RB, Pitt
I like it.
Small and shifty
Like this pick a lot
Haven't had too much luck with Pitt RB's...
Thought he'd have been gone by now.
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ehhh he is short
he was a fresh when shady was a junior?
5'6!
Don't worry, they'll list him as 5'10.
Quote from: DH on April 30, 2011, 03:10:59 PM
he was a fresh when shady was a junior?
He was a freshman during Shady's rookie reason with the Eagles. He was McCoy's replacement.
another pygmy running back.
my day is complete.
Westbrook 2.0?
this is like the draft version of the lorenzo booker trade
He doesn't play small, he's a very good inside runner.
Now there's a blast from the past...chuck chillout makes an appearance!
Always lurking Phreak :yay
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 01, 2011, 01:02:31 PM
Now there's a blast from the past...chuck chillout makes an appearance!
What the hell is going on around here? First we hear from Geo for the first time in months and now this.
chuck chillout = best CF screen name ever
Yo, chuck.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 30, 2011, 10:01:13 PM
this is like the draft version of the lorenzo booker trade
if thats the case, are you jerking off to it like you did the booker trade?
no....i liked booker a lot more...im just saying in general this is another attempt by the eagles to get the next westbrook
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 02, 2011, 10:05:13 AM
.... attempt by the eagles to get the next westbrook
You say that like it's a bad thing.
how is shady not already the next westbrook??
in terms of production shady has done a nice job replacing him but im talking about how they are looking for that smaller type back
shadys a more solid workmalike back and is bigger.....these other buys like booker moats ect are more talented scatbackish/kick returner home run type type running backs...even westbrook when he was drafted was looked at that way...a third down type...they love those guys and have been trying to find one for a while....shady to me was drafted as a #1 back
I love Shady. If this kid can help, great, but I don't want to see Shady get less work.
I love how trying to get the next Westbrook can be seen as a negative.
All that aside, people who take a look at this dude's height and write him off just aren't paying attention. Also, the comparisons to Booker are a joke too. Lewis has an extremely thick lower body, and runs with pretty awesome leverage. His best asset though is vision, which I think gives him a real good chance to contribute as the 3rd down back right away.
http://www.youtube.com/Q1wwCS_BBVI
hes horrid in protection and isnt a great pass catcher....some of these things can be coached up but i doubt he gets regular time next year much less on third down...unless he becomes some sort of revelation in training camp...we all know how much emphasis reid puts on backs being able to pass block...expecially if this offensive line doesnt improve
They drafted a dude not too long ago that couldn't pass block for shtein....
yeah for some reason they do it all the time...its part of his god complex of trying to fit the square peg into the round hole...just hit em up with the midas touch and all will be well
To be fair, it's not like there are a trove of running backs coming out of college that are great in pass pro. Like it or not, Lewis is the type of back they like in this offense. Just as everyone wants a gigantic linebacker/DT to clog running lanes, continuing to expect them to get a huge "three yards and a cloud of dust" type mauler of a back is the definition of insanity.
My original point about Lewis is that he isn't just some super shifty scat back. Granted, he's short, but he's got a huge build in his lower body, and can run well inside, unlike, say, Booker, who was knocked down by stiff breezes.
lewis is supposed to be especially bad at it tho...and for his size and the type of scat back he is he doesnt even catch the ball very well
i dont care as much about a rb pass blocking as they do but its baffling to me how you can stress the importance of backs being able to block and continually not gives guys playing time because of it then go out and draft a 3rd down back who cant block
and i disagree he isnt a scat/3rd down back...hes not a breakaway speed guy as his 40 time was awful and hes not a power guy...hes shorter and weighs less than say booker...he is a little thicker only because hes shorter and thus his weight is sqeezed and compacted a little more....but lets not act like hes maurice jones drew...drew weighs 20-25 lbs more...what he is is an incredibly shifty tiny back...i believe he had the best time in one of the shuttles at the combine...im not saying he will never or cant run inside but he does that in pros too much and hes gonna get broken up
if he improves his pass blocking and catching i see him having a chance as a productive 3rd down back in this offense
Quote from: Zanshin on May 01, 2011, 05:41:58 PM
Yo, chuck.
G!! You know I would never draft this type back in madden, they have to be 6'0 220+ :-D
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 01, 2011, 05:30:22 PM
chuck chillout = best CF screen name ever
Thanks ice, I use it on a lot of forums. One day the real chillout is going to call me out on it.