I wanted a RB preferably Swift with the 30th pick but he's still on the board so we are good.
I think they'll be a run on them round 2 and we need to get one of the top guys
I think your more likely to see them wait on 56 for a RB then draft one at 39. Unless they just have that high of a grade. This roster is screaming for a starting S, could desperately use a pass rusher with long term potential and another starting OL.
Too much quality at that position in this draft. They could add two RBs in rounds 4 and 5 and find themselves set at the position.
You get a four year window with these high drafted RB's and they bring immediate impact from day 1. If I am looking at 2020 as a redshirt year and 2021 as first year on the field for Tua, I don't want to have wasted 2 of those 4 prime years of a RB's shelf life to where by year 3 we are looking at an extension already.
I don't think the pressure to get a RB is there right now, which should allow us to make the smartest decision possible with that spot.
1. Jordan Howard has already upgraded the position by default given how poor they were last year.
2. Even if you only select one guy later on, you've added another fresh set of a legs to a spot that desperately needed it. Dillon, Moss, Kelley, Vaughn, Evans, Perine, Robinson, Olonilua.....there is depth there.
3. If you do have a high enough grade on a guy to take at 39, go ahead and pull the trigger.
Seeing CEH go ahead of the entire rest of the RB class leads me to believe no one was truly elite in this class but instead you have a board full of guys who can do certain things really well. CEH was the most complete player, even if he didn't possess any of the top end skills Swift or Dobbins have.
In this league, RB is a next man up kind of position. Always keep that in mind when making an investment.
Todd Gurley is Todd Gurley........until he's just a guy looking for a back up job because he got released.
David Johnson, Leveon Bell, sometimes the fall from elite status happens quickly.
McAffrey, Henry and Elliot......the cream of the crop, who in the blink of an eye can be the next Todd Gurley.