Draft Analysis: Analyzing In Detail This Draft Class Runningbacks Strengths And Weaknesses

[chknwing]

dude take a fuging break will ya.  go outside. feel the warmth of the sun.

[Saca312]

55 minutes ago, The Lobo said:

Good stuff. James Connor is a beast. I wonder why we haven't heard too much about him, maybe the cancer he beat?

I've seen his highlights, and holy moly he's huuuge. I don't know where the hype is, but he's one mean runningback.

 

[Gin and Juice]

James Conner has been a personal favorite of mine for awhile now in terms of RB prospects. He was setting the world on fire until he was diagnosed with cancer! The spends a year breaking that tackle and returns to the field! I would have no problem with him in the 2nd. Personally, I would have no problem double dipping with McCaffery in the first and Conner at 2b.

Conner also makes me feel better about missing out on LF, that is if we can grab him in the 2nd, and truly taking BPA.  Strikes me as having the Eric Berry mind set and that speaks volumes. Sucks that we haven't had a visit with him yet, hoping that visit hasn't been published at least.

[Gin and Juice]

1 hour ago, imminent rogaine said:

 

EDIT: a double dip would also mean that CAP and/or Fozzy get the boot this year.

Who cares? I'm not attached! If they want to avoid the boot, play better

[Saca312]

1 hour ago, chknwing said:

dude take a fuging break will ya.  go outside. feel the warmth of the sun.

What does this "sun" thing you speak of look like?

[Saca312]

1 hour ago, KB_fan said:

WOW.  Don't have time to read it all this morning, but this will satisfy that craving for football stats for awhile!  Nice @Saca312.  Thanks!

Let me know any of your comments when you get around to it! Always love hearing your perspective and insight.

[yasuhara2241]

Great job @Saca312I just skimmed this over and will read fully later. I think the cliff notes version is this:

1. Can get quality backs in all rounds

2. Deep RB draft

3. Fournette has the power, speed and direct balance (staying upright against head to head collisions)

4. McCaffrey has the elusiveness, acceleration and receiving 

* Personal Side Note: Nobody knows which RB will be good. Too many factors. System/Oline/Health. Seems like the Panther FO like Fournette and who could blame them. Stew getting up there and only 1 year remaining after this coming year. He seems like a Stew clone with a higher top speed.

* Lots of people on the McCaffrey bandwagon but unfortunately we would need to "evolve" our system to fit him. I know that we need to "evolve" with Fournette as well but not as much to use him effectively as McCaffrey IMO. 

[thefuzz]

1 hour ago, yasuhara2241 said:

Great job @Saca312I just skimmed this over and will read fully later. I think the cliff notes version is this:

1. Can get quality backs in all rounds

2. Deep RB draft

3. Fournette has the power, speed and direct balance (staying upright against head to head collisions)

4. McCaffrey has the elusiveness, acceleration and receiving 

* Personal Side Note: Nobody knows which RB will be good. Too many factors. System/Oline/Health. Seems like the Panther FO like Fournette and who could blame them. Stew getting up there and only 1 year remaining after this coming year. He seems like a Stew clone with a higher top speed.

* Lots of people on the McCaffrey bandwagon but unfortunately we would need to "evolve" our system to fit him. I know that we need to "evolve" with Fournette as well but not as much to use him effectively as McCaffrey IMO. 

We need to evolve this offense no matter who we select....LF will just give them a security blanket.

The Panthers don't run a system that favors the rules....we need to change that.

[Saca312]

1 hour ago, thefuzz said:

We need to evolve this offense no matter who we select....LF will just give them a security blanket.

The Panthers don't run a system that favors the rules....we need to change that.

I can see arguments going both ways for selecting McCaffrey or Fournette. Fournette transforms us into a power downhill scheme that takes the load off Cam and creates more of those play action roll-out opportunities, while McCaffrey diversifies our choices on offense.

 

[GoobyPls]

Fournette, Cook, Mixon, Kamara, Mccaffrey 

 

in that order 

[Saca312]

21 minutes ago, GoobyPls said:

Fournette, Cook, Mixon, Kamara, Mccaffrey 

 

in that order 

Kamara's garbage. Just no.

[GoobyPls]

1 minute ago, Saca312 said:

Kamara's garbage. Just no.

He's better than Mccaffrey.

[Saca312]

Just now, GoobyPls said:

He's better than Mccaffrey.

