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Now way he goes in top 5. Makes no sense
An NFL scout called Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliott a "complete three-down back" who's "really good."
This is basically what everyone says. There's essentially no nits to pick with Elliott except that he got frustrated after the Michigan State game and vented publicly. But no scout would waste his anonymous quote talking about those two minutes. Well, except this Bad Vibe Brad: "Declaring for the draft and making those statements right after a loss were very disappointing. Is he a selfish player? Is it all about him? He's going to have to answer a lot of questions." Elliott ran a 4.47 40 at the Combine. ESPN's Bill Polian and NFL Media's Lance Zierlein comp Elliott to former Colts RB Edgerrin James.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Mar 1 - 7:17 PM
CBS Sports draft analyst Dane Brugler noted that Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliott "has the résumé of a playmaker and is extremely well-rounded, doing some of his best work away from the ball."
"[Elliott] is outstanding at syncing his eyes with his feet to read, cut and go in a fluid motion, displaying the playmaking traits to make an impact runner from day one," Brugler wrote. The 6-foot, 225-pounder remains the top running back in this class and did nothing to hurt that status at the NFL Scouting Combine, running a 4.47-second 40-yard dash while turning in a 32.5-inch vertical jump and 118-inch broad jump. There's been recent noise that Elliott might even be worming his way into the conversation as a top-5 pick, with ESPN's Louis Riddick tweeting that he would be "shocked" if Elliott wasn't plucked up within the first four picks. An early March mock draft by NFL Media's Charles Davis had the Cowboys selecting Elliott at No. 4. It's still hard to see this realistically happening, but if the Buckeye standout is drafted in the top-5, Dallas is the most logical landing spot given that the Chargers already have Melvin Gordon rostered.
Source: CBS Sports
Mar 6 - 1:45 PM
NFL Media reporter Kimberly Jones reported that multiple evaluators used the word "special" when asked about Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliott.
We'd agree. "Talk about everything you're looking for in a back -- can they run, good vision, good feet, quickness, can they catch the ball, can they pass-protect, play as a RB all three downs, unique skill set, has played at a high level in the biggest games," one GM said. "[Elliott] checks all the boxes." The 6-foot, 225-pounder ran a 4.47-second 40-yard dash while turning in a 32.5-inch vertical jump and a 118-inch broad jump at the Combine. Elliott was the seventh-fastest 225-plus pound running back to run in Indy since 2003 (Ronnie Brown and Rashard Mendenhall were the two first-rounders from that group). All evaluators surveyed preferred Elliott to Derrick Henry.
Source: NFL.com
Mar 7 - 9:15 PM
Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliot had an 88-percent similarity score with Todd Gurley based on Combine athletic testing.
Remember, Gurley was held out of most drills at last year's combine as he recovered from a torn ACL, so this isn't exactly a 1:1 comparison. However, just as Gurley was the most well-rounded back in last year's draft, so too is Elliott, who multiple evaluators referred to as "special" when speaking with NFL Media's Kimberly Jones in Indianapolis a little over a week ago. The 6-foot, 225-pounder could also see a similar draft slot to Gurley. The latter was drafted by the Rams at No. 10. Early in the pre-draft process, we saw analysts peg Elliott as a potential late-teens, early-twenties first-round selection. He should be considered borderline top-10 at this point. The Buckeye great has done nothing in the past few months to cause scouting eyebrows to raise.
Source: Pro Football Focus
Mar 8 - 7:50 PM
Pro Football Focus' Sam Monson says Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliott "may be the most complete running back prospect to come out of college since Adrian Peterson."
That comment comes at the very end of an informative, in-depth breakdown of the Buckeye stud. To sum up: "Elliott doesn’t have a weakness to his game." Zeke is big, fast, well-rounded, comes equipped with great agility and instincts and is a sensational blocker (allowed a total of one sack on 108 pass-blocking snaps last year). Monson tries to nitpick and this is the best he can do: "Every now and then there will be a play where there is enough space that you want him to take it to the house, and he’ll come up short. However, on the other 150 carries either side of that play, he will gain more yardage than virtually any other running back you can find, and he’ll do it while locking down his man in pass protection and throwing the occasional useful block on scrambles." Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer says Elliott is "the best player I’ve ever coached without the ball in his hand."
