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[Mr. Irrelevant]

This draft isn't good at RB. I think Eddy Lacy is the best back in this class, but the three PAC 12 backs are intresting prospects for any team really.

Jonathan Franklin- not the fastest guy in the would, but the dude is quick as hell. He can break tackles, and makes a great effort on many plays... While I do not think he can be an every down RB, he can be a back who can be a workhorse back.

He has fumbling problems tho.....

Stefon Taylor- The quintessential power back. A big RB, who isn't the fastest RB, but will fight you for extra yards. A bruising back. Another workhorse candidate

Kejon Barner- He might be the guy who runs the best 40 time at the combine. A potentially great player. Might need to bulk up a little bit, but has speed to burn..

Anyway, IK RB isn't a need, but it wasn't in SF either. They have three great backs there, why not add more firepower in a run first offense here?
Personally, if I had to take one of these guys, it would be Barner.... Imagine him in the passing game. Kind of guy who could turn a 3 yard loss into an 80 yard TD

[Sizzlebshu]

This draft isn't good at RB. I think Eddy Lacy is the best back in this class, but the three PAC 12 backs are intresting prospects for any team really.

Jonathan Franklin- not the fastest guy in the would, but the dude is quick as hell. He can break tackles, and makes a great effort on many plays... While I do not think he can be an every down RB, he can be a back who can be a workhorse back.

He has fumbling problems tho.....

Stefon Taylor- The quintessential power back. A big RB, who isn't the fastest RB, but will fight you for extra yards. A bruising back. Another workhorse candidate

Kejon Barner- He might be the guy who runs the best 40 time at the combine. A potentially great player. Might need to bulk up a little bit, but has speed to burn..

Anyway, IK RB isn't a need, but it wasn't in SF either. They have three great backs there, why not add more firepower in a run first offense here?
Personally, if I had to take one of these guys, it would be Barner.... Imagine him in the passing game. Kind of guy who could turn a 3 yard loss into an 80 yard TD

Rather just go Lattimore in the 7th if we are taking flyers

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Rather just go Lattimore in the 7th if we are taking flyers

Let me have my PAC 12 Bias .
It is the only thing I have lol

[gabefergy]

Rather just go Lattimore in the 7th if we are taking flyers

These guys aren't flyers though. They all have legit futures in the NFL. I think we might look to take a RB as early as the 5th round. RBs are the best value of any position on day 3.

[Sizzlebshu]

These guys aren't flyers though. They all have legit futures in the NFL. I think we might look to take a RB as early as the 5th round. RBs are the best value of any position on day 3.

Likely the truth

Define legit nfl future for the rest of that statement. I dont think these guys are going to be starting runningbacks or studs but I could be wrong ( Bryce Brown for example)

[gabefergy]

Likely the truth

Define legit nfl future for the rest of that statement. I dont think these guys are going to be starting runningbacks or studs but I could be wrong ( Bryce Brown for example)

I think Taylor could be a starter. He reminds me of the Law Firm.

Barner will be change of pace with a lot of upside, maybe not Darren Sproles, but I think he could be a similar type weapon.

Franklin is probably my least favorite of the three, but he has something about him that isn't quantifiable. He runs very hard for his size and is quick to gain the edge. At the very worst he will be a solid #2.

[BloodRaven]

I'd throw a 3rd day pick at HB. Rice might have 1-2 years left as starter and Pierce could use a complement considering his injury history.

I haven't seen a lot of HB's yet but I like Christine Michael from Texas A&M.

[Miami Hurricane]

Likely the truth

Define legit nfl future for the rest of that statement. I dont think these guys are going to be starting runningbacks or studs but I could be wrong ( Bryce Brown for example)

Ya the only studs/starters I see are E.L., Giovanni Bernard, Gilislee, Jawan Jamison, Michael Dyer, and potentially Ellington, Ball, and Kniles Davis if he recovers his explosiveness and decisiveness.

[T-ray]

I can't see us drafting a rb when we have so many other needs and holes at some positions regarding depth. I think most of this draft will be spent on defense, with maybe a lineman/receiver drafted. But I would love to see how Kenjon Barner would do on the Bengals, alongside The Law Firm. This would form a solid at the very least backfield, with power/grit from Green-Ellis, and speed/elusiveness from Barner.

