Top 10 Rookie picks (1 Viewer)

[UnknownCoach]

1 Williams - At this point, looks like only franchise RB in this draft. Isnt getting as much press as other guys right now but it'll increase as will his perceived fantasy value come draft day.2 Bush - Big play ability will mean big numbers here and there but he's lacking important skills. As an every down back, he'd be a project player. At least we seem to know where he'll be playing and that he will be playing.3 White - Has the size and inside running skills to become a workhorse type but didnt carry a workhorse load in college. So he probably wont be expected to handle a full load right away. 4 Maroney - A lot of people think he could be picked in round 1. With teams like Indy, Pitt, and Seattle picking at the end of the round it makes us drool at the mouth. More complete than Bush or White but probably not as talented. I'd take him ahead of both if he ended up on one of those teams.5. Leinhart - Looks like a QB who will be starting in no time. Would have gone #1 if he came out last year. 6. Young - Needs to show strong passing skills at the combine to maintain his outlook. The running is great for us fantasy owners but it wont secure an NFL job.I really cant put anybody else in the top ten right now. No other RB looks good enough without being put in the right situation. If there are any top rated WRs, they didnt get to showcase themselves enough in college which is a common problem. There are some QBs who might or might not move into the first round. Cutler didnt make much of a case at the senior bowl.

 

[Chaos Commish]

2 Bush - Big play ability will mean big numbers here and there but he's lacking important skills...

 

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Can someone explain the love for Addai to me?

 

[JohnnyU]

2 Bush - Big play ability will mean big numbers here and there but he's lacking important skills...

This is a good time for those in dynasty leagues with the 2nd or 3rd pick in the draft to post anti-Bush rhetoric, hoping that Bush will fall to them.

 

[offdee]

1. Deangelo Williams

2. Lendale White

3. Reggie Bush

4. Vince Young

5. Lawrence Maroney

6. Vernon Davis

7. Matt Leinart

8. Santonio Holmes

9. Leonard Pope

10. Jay Cutler

Colin, what happened between Jan. 10th, when you ranked Brian Calhoun at the #4-#5 spot, and now today he's not even in your top 10?your Jan. 10th predictions...

1. Lendale White

2. Deangelo Williams

3. Reggie Bush

4. Maroney / Calhoun

5. Calhoun / Maroney

6. Young / Leinart

7. Leinart / Young

8. Holmes

9. Drew

 

[FUBAR]

1) Reggie Bush - not LT Jr, not a once in a lifetime talent, but still upper echelon2) DeAngelo Williams - same, with less hype only because Memphis <> USC3) LenDale White - behind a top line, look out4) Lawrence Maroney - I don't like this kid, but others do. Just another Big 10 back, but will go here5) Vince Young - make or break, will either be a top 5 QB or bust6) Santonio Holmes - in an off year for WRs, he's top dog7) Matt Leinart - safety pick, never elite, but good8) Martin Nance - great potential9) DonTrell Moore - production, but not elite10)Marcedes Lewis - Need a TE? He's your guy

 

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8) Martin Nance - great potential

Who's that?

 

[bigums]

8) Martin Nance - great potential

Who's that?

Big wideout from Miami, OH

 

[Kirby]

8) Martin Nance - great potential

Who's that?

Big wideout from Miami, OH

I've seen a lot of thier games and he is pretty impressive. 6'5", really quick and has hops. I could see Pitts takin him to replace Plastico and reuniting him with Roethlisberger.

 

[FUBAR]

8) Martin Nance - great potential

Who's that?

Seriously? Is he really that underrated / unknown?

 

[FUBAR]

8) Martin Nance - great potential

Who's that?

Big wideout from Miami, OH

I've seen a lot of thier games and he is pretty impressive. 6'5", really quick and has hops. I could see Pitts takin him to replace Plastico and reuniting him with Roethlisberger.

That would be an ideal spot for him. 2nd round pick perhaps? He's considered the #4-6 WR by a lot of "experts"

 

[Warpig]

This isn't necessarily how I would rank them, but is how i think they will go.  Once rookie draft time comes everyone will once again ignore the QB's and go RB crazy.  Leinart and Young will fall farther in rookie drafts than most assume right now, although I disagree that they should.