Source: Pro Football Focus
Mar 8 - 4:10 PM
Well, I called it first. I want that noted.The mock I just completed (not posted yet) has Elliott to the Ravens.
Ozzy usually takes BPA or close to it and Zeke fits that profile.
I don't either. I own morris in a few dynasty leagues and not all that optimistic lolMaybe the contract terms will sway me, but I don't see a guy like Morris altering their draft plans. If they were that hot on his talent they would have signed him much earlier IMO. EZE is a 3 down stud, Morris is a 2-down banger. There is room on every NFL roster for both if the price is right.
True but the immediate value on return for Zeke vs Alf and DMC probably isn't as much as the improvement that Ramsey/Bosa/Buckner/Jack would give them on defense.Maybe the contract terms will sway me, but I don't see a guy like Morris altering their draft plans. If they were that hot on his talent they would have signed him much earlier IMO. EZE is a 3 down stud, Morris is a 2-down banger. There is room on every NFL roster for both if the price is right.
Pretty much all the NFL.com guys mocked him there. Jeremiah didn't but I thought I heard him talking about it as a possibility.Did anyone really expect EE to go #4 overall?
There is absolutely no chance Dallas takes Elliot at four. None.Maybe the contract terms will sway me, but I don't see a guy like Morris altering their draft plans. If they were that hot on his talent they would have signed him much earlier IMO. EZE is a 3 down stud, Morris is a 2-down banger. There is room on every NFL roster for both if the price is right.
Nobody with common sense.Did anyone really expect EE to go #4 overall?
Keep in mind Gurley was coming off a major injury.If these naysayers knew now what they didnt know last year when Gurley went #10 they would all say Gurley is a stone cold lock top 4 pick today..these same non-believers said Gurley cant do x,y,Z.
Gurley looks like the next great NFL RB.
If you are of the same opinion about Zeke Elliott that others had about Gurley last season you are missing the boat.
Cant miss prospects rarely miss
If he goes to Cleveland we can cross that bridge when or if it happens..but he's a lock top 10 pick and most likely a top 4 pick. His elite blocking ability makes him a super hot commodity. I read some nfl inder reports stating that Ohio state's pro day this year might have been the best pro day ever. There was an embarrassment of riches in talent on display.
True and also Gurley was the one that had to break the "RBs don't get drafted early" idea that was there recently. Where as Zeke gets to walk into a situation where the league saw the early RB come in and have an immediate impact.Keep in mind Gurley was coming off a major injury.
I'm sorry, I love this guy, but he's just not gonna go in the top four.If these naysayers knew now what they didnt know last year when Gurley went #10 they would all say Gurley is a stone cold lock top 4 pick today..these same non-believers said Gurley cant do x,y,Z.
Gurley looks like the next great NFL RB.
If you are of the same opinion about Zeke Elliott that others had about Gurley last season you are missing the boat.
Cant miss prospects rarely miss
If he goes to Cleveland we can cross that bridge when or if it happens..but he's a lock top 10 pick and most likely a top 4 pick. His elite blocking ability makes him a super hot commodity. I read some nfl inder reports stating that Ohio state's pro day this year might have been the best pro day ever. There was an embarrassment of riches in talent on display.
That is ridiculoushttp://thefakefootball.com/dynasty-draft-profile-ezekiel-elliott/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost
Dynasty Draft Profile: Ezekiel Elliott
http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/03/20/national-analyst-elliott-might-best-player-draft-cowboys-need-stud-like-rb-offensive-success
..."I think [Elliott] might be the best overall player in the whole draft,"Baldinger said on NFL Network. "I don't think I'm overstating that. I just think his tape shows that. I thought when they could not figure out a way to keep DeMarco Murray last year, that this team was going to go down, and they did. They went from 12-4 to 4-12. Other things happened. However, I think with that offensive line and the way they want to play football -- nothing against what [Darren] McFadden did this year, but we know his injury history -- they need a stud at that position. That's what I think what their offensive success is predicated on."
