RB Draft Class of 2020

[LineBusy]

I have Swift, Taylor tops on my list.

[wolfcub36]

I like JK Dobbins, Jonathan Taylor , & Travis Etienne.

[CuriousHusker]

Dobbins is a boss. Great player

[Humberto]

Yeah. Dobbins is good too. I think I like Swift the best though. Watching Swift block today was impressive.

[CuriousHusker]

I definitely don’t think Swift is the best runner in the class. I don’t even think he’s in the top five to be honest. Really good all around back though and certainly a guy that can help us a lot.

[Xmark]

I kinda agree with Iggy on this. Kerryon was a reach for an injury prone guy with no speed to hit the edge. He’s a solid #2 or #3 RB at best when he is healthy.

The Lions really should draft a RB in the first round this year. Imagine Stafford with Cook as his RB and what this offense could be!

I’ve been saying it for years, they have wasted his career not having a run game. It’s fucking football malpractice. SMH

[NewYorkLion]

@iggy14

2017 draft- many posters on here were touting RBs. Dalvin Cook, Joe Mixon sitting within reach and Quinn does not make a move. He will make a move for KJ, but will not move up for a clear elite talent like Cook. This is not smart work from Bob Quinn. There were also posters here banging the drum for Kamara and Hunt. I will not take credit for either of those because I was all in on Cook, but Quinn comes away empty handed, at a major position of need.

This is spot on . I loved Mixon & Cook but the talent I guess did not off set the off field incidents…both have been Choir Boys off the field with no negative press. They were both worth the risk. It was criminal to come away with squat that draft when we were so horrible at RB. I really feel this was done to ensure Caldwell’s demise and bring in Patricia . We lost games in 2017 that would have been won had we had a Cook or Mixon leading to another postseason game and Caldwell being harder to let go .

[CuriousHusker]

I was fine with Cook’s off the field stuff. He had some hood tendencies I guess but Jimbo
Fisher swore by him and that he was a good teammate with great football character.

Mixon on the other hand, no thanks. Don’t want women punchers on my team.

[Thats2]

@CuriousHusker

Have you watched Chubba Hubbard play, Wes? Really interesting style. Former speed skater from Alberta. Gets super low going through the whole. Looks like a skater at times.

I watch Hubbard every week as an OSU grad, and I agree his style is a little bit unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. He was also a borderline Olympic-level sprinter in Canada and you can see it in all his long runs, even though he’s so smooth he hardly looks to be running fast.

I will say I think he’s best suited to a one-cut and go ZBS like Minny runs or the Broncos/Texans used to (my comp for him is a fast Arian Foster). He doesn’t have any jukes and isn’t going to make something out of nothing very often. What he will do is slip through the tiniest crease to take it to the house. And he’s tough as nails too, OSU hands it to him over and over and over.

[wesleysh21]

@CuriousHusker

I was fine with Cook’s off the field stuff. He had some hood tendencies I guess but Jimbo
Fisher swore by him and that he was a good teammate with great football character.

Mixon on the other hand, no thanks. Don’t want women punchers on my team.

I never quite understood how big of a deal teams made of Cook’s “off the field” stuff. Its like it was a relatively minor thing that many players have easily overcome, and the narrative just kind of took on a life of its own. Congrats to the Vikings for not buying into the BS.

[wesleysh21]

@CuriousHusker

Have you watched Chubba Hubbard play, Wes? Really interesting style. Former speed skater from Alberta. Gets super low going through the whole. Looks like a skater at times.

I’ve only seen highlights, I haven’t done much of an actual film study on him yet.

[CuriousHusker]

Yeah, I was curious on your take BC I knew you were an alum. Sorry to hear about Wallace, btw. Love watching that guy as well.

[Thats2]

Yeah that one hurt, especially considering similar injuries ended his twin brother’s career. Maybe it means he stick around for another year though. Still I’m on the players side on these things and generally believe they should go pro as soon as possible. Hubbard would be foolish to stick around after the way Gundy’s run him into the ground

[nexttime]

Kenyon Drake 110 yds 1 td,what did Quinn miss?

[OKILion]

@CuriousHusker

Chubba Hubbard

@wesleysh21

@CuriousHusker

Have you watched Chubba Hubbard play, Wes? Really interesting style. Former speed skater from Alberta. Gets super low going through the whole. Looks like a skater at times.

I’ve only seen highlights, I haven’t done much of an actual film study on him yet.

Same here. I saw one game vs Kansas St. He had like 300 yards of offense that game. A unique running style that’s for sure.