Which early round RB do you like? [Split from Zone-Blocking thread]

[nero THE zero]

Originally Posted by painekiller

So you guys are saying this quote came from the General, John Mcclain? If so, he has been wrong about this teams draft every year since it started.

Who care what he says.

Now if it is the owner saying this my statement stands.

Yes, McClain said it. He's been right just as much as he's been wrong. I understand that there's a bias against him, and I'm not his biggest fan, but if someone inside the organization's telling him that they will be drafting a running back in the first two rounds, then chances are they'll be looking to draft a RB in the first two rounds.

[gunn]

If he checks out medically, Charles Scott is every bit the back, if not better, than those 4, in my opinion. I'll take him.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by nero THE zero

but if someone inside the organization's telling him that they will be drafting a running back in the first two rounds, then chances are they'll be looking to draft a RB in the first two rounds.

So I believe they have RB listed high on their offseason needs (they watched the games like we did), but their hardcore draft evaluation process hasn't really begun just yet. Not to say they won't take a RB by round 2, but I doubt anyone could (or should) say so definitively in January.

[nero THE zero]

Originally Posted by Keith

So I believe they have RB listed high on their offseason needs (they watched the games like we did), but their hardcore draft evaluation process hasn't really begun just yet. Not to say they won't take a RB by round 2, but I doubt anyone could (or should) say so definitively in January.

Agreed. I take it more as, "we're not going to wait around until the third and hope one of the 6 RB we targeted falls to us." But, more as, "RB is a first or second round priority for us this season."

[NBT]

Why not Toby Gerhart? Maybe this would be the ideal time to trade up and try our luck?

[texan]

Originally Posted by NBT

Why not Toby Gerhart? Maybe this would be the ideal time to trade up and try our luck?

Are you suggesting we trade up in the first for Gerhart? At this point he's rated as a second or third rounder.

[nero THE zero]

Originally Posted by texan

Are you suggesting we trade up in the first for Gerhart? At this point he's rated as a second or third rounder.

Gerhart fandom is not bound by reason or logic.

[kRocket]

Someone up above said RB is your last draftee after you have built the rest of your offense. Well I don't think our running game is quite to the point where we spend our 1-2 round pick on a RB. We still need lineman. If Pitts leaves we will have two tackles and 3 gaping holes. Myers is an okay center at best, there mostly because it takes a while to learn center in a ZBS.

[NBT]

Originally Posted by texan

Are you suggesting we trade up in the first for Gerhart? At this point he's rated as a second or third rounder.

At this point in time a lot of players are rated lower than they will eventually go in the draft. NO, I am not specificly saying Toby Gerhart in the first with a tradeup if necessary, however I AM saying that this year might be THE year to tradeup for that one special player (if one comes up, and that's what Rick Smith decides to do.) This being the first year I have ever advocated that, but I wouldn't expect you to know that since you are so new to the board.

[nero THE zero]

Originally Posted by NBT

At this point in time a lot of players are rated lower than they will eventually go in the draft. NO, I am not specificly saying Toby Gerhart in the first with a tradeup if necessary, however I AM saying that this year might be THE year to tradeup for that one special player (if one comes up, and that's what Rick Smith decides to do.) This being the first year I have ever advocated that, but I wouldn't expect you to know that since you are so new to the board.

John and Lance were talking about how Jacksonville might be the spot to trade up to this year. If the reports are true about the Jags targeting Tebow, they should be able to trade back and still land him, so they'd probably be the team most amenable to a trade.

Though, if we were to trade up, you'd think it'd be for a player like Haden, McCoy, Berry, or some other elite defensive player that fell a bit more than they thought. With the likes of Matthews, Dwyer, and Dixon in this class, I don't see any reason to trade up for a RB.