10 vs. 40

[dalemurphy]

Originally Posted by Keith

Greene improved upon some explosion stats during his pro day workout.

Combine -
5104 ht, 227 lb, 4.63 40, 19 225, 37.0" vert, 10'1" broad

Pro Day - 227 lb, 4.50 40, 23 225, 39" vert, 10'6" broad

That raises this figure to around a 5.5 or so.

Greene is exactly the sort of back the Texans should be thinking about with one of their mid-round picks, maybe the third round. Paired with Slaton, whatever new back the team adds doesn't need to be a third down specialist and receiver - - Slaton can do that. They need a bigger bruiser capable of running inside like Greene.

Check these highlights of Greene, especially bouncing around inside and lowering his shoulder. He's not going to be confused with someone nimble or fancy, but man, a between-the-tackles tough guy is just what the Texans need.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrWZwH9VVJU

I totally agree. He's very impressive and is exactly what we need. My one concern would be if he has the speed to be effective on the zone-stretch. We need our backs to be able to threaten the edge in order to create the misdirection and also the space for the cutbacks. My impression is that he does have that neccessary speed, but if he slides into the third round then clearly it is because teams have concerns about his speed.

[jppaul]

My concern about Shonn Greene is that someone is going to grab him in the second round, I don't think he is going to be around in the third, and I think we should go elsewhere with our second rounder.

[Keith]

I agree we should look elsewhere with our second rounder, but I'd be surprised if another team selected Greene in the second.

He's not a 'three-down' back in that he is not a threat in the passing game, and he ran slow enough at the combine that I think he's far enough behind the first big group of backs. There's no premium on this sort of back in the draft, plus if you combine that with him being a bit of a one-year wonder who will be 24 by the time the season starts, I think he'll last to the third.

At least I hope so, assuming the Texans agree with me.

[Blitzwood]

We'd be lucky to get Greene or Jennings.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by dalemurphy

My impression is that he does have that neccessary speed, but if he slides into the third round then clearly it is because teams have concerns about his speed.

Not looking at "long speed" but only the 10, Cone, and Shuttle. These are from the Combine, not Pro-Days.

RB Donald Brown Connecticut 12.53
RB Ian Johnson Boise State 12.58
RB Rashad Jennings Liberty 12.67
RB Knowshon Moreno Georgia 12.69
RB Cedric Peerman Virginia 12.75
RB Kory Sheets Purdue 13.01
RB Shonn Greene Iowa 13.13
RB Andre Brown NC State 13.15
RB Glen Coffee Alabama 13.39

I'm not sure if Jennings is a pile pusher, but he has some quick feet.