...Bob Sturm profiled Elliott and said the following:
"He is a game-breaker and can get to top speed in the blink of an eye. Running out of that Urban Meyer spread, he is exclusively a shotgun back, but you see how he can use a turbo boost that puts him in the secondary in a blink. He also gets skinny through holes and is decisive in his reads. He changes directions well and with wiggle to lose guys. He dominates inside and outside as a back and runs with sub-4.5 speed and also the power you want from a guy who weighs 225. Then, he catches the ball out of the backfield with ease and can use that speed out on the edge. He will attack you in multiple ways. But, honestly, what makes him unique is that Ohio State asked him at times to be a lead blocker for others or a pass protector for his QB and almost without fail, he did it with maximum effort and proficiency."
...Rich Eisen, also with the NFL Network, recently said this of the Cowboys and Elliott:
"If you think Elliot is a LeVeon Bell type of talent, you think he can bring to you what Bell is bringing to the Steelers, and you've got Romo for two, three, maybe four more years, and you've got Dez Bryant, how do you not pull the trigger on Elliot...
There was a large minority of people who thought Gordon was better (Gordon still could be, I guess, but it doesn't seem that way at this point). There's always people who will think player X is better than player Y, for whatever reason.Zeke is a pretty special RB.
But a better pedigree than Gurley out of college? Nope. Don't think anyone who watched them both would pick Zeke... would they?
Pro Football Focus indicated that Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliott has separated himself from other backs due to an "all-purpose game that is personified by blocking efficiency."
"Elliott has the potential to break the current NFL trend of running back devaluation based upon an all-around skillset that projects him as one of the best prospects offered at the position in many years," PFF's analysis team noted. Among Elliott's traits that the outlet focused on, his cutting ability, his blocking and his catching. To the catching, Elliott dropped just three of 55 catchable balls over the last two seasons. They believe the Ohio State product's combination of positive attributes "will immediately allow him to become an every-down lead back with top-ten overall first-round value." Earlier in March, NFL Media's Brian Baldinger called the 6-foot, 225-pounder the best player (regardless of position) in this spring's pool
Source: Pro Football Focus
Mar 24 - 6:57 PM
The Eagles did not move up to 8 to get a RB,trust me.If he is sitting there at 8 then I can not see the Eagles passing on him.
Rosemann (holding hand over phone): They are offering to move down in the 1st round!The Eagles moved up to 8 because the Dolphins are dumb.
"Hey, we'll take your two average players with bloated contracts if you'll let us move down five spots."
"Uhh..okay."
Gurley and Bell the only sure ones.In a dynasty format today, how many RBs would you take over him (before you even know where he'll end up). I think it's more than RB landscape than anything, but I have a hard time coming up with more than 5, if even that many.
I bet this was said a TON about TRich as well at one pointGurley and Bell the only sure ones.
Then personal preference between guys like DJ, Elliott, Freeman. I'd take Elliott 3rd RB overall, but in a tier quite a bit below the top 2.
It has more to do with the pathetic dynasty RB landscape. Who is worth taking above him? It isn't like DJ or Freeman have much of a history or top pedigree.I bet this was said a TON about TRich as well at one point
Having a guy at 3 who's never played an NFL snap... Riskayyyyyyyyy... And I love me some risk
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Pro Football Focus analyst Michael Renner wrote that "n terms of elusiveness, vision and power, I just don’t see an elite player [in Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliott]."
Renner specifically points to the fact that despite Elliott receiving the seventh-most carries in the country with 291 last season, he broke "only" 54 tackles (which ranked 18th). The analyst goes on to pull out a draft ghost from recent times, writing, "Like Melvin Gordon a year ago, I don’t believe Elliot has that special ability to overcome a poor run-blocking line at the next level." Rotoworld draft analyst Josh Norris does not have the same concerns, ranking Elliott as his No. 2 overall player for the 2016 class. Norris refers to him as a "foundation piece of an NFL offense."
Source: Pro Football Focus
Mar 28 - 2:45 PM