He wasn't ranked top 5 last year to start the year off. But you're saying "he had 75 touches" as if that's enough to form an opinion on the guy. The talent was already there, the 75 touches and what he did with them just confirmed what was thought of earlier. That was enough to vault him quite a bit higher. So once again, you look at the situation, the talent, the draft position, how he looked on the field (even in limited touches), his age, etc....not many guys I'm taking ahead of him.
How many guys ahead of him?
As you pointed out, some had Richardson top 5 before he played a down. Why is it so silly to put Wilson top 5 AFTER he has played a down when he looked spectacular even on only 75 touches? Especially considering the NYG, their history running the football, and the fact they cut Bradshaw.
Richardson wasn't your average 1st round draft pick. He was a top 3 NFL pick and widely considered the best RB prospect since AP. Some scouts called him better. He is a much safer bet to be a 3 down back than is Wilson. And Wilson didn't look spectacular for the first 3/4 of the season, unless we are talking about his return production. He looked very average at times, flawed, at least. He was never trusted in pass protection, was the third RB on the depth chart for most of the year, and feasted on some bad/tired teams at the end of the season.
NYG is a great situation, if he can be the main guy. And he does have massive amounts of talent/potential. But there are some questions and treating him top as 5 right now is a mistake, in my opinion.
You know what, you're right. You seem to always be right. He looked terrible for 3/4th of the year on all of his first 18 carries through 11 weeks. Terrible. And the only reason he did well for the last few games was because he played against bad/tired teams. My eyes, Ernol's eyes, and any of the rest of us who have him ranked highly have no idea what we're seeing and there's no way this guy is a top 5 RB. He looked very averaged and flawed. This place gets tiresome. If you want to play with a sheep herd mentality then there's no way this guy is top 5 for you. You can stick with buying guys that are widely considered top prospects or guys that have already put up big numbers in the NFL. Nothing wrong with that actually. But to keep putting down folks who have different thinking than yourself and the masses doesn't make much sense to me. Stuff like "There's no way this guy is top 5" and "The hype is out of control" serves very little. I'm not going to even speak for myself, but when a guy like Ernol whose record against pretty stiff competition is top notch is making this kind of statement, it should make you at least think or reconsider your viewpoint. I can add a few more names that think this way about Wilson as well but there's no point.
Pull up last year's stat sheets and make your rankings right off of those. That's what sheep do. I guess stats never change in the NFL from year to year and there's no point trying to forecast or predict where a guy is based on what you actually see.
Also, fwiw, I'm done arguing you with you. There's a difference between my arguments and yours. I don't come here and bash other's opinions on a player they like. I don't come and criticize someone's forward thinking ranking on a player. There are guys that are going to like players that I don't like. I don't come here and start telling them they're crazy. I don't come here and tell them a guy they liked looked terrible and only did well against bad teams. I actually like to listen to people advocating for a guy to see what I might be missing. You seem to constantly come here and criticize and argue against people that like a player. Instead of blaming his ranking on "crazy hype", have you considered that you simply might be missing something about him? I doubt it, but maybe you should.
As for who I have ahead of him, there's only 2. And if you think I don't put my money where my mouth is, look back at the trade of a guy selling Foster for David Wilson that I posted. That was me. But I guess I'm a fool for putting this guy top 5.
Reply however you like, I don't plan on responding back because it's pointless. Good luck this season.
