Yeah i could see us maybe adding some depth there, especially someone who can play C since Biadasz is technically our only C on the roster, but I don't see any major investment, It would be a depth add
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Yeah i could see us maybe adding some depth there, especially someone who can play C since Biadasz is technically our only C on the roster, but I don't see any major investment, It would be a depth add
Riggo44
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Go rewatch the last Philly game. Paul was destroyed in the run game. If we are going to run the ball with running backs more, we need to upgrade there.
RWJ
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I like Coogan from UI as he plays OC and can play OG if called on to do so. He locks onto his man and pulls very well for a OC. A gem if drafted in the 5th/6th round.
Anselmheifer
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I didn’t watch it. This season was painful and I tuned out and hoped for a draft pick. I appreciate the insight.
Riggo44
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What made it particularly concerning is he continued to get pushed back after Jordan Davis came out--so it was their backups dominating him.
He's fine as a pass protector, but a horrific run blocker.
clskinsfan
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Smart man. Paul was manhandled and exposed. We do need a LG . The rest of the OL was very good this year though.
clskinsfan
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Bo Nix was so disrespected in that draft. I liked him and so did many others in that thread. Like I said. Going to end up the best QB draft in history. Penix may be done with his injury history and situation. But man what a stacked QB draft that was.
RWJ
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I disagree. 1983 I think will hold that torch.
clskinsfan
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And I am going to disagree with you again. Elway, Kelly and Marino were great QB's. The rest of the draft (Blackledge, Eason, Obrien) werent. Only Elway won a Super Bowl from the lot of them. Marino was one of the best ever though. We have a legit chance for FIVE, maybe 6, pro bowl QB's from the 24 draft. Unheard of.
RWJ
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They're HOFs. Elway, Kelly and Marino. You can guessimate but let time play out and see if what you are saying is true. No way right now and it's not even close. Come on now.
clskinsfan
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JD made ROOY last year and the NFCCG. Maye is competing for MVP this year. Williams is shredding defenses and will probably end up one of the best ever. Like I said in the thread.
. Nix just made the AFCCG. McCarthey and Penix have shown flashes. I agree about letting it play out But it is far from a guestimate.
RWJ
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That's cool. Let them make the HOF (all of them), mind you and then you can say that they are there with the QB class of 1983. They got a long way to go, bro. They are just starting their careers. Longevity, along with health, setting records, winning SBs. They are just a few that go into getting to Canton.JD made ROOY last year and the NFCCG. Maye is competing for MVP this year. Williams is shredding defenses and will probably end up one of the best ever. Like I said in the thread.
clskinsfan
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RWJ
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It's all good. 👊
philibusters
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Ken O'Brien and Tony Eason were okay starters. Todd Blackledge was the only one who didn't experience some success and was what you would call a bust. Ken O'Brien made two pro bowls 1985 and 1991. He 1985 he lead the NFL in passer rating. His career stats of 58.6% and 128 TDs to 98 Interceptions don't sound good now, but by the standards of his era they were goodish. What he wasn't was a HOF. But I think he may have a similar career to a Bo Nix. In 1985 in his second year he went to a pro bowl, lead the NFL in passesr rating, and lead the Jets to the playoffs with a 11-5 record--which is similar to the success Nix is having. Tony Eason wasn't terrible either. He had a two year stretch where he lead the Patriots to a Super Bowl (1985 season where they lost to the Bears) and then followed that up the next season by leading them to a 11-5 record. His 58.2% career completion percentage and career 61 TD's and 51 Interceptions was goodish by the era (not like Marino, Kelly, or Elway, but respectable). After those two seasons he started having injury problems and when he did play his play regressed and his situation deterorioated as New England became a bad team. He was good in a good situation, but not good in a non-good situation. O'Brien and Eason were the Kirk Cousins, Derek Carrs, Kyler Murrays of their time. Your statement that "the rest of draft were not (great)" is correct, but it is worth noting that they were not necessarily busts either. They were just midish--somewhat dependent on their situation, but that they did have some successes. Likewise somebody like Nix is probably midish to me, a great O-Line, playcaller, and defense lead to success but I don't see him as a guy who will succeed regardless of sitaution.
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I think Elway's tale tells the moral of the story best.
Elway was a great quarterback. He got the Broncos to Super Bowls where he got squashed over and over again. Only after, he got a run game and a defense to go with his talents did he finally win the big one. Peyton Manning's Super Bowl win with Denver was much the same. By the time Manning got to the Broncos he was no longer a franchise QB. He was basically an Alex Smith. The team put Peyton on his back and carried him to the Super Bowl. Now, it's fair to argue that Denver would have never reached the Super Bowl without Peyton's steadiness and canniness, but it takes the marriage of Franchise QB and team to win it all most of the time.