Kamara has a whole host of issues that will probably make him a quick bust. He tends to try and run towards the edges when he has a 4-7 yard lane in front of him. His decision-making is questionable and terrible. His vision needs a ton of refinement.

Here. I'll give some information from the post that pertains to Kamara.

Ball Handling:

Needs Improvement: ... Alvin Kamara ... all have the talent to contribute in NFL lineups, but they each experience technique lapses when changing direction or fighting for extra yards that could send them to the bench and keep them there if they don't address them.

Kamara .... have highest fumble rates of those talents just mentioned, and they are dangerously close to the reserve tier.

...

Speed:

Kareem Hunt (4.62) and Alvin Kamara's (4.56) 40's reflect their speed on the field. Hunt rarely pulls away from defensive backs and Kamara, who gets run down from behind, loses as many races as he wins.

Vision:

Alvin Kamara takes questionable risks when he freelances from the blocking scheme and in the open field.

Durability:

Alvin Kamara: A knee injury while at Alabama forced him to redshirt and he sprained his LCL this year.

Waldman's personal take on Alvin Kamara:

A lot of the hits and wrap attempts that Kamara runs through are above the knee and he doesn't run through as many wraps to his legs as he shoul.

A greater concern is his vision. Kamara bounces too many runs outside which lead to bad outcomes. He has to learn that a short gain or minor loss of yards is better for the schedule of the offensive game plan than incurring a larger loss. Translation: Kamara needs to learn that he cannot always lean on his quickness without understanding the down-and-distance situation.

It's also a concern that Kamara will spot a good crease, enter it, then attempt a bounce-out when he had a solid gain of 4-6 yards within reach. Kamara's frequent desire to hit the big play has cost his offense because he fails to earn the 4-6 yards the he had in hand before the immature decision.

Ball security is an even larger problem. Kamara's seven fumbles in 284 attempts yields a loose ball every 41 attempts, which is on the low-end of the Reserve Caliber Tier of its Stack Scores. Kamara already has quicker than fast profile of a space player. If Kamara wants to become a lead back, he'll have to keep the ball secure. Otherwise, he might not earn the complementary role.

 

[GoobyPls]

21 minutes ago, Saca312 said:

Kamara has a whole host of issues that will probably make him a quick bust. He tends to try and run towards the edges when he has a 4-7 yard lane in front of him. His decision-making is questionable and terrible. His vision needs a ton of refinement.

Here. I'll give some information from the post that pertains to Kamara.

Ball Handling:

Needs Improvement: ... Alvin Kamara ... all have the talent to contribute in NFL lineups, but they each experience technique lapses when changing direction or fighting for extra yards that could send them to the bench and keep them there if they don't address them.

Kamara .... have highest fumble rates of those talents just mentioned, and they are dangerously close to the reserve tier.

...

Speed:

Kareem Hunt (4.62) and Alvin Kamara's (4.56) 40's reflect their speed on the field. Hunt rarely pulls away from defensive backs and Kamara, who gets run down from behind, loses as many races as he wins.

Vision:

Alvin Kamara takes questionable risks when he freelances from the blocking scheme and in the open field.

Durability:

Alvin Kamara: A knee injury while at Alabama forced him to redshirt and he sprained his LCL this year.

Waldman's personal take on Alvin Kamara:

A lot of the hits and wrap attempts that Kamara runs through are above the knee and he doesn't run through as many wraps to his legs as he shoul.

A greater concern is his vision. Kamara bounces too many runs outside which lead to bad outcomes. He has to learn that a short gain or minor loss of yards is better for the schedule of the offensive game plan than incurring a larger loss. Translation: Kamara needs to learn that he cannot always lean on his quickness without understanding the down-and-distance situation.

It's also a concern that Kamara will spot a good crease, enter it, then attempt a bounce-out when he had a solid gain of 4-6 yards within reach. Kamara's frequent desire to hit the big play has cost his offense because he fails to earn the 4-6 yards the he had in hand before the immature decision.

Ball security is an even larger problem. Kamara's seven fumbles in 284 attempts yields a loose ball every 41 attempts, which is on the low-end of the Reserve Caliber Tier of its Stack Scores. Kamara already has quicker than fast profile of a space player. If Kamara wants to become a lead back, he'll have to keep the ball secure. Otherwise, he might not earn the complementary role.

 

Your just copying and pasting what the YouTube scout is saying, I can do the same 

 

Kamara is faster than his 40 time, when he got over 10 carries a game he averaged over 7 ypc, the highest ypc of any of the top RB prospects.