VJCPatriot
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Shonn Greene looked fantastic in that clip. Love to have him. People are sleeping on the RBs in this draft. Someone recently said it's a crappy RB draft. Moreno, Wells, Greene, Brown, McCoy, 5 one thousand yard rushers in the NFL. That's not a crappy RB draft.
From the look of the videos Brown is more of a speedster back. He does have added value catching the football with his hands. IE he looks a lot like Maroney to me. I'd also have to discount the level of competition he faced a bit. Syracuse was just horrible this year and the Big East isn't the most competitive conference.
On the other hand Iowa University is in the Big 10 which features 4 teams ranked nationally in the top 25 this year: Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan State, and Northwestern. Now that's tough competition.
BCS Standings - Big Ten Network
How did Greene fare vs top ranked opponents? He did pretty well against just about anybody but here's how he did against nationally ranked teams.
Pittsburgh #21. 147 yards 6.4 ypc 1 td
Northwestern #23. 159 yards 7.6 ypc 1 td
Michigan State #18. 157 yards 5.2 ypc 0 td
Penn State #8. 117 yards 4.2 ypc 2 tds
Shonn Greene Stats, News, Photos - Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA College Football - ESPN
As I said I think I prefer a power back for the Patriots offense. And Shonn Greene fits the description better imo. I expect Moreno, McCoy, and Wells to be all gone in round 1. Given Greene's skillset and power running between the tackles and through traffic, Greene looks like an attractive option to me at RB in the rounds 2-3 area.
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