1)Reggie Bush

2)Lendale White

3)DeAngelo Williams

4)Brian Calhoun

5)Lawrence Maroney

6)Maurice Drew

7)Jerome Harrison

8)Matt Leinart

9)Vince Young

10)Santonio Holmes

I have an awful team that just had one of those wierd seasons where it kept getting lucky, so I pick 11th. This is going to depend more on who drafts who than who is drafted when. I need a productive RB in the worse way, but I doubt I find one. Rookie QBs are never much help and the two most interesting ones will be gone. I'm putting a name out now, because I think he is going to be drafted very high, and I think he is going to be very good.

Hank Baskett, WR, UNM

He's 6-4, 220, a high jump champion who can make spectacular catches. He doesn't have great clock speed, but he's sneaky fast, and uses excellent athleticism to run quick and precise routes. His numbers haven't been that great because he is ALWAYS double covered. In a weak class of WRs, I think this kid's game translates better the the NFL than most, and if the right team gets him, he has a chance to be very good.

I wouldn't say the 11th pick takes you out of the running for a productive RB. I had the 16th pick last year and I got Frank Gore, Marion Barber III, and Vernand Morency. Granted Morency wasn't much of a factor, but Gore and Barber were servicable at times. Plus they have bright outlooks for this year. I'd say chances are you can get a good RB...depending on where they land.

 

[Warpig]

1. Lendale White

2. Deangelo Williams

3. Reggie Bush

4. Maroney / Calhoun

5. Calhoun / Maroney

6. Young / Leinart

7. Leinart / Young

8. Holmes

9. Drew

That's crazy talk.No way White should go ahead of Williams, Bush and Maroney.

I don't think it's that far fetched.I have Bush and White neck 1A/1B as of today.

Depending on the league's scoring, I can see White ahead of Bush. TD high, no PPR, low yardage scoring etc.

I really don't get this love for White.

If he landed in Pitt you would.

That's a big IF.

He won't last that long...unless Pitt trades up which I seriously doubt.

 

[Bloom]

This isn't necessarily how I would rank them, but is how i think they will go.  Once rookie draft time comes everyone will once again ignore the QB's and go RB crazy.  Leinart and Young will fall farther in rookie drafts than most assume right now, although I disagree that they should.

1)Reggie Bush

2)Lendale White

3)DeAngelo Williams

4)Brian Calhoun

5)Lawrence Maroney

6)Maurice Drew

7)Jerome Harrison

8)Matt Leinart

9)Vince Young

10)Santonio Holmes

I have an awful team that just had one of those wierd seasons where it kept getting lucky, so I pick 11th. This is going to depend more on who drafts who than who is drafted when. I need a productive RB in the worse way, but I doubt I find one. Rookie QBs are never much help and the two most interesting ones will be gone. I'm putting a name out now, because I think he is going to be drafted very high, and I think he is going to be very good.

Hank Baskett, WR, UNM

He's 6-4, 220, a high jump champion who can make spectacular catches. He doesn't have great clock speed, but he's sneaky fast, and uses excellent athleticism to run quick and precise routes. His numbers haven't been that great because he is ALWAYS double covered. In a weak class of WRs, I think this kid's game translates better the the NFL than most, and if the right team gets him, he has a chance to be very good.

I wouldn't say the 11th pick takes you out of the running for a productive RB. I had the 16th pick last year and I got Frank Gore, Marion Barber III, and Vernand Morency. Granted Morency wasn't much of a factor, but Gore and Barber were servicable at times. Plus they have bright outlooks for this year. I'd say chances are you can get a good RB...depending on where they land.

11th pick should get you your choice of Addai, Harrison, and Drew, unless one lands in a plum situation like Arrington last year.

 

[ILoveMyLions]

Can someone explain the love for Addai to me?

Well, a lot depends on the team he goes to but he seems to do many things very well. He reminds me of Chris Perry coming out of school with more speed but less size. Although he is 5'11'' and about 210 so he's not small. He is a good receiver out of the backfield, has good accelaration and is a good blocker. What's not to like? The only question I see with him is whether he can handle the pounding of the NFL, but most backs face that question coming out of college.

 

[FUBAR]

Can someone explain the love for Addai to me?

Well, a lot depends on the team he goes to but he seems to do many things very well. He reminds me of Chris Perry coming out of school with more speed but less size. Although he is 5'11'' and about 210 so he's not small. He is a good receiver out of the backfield, has good accelaration and is a good blocker. What's not to like? The only question I see with him is whether he can handle the pounding of the NFL, but most backs face that question coming out of college.

So, he's a little taller, but not as compact as Alvin Pearman? Sounds similar.

