Twitter: Stephen on drafting another RB in the first round

[Flamma]

You project drafting a running back who is capable of producing at a high level for three or four seasons tops. Any top production after that is gravy.

Getting a dozen or more all-pro ballot running back is a dream come true. Landing a future Hall of Famer is a true blessing. Every NFL football executive wants those guys but should know they are not guaranteed. The goal should always be targeting the best durable and productive back available each round over the short-term. That is realistic drafting.

“If you’re taking a [running back] player in the top half, you’re hoping you’ve got a player who is going to be here for 10 years.” The man does not seemingly have a reasonable working awareness of effective player longevity by position.

People are taking his comment the wrong way. He basically said he's not opposed to taking a RB late in the first round. Because............ If you take a player in the top half, you want him to be around much longer. He wasn't referring to a RB with that last statement.

 

[BayAreaCowboy]

Boy wonder speaks again lol.
That means they want elliot for another 3 years?
pacheco was 7th round , I know they saw the SB, you would think that would tell them you dont need to draft RB's in hight rounds.
They are some slow learners lol.

Pacheco is a weapon. Not a blocker or short down back at all. Theres a reason for round picks and what they give the team. You draft high for RB if hes a two to three down back. SMH

 

[Teague31]

You really can’t make this stuff up.

 

[thunderpimp91]

Pacheco is a weapon. Not a blocker or short down back at all. Theres a reason for round picks and what they give the team. You draft high for RB if hes a two to three down back. SMH

Yeah I think this is pretty spot on. Pacheco may end up developing into a complete running back, but most late round fliers they are either one dimensional or not very good. Pacheco as a rookie was strictly a runner, PFF shows him as only blocking on 26 snaps all season. Most rookie RBs don't pick up the passing game right away.

You can get bargains in the draft at RB, but it's also silly to think we can just plug and play any RB that falls to us in the 5th round. Maybe it's not Pollard we hang onto, but we need a veteran RB on the roster and still look at a mid round pick. RBs get beat up so you need more than one anyways. Have a dependable vet on the roster and give a rookie a chance to develop.

 

[kumizi]

I must be reading his comments differently than others are. He's saying he wont take a RB in the top half of the 1st rd. Basically hinting taking Zeke was a mistake and not his call.

 

[DandyDon52]

Dallas doesn't like small shifty RBs. Just like the don't like big 350lb DTs

yeah, but that pacheco, he ran with power too, hard to bring down at times.
He looked good for a 7th rd pick.
and yes cowboys just dont seem to want a big DT.

 

[DandyDon52]

Pacheco was an anomality That does not happen very often

true but I remember shanahan #1 used to always find good rb's in later rounds.

 

[Chuck 54]

Maybe it’s just me, but if you can draft a stud super star RB at the bottom of round one, #26, and you run his wheels off for the 5 years you can control a first rounder on a rookie contract, is that really a poor use of #26?

 

[JoeyBoy718]

That means they’re gonna keep Zeke for 3 more years so they don’t look like idiots.

 

[eromeopolk]

They are stuck in the 90's when you needed that bellcow back and the rules weren't so in favor of the passing game.

I'd love Gibbs on this team, but years 7-10 may not be pretty.

 

[zekecowboy]

Has Zeke been here for 10 years? It feels like he's been here for 12 yrs but productive only in 4.

Zeke has been here since 2016. 7 years this year if he is still on the team.

 

[rambo2]

Maybe it’s just me, but if you can draft a stud super star RB at the bottom of round one, #26, and you run his wheels off for the 5 years you can control a first rounder on a rookie contract, is that really a poor use of #26?

No, it is actually a good idea to have the best back in the league.

 

[rambo2]

That means they’re gonna keep Zeke for 3 more years so they don’t look like idiots.

Would you like to wager on that?

 

[TheDude]

problem #1...you only want them for 5-6 years. after the first tag, might as well bring in any FA.

only QB, maybe LT is a 10 year hope

 

[noshame]

Look daddy, I said something smart!!!

I've been learn'n this football stuff!!

Look Granny!! Look Elliie May!!!!

 

[GRCowboy]

The Chiefs drafted Clyde Edwards Helaire with the 32nd overall pick in the FIRST round...

The Chiefs also drafted Isaiah Pacheco in the 7TH ROUND.....

Now tell me, which one produced... which one was the bell cow in the Super Bowl????

All the evidence you ever need right there......

 

[big dog cowboy]

The Chiefs drafted Clyde Edwards Helaire with the 32nd overall pick in the FIRST round...

The Chiefs also drafted Isaiah Pacheco in the 7TH ROUND.....

Now tell me, which one produced... which one was the bell cow in the Super Bowl????

All the evidence you ever need right there......

CEH was hurt. His last game was Nov. 20th. Then to IR.

 

[buybuydandavis]

10 years for a running back?
They have learned nothing.

 

[MRV52]

Dumbest organization in the entire NFL.

 

[GRCowboy]

CEH was hurt. His last game was Nov. 20th. Then to IR.

.... yeah, but he has been hurt every year he's been in the league, and when he's been healthy he's an average running back who isn't nearly as good of a pass catcher as he was in college and always tended to get stuffed on the money runs (3rd and 1, goal line).... just a microcosm of why you don't draft a back early. You draft 3 backs on day 3 plus add 1-2 in UDFA, and you're pretty much guaranteed that 1-2 or more will land on the roster and make an impact.