Give me Marion Barber and Felix Jones

[PosterChild]

thats what they said about emmitt look what happened to him

 

[xpistofer]

That pic is rife with photoshop opportunities.

i was thinking the same thing...

 

[ctrous25]

good post... but id have to say id take alot of backs out there over julius we be able to get a decent back in the draft to compliment mbIII I personally like steve slayton he's a speedster and would be a perfect change of pace back for dallas... But then again id take alot of guys!!!

 

[dalboy]

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I'd love for us to get Felix... But I'd bet a nickel Felix wasn't really 6-0, 200 during the season.

He may bulk up for the combine like guys do, but I doubt he played at that weight.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Felix Jones would have to get stronger and needs a more explosive first step.

How do you judge a college running back abilities to translate to the NFL?

• Remove all bias thoughts as emotions hamper logical analysis.
• Ask: How does contact effect him? Does he go down eveytime he is touched? Running through holes the size of the grand canyon doesn't make a great NFL running back.
• Ask: How explosive is his first step. Can he explode through small cracks in the offensive line so fast that defensive linemen cannot react fast enough?

Look back at some of the all-time NFL great running backs. Emmitt Smith, Barry Sanders, Sweetness, Ladainian Tomlinson, Marshal Faulk. They went from zero to full speed in the blink of an eye. They also had either a low center of gravity and/or were very strong in their legs and core.

Felix Jones lacks several tools he needs to make it as an NFL back. That doesn't mean he cannot do it. He just isn't ready yet.

With Barber starting and time, maybe that is what Felix Jones needs. Having Houck doesn't hurt either!

Most people disagree with me, but Mike Hart would be my choice. I think he is the perfect 3rd down completment back for Barber. He is scrapy and strong for his size like Barber and has great vision. The only thing he lacks is breakaway speed, but you don't have to have breakaway speed in the NFL. All breakaway speed does is give you a chance at a 90 yard TD run. Those are extremely uncommon in the NFL in the first place. Even backs without breakaway speed can break off 40 yard runs if they break containment. Emmitt used to do it all the time.

 

[Bill Wooten]

I endorse the idea of a Felix/Marion backfield.

I will accept a Marion/Jamal or Marion/Chris Jonson tandem also...

I think a Marion/Chris Johnson backfield would be nice. CJ is a great returner as well. Very dangerous in the open field.

Reason I like this so much is that Johnson will be a lower pick than the others mentioned. The fact he went to my alma mater has nothing to do with it.

 

[PosterChild]

I think a Marion/Chris Johnson backfield would be nice. CJ is a great returner as well. Very dangerous in the open field.

Reason I like this so much is that Johnson will be a lower pick than the others mentioned. The fact he went to my alma mater has nothing to do with it.

I see. Just curious, are you given to swashbuckling or ever don a parrot on your shoulder?

But yeah, Johnson's speed is unholy, and that's just the ticket we need here to compliment the Barbarian.

 

[Sarge]

I don't want any running backs in the first round.

 

[PosterChild]

I don't want any running backs in the first round.

Like someone mentioned above we could likely trade down and still pick up one of these speed backs in the second. Early-mid second.

 

[BlueStar II]

Felix Jones Is To Small!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They said the same thing about Emmitt Smith, and Jones has a extra step of speed that Emmitt didn't have. I'm not claiming that Jones will be comparable to Emmitt, but depending upon where he might still be available in the draft, I'd give him some strong consideration.