Hunter Leupke and Daryl Johnston

zrinkill said:
Oh lord ....... here we go again ........ why does everyone have to be the second coming of someone from the 90's?
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Easy... those were the Super Bowl years....

Way better than the early exit, and no playoff years.
 
CowboyRoy said:
I have doubts they will even use him or carve out a role.
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If Moore or Garrett or Linehan were still here, yes I agree.
Maybe MM will be different. Didn’t he make good use of FB at GB. Although the NFL has changed some since then.

I guess we will see that happens in TC. It is all we can do it wait and see. Otherwise we just have our off season and speculation. Which is what we are here for anyway.

We have about 5 weeks left to do so. Should be fun and hopefully it will seem to go by quick.
 
jazzcat22 said:
If Moore or Garrett or Linehan were still here, yes I agree.
Maybe MM will be different. Didn’t he make good use of FB at GB. Although the NFL has changed some since then.

I guess we will see that happens in TC. It is all we can do it wait and see. Otherwise we just have our off season and speculation. Which is what we are here for anyway.

We have about 5 weeks left to do so. Should be fun and hopefully it will seem to go by quick.
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Although from this discussion and others, it seems that Leupke is a legit RB in his own right, 6 yards per carry in college. I mean, ignoring all else, he's pretty good out of the backfield. What's more he can turn the lead draw into a fake, then be wide open when backers converge to stop the run.
 
Johnston played for Syracuse when they were a ranked team with some formidable opponents like LSU and Ohio State. I would say that's a higher difficulty level than the likes of South Dakota State or Western Illinois.

It seems to me that there would be a reason one was undrafted while the other was the 39th pick overall in his draft. I know the RB market has less value these days but certainly not that less.

I'm always skeptical when a rookie free agent is being compared to premium draft pick.
 
jazzcat22 said:
If Moore or Garrett or Linehan were still here, yes I agree.
Maybe MM will be different. Didn’t he make good use of FB at GB. Although the NFL has changed some since then.

I guess we will see that happens in TC. It is all we can do it wait and see. Otherwise we just have our off season and speculation. Which is what we are here for anyway.

We have about 5 weeks left to do so. Should be fun and hopefully it will seem to go by quick.
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pollad is a prime example under the MM watch. Turpin to an extent.
 
nathanlt said:
Ok, not trying to be contentious here... I've seen nothing to say that Leupke is great/good/adequate/substandard in pass protection, just trying to understand.
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Read his draft profiles
I read several saying he needed to work on pass protection. That doesn’t mean he can’t learn but NFL blitzes are complex and picking up the right guy isn’t easy. As a runner and reciever I think he can make an impact right away but as a blocker it appears he has a lot to learn. Most backs do coming out of college though
 
CowboyRoy said:
pollad is a prime example under the MM watch. Turpin to an extent.
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The key is gonna be using all the weapons and being unpredictable in how you use them
We have weapons at every level but you can’t just use the backs as a dump off target. Use every position and force defenses to play run/pass and defend everyone. Find the open man and move the ball
 
conner01 said:
Read his draft profiles
I read several saying he needed to work on pass protection. That doesn’t mean he can’t learn but NFL blitzes are complex and picking up the right guy isn’t easy. As a runner and reciever I think he can make an impact right away but as a blocker it appears he has a lot to learn. Most backs do coming out of college though
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At least hes 235lbs trying to learn to pass block. He wont be just a speed bump.
 
BlindFaith said:
At least hes 235lbs trying to learn to pass block. He wont be just a speed bump.
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It’s all about learning who to block
He seems to be a smart player so he should be able to learn. It’s not about blowing the guy up, just redirect him works. It may take time but I like the tools he brings and I could see many ways to use his skills
 
Jarntt said:
I love the Luepke signing and think his skill set could fit our needs IF he can play at this level, but he has yet to wear shoulder pads at the NFL level and is an UDFA. It's more likely he doesn't make the roster than becomes half the player Moose was. But, again, love the Luepke move as we sit here today
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Lots of UDFA's became productive players in the NFL.
 
conner01 said:
It’s all about learning who to block
He seems to be a smart player so he should be able to learn. It’s not about blowing the guy up, just redirect him works. It may take time but I like the tools he brings and I could see many ways to use his skills
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No, its not just learning who to block. You still have to be able to do it, even if you know exactly who it is you are supposed to block.
 
offlimits said:
Lots of UDFA's became productive players in the NFL.
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Of course they do. I didn't say otherwise and more make it with the Cowboys than with most teams. But many, many more don't ever make an NFL game day roster
 
conner01 said:
The key is gonna be using all the weapons and being unpredictable in how you use them
We have weapons at every level but you can’t just use the backs as a dump off target. Use every position and force defenses to play run/pass and defend everyone. Find the open man and move the ball
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They couldnt even figure out who was the better back the last 4 years.
 
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