Track record says it all. You want EJ Manual? It should be common sense by now, you need a pocket passer in the NFL to win. In high school, everything being equal someone like Vince Young would be as good if not better as Peyton. Because chances are the receivers are sub par and in high school, you can out athlete the competition. James Banks, Dexter Taylor and others are extraordinary athletes that didn't even really need a playbook. Neither sniffed the NFL and if Banks didnt mess up, would have been a wr prospect.
By the way, you can get a McCoy in the 3rd round of every NFL draft. Running backs are a dime a dozen. They just don't make the difference people act like they do. Look at Peterson. He was by far the best rb in game for years, it meant nothing except highlights for the Vikings.
Same with Jamaal Charles, McCoy, Larry Johnson in his prime, Chris Johnson with the Titans. Great, you rushed for 1,780 yards this season. We are 7-9. Awesome. Now we get the 18th pick and hopefully can get an average starter
Same with Jamaal Charles, McCoy, Larry Johnson in his prime, Chris Johnson with the Titans. Great, you rushed for 1,780 yards this season. We are 7-9. Awesome. Now we get the 18th pick and hopefully can get an average starter
Buffalo would have more of a successful season if that is what they are after with Ryan Leaf as QB than EJ Manual. If you don't have any kind of rehab shoulder surgery, you pretty much always have that arm strength. So he could stretch the field with Watkins which would open up the run game. Not to mention, you could sign Leaf for the absolute minimum and I would like to think given a new lease on life, would give it his all. Not the ideal situation, but for 1 season, would be better option. Of course, I believe if you are going to lose, lose big in the NFL. (See the Colts) I was rooting for losses every single week. 1 shit season for 15 good ones. Will take that all day.
Every 1,000 yard rusher from last year. Off the top of my head, i see a couple 1st round picks. Completely overvalued. Lynch is in that group and the team that drafted him didn't benefit from that pick.
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| 1 | DeMarco Murray, RB | DAL | 392 | 1,845 | 4.7 | 51 | 15 | 13 | 115.3 | 3 | 85 |
| 2 | Le'Veon Bell, RB | PIT | 290 | 1,361 | 4.7 | 81 | 8 | 8 | 85.1 | 0 | 73 |
| 3 | LeSean McCoy, RB | PHI | 312 | 1,319 | 4.2 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 82.4 | 3 | 67 |
| 4 | Marshawn Lynch, RB | SEA | 280 | 1,306 | 4.7 | 79 | 7 | 13 | 81.6 | 1 | 65 |
| 5 | Justin Forsett, RB | BAL | 235 | 1,266 | 5.4 | 52 | 17 | 8 | 79.1 | 1 | 56 |
| 6 | Arian Foster, RB | HOU | 260 | 1,246 | 4.8 | 51 | 9 | 8 | 95.8 | 2 | 52 |
| 7 | Eddie Lacy, RB | GB | 246 | 1,139 | 4.6 | 44 | 8 | 9 | 71.2 | 3 | 58 |
| 8 | Jeremy Hill, RB | CIN | 222 | 1,124 | 5.1 | 85 | 8 | 9 | 70.3 | 4 | 61 |
| 9 | Frank Gore, RB | SF | 255 | 1,106 | 4.3 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 69.1 | 2 | 53 |
| 10 | Lamar Miller, RB | MIA | 216 | 1,099 | 5.1 | 97 | 9 | 8 | 68.7 | 2 | 57 |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | 20+ | TD | YDS/G | FUM | 1DN |
| 11 | Alfred Morris, RB | WSH | 265 | 1,074 | 4.1 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 67.1 | 2 | 48 |
| 12 | Matt Forte, RB | CHI | 266 | 1,038 | 3.9 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 64.9 | 1 | 63 |
| 13 | Jamaal Charles, RB | KC | 206 | 1,033 | 5.0 | 63 | 6 | 9 | 68.9 | 4 | 50 |
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Just saying how over valued the position is. It's not what it used to be because it is over valued. Dominic Rhoades was an undrafted free agent for the colts. Rookie season runs for over a 1,000 yards. Vick Ballard, 6th round pick in 2012 for the colts. rookie season, don't know the number but rushed for a lot of yards. Look at all the suck rb's in the 1st round. there are so many. Most recently Trent Richardson. To me, rb is an absolute do not draft in the 1st round. I think part of it is determination, If you are 6th round pick, you better have the grit to get that extra yard or 2 and fall forward. Trent Richardson is guaranteed around 20 million. He could never play in the NFL again and be set for life if has a brain. He is prob. 25. I think grit and toughness has a lot more to do with being a successful rb assuming the line isn't that great.