[GrimCoconut]

My top choice is Lattimore for a multissitude of reasons. First of all, he's the best RB when healthy in this class. Second, he will come cheap due to most likely falling to the bottom of the 7th due to his two ACL tears. Third of all, I actually like a backfield with Rice, Pierce & Lattimore--eventually. I don't think Lattimore will be required to even play in his first year here. Most likely IRed. My biggest issue with Latty is special teams. Not sure he would play a lot there, and our 3rd RB must play ST.

The problem is, I might be more inclined to take a RB who can bulk up and be a RB/FB. I even like our PS players like Berry & Rainey. I think Berry can be a FB. Allen might also be able to make the transition as well.

Edited by GrimCoconut, 13 February 2013 - 08:47 AM.

[black blood purple passion]

we have more runningbacks than we know what to do with, spend the picks on defence and offensive line.

[Ravens<3]

Johnathan Franklins my favorite RB. I think there's alot of good prospects this year though.

I think Lacy is the best, he'll probably go to GB or NYJ. Maybe even TEN.

[Purple_ICE 81]

Anyway, IK RB isn't a need, but it wasn't in SF either. They have three great backs there, why not add more firepower in a run first offense here?
Personally, if I had to take one of these guys, it would be Barner.... Imagine him in the passing game. Kind of guy who could turn a 3 yard loss into an 80 yard TD

We are transitioning from a run first offense into a more balanced approach leaning more toward the pass now that we know Flacco can lead the team down the field and put points on the board. We dont need a RB thats the absolute last possible thing we need. if anything we need more receivers for Flacco to throw to.

[Purple_ICE 81]

We just spent millions of dollars on Ray Rice last year and traded up in the draft for a quality backup who has proven this year to have a lot of talent. We shouldnt even be talking about getting another good runningback to cloud up Rice's production, HE is our work horse...we are not going to turn into the Panthers or the Saints with 50 different runningbacks who all fight for production. All you need to have a good rushing attack is 1-2 good runners. We have 2 brick solid runners...in no way shape or form do we need to waste anything other than undrafted consideration on another runningback regardless of how good they are or what position we could get them in the draft.

[GrimCoconut]

We just spent millions of dollars on Ray Rice last year and traded up in the draft for a quality backup who has proven this year to have a lot of talent. We shouldnt even be talking about getting another good runningback to cloud up Rice's production, HE is our work horse...we are not going to turn into the Panthers or the Saints with 50 different runningbacks who all fight for production. All you need to have a good rushing attack is 1-2 good runners. We have 2 brick solid runners...in no way shape or form do we need to waste anything other than undrafted consideration on another runningback regardless of how good they are or what position we could get them in the draft.

I don't know. What would you do with our 7th round pick if Lattimore was there? I don't see anything to lose to be honest.

[Purple_ICE 81]

I don't know. What would you do with our 7th round pick if Lattimore was there? I don't see anything to lose to be honest.

6th or 7th round I wouldnt mind it...Ive seen people wanting to get one in the 5th or even as early as the 3rd round??? I just dont think we need it like I said you only need a durable back who can carry the workload...and a change of pace back who can offer big playmaking ability...we have that in Rice and Pierce and we also have a decent 3rd stringer in Anthony Allen, and some decent practice squaders as well. Just imagine if Adrian Peterson Arian Foster and Ray Rice were all on the same team. First of all there would be a nice couple hundred Mill sittin in the backfiled alone haha but you would have one of the most dangerous backfields of all time. But you are not going to get solid performance out of each runner every single game. One game AP might have 150...then next game Rice may have 120....and after that Foster with 140. Even if you have 3 all pro backs in your backfield its not like you are going to get...or even need 100 yards and a TD out of each and every one of them. And alot of teams have tried to impliment 3 or 4 good looking Rbs on to there team and it just doesnt work out well like the Panthers, Bills, Saints, and others as well. I feel like the formula for success is what we already have going for us on our team and to add another potential solid runningback would take away from the success we have by dilluting the carries and turning us into a split carries type of situation where our Million dollar RB Rice is getting less carries than we paid him to handle...and we just dont need a RB pretty much 0 need.

