Mel Kiper Believes Dalvin Cook Will Fall Into The 2nd Round

[panthers55]

1 hour ago, JawnyBlaze said:

Reggie Bush: 6' 205

McCaffrey: 6' 200

even if espn.com is a little off on the measurements, McCaffrey isn't bigger than Bush. They're basically the same size. 

Bigger than Welker not Bush. Better receiver than Bush.

[panthers55]

1 hour ago, JawnyBlaze said:

I wouldn't be mad at either in the 2nd, but if you ignore the off field stuff Cook is clearly the better player.  

But Cook isn't a returner which makes McCaffrey more valuable. Plus McCaffrey is the better receiver which is what we need. If all we need is a running back, we can get one close to McCaffrey or Cook later in the draft. We won't find someone more versatile or athletic than McCaffrey anywhere in the draft.

[AceBoogie]

21 hours ago, The Onion Knight said:

I wouldnt take him unless it was like the 5th round. There's multiple reports out there that say he's a gang banger with a drinking problem. I'd say he's completely off the Panthers board.

Sigh...you'd think we were the franchise named the saints. 

[Bronn]

Some of you have no idea what you're talking about.

THE ONLY skills Cook brings to an offense is speed which equates home run threat, and decent hands out of the backfield. He lacks great vision and power, and needs a good OL in front of him to even have a remote shot at having success in the NFL.

Those two things don't make for a good RB in the NFL.

Maybe if he gets in the right offense, he has a couple seasons close to 1000 yards rushing and 500 or so receiving. But put him somewhere with a bad OL or in a division that runs a lot of 3-4 with faster LBs  and DEs and he's toast.

I think Kiper's wrong about when Cook goes, as I still think some team is going to take him too early.

But, I saw a stat somewhere that Cook led the NCAA at one point in runs of one yard or less.

He had a really good line at FSU and a gimmicky offense that allowed him to be featured. He won't have those luxuries at the NFL.

Think about DeAngelo's final years or so with us. That will be Dalvin Cook, at best.

[Jon Snow]

Since when does Mel Kiper know anything?  The dude is a hack.

[Manos]

Some of you have no idea what you're talking about.

THE ONLY skills Cook brings to an offense is speed which equates home run threat, and decent hands out of the backfield. He lacks great vision and power, and needs a good OL in front of him to even have a remote shot at having success in the NFL.

Those two things don't make for a good RB in the NFL.

Maybe if he gets in the right offense, he has a couple seasons close to 1000 yards rushing and 500 or so receiving. But put him somewhere with a bad OL or in a division that runs a lot of 3-4 with faster LBs  and DEs and he's toast.

I think Kiper's wrong about when Cook goes, as I still think some team is going to take him too early.

But, I saw a stat somewhere that Cook led the NCAA at one point in runs of one yard or less.

He had a really good line at FSU and a gimmicky offense that allowed him to be featured. He won't have those luxuries at the NFL.

Think about DeAngelo's final years or so with us. That will be Dalvin Cook, at best.

The thing about Cook is that he doesn't actually bring speed(by NFL standards). And I'm not just talking about the 40, go watch his highlights he isn't all that fast. For the record I am not calling him slow either, he is average. And average is probably the best word to describe Cook, because there isn't a single thing about his game in general that is exceptional, everything is average. Except pass blocking which is terrible but I tend to give college RBs a pass on that because it usually isn't something they are taught.

As for the Cook vs McCaffrey debate I don't have much of an opinion because I haven't watched any of Stanford's offense this year. Based of what I read McCaffrey will be the better pro but that isn't an opinion based on watching video or anything.

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[Saca312]

4 hours ago, panthers55 said:

But Cook isn't a returner which makes McCaffrey more valuable. Plus McCaffrey is the better receiver which is what we need. If all we need is a running back, we can get one close to McCaffrey or Cook later in the draft. We won't find someone more versatile or athletic than McCaffrey anywhere in the draft.

McCaffery is the best back from the shotgun in this class, which makes our interest in him sensible.

He has the potential to be a Brian Westbrook in the NFL. I think he could achieve it.