RU star crams for NFL combine

[NJFINSFAN1]

FAIR LAWN - Rushing for 2,000 yards or more in a college season isn't easy. That's why only 14 players have reached that magical level.
Ray Rice is one of them. So you might think his 2,012 rushing yards last season alone would punch a ticket to the pros for the Rutgers star. But there's more to playing running back in the NFL, especially when you are 5 feet 9, have been timed in the mid-4.5s for the 40-yard dash and primarily spent your time with the football tucked under your arm in college.
Rice set out to do something about the things under his control. He let 5-7 Maurice Jones-Drew of Jacksonville handle the height problem. "I think he's opened the door for a lot of guys," Rice said.

http://www.northjersey.com/sports/RU_star_crams_for_NFL_combine.html

 

[SouthJerseyFin]

I still say Rice will have the best rookie season of any rookie rb in 08. The guy is incredible, very simular to MJD. And im not just saying this because i go to Rutgers.:wink:

 

[Dredd1050]

He's a first day guy. Being a Rutgers Alum, I hope to the good lord above that he doesn't get drafted by anyone in the AFC East (other than Miami, but that won't happen). I want to root for the kid.

 

[Stefins]

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[Stefins]

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[DolFan31]

I really like Ray Rice. I watched him quite a few times this year, and he looks like he has the tools to be really, really good in the NFL. I dont think he'll be like Ron Dayne, the last high profile RB to go 2,000 yards in a season in college and then bomb in the NFL.

 

[Roman529]

I really like Ray Rice....if he is still on the board when we have our 2B pick, then he might be worth taking a shot....depending on Ronnie Brown's health. We need to have a backup for RB, and even though we have Ricky Williams, Chatman, and LoBook, Rice would be a nice addition.

 

[DolFan31]

I dont know if BP wants to keep Chatman and I dont know if they trust Ricky...so why not Rice? We could have R&R&R!

 

[zach8111]

good player, i really like the guy...but no way miami will spend a high draft pick on a RB....unless he were to slip dramatically due the the deep RB class, but i dont see that happening