[GrimCoconut]

6th or 7th round I wouldnt mind it...Ive seen people wanting to get one in the 5th or even as early as the 3rd round??? I just dont think we need it like I said you only need a durable back who can carry the workload...and a change of pace back who can offer big playmaking ability...we have that in Rice and Pierce and we also have a decent 3rd stringer in Anthony Allen, and some decent practice squaders as well. Just imagine if Adrian Peterson Arian Foster and Ray Rice were all on the same team. First of all there would be a nice couple hundred Mill sittin in the backfiled alone haha but you would have one of the most dangerous backfields of all time. But you are not going to get solid performance out of each runner every single game. One game AP might have 150...then next game Rice may have 120....and after that Foster with 140. Even if you have 3 all pro backs in your backfield its not like you are going to get...or even need 100 yards and a TD out of each and every one of them. And alot of teams have tried to impliment 3 or 4 good looking Rbs on to there team and it just doesnt work out well like the Panthers, Bills, Saints, and others as well. I feel like the formula for success is what we already have going for us on our team and to add another potential solid runningback would take away from the success we have by dilluting the carries and turning us into a split carries type of situation where our Million dollar RB Rice is getting less carries than we paid him to handle...and we just dont need a RB pretty much 0 need.

Your scenario made me think...

Can we just keep our OL as it is, move Oher back to LT & use Reid at RT. Trade Flacco to the Vikings for Peterson. Sign Felton in FA. Then trade a defensive player or WR to the Texans for Foster. Then we use a 4-headed monster backfield. Run a set like:

Taylor at QB
Peterson at RB
Rice at RB
Foster at RB
Felton at FB
Oher at LT
KO at LG
Birk or GG at C
Yanda at RG
Reid at RT
And like Anquan Boldin at WR.

Teams would commit to stopping the run, but would you be able to stop that kind of three-headed monstrosity led by Felton? We could keep Leach and do the same thing.

Gosh, what a fantasy. Lol.

Anyway, back to reality...I don't see any reason to commit anything above a 6th to RB, and even there I'm skeptical because some 6th round picks turn out great.

[Jalxsu]

Assuming Lattimore is drafted, I think Rex Burkhead of Nebraska could be a real steal in round 7 or as an undrafted free agent.

He's had a few injury problems, but the reward could be huge if he can stay fit.

[gabefergy]

My top choice is Lattimore for a multissitude of reasons. First of all, he's the best RB when healthy in this class. Second, he will come cheap due to most likely falling to the bottom of the 7th due to his two ACL tears. Third of all, I actually like a backfield with Rice, Pierce & Lattimore--eventually. I don't think Lattimore will be required to even play in his first year here. Most likely IRed. My biggest issue with Latty is special teams. Not sure he would play a lot there, and our 3rd RB must play ST.

The problem is, I might be more inclined to take a RB who can bulk up and be a RB/FB. I even like our PS players like Berry & Rainey. I think Berry can be a FB. Allen might also be able to make the transition as well.

I think Lattimore will go much earlier than the 7th if his knee checks out. If it doesnt then he likely goes undrafted or maybe some team takes a 7th round flier on him. All I know is last year Chris Polk was a 2nd/3rd round talent but his medical made him go undrafted. I think the same could happen to Lattimore.

I'm all for taking a RB though. You can never have enough quality backs. You can get guys late in the draft that have starter potential at that position. With the way RBs get used up in this league I am for taking a RB every season,

[GrimCoconut]

I think Lattimore will go much earlier than the 7th if his knee checks out. If it doesnt then he likely goes undrafted or maybe some team takes a 7th round flier on him. All I know is last year Chris Polk was a 2nd/3rd round talent but his medical made him go undrafted. I think the same could happen to Lattimore.

I'm all for taking a RB though. You can never have enough quality backs. You can get guys late in the draft that have starter potential at that position. With the way RBs get used up in this league I am for taking a RB every season,

You think so? I just don't know. It's a big risk to take him when he has had two ACL tears. I think in virtue of that he drops way further than he should. I can't see him going earlier than the 5th.

Regardless, I do agree to an extent. Rice or Pierce could go down any time, so having capable back-ups waiting is a major plus.

Personally, I think the NFL needs a development pipeline that can't be taken away (not PS, which can be). They could limit it to 7 players (one for each draft pick automatically given), and it's only applicable to players the team actually drafted. I just find it a bit unfair for bad teams to be able to pillage players drafted by teams. While it's true that the team could keep the player, the team might want to develop them first but may want to activate them if an injury occurs.

Anyway, that's another topic for another time. The point is, it's always nice to have good depth at RB.