2014 NFL draft thread (no longer too early)

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RBs' value has decreased in part because reliance on the passing game continues to increase, but also because it's not seen so much as a superstar position anymore. There are very few workhorse types like Peterson or Lynch out there and far more committee situations and situational specialists because RBs who carry the ball a ton tend to get injured, miss games and have short careers. So why spend a first-rounder on a guy who will be sharing time?

As for WRs, many teams have long held the view that unless a prospect is really exceptional like Calvin Johnson or Larry Fitzgerald, receivers are a dime a dozen and you can get just as good a player by waiting until the second or third round to take one. Over the past eight drafts, an average of about three wideouts per draft have been taken in the first round while in recent years the second and third rounds have produced guys like Alshon Jeffery, Keenan Allen, T.Y. Hilton, Torrey Smith, Eric Decker and Mike Wallace.

A great example of the reason for that thinking comes from the 2007-2009 drafts. In 2007, Calvin Johnson obviously turned out great with the No. 2 choice, but the other five first-round receivers were Ted Ginn, Dwayne Bowe, Robert Meachem, Craig Davis and Anthony Gonzalez. Six WRs also went in the 2009 first round, but how many have of these guys have provided real first-round value production: Darrius Heyward-Bey (seventh overall), Michael Crabtree (10th), Jeremy Maclin (19th), Percy Harvin (22nd), Hakeem Nicks (29th) and Kenny Britt (30th). Crabtree's probably the closest, but Richard Sherman says he's only mediocre.

Meanwhile, in 2008 the Packers got Jordy Nelson and the Eagles took DeSean Jackson in the second round. No WRs went in the first round of that draft.

 

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No I wasn't.

STFU with your trolling too.

 

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It was devil 93.

 

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The evaluation of running backs has always been very strange. It seems like, with the exception of Adrian Peterson, most of the top backs were taken late-first-round or later. The last time multiple backs went in the top 10 was when Cedric Benson, Ronnie Brown and Cadillac Williams were all taken and they've all been disappointments, on varying levels...

I guess Reggie Bush should be included in the group of backs that were taken really high, but he was seen as an all-purpose back/returner.

Who the hell knows what's up with Trent Richardson?

 

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He sucks.

That was easy.

 

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He does suck now. I know his yards per carry was low as a rookie, but he did find the end zone 11 times.

 

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Just wait until Lynch leaves.

Michael is the real deal.

 

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Considering Christine Michael's injury history at Texas A&M, a season of just 18 carries was probably the best thing in the world for him. Get bigger, get stronger, stay healthy and learn the system and how to be a pro. But unless Lynch goes down or moves on when his contract is up, I do not see him supplanting Lynch anytime soon. My guess is, he moves up to No. 2 on the depth chart next season, bumping out Robert Turbin who only had 264 yards on 77 carries (3.4 average) and no TDs this year.

 

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Sports on Earth is reporting that the Texans are initially favoring Manziel or Bortles with the No. 1 pick.

 

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Which reminds me ... here's the official first-round draft order:

1. Texans
2. Rams (from Redskins)
3. Jaguars
4. Browns
5. Raiders
6. Falcons
7. Buccaneers
8. Vikings
9. Bills
10. Lions
11. Titans
12. Giants
13. Rams
14. Bears
15. Steelers
16. Ravens or Cowboys (coin flip)
17. Cowboys or Ravens (coin flip)
18. Jets
19. Dolphins
20. Cardinals
21. Packers
22. Eagles
23. Chiefs
24. Bengals
25. Chargers
26. Browns (from Colts)
27. Saints
28. Panthers
29. Patriots
30. 49ers
31. Broncos
32. Seahawks

 

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Really? Man, what planet are they living on?

















Oh... Wait.

 

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If true, I don't get this. I can kind of see Manziel, because his ceiling is sky high, although is basement is also somewhere among the mole-people. But having seen all three, I don't get how the answer isn't "Bridgewater by a mile"

That said, since it's draft rumors, I figure the odds of it being true are probably the same as the odds of me being a manatee spy sent to live among people to overthrow their society.