2017 NFL DRAFT - RUNNING BACKS

You have 2 WRs listed...McCaffrey and Samuels...Kamara was a backup until Hurd left the team and Mixon shared time...Cook to Eagles or I really hope TB

 

Really helps drive home how I feel about Cook, doesn't it?

 

No it shows they shouldn't b listed in a RB group and neither guy has a prayer of going ahead of Cook

 

FSU pro day is 2day...if Hue is smart he will attend

 

Nobody should take too much stock from pro-day's or the combine. How people look in shorts does nothing but feed the machine of NFL Hype. If they don't know what to expect from a player based on the 2 + yrs of tape then there are problems.

 

This has to be directed @ SAS lol

 

[notify]top dawg[/notify]... this 100% had to be from Walter Football, right? Dude is easily the worst internet "scout" out there.

 

Actually, no. lol! I apologize for not listing the source, bu t I can't find it now. Anyway, here's what Walterfootball had to say about your favorite back:

Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State
Height: 5-10. Weight: 210. Arm: 32.38. Hand: 9.25.
40 Time: 4.49.
Projected Round (2017): Top-25 Pick.
3/18/17: In 2016, Cook averaged 6.0 yards per carry for 1,765 yards and 19 touchdowns. He also had 33 receptions for 488 yards. Cook suffers from some weird fumbles and ball-security issues that he needs to fix - see his fumble versus Ole Miss and two fumbles against Syracuse. On the upside, Cook demonstrated his tremendous speed, vision, cutting ability, and balance in 2016. While he isn't the biggest of backs, he has functional power to charge through some tackles from linebackers and defensive backs.

Teams do have some off-the-field concerns with Cook, not from his character, but the people that he hangs out with. He escaped some legal issues last year, but teams say that Cook has an entourage of gang bangers and they worry Cook drinks too much. Staying out of trouble is a concern that teams have.

9/3/16: The Seminoles had a drop-off in 2015 after losing Jameis Winston and a lot of other talented players to the NFL, but Cook was so good on his own, he carried Florida State to a 10-win season. On the year, Cook averaged 7.4 yards per carry for 1,691 yards with 19 touchdowns. He had 24 receptions for 244 yards and a score as well.

Cook somewhat reminds me of Marshall Faulk with his speed, athleticism and versatility. As a runner, Cook is impossible not to like. He is fast to hit the hole and has serious acceleration to the second level of the defense. When Cook breaks into the open field, he has shear speed to run away from a lot of defensive backs and is a threat to take the ball to the house on long touchdown runs. Cook also has excellent body lean, pad level, vision to weave through defenders, balance, and patience. He is elusive in the open field and slashes through defenses.

While Cook isn't the biggest of backs, he is put together well with a thick lower body. That allows him to keep his balance after contact is made and pick up more yards. Cook also shows some natural receiving skills. He has soft hands and is an athletic route-runner. He looks like a future three-down starter in the NFL.

 

Sounds like a stud to me...take off the blinders SAS....when you have time take a look at his games vs Fla, Clem, Miami Fl and Mich and tell me which RB over the course of their careers can have #s like that....he plays huge in the big games...stop worrying a bout a dumb 3 cone drill and look at the game tape lol

 

Just for reference, here is the listing of RBs in this year's drafts SPARQ rating:

Running back


1. Alvin Kamara, Tennessee (79.2)

2. Aaron Jones, UTEP (75.0)

3. Christopher Carson, Oklahoma State (73.0)

4. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford (70.7)

5. Marlon Mack, South Florida (62.2)





(and cue stopper in 3.....2.....1...)

 

That's just #s Dog...give me game tape over guys running around in tight shorts and shirts..that's where you win football games w the pads on

 

Comparisons to Cook have been all over the place, so here's what I've evaluated. There are so many things working against Cook that it's hard to have faith in his NFL potential. He made college defenses look silly and produced bucketloads, but by itself that means squat. He hasn't tested well at all in the offseason and that put me off to him (I always thought he was too small to handle an NFL workload alone anyway).

In a nutshell, he's more likely to be this decade's Reggie Bush than anything close to Marshall Faulk. I'd go as far as to say that anyone crazy enough to compare Cook to Faulk is highly incompetent at football player evaluations and should not be taken seriously.

 

What? I can't even comment on this post...ridiculous

 

NFL Media's Lance Zierlein spoke with one NFL RB coach who believes there is "no doubt" FSU's Dalvin Cook is the best prospect at his position in the draft.
The position coach believes Joe Mixon is second. It just shows how split evaluators will be on this running back class, as Leonard Fournette, Christian McCaffrey, Cook and Mixon have all been mentioned at the top spot. Cook dominated for three years, carrying FSU's offense for two of them, but has limited athleticism and produced an athletic profile that has not been selected in the first round in over 10 years.

 

Ugh. Did I just agree with a Steelers fan?

 

Trying to figure out what to use that #52 overall pick on...

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Only 40-45 picks too late lol

 

ESPN is reporting that no player is rising up draft boards faster than Joe Mixon...They are now projecting him to Cleveland at pick #33, but cautioned, "watch out for the Raiders at #24"...

 

He was going to go #52 overall in my final Browns mock draft. Might have to reconsider that in light of this news.

 

Well, I have been a staunch opponent to this, but it is also being reported that Dee Haslem is the wing(wo)man on this, so if she signs off on him, I don't know how I could oppose it. I sincerely hope they aren't using her as window dressing for an excuse to draft/hire shady players. I don't need boyscouts(hell I'm one of Gordon's biggest supporters), but there is a line I personally won't cross and some of these guys have done so with, imho, not as much remorse as they should have.