Which running back do you want?

[cnuball21]

Anyone outside the 1st.

 

[Gaede]

I like the top guys, Robinson and Gibbs, but if we're talking other RBs, I think Miller is my personal fav.



Abanikanda would also be an excellent choice

 

[phildadon86]

Not a fan of Charbonnet in the 2nd. I know many like him but I like guys like Spears better, regardless of round.

Rumors about Spears are he has a knee issue. Heard it his morning on the Fantasy Football Sirius XM show.

 

[phildadon86]

I'm hoping for one of the top backs:
1. Bijan Robinson
2, Jahmyr Gibbs
3. Zach Charbonnet
4. Tyjae Speers
5. Tank Bigsby
6. Kendre Miller
7. Israel Abanikanda

Bijan or Charbonnet. Izzy would be a nice fall back.

Bijan is a better prospect than Peterson was coming out. Let that sink in. Imagine an Adrian Peterson who could catch the ball like Bijan does.

 

[morasp]

I don't know where he will be picked but I really like Israel Abanikanda from Pittsburgh. He's 5'10" 210#.

1577 yards from scrimmage and 21 TDs in 2022 in just 11 games.

 

[Aven8]

The team needs a power RB to complement the speed RB that they already have.

I would normally say that until I put the tape on to watch Gibbs. Philly didn’t have a RB over 200lbs and they did just fine.

 

[Sydla]

Bijan or Charbonnet. Izzy would be a nice fall back.

Bijan is a better prospect than Peterson was coming out. Let that sink in. Imagine an Adrian Peterson who could catch the ball like Bijan does.

Bijon hype rolls along.

 

[Canada180]

The team needs a power RB to complement the speed RB that they already have.

Roschon Johnson could be your man!!

 

[phildadon86]

Bijon hype rolls along.

Id prefer Bijon. I wouldnt be mad at Charbonnet or Izzy. Spears after the injury news thats coming out I would stay away from.

Also its not hype. Bijon is a beast.

 

[Canada180]

I want Gibbs but not in the 1st Rd.if we can trade out of the 1st and get an extra 3rd Rd pick and get Gibbs then this draft will start off with a bang.

Philly may nab Gibbs at 30

 

[plasticman]

This is a position of need.

Pollard is great but he doesn't have the body that can absorb a full game of carries. I think it will have to be 50% of the carries for Pollard, 35% the other guy and 15 % to a group that includes WR's QB 's and the occasional 3rd RB.

However, if anything should happen to just one of these guys, and we know it happens, there must be a viable option. The Cowboys need to go into training camp feeling good about three RB's.

I hear about Pollard's rehab timeline just like I heard about Gallup's timeline and Tyron's timeline last season. I would love for him to be 100% before the season but those timelines and those that give us those timelines are unreliable. Pollard may not be ready to start the season.

Malik Davis is the emergency back you are forced to use during an injury or when the game is out of reach and you want to spare your first two backs some carries. If he was special then we would have known by now. In the 49er playoff Pollard went down early in the 2nd quarter. Still, Malik ended up with three offensive snaps and zero carries.

With all this in mind, the Cowboys should strongly consider drafting two viable backs capable of earning carries with real potential, not just warm bodies.

In a 17 game season, you can't look at the running game in terms of a single runner, especially when you consider the statements made by McCarthy about expanding that part of the offense. In addition, you can't assume that both backs will go through a 17 game season completely unscathed.

A duo of Jahmyr Gibbs and Tank Bigsby would provide both speed and power as well as a buffer that can absorb some injury issues. Combined with Pollard, that squad would be set for the season and perhaps several seasons after.

 

[CATCH17]

Thing is..

Even if we draft a “power back” I still want big play ability.

Like a Rhamondre Stevenson type is the perfect back for what he is and where he was drafted.

 

[JohnsKey19]

Bijan or Charbonnet. Izzy would be a nice fall back.

Bijan is a better prospect than Peterson was coming out. Let that sink in. Imagine an Adrian Peterson who could catch the ball like Bijan does.

A draft guy actually said that?

 

[beware_d-ware]

A draft guy actually said that?

Go Longhorns.

 

[cnuball21]

A draft guy actually said that?

He should be fired immediately.

 

[4lifecowboy]

Charbonnet is my first choice (Because Robinson will be gone), followed by Miller.

 

[JohnsKey19]

He should be fired immediately.

im just asking the question. I watched a lot Peterson while at OU. I've only seen highlights of Robinson. Saying someone is a better prospect as a RB than Peterson is like saying a QB is a better prospect than Elway coming out of college.

 

[phildadon86]

A draft guy actually said that?

Yup.