Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
IMO, Barkley will drop due to being a RB, and all this draft hype is media generated.
Nope.
And being a RB in normal circumstances yes I would agree. BUT there is Barkeley and then there is the rest of the RB bunch. Barkley is that special who borders on the level of a Bo Jackson type with being just a hint slower than Bo but not by much. However, Barkeley is just as athletic as Bo IMHO. When you have a RB like this who is that dynamic who can check "all the boxes" and then some you can bet teams are salivating over this kid and what he brings to an offense especially now that the RB is a major part of the passing game in the NFL. Barkley can jumpstart a struggling offense while their QBOTF is cutting his teeth the right way. And why I predict Barkeley going first and then Cleveland will either take a QB or Chubb. Barkley won't make it to 4 IMHO and why Dorsey has to take him at 1. [Reply]
And being a RB in normal circumstances yes I would agree. BUT there is Barkeley and then there is the rest of the RB bunch. Barkley is that special who borders on the level of a Bo Jackson type with being just a hint slower than Bo but not by much. However, Barkeley is just as athletic as Bo IMHO. When you have a RB like this who is that dynamic who can check "all the boxes" and then some you can bet teams are salivating over this kid and what he brings to an offense especially now that the RB is a major part of the passing game in the NFL. Barkley can jumpstart a struggling offense while their QBOTF is cutting his teeth the right way. And why I predict Barkeley going first and then Cleveland will either take a QB or Chubb. Barkley won't make it to 4 IMHO and why Dorsey has to take him at 1.
As I said Kareem Hunt was a 3rd rounder and lead the league in rushing and Alvin Kamira had damn fine season and both were better than Fournette and McCaffery.
I'm not saying he's bad, but it's media hype . Don't even put him as
as a Bo Jackson class of athlete. Both would've gone to the Olympics if it got him paid more. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
As I said Kareem Hunt was a 3rd rounder and lead the league in rushing and Alvin Kamira had damn fine season and both were better than Fournette and McCaffery.
I'm not saying he's bad, but it's media hype . Don't even put him as
as a Bo Jackson class of athlete. Both would've gone to the Olympics if it got him paid more.
Compare Barkley to Hunt,McCaffrey,Fournette and Kamara then. This is my point. Barkley is head and shoulders above these guys even IMHO. [Reply]
Agree. Barkley isn't a product of hype. Did you not watch the dude play?
The fact is you can find a great RB elsewhere in the draft, especially throughout the first three rounds. Barkley is special. If I had two early first rounders, I'd take him and a QB and not blink for a second. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefshrink:
Compare Barkley to Hunt,McCaffrey,Fournette and Kamara then. This is my point. Barkley is head and shoulders above these guys even IMHO.
My point is you can find production furthet along the draft especially at RB which is a 5 year recyclable position because of wear and tear. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hoover:
Agree. Barkley isn't a product of hype. Did you not watch the dude play?
The fact is you can find a great RB elsewhere in the draft, especially throughout the first three rounds. Barkley is special. If I had two early first rounders, I'd take him and a QB and not blink for a second.
RB at 1. Laughable. He doesn't do anything 3rd rounders like Hunt and Kuhmara can't do. Does anyone on this board think he's better than Hunt? I doubt it. Equal maybe but two rounds better. Not a chance. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Red Dawg:
RB at 1. Laughable. He doesn't do anything 3rd rounders like Hunt and Kuhmara can't do. Does anyone on this board think he's better than Hunt? I doubt it. Equal maybe but two rounds better. Not a chance.
Anyone who takes a RB at 1 should be fired before they could get the pick in. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Red Dawg:
RB at 1. Laughable. He doesn't do anything 3rd rounders like Hunt and Kuhmara can't do. Does anyone on this board think he's better than Hunt? I doubt it. Equal maybe but two rounds better. Not a chance.
Originally Posted by beach tribe:
Anyone who takes a RB at 1 should be fired before they could get the pick in.
The Chiefs have had pretty good luck picking up RB's in the mid rounds. If you do enough research and vetting, there should be no reason to spend a first on a dedicated RB.
An exceptional, once in a lifetime talent with elite RB skills, hands of glue, and the ability to perform outside of traditional RB paradigms would be worthy of at least considering a first round pick though.
But that doesn't come around too often. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Claysexual:
The Chiefs have had pretty good luck picking up RB's in the mid rounds. If you do enough research and vetting, there should be no reason to spend a first on a dedicated RB.
An exceptional, once in a lifetime talent with elite RB skills, hands of glue, and the ability to perform outside of traditional RB paradigms would be worthy of at least considering a first round pick though.
But that doesn't come around too often.