BionicPatriot
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In theory I would prefer an OL but with the OL much deeper this year, we could get a much better OL than RB in round 2.
Or they could trade down to the 5th round and take a RB then . . . Addai or Calhoun is a big drop from Edge.workhorse said:Even if those big four running backs are gone when the Colts pick in the first, they could trade down into the second round and get Calhoun or Addai.
BelichickFan said:Or they could trade down to the 5th round and take a RB then . . . Addai or Calhoun is a big drop from Edge.
BionicPatriot said:With the Cards getting Edge, that leaves Minny, Philly and Bmore ahead of us. All of which will go after a RB. So how likely is it we may possibly get my boy Lendale White?
Maybe, but Edge was still the 4th pick of the draft and was expected to be a top half of the first round pick. Settling for a guy like Addai would put Manning in a much tougher situation . . . and we all know how he chokes when the pressure is on.workhorse said:Most RBs are a big drop, including ones in the league already. But most thought that Edge was a not woth picking over Ricky Williams. Only time will tell.
AzPatsFan said:I may not be able to read Belichcick's mind but there is only one back I suspect he would want in the first round and that is LW based on pure size.
That's assuming that Belichick is not concerned that LW wouldn't eat himself out of a job like Ron Dayne did.
I also think that Belicick has waited patiently to get his future star LBs for three drafts now. The prospects are there (finally!!) and I think he is going to take a couple to groom. And I'm not talking about fifth round projects to turn into reserves like Chatham.
He doesn't need a RB high anyways. Steve Davis and Fred Taylor and Michael Bennett are all out there still. All are suitable to rotate with Dillon, and provide depth and former first round running ability.
When guys "lose it" it doesn't usually mean they can't still get a good run in, it usually means thaey can't do if for 20 -30 carries a game anymore. Rotating Davis and Dillon would let both go hard for 15 carries. Actually Dillon seldom got 30 carries because Kevin Faulk got a half dozen third down run/pass snaps.
So the big backs would likely share more like 10-12 in a rotation.
This team won two Super Bowls with Antowain Smith, and a respectable but not truly feared running game. And he never was in the Dillon or Davis category. Even he might be nice depth too...
Feep_FLA said:BB thinks defense, defense, defense and I cannot disagree with that. Bobby Carpenter, Manny Lawson or Richard Marshall most likely round 1 selection..... Call me kooky..... :rocker:
patchick said:Amen. If nobody needs RBs and top players are falling, why should that encourage you to snap one up as soon as possible? You rush to take a guy when there's a run on talent at that position. This year IMO you hold tight and wait for the likes of a Joseph Addai or DonTrell Moore to fall into your lap in a later round. With the best crop of LBs in years, I'd be pretty disappointed with a first-round running back.
patsox23 said:Minnesota just signed Chester Taylor. I'd be shocked if he would sign that quick without some sort of firm-ish guarantee that the starting spot is his to lose.
DaBruinz said:To my knowledge, Fred Taylor hasn't been cut from the Jaguars yet.
DaBruinz said:I don't believe that Minny will go after a RB. I think that the Colts will though. I also don't think that Philly will go after a RB. Baltimore might, though there is talk of them looking at a QB...