Elway was a great quarterback. He got the Broncos to Super Bowls where he got squashed over and over again. Only after, he got a run game and a defense to go with his talents did he finally win the big one. Peyton Manning's Super Bowl win with Denver was much the same. By the time Manning got to the Broncos he was no longer a franchise QB. He was basically an Alex Smith. The team put Peyton on his back and carried him to the Super Bowl. Now, it's fair to argue that Denver would have never reached the Super Bowl without Peyton's steadiness and canniness, but it takes the marriage of Franchise QB and team to win it all most of the time.
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Watched some running backs...
Jerimiyah Love, Notre Dame - Balance, power, athleticism, hips, speed, vision, receiving ability, 3 down back, bellcow, contact balance, defensive nightmare. I could go on all day. Instead, I'll focus on three things I see with him that he needs work on. 1) He's good in pass protection, but bigger edges tend to be able to move him back. He struggles to anchor down - this could be a technique because he clearly has the leg/hip drive when you watch him run. 2) The ball gets away from his body when he is making some of the spectacular moves that he makes. When he hurdles (which he does way too often) the ball comes away from him at times. Could be a potential issue down the line. 3) When watching him... he really likes to bounce everything to the sideline. He'll hit interior gaps (though if you watch him on 'Power' sometimes he misses the gap (very correctable) with no issues, but ultimately he tries to work himself to the sideline. At times, this can be good. At other times, this can be horizontal yards instead of productive yards.
Jonah Coleman, Washington - Rekentless motor. A much bigger back at around 230. Surprisingly quick feet for his size. Very strong, good vision and he is a finisher. You can try to tackle him and you might succeed but he is going to make you pay for it. He has stiffer hips as he is more of a big back than a finesse one and while he has adequate speed, he isn't a burner. He is a true bellcow. You don't need to worry much about durability. Never missed a game at Washington. Better zone scheme guy than gap, but can do all of it. Above average as a receiver. For his size, he is a touch disappointing in pass protection. He's not bad, but you'd expect a guy this size to be a brick wall, but sometimes his head goes down and he gets cracked. Also, being 5-9, when defenses get a little bit crazier with their blitz packages he misidentifies his targets.
Kaytron Allen, Penn State - I try not to use other prospects when I evaluate backs - but I watch Allen and see Jerimiyah Love + Jonah Coleman. He's also 5-11, 217ish pounds. So he's almost directly in between the two of them from a size perspective, too. I don't think this makes him some sort of Frankenstein's monster variant between them. He has positives and negatives. But his style is a mesh of the two. He is patient and lets holes develop. He has good change of direction and uses his leverage to set up blocks to help break him into the second level. I think his straight line speed is slower than Coleman's, but his change of direction is much better. He's not great in pass pro or as a pass catcher, though. So he is limited in his skillset.
Jadarian Pierce, Notre Dame - Pierce isn't afraid to get downhill. He seeks out contact and his balance into contact is uncanny. He can get to the sideline or run straight up the gut and make you pay. He is another guy who sets up his blocks with leverage. He can also return kicks and returns them like a running back, not a receiver. He runs through defenders on kick returns. When you watch him run, guys try to swipe at his legs a lot, but he typically tends to get that foot up and down by a constant churning of his legs and runs directly through that contact. He had an achilles injury in 2024 - so durability may be a concern (though I'm not particularly concerned at this point) and his role as a true bellcow is untested. He's just okay in pass protection. Has good hands.
Emmett Johnson, Nebraska - When he hits a hole, he hits the hole. Of all the backs I watched he was the most decisive. He doesn't dance. Once he makes a decision he goes to that spot and hits that hole with reckless intent. But it's not really reckless. He keeps his eyes up, reads second level defensive flow and understands his line's positioning and he still navigates traffic. He has quick feet and his use of stutters helps to open running lanes for him. His stutters don't cause him to slow much, he does it in such a natural way and his stutter to full speed ability is really high end. He's safe and he protects the ball. He is a natural pass catcher and is extremely versatile in the backfield. He's not all that fast. He can break one, but he needs to get into the open field quickly to do it. He's faster than Coleman and Allen, I think. He had 46 receptions in '25. He's an all around back. He's not a power guy, though he doesn't shy from it. His pass protection is just okay and he isn't a home run hitter.
Nick Singleton, Penn State - Uh... this guy is 230 pounds and he is the fastest back in this grouping of backs. May be the best pass protector of this grouping of backs, too. Guy squats 665 pounds and benches 435 and runs a 4.35 forty. He's decisive as a runner and he is a natural pass catcher. He is a true all around back with the best speed to power ratio in the running back class and I'm not sure it's all that close in that department. He has good change of direction in the backfield while waiting for holes to develop, but his second level CoD is a bit different. Once he is beyond the LoS, he's not going to make many guys miss. He has stiff hips and he needs to continue to improve his stiff arm for such a powerful guy - he misses the placement on it way too often. Oh, and he returns kicks.
