What RB prospects do you guys like?

[Joshecalpoly]

Boy, I tell you, in the ZBS system, with a one-cut-and-go approach, Roy Helu Jr could be awesome

I thought that of Andre Brown 2 years ago till I saw his shuttle run. The guy I thought would be amazing was montario hardesty but then he went down in pre-season (making Hillis the 3rd man on the depth chart till Davis and Harrison went out)

[gpholmes]

I agree w/ hardesty, I thought he would be an amazing zbs rb and I think he'll be a real suprise next year behind Hillis

[Joshecalpoly]

I agree w/ hardesty, I thought he would be an amazing zbs rb and I think he'll be a real suprise next year behind Hillis

Well who knows he new coach, maybe the new guy doesnt watch tape of his new team and thinks of him as a FB who cant block and moves him to the bottom of the depth chart then trades him the next year only for him to have luck in his teammates injuries and breaks out again. Hillis seriously got no respect from 3 coaches I am glad he finally proved himself enough to be a starter. Still it kinda stinks that gives the Browns to potential workhorses.

What I always find interesting is how many people use 40 times to prove the ability of a RB when all it does is show how good he is in the open field. RBs rarely make it to the open field without good cut moves or good blocking. For instance Michael Bennet was one of the fastest RB's in NFL history but he was incredibly slow moving side to side, you can judge this by the shuttle. If you want to know how good a player is at turning the corner and changing direction aka making a cut move then the 3-cone drill is the best. If you want to know about endurance which shows you if a player can handle being a workhorse (one of the most important things IMO especially at high altitude) the bench press will show you by how many reps they can handle. Someone like Arian Foster slips through most GMs because he had a horrible 40, but having a +20 bench press showed he had good endurance. Still none of these assess skills like vision and the knowledge of following blockers or the effectiveness of stiff arm, many talents dont pan out (i.e. raiders) because they dont know how to use it or are hard to coach. My biggest problem with Pro-days is they rarely consider anything but the 40 and sometimes a bench press. IMO even for a backup it would benefit us to see all the skills they have, and honestly I think its a bad idea to really decide which RB's are best till then. As you can tell I like power and cut backs more then speed backs, in other words a TD type would be best despite the potential to get injured. Speed backs have issues with the fact speed easily wares away and they need to go to the outside or be receivers to be successful, cut backs have issues with knees and ankles being worn due to making to many cuts and power backs run into rib issues concussions and many other problems because there job is to not avoid the D but hit them back.

Many will also argue the 10-yard assesses the how good the first step is, and how explosive a player can be but honestly I am not sure about that because that has more to do with reaction time, and honestly thats something they really need a drill for. I wouldnt mind having a power back with some hops in the broad jump but its not necessary and honestly that jumping over both lines move is a good way to get injured.

[xX-Bronco-Xx]

Robert Hughes of Notre Dame would be a great addition with almost little cost.

This guy is 245 pounds of pure muscle and was never really given the opportunity till late in his senior season to show what he can do. He single handedly won ND some games in those games he started because of the ability to get the short yards.

I wish he had more exposure in his college years but Weis and Kelly favored the speed backs so he definitely didn't have a chance to shine.

This is if we needed a bruiser back if Lendale isn't still with the team. I don't even think Hughes will be drafted but I'm not really sure on where he is on the draft boards.

[15thebeast]

I really like John Clay and i have a feeling he will be a UDFA the guy is a tank and would give us a short yardage back.

[22cannon]

I really think Denver will hire a west coast Offense coach and most likely have a ZBS OL.

Knowson Moreno will do well in that system and LenDale White will be a nice change of pace back with power.

I hope that the only Offense Denver drafts is a TE and an O Lineman. All the rest can be spent on Defense.

[Syvari]

rb should be a late round pick, or no pick at all. we currently only have 6 picks...make them count