dryheat44
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Duh, of course you need an OL to run behind. But there is a marked difference between a JAG RB and an Adrian Peterson. Are you telling me this team wouldn't be better with an Adrian Peterson than a Laurence Maroney? Give me a few minutes to LMFAO first and I'll get back to you.
If Ingram is that special #1 type RB, I have no problem taking him early in the first round. 3 of the Pats current RBs are over 30 - Morris, Taylor, and Faulk. And Maroney and BJGE are Jags. Most of their contracts will expire in 2011. This all points to a huge need at RB.
Okay, finish laughing. Do you really not get it?
Yes, Jim Brown, OJ Simpson, Walter Payton, Eric ****erson, and Barry Sanders were worth the #1 pick in the draft. Is Adrian Peterson, who's not much in the passing game, runs behind a very good (left side anyway) offensive line, and whose fumbles literally killed the Vikings season, in that category? I'd say no, and the fact that some say he is is a testament to fantasy football's popularity, but whatever.
What evidence is there that Mark Ingram, who ran behind perhaps the best OL in the NCAA last year, is in that category? None. I'm not sure he'll be the best RB prospect for next year's draft.
If we had pro-bowl level starters at all other positions, maybe I'd take a chance on an RB that early, but the odds are much more likely that he'll be a slight upgrade on what's on the roster right now.