Demond Claiborne, Wake Forest - Good runner, runs through arm tackles, hits creases and runs with a great balance and has great lateral agility. Adequate pass catcher. He's smaller (not too small for the NFL, but smaller), doesn't anchor well in pass protection and can get too jumpy in the backfield and miss open lanes. If defenders square up on him, he is usually going down. If they try to arm tackle him, he will break those tackles. Great kick returner and he has great hands. He's a good back, likely to be a guy that can hang on NFL rosters for awhile, but I don't see him as a difference maker.
1. Jerimiyah Love, Notre Dame
2. Nick Singleton, Penn State
3. Emmett Johnson, Nebraska
4. Jonah Coleman, Washington
5. Jadarian Pierce, Notre Dame
6. Kaytron Allen, Penn State
7. Demond Claiborne, Wake Forest
If we don't take Love at 7, and let's be clear - I think he is the most special back in this group with the best overall skill set and absolute game changing ability, the next two guys in my ranking are who we NEED to come away with in this draft - even if we add a high end FA at the position. Nick Singleton and Emmett Johnson are both guys, who play slightly different than one another, but are what we need. Versatile backs who can fit multiple schemes. It was hard for me to differentiate Singleton and Johnson, to be honest. Singleton's speed to power ratio is unreal and with some improvements in his hips he could wind up being an incredible NFL back. Johnson is just so decisive and intelligent with his cuts and vision that he literally creates yards with his mind.
Jerimiyah Love, Notre Dame - Balance, power, athleticism, hips, speed, vision, receiving ability, 3 down back, bellcow, contact balance, defensive nightmare. I could go on all day. Instead, I'll focus on three things I see with him that he needs work on. 1) He's good in pass protection, but bigger edges tend to be able to move him back. He struggles to anchor down - this could be a technique because he clearly has the leg/hip drive when you watch him run. 2) The ball gets away from his body when he is making some of the spectacular moves that he makes. When he hurdles (which he does way too often) the ball comes away from him at times. Could be a potential issue down the line. 3) When watching him... he really likes to bounce everything to the sideline. He'll hit interior gaps (though if you watch him on 'Power' sometimes he misses the gap (very correctable) with no issues, but ultimately he tries to work himself to the sideline. At times, this can be good. At other times, this can be horizontal yards instead of productive yards.
Jonah Coleman, Washington - Rekentless motor. A much bigger back at around 230. Surprisingly quick feet for his size. Very strong, good vision and he is a finisher. You can try to tackle him and you might succeed but he is going to make you pay for it. He has stiffer hips as he is more of a big back than a finesse one and while he has adequate speed, he isn't a burner. He is a true bellcow. You don't need to worry much about durability. Never missed a game at Washington. Better zone scheme guy than gap, but can do all of it. Above average as a receiver. For his size, he is a touch disappointing in pass protection. He's not bad, but you'd expect a guy this size to be a brick wall, but sometimes his head goes down and he gets cracked. Also, being 5-9, when defenses get a little bit crazier with their blitz packages he misidentifies his targets.
Kaytron Allen, Penn State - I try not to use other prospects when I evaluate backs - but I watch Allen and see Jerimiyah Love + Jonah Coleman. He's also 5-11, 217ish pounds. So he's almost directly in between the two of them from a size perspective, too. I don't think this makes him some sort of Frankenstein's monster variant between them. He has positives and negatives. But his style is a mesh of the two. He is patient and lets holes develop. He has good change of direction and uses his leverage to set up blocks to help break him into the second level. I think his straight line speed is slower than Coleman's, but his change of direction is much better. He's not great in pass pro or as a pass catcher, though. So he is limited in his skillset.
Jadarian Pierce, Notre Dame - Pierce isn't afraid to get downhill. He seeks out contact and his balance into contact is uncanny. He can get to the sideline or run straight up the gut and make you pay. He is another guy who sets up his blocks with leverage. He can also return kicks and returns them like a running back, not a receiver. He runs through defenders on kick returns. When you watch him run, guys try to swipe at his legs a lot, but he typically tends to get that foot up and down by a constant churning of his legs and runs directly through that contact. He had an achilles injury in 2024 - so durability may be a concern (though I'm not particularly concerned at this point) and his role as a true bellcow is untested. He's just okay in pass protection. Has good hands.