 

[Chaos Commish]

I wouldn't say the 11th pick takes you out of the running for a productive RB. I had the 16th pick last year and I got Frank Gore, Marion Barber III, and Vernand Morency. Granted Morency wasn't much of a factor, but Gore and Barber were servicable at times. Plus they have bright outlooks for this year. I'd say chances are you can get a good RB...depending on where they land.

Thanks. It's a wierd league that started many years ago at Sandbox and went overoboard with the flex position. We have 14 teams and can start 4 RBs. Every RB drafted on the first day will be gone in two rounds. But, maybe you're right and I can pick a winner at 1.11 after 8 or 9 are gone? This team is so bad it's funny. QB may be my biggest need. Favre and Garrard.

 

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Can someone explain the love for Addai to me?

Well, a lot depends on the team he goes to but he seems to do many things very well. He reminds me of Chris Perry coming out of school with more speed but less size. Although he is 5'11'' and about 210 so he's not small. He is a good receiver out of the backfield, has good accelaration and is a good blocker. What's not to like? The only question I see with him is whether he can handle the pounding of the NFL, but most backs face that question coming out of college.

I wasn't denigrating him - I should have phrased that differently, something more like, "I don't know much about Addai. Someone who likes him, please sell me on him."Thanks for the summary on him.

 

[TheFanatic]

All this manlove for Bush! I tend to stay away from guys with the last name Bush!!

I agree on both counts. Is anyone else worried that Bush ran through HALLWAYS, not holes at USC. If he goes to houston he's going to have a hard time finding room to run and will have little or no idea how to make something out of nothing because he's never had to do it. What percentage of hits on Bush would you guess happened in the backfield at USC? I'd be willing to bet that getting hit in the backfield will happen quite a lot in Houston. Making someone miss at speed in college is one thing. Making a linebacker in the NFL miss after taking the ball and two steps is quite another. It makes me appreciate some of the other RB's in the draft that didn't have the dominant line that Bush had at USC.

 

[Colin Dowling]

1. Deangelo Williams

2. Lendale White

3. Reggie Bush

4. Vince Young

5. Lawrence Maroney

6. Vernon Davis

7. Matt Leinart

8. Santonio Holmes

9. Leonard Pope

10. Jay Cutler

Colin, what happened between Jan. 10th, when you ranked Brian Calhoun at the #4-#5 spot, and now today he's not even in your top 10?your Jan. 10th predictions...

1. Lendale White

2. Deangelo Williams

3. Reggie Bush

4. Maroney / Calhoun

5. Calhoun / Maroney

6. Young / Leinart

7. Leinart / Young

8. Holmes

9. Drew

Oversite as I was trying to do 50 things at once. He definitely SHOULD be in the mix in that range.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

All this manlove for Bush! I tend to stay away from guys with the last name Bush!!

I agree on both counts. Is anyone else worried that Bush ran through HALLWAYS, not holes at USC. If he goes to houston he's going to have a hard time finding room to run and will have little or no idea how to make something out of nothing because he's never had to do it. What percentage of hits on Bush would you guess happened in the backfield at USC? I'd be willing to bet that getting hit in the backfield will happen quite a lot in Houston. Making someone miss at speed in college is one thing. Making a linebacker in the NFL miss after taking the ball and two steps is quite another. It makes me appreciate some of the other RB's in the draft that didn't have the dominant line that Bush had at USC.

I'd be a little careful with assuming that Bush can't run well in tight spaces just because he almost never had to run in tight spaces at USC. We don't know if he can. It's a risk. The same is true to a lesser extent with UMinn and UWisc RBs. Their lines were very good, so how do they do when they don't have all that space. This failure was Dayne's downfall when he came into the NFL, IMHO.

 

[EBF]

All this manlove for Bush!  I tend to stay away from guys with the last name Bush!!    

I agree on both counts. Is anyone else worried that Bush ran through HALLWAYS, not holes at USC. If he goes to houston he's going to have a hard time finding room to run and will have little or no idea how to make something out of nothing because he's never had to do it. What percentage of hits on Bush would you guess happened in the backfield at USC? I'd be willing to bet that getting hit in the backfield will happen quite a lot in Houston. Making someone miss at speed in college is one thing. Making a linebacker in the NFL miss after taking the ball and two steps is quite another. It makes me appreciate some of the other RB's in the draft that didn't have the dominant line that Bush had at USC.

