Which early round RB do you like? [Split from Zone-Blocking thread]

[texan]

Originally Posted by NBT

Why not Toby Gerhart? Maybe this would be the ideal time to trade up and try our luck?

Are you suggesting we trade up in the first for Gerhart? At this point he's rated as a second or third rounder.

[nero THE zero]

Originally Posted by texan

Are you suggesting we trade up in the first for Gerhart? At this point he's rated as a second or third rounder.

Gerhart fandom is not bound by reason or logic.

[kRocket]

Someone up above said RB is your last draftee after you have built the rest of your offense. Well I don't think our running game is quite to the point where we spend our 1-2 round pick on a RB. We still need lineman. If Pitts leaves we will have two tackles and 3 gaping holes. Myers is an okay center at best, there mostly because it takes a while to learn center in a ZBS.

[Joe Joe]

McCluster over those guys. I'd try to get a guard or two in the draft as well. I see him as very similar to Slaton, except a better receiving threat.

[NBT]

Originally Posted by texan

Are you suggesting we trade up in the first for Gerhart? At this point he's rated as a second or third rounder.

At this point in time a lot of players are rated lower than they will eventually go in the draft. NO, I am not specificly saying Toby Gerhart in the first with a tradeup if necessary, however I AM saying that this year might be THE year to tradeup for that one special player (if one comes up, and that's what Rick Smith decides to do.) This being the first year I have ever advocated that, but I wouldn't expect you to know that since you are so new to the board.

[nero THE zero]

Originally Posted by NBT

At this point in time a lot of players are rated lower than they will eventually go in the draft. NO, I am not specificly saying Toby Gerhart in the first with a tradeup if necessary, however I AM saying that this year might be THE year to tradeup for that one special player (if one comes up, and that's what Rick Smith decides to do.) This being the first year I have ever advocated that, but I wouldn't expect you to know that since you are so new to the board.

John and Lance were talking about how Jacksonville might be the spot to trade up to this year. If the reports are true about the Jags targeting Tebow, they should be able to trade back and still land him, so they'd probably be the team most amenable to a trade.

Though, if we were to trade up, you'd think it'd be for a player like Haden, McCoy, Berry, or some other elite defensive player that fell a bit more than they thought. With the likes of Matthews, Dwyer, and Dixon in this class, I don't see any reason to trade up for a RB.