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Would you sell the farm for Barkley...


micnificent28

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49 minutes ago, micnificent28 said:

Lol how are u gonna equate 100m times to 40 times... I ran a 11.4 hundred but could hit 4.4 in highschool. Short yardage burst and acceleration are different than substained long distance speed. The rate at which you hit your top speed and how quickly you reach it says a lot more for the 40.

He ran 4.66 40 coming out of high school per ESPN recruiting so no 4.3 at combine

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2 hours ago, Don137 said:

RBs in the first round are not good value. Look at Elliott for the Cowboys. He is being paid as one of the top players at his position. When you draft a rookie they need to make an impact and not be one of the highest paid players at that position. Not with a salary cap. Enjoy the low salary at that position while one can.

True, and that is why some teams stay away from "low value" positions in the first round.

Elliot's cap hit next year is $6.8m which puts him 3rd among RBs. http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/rankings/cap-hit/running-back/

I think most people would say he is a top 5 RB so his cap hit is inline but he isn't really adding value over his cap hit.

Ramsey who was picked one spot later has a cap hit of $6.4m which puts him 26th.  The third CB has a cap hit of $15.5m.

Dallas is getting a $6.8m player for $6.8m.  Jacksonville is getting a $15.5m for $6.4m.  That is cap space that you can allocate elsewhere.  You could almost go 1/2 drafting CBs in the first round over 2 years and be in better shape then going 2/2 in drafting RBs in the first round over 2 years.

There is a reason why positions such as QB, WR, OT, and CB tend to be over drafted.

 

 

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For those of you saying he's not that fast, and you can't see him running a 4.3, or ESPN has him at 4.6 out of high school, I would just point out that on 2 separate occasions during his college tenure, he was clocked at 4.38 and 4.33. 

And yes, he is the best RB prospect since Adrian Peterson and maybe beyond that. 

Still wouldn't sell the farm for him, but some of you underrating him. He is that fast. Just ask Michigan's defense. Or Ohio State's kickoff coverage unit. 

I would be surprised if he ran anything over 4.5 to be honest. 

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On 2/15/2018 at 10:21 AM, micnificent28 said:

Are we really comparing him to Trent Richardson. Who ran a 4.6.

you can compare him to his hype. speed is great and all but that 40 time is straight line, untouched, no pads and not even carrying a ball. all the combine does if mess people's memories up of what matters which is game tape.

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