Pick #151 J. Randall RB OK St.

[Aven8]

We had the special teams draft... Now the Romo Friendly draft..

If only they would change the rule from 11 players to 14!!

 

[ghst187]

If he stayed in college a year he probably goes 2nd-3rd round. He's talented.

you could say this was good value, can't believe he lasted til the 5th. He's almost the same player as Demarco Murray. Between the two hopefully one can stay healthy. Love the pick though, like him lots more than Taylor who IMO is just going to be too slow to the hole.

 

[IAmLegend]

Kiper and McShay both just had high praise for Randle. Kiper said he thinks he has the best chance of any late-round RB to be this year's Alfred Morris. He won't put up those types of numbers, but still a solid pick in the 5th round.

Now if we could just solidify this draft with a D-Lineman or O-lineman in the 6th this will actually be a pretty solid draft.

 

[SHAMSzy]

Because we took a TE in round two, implying we will use 2 TE sets more, which devalues the WR position a small amount.

Then when you combine what we have in Dwayne Harris, and the underneath/wiggle role that Coale Beasley could fill, I just dont think we needed to go WR there. Would have preferred to wait a year and get a WR then.

If we had not taken a TE in rd two, I would have loved the pick. But when we already have pro bowlers at both positions, why draft pure depth in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, when there are much more pressing needs?

I understand BPA, but only to a certain extent.

Fair enough. The talent that we get for a 3rd rounder is enough to get me excited despite the circumstances and it allows us to part with Austin when needed. Also who really trusts both Miles and Dez to make it through a full season. At least one of these guys is bound to go down and we have no one else capable of playing on the outside.

 

[Aikmaniac]

So the question coming to my mind is...how does a complete back like this slip to the 5th round?

 

[lwehlers]

I don't love the pick. Probably a player we needed. I wanted James Franklin out of UCLA the most of any back left going into today.

franklin was also the rb I wanted. randle will be a good backup. I hope he can pass block because its very important in this offense. if not he will not play right away early in the season. I remember murray had to adjust the first half of his rookie year to improve his pass blocking.

 

[lwehlers]

So the question coming to my mind is...how does a complete back like this slip to the 5th round?

he probably needs to improve his pass blockin and does not have top of the line speed. he still will be great pick for us.

 

[SDCowboy]

So the question coming to my mind is...how does a complete back like this slip to the 5th round?

RB's aren't nearly as valuable as they once were. Even the really good ones.

 

[IAmLegend]

So the question coming to my mind is...how does a complete back like this slip to the 5th round?

3 things:

1. It's a deep RB draft

2. His surprisingly slow 40 time at the combine (4.62) -- he plays a little faster than that though

3. RB's are undervalued these days

 

[PullMyFinger]

is Cornellius Washington still available?

Yup....

 

[ilykdrama]

Seems like we have to Demarcos now. Yes, please.

 

[Cowboys22]

So the question coming to my mind is...how does a complete back like this slip to the 5th round?

Have you been watching? Almost Every single RB in the draft dropped.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

So the question coming to my mind is...how does a complete back like this slip to the 5th round?

He's not that fast, not flashy, won't make a bunch of 70 yard runs.

And I don't think he's your traditional I-tailback where you give him the ball 8 yards deep and plow ahead. He's more of a spread-look kind of back. But that's what we do anyway.

 

[Eskimo]

Because we took a TE in round two, implying we will use 2 TE sets more, which devalues the WR position a small amount.

Then when you combine what we have in Dwayne Harris, and the underneath/wiggle role that Coale Beasley could fill, I just dont think we needed to go WR there. Would have preferred to wait a year and get a WR then.

If we had not taken a TE in rd two, I would have loved the pick. But when we already have pro bowlers at both positions, why draft pure depth in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, when there are much more pressing needs?

I understand BPA, but only to a certain extent.

It is easy to understand the Williams pick. He is one of those 6-2 receivers with strength and toughness that we like. We only have two true wide-outs with the other 3 guys being more slot-types in Harris, Beasley and Coale. When you factor in Austin's health issue it is easy to understand why we had some need at WR. You also have to factor in the possibility Miles could be gone next year and it usually takes most WRs a year to adapt to the NFL game and to get the QB to trust them and the pick makes more sense this year.

Once you get past the second round the odds switch to most players never becoming major contributors other than depth and special teams. If you see a good player in the 3rd that you can develop then it is acceptable to go with the pick.

 

[Cowboy06]

No problems with this one. Good job.

Love this one...It would be nice if this one draft was a huge hit...even if I don't like the pick or where someone went, I just want all of the picks to actually pan out for once.

 

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[DallasInDC]

Good value in the 5th.

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Not saying that he wasn't a good pick, but I guarantee you he won't be running through holes as big as the ones in the first highlight video in the NFL.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Because we took a TE in round two, implying we will use 2 TE sets more, which devalues the WR position a small amount.

Then when you combine what we have in Dwayne Harris, and the underneath/wiggle role that Coale Beasley could fill, I just dont think we needed to go WR there. Would have preferred to wait a year and get a WR then.

If we had not taken a TE in rd two, I would have loved the pick. But when we already have pro bowlers at both positions, why draft pure depth in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, when there are much more pressing needs?

I understand BPA, but only to a certain extent.

I like Harris but he is a slot guy that may develop so to beat the press and go and get passes outside. He doesn't have great size and we like WR that can go get jump balls outside.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Not saying that he wasn't a good pick, but I guarantee you he won't be running through holes as big as the ones in the first highlight video in the NFL.

He probably won't need holes that big. He looks like a decent goal line guy. We can use that.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

this guy was my pet cat. Of all the 'value' backs ie later round backs he by far was my favorite. Needs to add more weight but is only 21 years old so could very well mature into 10 more pounds.

solid runner.

AWESOME pass protector.

AWESOME pass receiver.