RB James Davis (1 Viewer)

[RalphMouth]

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Browns | J. Davis the most impressive rookie so far (Wed Aug 5, 12:31 AM) - George M. Thomas, of The Akron Beacon Journal, reports Cleveland Browns rookie RB James Davis has impressed the coaching staff with his play on special teams. He has also shown ability on offense, as people have noticed his balance of power and speed. He has also caught the attention of the coaching staff with his pass blocking. Zac Jackson, of ClevelandBrowns.com, reports Davis has looked smooth, quick and polished any time his number has been called so far in training camp. Thus far, he has been the standout rookie during training camp.

Our View: The volume of positive reports on Davis is overwhelming. He could be breathing down Jamal Lewis neck by mid-season at this rate.

Browns | James Davis keeps impressing (Mon Aug 3, 07:36 PM) - Lane Adkins, from Scout.com, reports rookie RB James Davis keeps impressing him every day at training camp. Davis has been going up against top-of-the-depth-chart competition and has flashed big play ability with his vision, quickness, and instincts.

Our View: Had Davis stayed in the 2008 Draft class (he declared and then decided to stay in college) he would have been a first or second-round draft pick. The Browns hope to have their RB of the future as Jamal Lewis isn't getting any younger. We like hearing about James Davis being decisive with the football as he has good all-around ability. Davis finished his college career as Clemson's all time leader in TDs scored, and despite his size he has a good nose for the endzone. Davis won't start this year unless there's an injury to Jamal Lewis, but he may be too talented to keep off the field in 2009.

His ADP is at a low 218 (64th RB) - If he can shine in the pre-season games he won't be nearly as low as he is now.

Anybody know when Jamal Lewis' contract is up ??

This is a player I'm watching for sure and just may take as my last pick.

 

[southeastjerome]

If Jamal plays like he did last year, another Browns RB will get a shot here. The question is will it be Davis or Jerome Harrison?

 

[Max Power]

If Jamal plays like he did last year, another Browns RB will get a shot here. The question is will it be Davis or Jerome Harrison?

They mentioned on the podcast lastnight that Harrison is having some isses with his knee right now. Harrison was also banged up a bit last year. I actually like Jamal to stay healthy and semi-productive this year. However if he does miss time, Davis should be the first and second down back.

 

[Tanner9919]

'smooth, quick, polished'? in comparison to Jamal Lewis, even Jerry Lewis looks 'smooth, quick, polished'.

Cleveland isn't going to be a hotbed for RB's for quite a while..I can't think of a more undraftable position than the Cleveland starting RB..

 

[Minnewildsota]

'smooth, quick, polished'? in comparison to Jamal Lewis, even Jerry Lewis looks 'smooth, quick, polished'. Cleveland isn't going to be a hotbed for RB's for quite a while..I can't think of a more undraftable position than the Cleveland starting RB..

Minnesota Quarterback.

 

[stbugs]

'smooth, quick, polished'? in comparison to Jamal Lewis, even Jerry Lewis looks 'smooth, quick, polished'. Cleveland isn't going to be a hotbed for RB's for quite a while..I can't think of a more undraftable position than the Cleveland starting RB..

How quickly people forget Lewis' #6 finish in his first year in Cleveland, which is just one year prior to last year's debacle. I would have no issue drafting Jamal again based on where I think he will last and then picking up his backup (hopefully that is clear). He will be a value this year and if Braylon/whoever at QB play halfway decent, Jamal will get more TD opportunities. Jamal's yardage dropped, but the biggest reason for his drop from 2007 to 2008 was going from 11 TDs to 4 TDs. I don't expect a repeat of 2007, but even if he just halfway improves from last year, he will be around RB 16/17. His DD rank is RB34. The worst he has ever finished was 25th and that was for 2 reasons, low TDs and missing 4 games. So even if projected at 4 TDs, he should still outperform his ranking unless his carries go way down and they didn't from 2008 to 2007.ETA: I sure wouldn't draft him as my RB2 (unless loaded at all other positions), but since he plays the AFC West and Detroit, he could easily be a decent bye week/injury fill in.One more note, he plays 7 games against the bottom 11 (not including themselves) in bye weeks of 4, 5, and 7, regular weeks 11 and 12 and playoff weeks of 15 and 16. The playoff games are against the #30 and #31 ranked rushing defenses. This schedule could be good even if you have Lewis' backup and Lewis is out.

 

[Kit Fisto]

'smooth, quick, polished'? in comparison to Jamal Lewis, even Jerry Lewis looks 'smooth, quick, polished'. Cleveland isn't going to be a hotbed for RB's for quite a while..I can't think of a more undraftable position than the Cleveland starting RB..

Minnesota Quarterback.

Titans WR.

 

[Ray_T]

If Jamal plays like he did last year, another Browns RB will get a shot here. The question is will it be Davis or Jerome Harrison?

They mentioned on the podcast lastnight that Harrison is having some isses with his knee right now. Harrison was also banged up a bit last year. I actually like Jamal to stay healthy and semi-productive this year. However if he does miss time, Davis should be the first and second down back.

