maroney=speed,when you take a contrarian position, you have to expect questions & that you will need to defend that poistion.you are no doubt aware that it a controversial position that stewart will be an NFL fullback? wouldn't it have been a bigger surprise if there WEREN'T questions? you also must be aware that in taking such a contrarian position, you were virtually GUARANTEEING more responses questioning you than if you took a more consensus opinion... whether you intended it to happen is irrelevant, in taking that position around here you were DESTINED to generate some controversy... it is part of the rules of the game...
and thats not necessarily a bad thing... we can learn from debate, maybe you can learn new things, we can learn new things, the process of debate can cause us to ask questions & think things we haven't before, which can trigger an insight in another which can lead to a higher level thought or question, which can make all the participants of the thread more well informed & even smarter through the sharpened debate... that is the good that can come from controversy & debate...not everybody who is asking a legit question about a contrarian view is ripping your rankings... also, having a SPECIFIC question or questions about part of your post is not (or imo SHOULDN'T be) an invitation to getting grilled by you as to how much THEY know about the overall subject... if you were in a debate about the effect of unions on the US economy in the 20th century, & someone asked you about a PART of your argument that wasn't clear to them & asked for a clarification, it wouldn't make your position in the debate stronger by saying in effect... if you know so much, lets hear your position... if you are able to clarify your position (after all, it is YOUR position), please do so... if you flip the burden of proof onto others, it leaves the impression that you may be attempting to deflect attention from an inability to clarify your position yourself...for example, i have a few questions... let me preface this by saying that i may not know (& probably don't) as much as yourself about the top RBs at this point... like aposulli said, i think, THAT is precisely why we are here... so my few questions below aren't an invitation to get grilled about what I know... just genuinely & sincerely interested in a clarification of your contrarian position in some cases, if you are able...1 - bloom said jonathan stewart reminded him of steven jackson... without seeing stewart on the field (don't know if his agility, elusiveness, cutting ability is comparable?), i was already thinking in terms of him as a comp player because of their obvious similarities in terms of physical stature, measurables, skill set, etc... IF stewart is similar to jackson, clearly the latter had the goods to be an elite NFL RB when healthy... if you DON't see the similarity, i'd appreciate if you could breakdown why they aren't alike, if you know jackson well enough to carry out such a breakdown... if not, thats cool, but if that were the case, it would explain some disconnect in this thread where others who do understand jackson well & see the similarities with stewart would be left scratching their heads at your negative assessment of stewart...2 - i until recently assumed mcfadden would be alpha RB in this draft... i respect NFL networks in house scout mike mayock a lot, as he breaks down film & will show you why he has an opinion... like you, he isn't afraid to be a contrarian but he is always prepared to defend his position & i'm sure expects to... his big concern with mcfadden is that he might be a specialty, luxury, situational RB like bush (i may be horrifically paraphrasing here), but won't be a bell cow feature RB... parenthetically, a lot of "starting" RBs in NFL aren't solo backs any more (RBBC is rampant), but in his estimation, mendenhall & stewart were built more for that kind of workload, the violence of the position, & better able to get the tough yards inside... mcfadden's legs go dead on contact, to quote mayock (& supported with film analysis)... his legs are skinny, like a WR or track star...is this critique by mayock a concern to you, & if not, why not... can you cite players with similar builds that were roaring successes in NFL... & trying play devil's advocate, try & think of players with a similar build that FAILED at the next level...* hope this isn't putting too fine a point on things, but the purpose of this board is to exchange ideas, learn from each other... when you inject yourself into your posts/threads, it is imo counterproductive... you know some things & have some interesting view points... just leave it at that... when a question from somebody leads to you interrogating them you make it personal, this can lead to actual attacks, defensive behavior, which can completely obscure the original point of the thread...
This guy gets alot of inside info. about the Jets.I guess it adds up, Jets move down pickup more picks still get a RB they like and continue to build.My guess is they either think both Mendenhall and Stewart will be gone or they like Rice more than most?If I get more of course I'll post it.
Who would you pick at 1.01?
Who would you pick at 1.01?
Sorry, I tried to get all four together for a lineup shot, but it just didn't workout.I couldn't find any pics of Dayne or Duckett where they were in anything but pads; wonder why...
Who would you pick at 1.01?
Who would you pick at 1.01?
