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Nice update. Boy Arrington sound like the real deal. He may be the best of the lot. Some had suggested the Cards take him on the second round. IMO he will go in the first round.
Let me add a few names to your list to keep an eye on.
Brandon Jacobs - Southern Illinois.
Jacobs was the odd man out at Auburn, but not necessarily the least talented. He did rush for more than 5 yards a carry. He is a bigger back, more on the Bettis mold. Those of you who watched the E-W Shrine game saw him rush for over 100 yards on 11 carries. You rarely see a back get 100 yards in an all-star game. Several sites list his speed at 4.65, but I hear he was timed in 4.5 by at least one scout. This guy might be the steal of the draft if he lasts beyond round one.
Frank Gore - Miami
The injury factor has scared many off this potentially high quality running back. Scouts believe he is sound and will get a clean bill on the medicals. He never bounced back fully, but with many players it takes time. He is a great second day gamble if he lasts that long. He might have been the top back in this draft if not for injury and McGahee has shown backs can return to form with current rehab techniques.
Ciatrick Fason - Florida
Illinois will soon find they picked the wrong coach to lead them from the wilderness. Fason was one of many athletes lost in the confusion at Florida. Mark my words, many of these players will be bargains thanks to the Zooker. Faison has it all; speed, power, durability and hands. After scouts see a little more film, he will go in round one. One of my key draft rules is to look for good players on poorly coached teams.
A few other interesting names you'll hear are Alex Haynes from UCF (another program in disarray), Damien Nash sort of from Missouri (a head case with unlimited talent), and Maurice Clarett (the biggest head case of them all).
Vernand Morency and Frank Gore are the best values in this draft. Both can be had in the 2nd round. I see both of them showing up at the combines and blowing people away. The 1st round glamor backs won't show up and it will hurt them. Benson, Williams and Brown all have warts. There are too many good backs in this draft to waste an early 1st round pick on one of them.
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Nice update. Boy Arrington sound like the real deal. He may be the best of the lot. Some had suggested the Cards take him on the second round. IMO he will go in the first round.
He's the man! My favorite RB in this draft. And, you are correct. He will NOT be there at #45 unless he runs a 4.7 40 in workouts. That wouldn't bother me a bit, I'd still take him.
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I thought Betterson looked pretty good yesterday. And Wimbush's run certainly qualifies him as mid-late round material.
Keep an eye on the forty times. If the ones you've posted hold true, the one thing about Brown that leaped out was that, in addition to being a tough runner with good size, he also runs a 4.46-4.47.
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If we pick up Travis Henry and LaMont Jordan before the draft it might be safe to assume the Cards won't go for a RB high. How about some day two steals like Melwende Moore that the Vikes got this year?
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Let me add a few names to your list to keep an eye on.
Brandon Jacobs - Southern Illinois.
Jacobs was the odd man out at Auburn, but not necessarily the least talented. He did rush for more than 5 yards a carry. He is a bigger back, more on the Bettis mold. Those of you who watched the E-W Shrine game saw him rush for over 100 yards on 11 carries. You rarely see a back get 100 yards in an all-star game. Several sites list his speed at 4.65, but I hear he was timed in 4.5 by at least one scout. This guy might be the steal of the draft if he lasts beyond round one.
Frank Gore - Miami
The injury factor has scared many off this potentially high quality running back. Scouts believe he is sound and will get a clean bill on the medicals. He never bounced back fully, but with many players it takes time. He is a great second day gamble if he lasts that long. He might have been the top back in this draft if not for injury and McGahee has shown backs can return to form with current rehab techniques.
Ciatrick Fason - Florida
Illinois will soon find they picked the wrong coach to lead them from the wilderness. Fason was one of many athletes lost in the confusion at Florida. Mark my words, many of these players will be bargains thanks to the Zooker. Faison has it all; speed, power, durability and hands. After scouts see a little more film, he will go in round one. One of my key draft rules is to look for good players on poorly coached teams.
A few other interesting names you'll hear are Alex Haynes from UCF (another program in disarray), Damien Nash sort of from Missouri (a head case with unlimited talent), and Maurice Clarett (the biggest head case of them all).
I have not watched Brandon Jacobs. If he is another strong back for this draft then thats all the better. Gore and Fason are both decent backs. I was not that impressed with Nash in the two games that I watched of him. Maurice Clarett is the biggest ? Who will take a chance on him and in what round. Because of all the hoopla that he has caused and not playing last year, I think he will fall to the fourth round before anyone will take a chance on him. If he has a great personal workout then that might bring him up a round.
Nice update. Boy Arrington sound like the real deal. He may be the best of the lot. Some had suggested the Cards take him on the second round. IMO he will go in the first round.
I like Arrington a lot. The only reason he might last until round two is because this was his first year starting and he didn't make a name for himself until this year. Plus the more established backs like Benson, Brown and Cadilac have been in the spot light all year and there are not that many teams looking to draft a RB in the first round.
Two other RBs that I watched that would have been ranked are not coming out this year. DeAngelo Williams and Leon Washington would also have been picked in the first two rounds.
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