Yeah, I think there is about a 60% chance that Jamal has one more year left.... but his situation will gradually deteriorate from being a #1 RB to being 1A in a committee. If he gets hurt, there is a chance he may lose the #1 job for good.

 

[Bojang0301]

'smooth, quick, polished'? in comparison to Jamal Lewis, even Jerry Lewis looks 'smooth, quick, polished'. Cleveland isn't going to be a hotbed for RB's for quite a while..I can't think of a more undraftable position than the Cleveland starting RB..

How quickly people forget Lewis' #6 finish in his first year in Cleveland, which is just one year prior to last year's debacle. I would have no issue drafting Jamal again based on where I think he will last and then picking up his backup (hopefully that is clear). He will be a value this year and if Braylon/whoever at QB play halfway decent, Jamal will get more TD opportunities. Jamal's yardage dropped, but the biggest reason for his drop from 2007 to 2008 was going from 11 TDs to 4 TDs. I don't expect a repeat of 2007, but even if he just halfway improves from last year, he will be around RB 16/17. His DD rank is RB34. The worst he has ever finished was 25th and that was for 2 reasons, low TDs and missing 4 games. So even if projected at 4 TDs, he should still outperform his ranking unless his carries go way down and they didn't from 2008 to 2007.ETA: I sure wouldn't draft him as my RB2 (unless loaded at all other positions), but since he plays the AFC West and Detroit, he could easily be a decent bye week/injury fill in.One more note, he plays 7 games against the bottom 11 (not including themselves) in bye weeks of 4, 5, and 7, regular weeks 11 and 12 and playoff weeks of 15 and 16. The playoff games are against the #30 and #31 ranked rushing defenses. This schedule could be good even if you have Lewis' backup and Lewis is out.

Good post. Don't forget that the line was one of the best two years ago and is still intact.

 

[southeastjerome]

'smooth, quick, polished'? in comparison to Jamal Lewis, even Jerry Lewis looks 'smooth, quick, polished'. Cleveland isn't going to be a hotbed for RB's for quite a while..I can't think of a more undraftable position than the Cleveland starting RB..

How quickly people forget Lewis' #6 finish in his first year in Cleveland, which is just one year prior to last year's debacle. I would have no issue drafting Jamal again based on where I think he will last and then picking up his backup (hopefully that is clear). He will be a value this year and if Braylon/whoever at QB play halfway decent, Jamal will get more TD opportunities. Jamal's yardage dropped, but the biggest reason for his drop from 2007 to 2008 was going from 11 TDs to 4 TDs. I don't expect a repeat of 2007, but even if he just halfway improves from last year, he will be around RB 16/17. His DD rank is RB34. The worst he has ever finished was 25th and that was for 2 reasons, low TDs and missing 4 games. So even if projected at 4 TDs, he should still outperform his ranking unless his carries go way down and they didn't from 2008 to 2007.ETA: I sure wouldn't draft him as my RB2 (unless loaded at all other positions), but since he plays the AFC West and Detroit, he could easily be a decent bye week/injury fill in.One more note, he plays 7 games against the bottom 11 (not including themselves) in bye weeks of 4, 5, and 7, regular weeks 11 and 12 and playoff weeks of 15 and 16. The playoff games are against the #30 and #31 ranked rushing defenses. This schedule could be good even if you have Lewis' backup and Lewis is out.

Good post. Don't forget that the line was one of the best two years ago and is still intact.

I agree, except that I think Jamal is done. Harrison looked much more explosive last year and with all the Davis talk and still a stud tackle like Joe Thomas, I think an RB2 steal is in the making in Cleveland.

 

[jurb26]

'smooth, quick, polished'? in comparison to Jamal Lewis, even Jerry Lewis looks 'smooth, quick, polished'. Cleveland isn't going to be a hotbed for RB's for quite a while..I can't think of a more undraftable position than the Cleveland starting RB..

How quickly people forget Lewis' #6 finish in his first year in Cleveland, which is just one year prior to last year's debacle. I would have no issue drafting Jamal again based on where I think he will last and then picking up his backup (hopefully that is clear). He will be a value this year and if Braylon/whoever at QB play halfway decent, Jamal will get more TD opportunities. Jamal's yardage dropped, but the biggest reason for his drop from 2007 to 2008 was going from 11 TDs to 4 TDs. I don't expect a repeat of 2007, but even if he just halfway improves from last year, he will be around RB 16/17. His DD rank is RB34. The worst he has ever finished was 25th and that was for 2 reasons, low TDs and missing 4 games. So even if projected at 4 TDs, he should still outperform his ranking unless his carries go way down and they didn't from 2008 to 2007.ETA: I sure wouldn't draft him as my RB2 (unless loaded at all other positions), but since he plays the AFC West and Detroit, he could easily be a decent bye week/injury fill in.One more note, he plays 7 games against the bottom 11 (not including themselves) in bye weeks of 4, 5, and 7, regular weeks 11 and 12 and playoff weeks of 15 and 16. The playoff games are against the #30 and #31 ranked rushing defenses. This schedule could be good even if you have Lewis' backup and Lewis is out.

