'Carter_Can_Fly said:
'Multiple Scores said:
'Carter_Can_Fly said:
Ingram generated the buzz last year and with the Saints moving up to get him, I thought he would be the next ADP.
As a person who has a vast range of information gathering FBG staff and posters thought higher of Ingram than all my other resources. Draft websites, Draft specials, Draft magazines, draft bloggers, draft experts, ESPNU and all other forms of resources DID NOT hype Ingram the same way as FBG did. If your only source of information on draft prospects comes from football guys.com it is clear why you'd think he was an elite prospect. I stood out as one of the detractors along with a few others here. I can say I considered Ingram a poor mans Beanie Wells whom I do actually like, never liked Ingram.
You can find out from other resources that Ingram and Richardson are on a different level as far as a draft prospect, it really isn't much of a discussion outside this very small part of the football universe.
I just don't believe this. He peharps did take on a life of his own at FBG, but he was a highly ranked player that had very little weakness coming out of college.He was belived to have it all. He had the vision balance and the college pedigree to back it up. He was said to be the best prospect since ADP.
Every year guys are supposed to be the next best since.... And last year Ingram was the guy. This year it will be Richardson and next year it will be someone else.
I disagree with this. It
is different for Richardson.Yes, you're right on one part - every year, there's a consensus #1 back, who ultimately gets a decent amount of hype. That's a given. It's also a given that, most years, there will be some debate on the matter. And usually, some won't like whomever the consensus guy is, for various reasons. Ingram, Mathews, Moreno, McFadden... they all had hype, but they all had their share of detractors, too.
I've seen nothing but love for Richardson. For two years now.