1st Round, Pick 12: Lions Select Alabama RB Jahmyr Gibbs

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Damn it Atlanta !!!

https://twitter.com/ScottBarrettDFB/status/1651763924704829441?t=cd93jWh4aAG4MahU_Pu1ig&s=19

Best pass-catching RB to enter the league in at least 5 years.

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Love the pick. Speed Kills!

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Very surprising pick, but can understand it. See this as a prove it year for Swift. Plus we have a three headed monster behind a top five Oline.

Oof.

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wanted Bijan so bad-always hated Atlantaā€¦I freaking knew it !!

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Now that the shock is over, I realize that listening to the amateurs on radio and tv can distort reality.

Jahmyr Gibbsā€™ comp was Alvin Kamara! Speed, vision, and can catch.
Jack Campbell is #1 cover LB who tackles, communicates and captains.

If I just look at The Players, theyā€™re both ballers!
Iā€™m only mad because my mock draft simulator said theyā€™d be there in R2.

Clearly my simulator was WRONG, but that doesnā€™t mean that my GM is.

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From Brad:

Says it all.

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Told you guys

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CBS sports had Gibbs ranked No. 14 overall:

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospect-rankings/

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We got two solid players and look like they will contribute sooner than later: I am stoked

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Bet Swift is traded for a 6th rounder.

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Iā€™m surprised but they must think heā€™s a stud.

I donā€™t know dates, but a silly late camp trade would be nice. If not, the backfield is most excellent, especially behind a top five Oline.

Oh yes, Iā€™ m content.

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I wonder if heā€™s used at some point in a package to trade back up

Holmes certainly seemed excited to get him

https://twitter.com/TWDTV1/status/1651764055017660416?t=k9fcrCuMAjlWr-6Zr33tQg&s=19

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Very well could be. Maybe with him in a trade they get a 4th or 5th for him.

An early post after last season was about RBā€™s and I had Gibbs. It was a weird season for Alabama and Bijon had a great year but I still liked Gibbs. I get the positional value argument and also understand we just got Montgomery and still have Swift, but if that OL can make some openings heā€™s going to crush it.

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silly wild assed guess.

Heā€™s the 14th ranked player.

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Like LBer (which I expected in rd. 2) I also knew the Lions were going to take a RB. They are one Swift injury away from being average in the backfield again. Montgomery is solid but you need 2-3 guys who can get the job done now and Swift is simply a 3rd down back at this point.

Gibbs is explosive. I was set up for a draft like this in that theyā€™re simply a lot of guys to like and not many to love. I am okay with this pick. ESP. as we got an extra 2nd rounder. But I am happy to add Gibbs to the RB room.

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