Emmett Johnson, Nebraska - When he hits a hole, he hits the hole. Of all the backs I watched he was the most decisive. He doesn't dance. Once he makes a decision he goes to that spot and hits that hole with reckless intent. But it's not really reckless. He keeps his eyes up, reads second level defensive flow and understands his line's positioning and he still navigates traffic. He has quick feet and his use of stutters helps to open running lanes for him. His stutters don't cause him to slow much, he does it in such a natural way and his stutter to full speed ability is really high end. He's safe and he protects the ball. He is a natural pass catcher and is extremely versatile in the backfield. He's not all that fast. He can break one, but he needs to get into the open field quickly to do it. He's faster than Coleman and Allen, I think. He had 46 receptions in '25. He's an all around back. He's not a power guy, though he doesn't shy from it. His pass protection is just okay and he isn't a home run hitter.
Nick Singleton, Penn State - Uh... this guy is 230 pounds and he is the fastest back in this grouping of backs. May be the best pass protector of this grouping of backs, too. Guy squats 665 pounds and benches 435 and runs a 4.35 forty. He's decisive as a runner and he is a natural pass catcher. He is a true all around back with the best speed to power ratio in the running back class and I'm not sure it's all that close in that department. He has good change of direction in the backfield while waiting for holes to develop, but his second level CoD is a bit different. Once he is beyond the LoS, he's not going to make many guys miss. He has stiff hips and he needs to continue to improve his stiff arm for such a powerful guy - he misses the placement on it way too often. Oh, and he returns kicks.
Demond Claiborne, Wake Forest - Good runner, runs through arm tackles, hits creases and runs with a great balance and has great lateral agility. Adequate pass catcher. He's smaller (not too small for the NFL, but smaller), doesn't anchor well in pass protection and can get too jumpy in the backfield and miss open lanes. If defenders square up on him, he is usually going down. If they try to arm tackle him, he will break those tackles. Great kick returner and he has great hands. He's a good back, likely to be a guy that can hang on NFL rosters for awhile, but I don't see him as a difference maker.
1. Jerimiyah Love, Notre Dame
2. Nick Singleton, Penn State
3. Emmett Johnson, Nebraska
4. Jonah Coleman, Washington
5. Jadarian Pierce, Notre Dame
6. Kaytron Allen, Penn State
7. Demond Claiborne, Wake Forest
If we don't take Love at 7, and let's be clear - I think he is the most special back in this group with the best overall skill set and absolute game changing ability, the next two guys in my ranking are who we NEED to come away with in this draft - even if we add a high end FA at the position. Nick Singleton and Emmett Johnson are both guys, who play slightly different than one another, but are what we need. Versatile backs who can fit multiple schemes. It was hard for me to differentiate Singleton and Johnson, to be honest. Singleton's speed to power ratio is unreal and with some improvements in his hips he could wind up being an incredible NFL back. Johnson is just so decisive and intelligent with his cuts and vision that he literally creates yards with his mind.
As we move closer to the draft it will be interesting to watch players like Woods, Mauigoa, McCoy and Delane. I can see them moving up into the top 10 or even top 6 asked on other teams needs. I could see them being the reason for a team wanting to trade up with us at 7 for them.
philibusters
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Nick Singleton arguably isn't a good college RB. He kind fell to be becoming a change of pace for Allen who had 1300 and 6.2 ypa while Singleton had 550 on 4.5 ypa. Outisde fo Love, Singleton is the athletic freak of the class, but he feels like Deandre Swift type situation (all traits, not ball carrier vision). A play is block for 5 he gets 2. That happens a few times. Then you have a play like blocked for 4 yards and he gets 20 out of it cause he bounced it outside and broke a tackle. Its just hard to win with guy who can't keep the chains moving and who makes you fall behind in terms of down and distance even if they do have big play ability. For what its worth Penn St. kind of got its disaster of a season at least somewhat back on track when they made Allen the bellcow. But I would take all three of Bill, CRod, and McNichols over Singleton. I just don't think you can win with a rb like that.
We have had a guy with similar size and speed to Singleton recently and we were not super high on him---Antonio Gibson. He was 225 to 230 pounds just like Singleton and ran a 4.39 at the the combine. He was also an okay pass catcher cause he had experience as a WR. But his vision sucked and he could not keep you on track down and distance. He would occasional have a big run, but just not worth it.
We have had a guy with similar size and speed to Singleton recently and we were not super high on him---Antonio Gibson. He was 225 to 230 pounds just like Singleton and ran a 4.39 at the the combine. He was also an okay pass catcher cause he had experience as a WR. But his vision sucked and he could not keep you on track down and distance. He would occasional have a big run, but just not worth it.
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McCoy I guess is about medicals. Delane, thoughts are he's not that fast, so question is what does he run? Mauigoa seems top 10 and top 5 in a number of recent mocks I've seen. Woods, who I watched early on but need to refresh reminded me of Daron Payne, distruptive but not a closer but very disruptive. I like him but me stunned if he went top 5, I could see him in the 8-15 range. Though for the big guys their athletic numbers are often highly considered so big combine for him.
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