LHUCKS - you make some good points, but if I may attempt to answer your questions, I'll try to do so..If Pinner is a stud, why would they Draft Jones with so many other pressing needs? Look no further than Denver, Philadelphia, Jacksonville. Every team wants the so-called stud RB, yet even teams with talented first round RBs need more than one to carry the load at times. Injuries, hold outs, age, etc. Not all of these apply to the Lions, but the value was so good for the Lions to grab both players in each draft that Millen did the right thing and made the move to take them.There were several draft "experts" like Kiper on the local radio shows after the 2003 NFL draft hailing Pinner as potentially the 'steal of the draft'. lol.. whether or not that is true remains to be seen.So do you think Pinner can compete with Jones for playing time? Absolutely. The coaching staff raves about both players, but I can assure you that Mooch is not lost on Pinner's abilities. He's a former/converted FB so the art of blocking, picking up blitzes and catching the football are not lost on Pinner. It would be too easy to compare him to his former alum Moe Williams, but quite honestly they do have similar abilities. Pinner struggled learning the offense last year and obviously had the injury (broken foot) to deal with, but once he got back into practice at the end of the year there was a bit of a buzz around him and everyone has been somewhat anticipating what he'll do this year.Also, why where the scouts so down on him? He broke his foot in the Senior Bowl (I think - it was one of those all-star bowl games). The injury caused his workouts to be less than stellar and while he's no burner, his times weren't what scouts expected. Still, as IAMFLIPPER pointed out, not many RBs earn the coveted SEC Player of the Year award without good reason. While I'm a Big Ten fan, I always perk my ears up when I see a player like Pinner go in the 4th round in relative obscurity only to learn they were the SEC Player of the Year.I don't know that I'd strategize around drafting both backs - especially in re-draft leagues, but it's certainly not a good idea to discount Pinner and assume Jones will be the man from the get-go. If anything, I'd inch Pinner up my draft list of ranked RBs into the middle to upper ranks of NFL backups with starter potential. I would still draft Jones as a potential starter, but I'd ultimately be most comfortable if I could grab him as my #3 - which might prove to be wishful thinking in reality.
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