I don't think Bush is going to have any problem making people miss at the pro level. He probably has the best quickness/burst that I've seen in a RB prospect in the past 5-6 years.The only area where I'm even moderately concerned about Bush is his ability to run inside. He wasn't asked to do this much at USC, so it's a bit tough to say whether or not he'll be effective. Nevertheless, I think his overall skills give plenty of reason for optimism. He's an amazing athlete and he seems to have pretty good instincts. I don't think inside running will be a real problem. He might not be a great pounder, but he'll be okay.

Anyhow, I expect things to go like this:

1. Bush

2. Williams - I still think White might be the better prospect, but Williams seems like less of a character risk and you can't ignore the solid week he had at the Senior Bowl.

3. White - A slight risk due to his style, but could be a LJ/Alexander type FF back if he lands in a good system

4. Maroney

5. Calhoun

6. Leinart

7. Young - Probably the biggest bust risk in the first round, but certainly has some exciting potential

8. Holmes

9. Drew - You can always bet that 1-2 second tier RBs will sneak into the first round of rookie drafts.

10. V. Davis - Reminds me of Kellen Winslow as an athlete, should be a good value

11. M. Lewis - Not far behind Davis and might actually be a more natural receiver

12. Cutler - Potential top 20 pick will be a viable option once the elite RBs/TEs/QBs are gone

 

[UnknownCoach]

Ron Dayne's downfall is his size. He's well over the ideal size/weight of your typical NFL back. Bush's concerns include much more than just the fact that his line was so good. He hasnt been a short yardage guy. He had the freedom to run backwards in order to go around people. He got a lot of his credit based on special teams play. He's simply used to going around people and playing in open space. White did the vast majority of the tight space picking and battering. Bush's speed means more to a real football team than a fantasy team. He will be very useful for an NFL team one way or another. It would be foolish though to believe he's ready to be an every down back in the NFL. Like I said, I'd consider him a project as an every down player. That being said, he doesnt need to play every down player to be a decent fantasy player. He would however need to become one to justify the fantasy value of a running back picked number one overall in the NFL draft. The NFL covets his speed like they coveted Dayne's size. Dayne's size didnt do him much good in fantasy leagues. Bush's speed will do him good as will his incredible balance and agility. But its not enough to play every down. Its not that Bush needs to perform as well as LT2 to justify a number one rookie pick. Its that there is another RB in this draft who fits the desciption of a complete NFL back who looks as good of a prospect as any of the 3 guys drafted in the top 5 last year. By the time the NFL drafts, that other guy will have moved back up the charts. Yet not likely enough to have to play for the Texans. His injuries will be cleared by team doctors. His workouts will prove that he hasnt lost anything. Memories of more recent college games will have faded as much as earlier games. He'll get more press coverage. By that time, he'll be listed at the top of a lot of dynasty rookie drafts.

 

[Bob Magaw]

bushlendale whitedeangelo williamslawrence maroneyvince youngmatt leinertvernon davisjay cutlersantonio holmesmercedes lewisit may be too much hype to call bush once-in-a-lifetime... maybe once-in-a-decade or generation would be more fair.former luminaries such as sayers, sanders & faulk have been used as comp players & to wrap scouts minds around his mind boggling physical traits & skills set.i have a question for the naysayers... how does bush, in any of his physical traits & attributes or skill set... differ from marshall faulk, in any substantive & important respects?they have similar size...faulk 5'10" 210bush 5'11" 205 (could presumably add 5 lbs without catastrophic loss of speed)faulk was EXTREMELY fast... new orleans prep legend & one of fastest skill position players in nation at SDSUbush was one of fastest sprinters in state of CAfaulk had probably the best hands for a RB i have ever seen in the NFL... its possible he could have been a pro bowl WR if rams had asked/needed him to be.bush has the best & most developed hands for a RB i have ever seen at the college level... he has been splitting out wide, running downfield routes (& excelling at it) since he was a freshman.both have (or had in faulks case for some attributes) superior vision, instincts, cutting ability, burst, explosiveness, elusiveness, ability & creativity to string moves together.both flash deceptive power, routinely run through arm tackles & break tackles.so again, for the doubters, if bush ISN'T faulk... WHY? where & how do they differ?and if he IS faulk... than of course he can be a franchise RB... faulk has already proven that... not only could somebody with his constellation of physical attributes & skill set PLAY... but played well enough to be a first ballot HOFer.