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That's the dilemma for Moreno. He needs to gain weight AND increase his speed. That rarely, if ever, happens.
He doesn't have home run speed, but he's not slow and he gets to top speed quickly. I see some shades of Lynch and Cadillac in his game.
yeah, Curtis Martin came to mind also. Relative small guy better inside runner, tackle breaker who could be a solid, but not spectacular NFL and fantasy guy for bunches of years. BTW, too many wanna be scouts end to overrate straightlint speed and underrate somewhat boring producer types. At the moment, I don't the Moreno will carry your fantasy team, but you will love him as a solid high end RB2, low End RB 1
I don't disagree with that, especially the item of straightline speed being over rated...but how high are you willing to draft him? Would you rather draft a guy with RB1 upside with an RB3 floor or a guy with a high end RB2 ceiling and a low end RB2 floor? My problem with Moreno is he will likely be drafted too high to justify his draft position, especially because I expect a guy with a similar ceiling/floor (Shonn Greene) to be available at a cheaper price.
A lot of this will depend on the structure of the league or what I am able to get in trade. I know that I am in a couple of league getting a RB2 is worth a top 3 or 4 pick while others it no different than pick 7 or 8 unless you have a guy who projects as a superstar. I am not convinced that there are more than a couple of crazy high ceiling guys in this year's draft, so if I get quality proven guys i won't even be answering that question at all. Since his name was mentioned earlier, so what is exactly M, Lynch worth to ya again?
Marshawn? A low ceiling, high floor RB2.
Yeah, that's wjhat I mean. If it a a PPR which requires only 1 starting RB (maybe even zero), then a couple of WRs in this draft may go ahead of a good , not great prospect, but if you can start 3 RB w/o PPR then you will draft Moreno and tnot think twice about it.
A little bit of both. Johnson is a solid player. He was good enough to force a RBBC with Jonathan Stewart two years ago. I don't think he has great pro potential, but he could be a 5th-7th round pick and make a roster as a Kenny Watson type. Blount is a good college player, but I don't think his game translates very well to the NFL. He's too tall, upright, and straight-line. He's an odd duck. Almost like a DE playing RB.
Been keeping an eye on him this season...has been good, and had a chance to really show off his talent today in a big game, but those two fumbles didn't help his cause. Definately alot of potential for this kid. Someone to keep on the radar.
Ringer has a chance, just don't assume stardom. He has impressive numbers this season, but he's done most of it through sheer accumulation of touches (over 400 carries with one more game still on the schedule). He's one of the fringe guys outside my top 12. If he has a good showing at the combine and lands in a good situation then he might be worth a look higher. As for Spiller, the NFL loves speed. Steve Slaton and Chris Johnson aren't traditional featured backs, but they're making a big impact because they have big play skills and they fit well with their team's personnel. Why can't Spiller mirror their success? He's faster than Slaton and stronger than Johnson. His career YPC average is over 5 in a BCS conference and he's the Clemson record holder for plays of 50+ yards. His instincts are a little suspect, but his production is solid and he absolutely has first round type athletic ability. I challenge you to watch these clips and say otherwise:
He really has had a light work load though - he only carried 190 times all season and even if you give him another 5 or so "carries" per game on plays where he gets hit after the option mesh it's still not a giant workload - this isn't Cedric Benson type abuse we're talking about. In fact, because GT has so many backs and the ball gets spread around a lot, he's really get less reps than most big time backs. McCoy has had over 275 carries each of his two seasons so far, Dwyer is far, far below that number even counting option dives.FWIW - he's a "B" back. The "A" backs are the slot/wing backs (Roddy Jones is an interesting prospect to watch there actually, he's a R-FR - good hands, speedy and a physical runner ... kind of a L. Washington type back).PlasmaDogPlasma said:
My comments from the Miami v. Florida game:CRAIG COOPER, RUNNING BACK (6'0 202) SOPHOMORE (# 2)
i missed the boat on slaton, but thought that johnson and forte would be good backs... now, i didnt think that johnson would be as good as he has been... but i still thought that he was what the titans wanted in henry when they drafted him. i also still believe that the top 3 will end up being solid fantasy back, but mcfadden is stuck in the black hole.... stewart has impressed me as well, while mendenhall, who i thought was the #2 behind mcfadden, has been a let down so far.i think the top 10 prospects right now if they all declare are...
I like Herb Donaldson a lot better than Corey Lewis.....but those are the only two I have seen in person.
king is a beast. so is richard samuel, so is dontavius jackson. not to mention a new recruit this year who had 58 rushing TD's this season.
