that we didn't get anything taken care of in the draft they don't realize you can use a running back by committee if you have the right 2 to 3 guys..

It's been done I remember San Francisco II don't know it was like three or four years ago when they had Garoppolo at quarterback they went to a Super Bowl using three running backs that all had about 500 plus yards each and they fed the ball to them evenly all season and the one news would be the situation calls for how you use them in the game.. Even think they had a 4th running back that occasionally got in a game or called up and active I mean they literally used running back by committee with Garoppolo at quarterback of all people and got to a Super Bowl...

Running back by committee sounds bad when you don't have the right pieces but when you have the right pieces you can make it work I believe they have enough here to do that when they're considering the scheme and improving their offensive line...
 
Nothing at all again Mafah and his potential but unless a team is getting a Saquon or even a Jeanty you BUY NFL proven running backs just based on value and managing the cap
 
Pass2Run said:
By the way, I disagree with his final assessment of Mafah. He's gonna be a good back after a year of speed, strength and NFL level training and coaching....he just reminds me a lot of Eddie George, who was a pretty good back.
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Yes Eddie George and today's standards wouldn't be ranked very high but back then he was three yards and a cloud of dust you can count on him to move the chains for the tough runs but his career average ended up under 4 yards per carry it was a tough league back then but that is a good comp I mean to me right now he kind of looks like James Connor and I know people disagreed I thought he looked a little like Legarrett blount but we don't need to do to be special if he replaces Rico which in a way he is a lot like Rico rico didn't have anything special he didn't have blazing speed he didn't make a lot of cuts he didn't score a lot of touchdowns you know it didn't have a lot of long runs but he could be dependent on to move the chains we have Jayden Blue and Sanders and other guys on this team you can use in a running back by committee that people are down on this pic but I've seen low round running backs be pretty damn good in the nfl undrafted running backs be pretty damn good in the NFL so if he makes the team I think he has something to offer it isn't going to be special but we don't need special we got to get that from Jayden Blue we can get some of that juice from Turpin or Sanders I mean there's a way this can work if the offensive line in scheme and the play calling is designed properly that's what was missing the last couple of years is the scheme the game planning and the play calling using the right player for the right situation..
 
I think he's being overlooked due where he was drafted. I think the very deep RB class is why he wasn't a 4th rd pick. His speed is more than adequate for a 230+lb back. I think he could be a quality rotational NFL back and that would be great for a late rd pick. Any more than that would be surprising and a bonus.
 
Until proven otherwise, I think the OL & running back room is just fine and that's with me not counting on the two vet RB's to "surprise". If they surprise, it's gravy.
 
CowboysFaninHouston said:
well, you can look at his runs in a silo. now do the same for all the RBs that got picked before him and you will see the exact same thing.
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The difference is that they are talking about one specific player and having deceptive speed. THe only time he ever got caught on long runs was when people had an angle. Not much in the way of people running him down.
 
Whenever I watched his games in college I thought he could make a decent pro.
How good is the question
 
Fla Cowpoke said:
The difference is that they are talking about one specific player and having deceptive speed. THe only time he ever got caught on long runs was when people had an angle. Not much in the way of people running him down.
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deceptive speed is just another term for he is not really fast.
 
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