Dolfan1000 said:It was a joke!
Relax!
grendel said:I agree with phinsphan, what is there to gain by pretending we never spoke to Brown. Saban is not wanny, he doesn't need a RB to grind out the game. No more 3 yards and a pile of dust.
KB21 said:Oh my gosh! Here is the "If we take a running back, we have to run the ball 30 times a game" line. Ridiculous. You completely ignore what Ronnie Brown will do for the passing game, with his complete ability, and focus on only one aspect of his game.
Do you think Linehan is going to throw the ball 50 times a game next season?
Dolfan1000 said:He made it very clear again tonight- Miami will NOT draft a running back at number two. Now he didnt say anything about 7 or 9, assuming a trade down... To be honest, I would love to know where he gets such firm statements, considering Saban has been extremely tight-lipped. However, with that said, this is two nights in a row where he has made this very clear.
He basically said if SF takes Smith, we either take Edwards or trade down for someone who wants Edwards. I still think a WR is a bit of a waste... We have two very good ones.
KB21 said:Schefter doesn't know anymore about this than we do. Nick Saban hasn't told anyone anything. The only people who know what Nick Saban will do are Scott O'Brien and Rick Spielman, and they aren't telling Adam Schefter that Miami isn't dafting a running back.
KB21 said:Let me add that he isn't getting this from the players either, because they don't even know if Nick is going to take them or not.
No one outside his inner circle of O'Brien and Spielman knows who Nick will pick, and no one will know till 12:30 tomorrow. The only reason I project Ronnie Brown to Miami is because it makes the most sense. Braylon Edwards doesn't make any sense for Miami, and there is no one out there that can justify taking Braylon Edwards over Ronnie Brown. There's not enough of a gap between them to justify taking the wide receiver over the running back.
KB21 said:Oh my gosh! Here is the "If we take a running back, we have to run the ball 30 times a game" line. Ridiculous. You completely ignore what Ronnie Brown will do for the passing game, with his complete ability, and focus on only one aspect of his game.
Do you think Linehan is going to throw the ball 50 times a game next season?
Phinfan31 said:Braylon Edwards...makes no sense for miami...2 words, you said them yourself in your other post, Scott Linehan. The guy uses 3 WR SETS + 1 TE, and he ran a commitee of RB's in Minnesota. We currently have a committee of RB's (Im not saying I want to have a commitee, but I dont think we take one of the top backs in the draft, not enough value for #2...if we have the chance I think we take J.J. Arrington.) I can easily justify taking Braylon Edwards in this draft. Can you justify NOT taking him? Ohhhhhh we have Chambers, Booker, Thompson, and Mcmichael....yeah we saw how that worked out for us last season. Thompson will always be mediocre, nothing more. Booker cannot stretch the defense, hes a possession WR. Chambers is ALWAYS double teamed since he is our only real vertical threat and Mcmichael is definately targeted by the defenses now after last season...If you draft Edwards you have...Chambers, Edwards, Booker, and Mcmichael...the committee of RB's will definately be able to run when you have such talent stretching the field. Edwards would be an awesome addition to our team. I have put up with you Ronnie Brown lovers forever, you're entitled to your opinion but just dont bash on drafting Edwards because hes been rated the best player in the draft...you're only making yourself look naive.
pls forward the link to the Saban quoteShifty187 said:Booker hasnt been anything special since 2002!
We need more targets!
KB21 said:Yeah. It makes a whole hell of a lot of sense for a team that has a gaping hole at the running back position to take a wide receiver over a running back when the two are rated pretty much equal in the draft.
Phinfan31 said:he is not proven as the best RB in this draft.
Phinfan31 said:why do you think the mocks have us going a diff route than RB and chicago takes Benson instead of Brown???
Phinfan31 said:I dont think you understand. Nick Saban is CHANGING our offense. Thats why he hired Scott Linehan. Linehan DOES NOT need a franchise RB to make his offensive scheme work. He uses a 3 WR/1 TE set. Our committee of RB's (Gordon, Minor, Morris) will be just fine running the ball, with such WRs as Chambers/Edwards/Booker/Mcmichael the defense would never be able to cover everyone. Like I said, I think we take a RB in the 2nd round due to the deep RB class this year. You're in for a disappointment tomorrow, we will not draft Ronnie Brown, by the way...he is not proven as the best RB in this draft...why do you think the mocks have us going a diff route than RB and chicago takes Benson instead of Brown???
KB21 said:Oh my gosh! Here is the "If we take a running back, we have to run the ball 30 times a game" line. Ridiculous. You completely ignore what Ronnie Brown will do for the passing game, with his complete ability, and focus on only one aspect of his game.
Do you think Linehan is going to throw the ball 50 times a game next season?