BritPat
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I think this was inevitable, with Eagles drafting a running back last year.
Wonder how him being released affects LTs free agency value.
Who will teams target first?
If he can stay healthy, Westbrook is better at this point, cause LT is physically spent, he just doesn't have it anymore.
If he can stay healthy, Westbrook is better at this point, cause LT is physically spent, he just doesn't have it anymore.
Neither of them is done, but neither will ever be a feature back again, look for both to get Kevin Faulk type roles with teams, if Faulk leaves (hope he doesn't) Id be fine with either one or even CJ Spiller or Dexter McLuster in the draft.
McCluster isn't going to be a RB in the NFL, he will need to be a WR who maybe runs a little out of the wildcat. He's far too scrawny to be even a 3rd down back in the pros.
Haha at 5'8 you honestly think he's going to be a receiver? NFL weightrooms can add 10lbs to your frame in just about 8-10 weeks. Oh and Darren Sproles says what's up?
I'm guessing you've either never seen McCluster play or you have a difficult time imagining what Sproles looks like. Sproles is 2 inches shorter and 20 lbs heavier. More to the point, he is compact and fairly sturdy (like Jones-Drew). McCluster doesn't have that body type at all. His legs are like twigs, and that's a hell of a lot of squats he would have to do to even come close to having sufficient lower body strength to be an effective NFL RB.
He has a much better chance of being a slot receiver (used on screens, like Welker) than he does a scat-back. Frankly, I don't think he will have much success at all in the NFL except as a gadget guy.
Putting him in the same discussion as Faulk, Westbrook, Tomlinson and Spiller is ridiculous.
Here's McCluster:
and Sproles at college
See a difference?
Yeah... that isn't Sproles at college
I'm guessing you've either never seen McCluster play or you have a difficult time imagining what Sproles looks like. Sproles is 2 inches shorter and 20 lbs heavier. More to the point, he is compact and fairly sturdy (like Jones-Drew). McCluster doesn't have that body type at all. His legs are like twigs, and that's a hell of a lot of squats he would have to do to even come close to having sufficient lower body strength to be an effective NFL RB.
He has a much better chance of being a slot receiver (used on screens, like Welker) than he does a scat-back. Frankly, I don't think he will have much success at all in the NFL except as a gadget guy.
Putting him in the same discussion as Faulk, Westbrook, Tomlinson and Spiller is ridiculous.
Here's McCluster:
and Sproles at college
See a difference?
Hmmm, sounds alot like...DARREN SPROLES!The feature back in the NFL may be going the way of the dinosaur. As the running back position becomes increasingly specialized and more and more teams pair a bullish short-yardage back with a dynamic open field runner, opportunities are opening for versatile "mighty-mites" like McCluster. Considering his size, McCluster is, not surprisingly, very elusive in the open field. He also possesses the vision to exploit small creases in the defense and an explosive first step to break free.
Due to his low center of gravity, good balance and underrated strength, McCluster is also a much tougher runner than his size would indicate. Possessing good hands and the quick feet to gain separation as a route-runner, McCluster helped his cause lining up as a receiver at the Senior Bowl. With the spread offense gaining steam in the NFL, the multi-dimensional McCluster has the skill set to immediately improve an NFL team as a runner, receiver and returner.