Mock Drafts

[Corbin]

 

[ArkyRamsFan]

I would bang my head against the wall if they drafted Skateboo

Why do you say this?

~ArkyRamsFan~

 

[JonRam99]

I totally agree that Hampton is the better back. I've said all along that I wish we would get some kind of decent offer for Kyren and trade his this offseason before extending him. In that situation, Hampton would be great.

Keeping both would be even better.
I keep posting this, but a scenario where we run Omarion in the 1st half, jump out to a lead, then grind down the D with Kyren in the 2nd half. Both backs stay fresh for a deep run thru the playoffs.
No, Kyren is not a power back, but his vision gets you 4-6 yards every run, he just doesn't have the burst we are looking for. With the addition of Omarion, we can start much faster. He does indeed remind me of Gurley, a LOT, but McVay overused him & we had to rummage through the dustbin to find CJ Anderson to get us through the playoffs.
I know, it would be a luxury pick, we gotta a lotta other needs on this team, but man...
I do like the drafts with Tuten though. He could allow us to do the same thing.
Blake can still be there to back up KW. I'd like to see more of him, sure, but what we did see, he's just not as fast as OH or Tuten.

 

[Flatlyner]

Keeping both would be even better.
I keep posting this, but a scenario where we run Omarion in the 1st half, jump out to a lead, then grind down the D with Kyren in the 2nd half. Both backs stay fresh for a deep run thru the playoffs.
No, Kyren is not a power back, but his vision gets you 4-6 yards every run, he just doesn't have the burst we are looking for. With the addition of Omarion, we can start much faster. He does indeed remind me of Gurley, a LOT, but McVay overused him & we had to rummage through the dustbin to find CJ Anderson to get us through the playoffs.
I know, it would be a luxury pick, we gotta a lotta other needs on this team, but man...
I do like the drafts with Tuten though. He could allow us to do the same thing.
Blake can still be there to back up KW. I'd like to see more of him, sure, but what we did see, he's just not as fast as OH or Tuten.

I don't think its the overuse that caused Gurley to retire early, it was his knee which we knew about when we drafted him. Oh what could have been...

 

[Kupped]

Why do you say this?

~ArkyRamsFan~

Because we don't need another guy who can turn 3 yard runs into 5 yard runs.
We need a guy who can turn 10 yard runs into 25+... and 25+ into home runs.

Kyren and Corum do enough of what he could do. They need real speed out of the backfield now.

 

[JonRam99]

Because we don't need another guy who can turn 3 yard runs into 5 yard runs.
We need a guy who can turn 10 yard runs into 25+... and 25+ into home runs.

Kyren and Corum do enough of what he could do. They need real speed out of the backfield now.

Yep. 100%.
So many runs I saw of KW, he gets thru the 1st level but gets caught up in the 2nd level because he's just not fast enough.
...but, in his defense, he gets thru the 1st level when most other RBs, even fast ones, are getting tripped up in the backfield because they just can't see the holes that KW does. That's why a combo of KW + OH or Tuten would be so deadly.
But ya not Skattebo. Please, not Skattebo. If we didn't have KW on the roster, ya maybe. But this would be a waste.

 

[Kupped]

Yep. 100%.
So many runs I saw of KW, he gets thru the 1st level but gets caught up in the 2nd level because he's just not fast enough.
...but, in his defense, he gets thru the 1st level when most other RBs, even fast ones, are getting tripped up in the backfield because they just can't see the holes that KW does. That's why a combo of KW + OH or Tuten would be so deadly.
But ya not Skattebo. Please, not Skattebo. If we didn't have KW on the roster, ya maybe. But this would be a waste.

To be clear... I think Williams is a very good RB.. especially as you describe and in pass protection.

 

[DzRams]

I don't know, feels like Conerly is more a LT, not great choices at tackle around our 1st but he could be good, I think if you grab him, you try him at RT but he seems like he might end up being our LT in the future.

I really don't want Conerly. He was exposed at the Senior Bowl. Didn't do well at all. I like Josh Simmons a lot more if we're taking OT in the 1st.

 

[WestCoastRam]

I really don't want Conerly. He was exposed at the Senior Bowl. Didn't do well at all. I like Josh Simmons a lot more if we're taking OT in the 1st.

Yeah, wonder if Simmons is gonna be there at 26th though... he seems the better prospect.

 

[DzRams]

Yeah, wonder if Simmons is gonna be there at 26th though... he seems the better prospect.

He keeps showing up on the mock draft simulators. I believe there's a decent chance he is there because of his injury.

But if he's not, I'm avoiding OT early. I'd rather wait until the 3rd for Belton and Trapillo.

 

[WestCoastRam]

He keeps showing up on the mock draft simulators. I believe there's a decent chance he is there because of his injury.

More I think about it, more I wonder if the 1st round is gonna stray even more from mock drafts this year (it's not ever super close anyways) because of how flat the talent is at the top. Past top 10, draft may be all over the place. Scheme fit may take an outsized role in the 1st over production and talent.

Gonna be real interesting.

 

[AZRams]

 

[AZRams]

Why do you say this?

~ArkyRamsFan~

They need some speed out of the back-field and that is about the only thing Skattebo doesn't have.

 

[AZRams]

Thoughts?

Kinda like this one...