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He's only about 5'9" yet he weighs 230 plus easy. I like him a lot if we can pull him away from the dinner table. He has good speed, vision and oodles of toughness. He's one of the better bblitz pickup RB's in this draft and can catch a little.
The real hard part is watching that funky Oregon offense and trying to project him in our offense.
Hopefully Stewart slims down a little bit, BB will sees Stewart as a clone of former Giant RB Joe Morris.
What's up with all the short RBs for 2008? I think body build is more important than an inch of height. If he has enormous legs/solid build he might still be successful at the pro level ala MJD. Wish he were a little taller though.
For my part, I prefer my RBs to be about 5'11"/220. It seems that the last couple of years there's been an explosion of 6'1 and above RBs. While obviously you make allowance for running style, those tall guys seem to expose an awful lot of hip and rib when they tote the rock. The shorter guys seem to run even lower...I suppose the better to hide behind the offensive line.
The combine will give us his actual height down the 1/8 inch mark and he will have 3 plus months after the season to get his weight down. I beleive he ran a 4.45 last season at 220 lbs.
This draft has the potential to have a lot of really good running backs, and most are juniors this season, if Stewart is 5'9" then he is only the 4th ranked 5'9" RB behind Rice, Hart and Slaton. Unless Stewart fills a particular need for a team, it is really hard to imagine him going in the middle of the first round.
why does he need to get his weight down? He had his best season ever @ 230..if thats accurate and he looks great. He ran in the 4.3s last year and as long as he runs under 4.5..hes the 2nd back taken
hes cut..hes not fat. more weight = better if you can have the same speed
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/Stewart.6.25.07.jpg
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/writers/mark_beech/10/05/oregon/p1_stewart_1005.jpg
1342 pounds for the triangle 3 in terms of lifts(bench-squat-powerlean)
4.34 hand timed last year..thats hand time so i expect 4.45 or better
his powerclean was 402 ..only behind Ngata all time @ oregon. thats tremendous
hes a big guy..fast..very strong.
4th back if he measures at 5"9? height doesnt matter. hes taller than that but even if he was 5"9..he goes ahead Rice and Slaton who are projected 2nd rounder. Their game doesnt translate nearly as well as Stewart. Slaton is too small. Rice is small and slow as is Hart.
every scout will agree with me. Dennis Erickson said he reminded him of Steven Jackson of the Rams when they played him
im confident hes over 5"10, im confident he doesnt need to lower his weight and im confident he will be the best back taken
watch him bust through a D and never look back
http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...407&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1
I think Jonathan Stewart IS the best back in the draft, for the Patriots. The next best could very well be Mendenhall.
Anyone saying Stewart needs to drop some pounds obviously doesn't know what they are talking about, as I've seen the guy play about four times, and he's built like a rock. Big solid legs (with nice calves), strong core, and a muscular upper body. He's physical, tough, and fast. That's the kind of combo I want out of a RB. Also, he's not 5'9", and I have no clue where that height is coming from. Everywhere I've seen the guy's listed as 5'11" 233lbs, or 5'11" 230lbs. I've found that to be a great height for RB's, and for a RB to have that lower center of gravity, while bringing that kind of weight and speed, is outstanding. IF Stewart runs in the 4.4's there is no way he gets out of the top 35-40, and I think there's a very good chance he goes in the top 14-28.
This clip from 2007 gives you a peak at the speed this 230lbs back brings to the table:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLS6C0HKrMc#
and he doesnt go down on first contact. It seems our offense runs better with powerful backs. A guy like Stewart whos sort of like Ronnie Brown imo ..big, strong and fast, fits us well
Yup, he's always moving forward, and fights off tackles well.
I think Jonathan Stewart IS the best back in the draft, for the Patriots. The next best could very well be Mendenhall.
Anyone saying Stewart needs to drop some pounds obviously doesn't know what they are talking about, as I've seen the guy play about four times, and he's built like a rock. Big solid legs (with nice calves), strong core, and a muscular upper body. He's physical, tough, and fast. That's the kind of combo I want out of a RB. Also, he's not 5'9", and I have no clue where that height is coming from. Everywhere I've seen the guy's listed as 5'11" 233lbs, or 5'11" 230lbs. I've found that to be a great height for RB's, and for a RB to have that lower center of gravity, while bringing that kind of weight and speed, is outstanding. IF Stewart runs in the 4.4's there is no way he gets out of the top 35-40, and I think there's a very good chance he goes in the top 14-28.
This clip from 2007 gives you a peak at the speed this 230lbs back brings to the table:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLS6C0HKrMc#