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I agree, he looked the part (minus the fumbles). Penn St did everything in their power to stop him, only so much you can do in that instance. He was close to breaking a long one a couple of times. Excellent contact balance, great vision, shifty, good power, good hands…a lot to like.
It is a good question to ask, how much did the weak schedule contribute his ridiculous numbers? This was the fourth game against a ranked team (two against barely-ranked UNLV, and two against the #1 and #4 teams in the country). Of the two games against UNLV, he was pretty well stymied in one, and ran wild in the other. Of the two "big-league games", he was his typical self against Oregon, and now of course held in check pretty well by Penn State.
I'm sure he'll be a 2nd rounder still and depending on where he goes he'll be top 3 Rookie Pick. And honestly, that 1st half was so dam predictable... run attempt after unsuccessful run attempt
Second round? I kind of figured he was a near lock for first round.
I think if we consider contract structure, end of the first is good value for an elite RB with the 5th year option. I think a team will trade into 30-32 if he's still there.
Gibbs went, what, 12th? I figured he was at least in the same ballpark with Gibbs as a prospect. Probably not close to Bijan though. (Though, Gibbs went much higher than expected.)
True, I'd guess Jeanty is gone by 20, but even considering the devalue of the RB position, I can't see him falling into rd2.
Taylor went early 2nd. I can see Jeanty going early 2nd. It wouldn't be a surprise IMO.
If he tests well enough at the combine with no red flags I bet he'd go in the 1st, if not early 2nd
So you judge a 30 carry 104 yards in a game as him overhyped for his entire body of work? What is this digging deeper you speak of that led you to this conclusion? I’m open minded and welcome your opinion.
Moved to Idaho (near Boise) this summer so lot of watch parties in the neighborhood. Definitely not downgrading him based on last night. Virtually every time he got the ball, there were 3-4 defenders on him immediately. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. He ran hard. Didn’t help that Madson played poorly. Penn State was just the much better team.
Im not a huge college guy so mostly heard of him in general without knowing much. After all the hype I was expecting Barkley type prospect - after reading up on him. looking at his schedule and just watching the eye test to me he didnt seem like the monster no brainer top 10 pick Barkley was. Still the top RB and a very good player but unless he goes off on hype/combine I dont think hes drafted as high as a lot of the mocks showed super early - but its early and you never know with combine/workouts
He will go 1.01 in 99% of Dynasty leagues, if not 100%, barring a severe leg / foot injury, even in SF because it’s a weak QB class. Not sure what he will do at the underwear Olympics, but Bucky Irving had a horrible combine if that tells you anything.
Looks like Marion Barber in those clips. My goodness. That’s a compliment but running like that often leads to a short career like Barber had.
Careful, that's quite a long limb you're going out on, there!
Why? Barring injury I think it’s a cinch.
Was being sarcastic. You may have been just knowingly stating what is the consensus. But it sounds funny when it starts with "I think".
I think it was sarcasm. It’s pretty clear he is RB1. It’s more a debate now of where he falls in past classes. Is he a Saquon/Bijan or tier down?
Yes this a concern for me too. Ad the season went on, I felt he lost a little juice. He was probably a bit banged up because they ran him so much and he’s so physical. But when taking RBs for dynasty, I don’t think we should ever think beyond like a 3 year window because of how unpredictable things are. Jeanty is a buzz saw with major pass catching chops (was a travesty how little they used him in the passing game this year compared to last year).
Well, I assume he said “I think” as to not speak for everyone. Smart posting on his part IMO.
Oh, my bad, was thinking he wrote that reply, which is why I said 'you'. Anyway, yeah that's totally fair wording, nothing wrong with it. But I personally think that would be a 90-97% thing if we polled the community, so it sounds funny to state it when no one has disputed it.
Dallas ignored the position last year. Watch them do it again.
He'll likely be mocked to them in high majority of drafts we see and they could be right but was their decision to ignore the RB position last off-season an organizational decision on how they value RB? If so did the results of this season change that approach to team building? I know everyone will cite Zeke but a lot has changed since that time, in particular Jerry's involvement in roster construction has waned considerably since that time.
I suppose you have to ask yourself three questions. First, what is Jeanty really worth in a trade? That is the most important question. Second, how bad is my team? Meaning, even with Jeanty, is my team still very bad? One could argue that I'll start with Jeanty and if I'm top 2 or 3 next year I'll just add more assets then. Third, how quickly do you want to recover from being a bad team and is Nix and the 1.07 enough for Jeanty in SF to jump start that rebuild? I believe this draft has penty enough at RB, a few WRs, and bad at QB and only a couple of TEs. Will there be something high end left at 1.07? I could see someone like Egbuka, Henderson, or Judkins being there at 1.07. Perhaps a Luther Buden, or even Omarion Hampton, but probably not. You're probably looking at the top 6 in some order as Jeanty, Ward, Sanders, McMillan, Hunter (assuming he plays WR), Hampton, and Burden. Then at 1.07, Henderson, Judkins, Johnson or Warren (if TEP 1.5 or better). So are you satisfied with what's left? Is that enough for Jeanty?
I don't think that one game matters at all to NFL GMs, but whether he goes 1st round or early 2nd, is purely dictated by other factors, not the Penn St. game. So "over correction" in my mind is irrelevant.
I was speaking more in terms of the FF community over correcting their view of him based on one game. I some NFL team will happily take this guy in the first, probably first half of first round.
Seems to make too much sense, so probably won’t happen.
All depends how much Jerry wants him in his world.
Probably what I would do too, but with Jerry you never know.
Deep it is, but I think Ashton is in a class of his own still. Get some proven FA oline help and take the difference maker.
Yes, without hesitation.
He won’t make it pass the Cowboys. If I know Jerry Jones, he was embarrassed about all the should have signed Henry talk I’m telling you don’t be shocked.