Good post. Don't forget that the line was one of the best two years ago and is still intact.

I agree, except that I think Jamal is done. Harrison looked much more explosive last year and with all the Davis talk and still a stud tackle like Joe Thomas, I think an RB2 steal is in the making in Cleveland.

Lewis has never been an explosive kind of back though. He is a sledge hammer who moves the chains. Granted he didn't even do that very well last year. However I'd say that is more to do with the Clev offense as a whole than just Lewis. Regardless, he seems to be in line to see a lot of carries again this year.

 

[Maven]

Ran a 4.6 40yd dash in the combine.

 

[Balco]

'smooth, quick, polished'? in comparison to Jamal Lewis, even Jerry Lewis looks 'smooth, quick, polished'.

Cleveland isn't going to be a hotbed for RB's for quite a while..I can't think of a more undraftable position than the Cleveland starting RB..

How quickly people forget Lewis' #6 finish in his first year in Cleveland, which is just one year prior to last year's debacle. I would have no issue drafting Jamal again based on where I think he will last and then picking up his backup (hopefully that is clear). He will be a value this year and if Braylon/whoever at QB play halfway decent, Jamal will get more TD opportunities. Jamal's yardage dropped, but the biggest reason for his drop from 2007 to 2008 was going from 11 TDs to 4 TDs. I don't expect a repeat of 2007, but even if he just halfway improves from last year, he will be around RB 16/17. His DD rank is RB34. The worst he has ever finished was 25th and that was for 2 reasons, low TDs and missing 4 games. So even if projected at 4 TDs, he should still outperform his ranking unless his carries go way down and they didn't from 2008 to 2007.ETA: I sure wouldn't draft him as my RB2 (unless loaded at all other positions), but since he plays the AFC West and Detroit, he could easily be a decent bye week/injury fill in.

One more note, he plays 7 games against the bottom 11 (not including themselves) in bye weeks of 4, 5, and 7, regular weeks 11 and 12 and playoff weeks of 15 and 16. The playoff games are against the #30 and #31 ranked rushing defenses. This schedule could be good even if you have Lewis' backup and Lewis is out.

Good post. Don't forget that the line was one of the best two years ago and is still intact.

I agree, except that I think Jamal is done. Harrison looked much more explosive last year and with all the Davis talk and still a stud tackle like Joe Thomas, I think an RB2 steal is in the making in Cleveland.

Lewis has never been an explosive kind of back though. He is a sledge hammer who moves the chains. Granted he didn't even do that very well last year. However I'd say that is more to do with the Clev offense as a whole than just Lewis. Regardless, he seems to be in line to see a lot of carries again this year.

Disagree. he was explosive early in his career. Crashed through the line and had the speed to take it the distance. Try to get an arm on him and he would rip through you. Now, though, he is definitely crash into the line, 3 yards and a cloud of dust type runner.

 

[southeastjerome]

Lewis was definitely explosive in his hey day, but last year he was not. I guess he could be due for a resurgence, but I'll be against that. I think Davis or Harrison will end up being big time RB2 value this season. One of those guys will be on several of my teams, I'm just not sure the guy to take.

 

[footballsavvy]

Lewis was definitely explosive in his hey day, but last year he was not. I guess he could be due for a resurgence, but I'll be against that. I think Davis or Harrison will end up being big time RB2 value this season. One of those guys will be on several of my teams, I'm just not sure the guy to take.

Let me know when you figure it out. I have Harrison on my roster and the owner of Jamaal and Davis are wanting to trade for him now. If I hold out on the trade, and Davis dominates pre-season, I may not get anything for him. Of course, if Harrison shows out during pre-season, I may not want to trade him.My primary concern with Harrison is that Mangini will treat him like he did Leon Washington with regards to number of carries.

 

[Minnewildsota]

Lewis was definitely explosive in his hey day, but last year he was not. I guess he could be due for a resurgence, but I'll be against that. I think Davis or Harrison will end up being big time RB2 value this season. One of those guys will be on several of my teams, I'm just not sure the guy to take.

Let me know when you figure it out. I have Harrison on my roster and the owner of Jamaal and Davis are wanting to trade for him now. If I hold out on the trade, and Davis dominates pre-season, I may not get anything for him. Of course, if Harrison shows out during pre-season, I may not want to trade him.My primary concern with Harrison is that Mangini will treat him like he did Leon Washington with regards to number of carries.

If you're in a dynasty league definitely make that trade. If not, that's a toughy. I almost think you have make it as well.

 

[brakeyawself]

Like what im reading about him going back to a few years in college. Gotta say, given age and previous reports I like him just outside of the Shonne Greene tier. Seems camp reports are very promising as well. Pass blocking the biggest plus IMO as Harrison doesn't do that as well which would lead me to believe Davis would be given every chance for at least 2 downs if something happened to Jamal. Given his situation, id think a late dynasty 1st round rookie pick depending on scoreing and need. Better than Hightower from last year? I think he's more talented and in a similar situation as TH was last year. Not compairing their skillset though. But the Browns are certainly a worse team, so that has its downside.