Since we are in between the drafting season

[SteelersPride]

Well, whoever His Edwards and Chewbacca Anderson are, I'll be on the look out for em

Haha damn phone!

 

[Stomp]

QB high - There isn't a guy i'd reach for this year and the only guys ranked in the top 5 rounds that i'd be willing to draft are Luck and Mayfield.

QB low - Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen being ahead of Brady on FPs rankings is laughable.

RB high - Nick Chubb (The 2nd coming of AD) really kicking my self for pussyfooting and grabbing Saquon over him in suicide.

RB low - Leonard Fournette I'm getting a serious Trent Richardson vibe from this guy plus he's injury prone a big no thank you

WR high - Curtis Samuel Tyreek Hill like ability and skill set, very fast in pads, decent route tree, can play HB or WR and the Panthers coaching finally started using him properly the last half of 2018

WR low - No one really stands out aside from Chris Godwin(WR21 on FP)

TE high - Jace Sternberger I may not draft him every where, but he'd going to be at the top of my watchlist. Jimmy G is a dinosaur that really hasn't been the same since he tore his Patellar. I'm expecting a 2nd half of the season stud here.

TE high honorable mention - Eric Ebron a lot of people seem to be pointing at his efficiency number and saying they can't be sustained, but ignoring the fact that he only played about 50% of the Colts offensive snaps last season. That number is going to increase a lot imo and i think theres a good chance he finishes as a top 4 TE again

TE low - Not really a fan of drafting any TE in the first 3 rounds aside from a healthy Gronk

 

[Stomp]

Very Low on James Conner- I cant believe he is a first round pick... There are players chosen in the third round that I would rather have than him.... an offense that HAS TO BE in regression, and a RB that has not proven he can play 15 full weeks(who cares about 16, week 17 is based on other things besides health)… Just don't understand the love...

He played 13 games last season, had only 5 games with 100 or better scrimmage yards, the other 8 he didn't even reach 70 rushing yards...

He also had the new toy advantage, and the LETS SHOW EVERYONE WE DONT NEED LEV BELL advantage... I wonder if he can be that good without those 2 advantages this season... on an offense that will be worse than last year(not just because of the loss of Antonio Brown)…

Conner is a good goalline back that had the perfect storm last season Steelers oline was playing at an unsustainable level, he got a ton of clock killing carries, and he had a stretch early in the year where he was getting shut down easily, so opposing Ds stopped respecting him.

The Steelers drafted Snell who has similar toughness, but better vision and takes better angles on long runs. I doubt he does much more than steal a few snaps at the end of games and maybe a TD vulture or 2 this year though.

Jaylen Samuels looked great at the end of last season when Conner was hurt and is getting first team reps in practice this year, that along with the Steelers GM saying they're using a RBBC this year and the Steelers replacing their RB coach with Samuels college OC are great reasons to be down on Conners stock.

 

[leftypower]

I like this thread. ....
QB - Low Cam Newton
QB - High Mayfield
and that's all the intel you get from me ...

 

[averagejoe]

I like this thread. ....
QB - Low Cam Newton
QB - High Mayfield
and that's all the intel you get from me ...

C'mon, lefty. This thread proves we can list our rankings proudly. Because everyone else will disagree, argue and/or laugh, and have someone else ranked higher.

We are the stubborn members of the MBBRL.

 

[broncosmitty]

Higher

QB - Jared Goff - I don't really think there is a whole lot of difference between the top 5 guys and the next 5 to 7 or so. I would rather take a couple of guys in that 10-15 range later in the draft than take one of the top 5 guys.

RB - Mark Ingram - He is the #1 back in a system designed to pound the rock.

WR - Golden Taint - Will be the #1 for a team who should be behind a lot this season. Teams will give up his 5 yard underneath routes all 2nd half while they are up by multiple scores. I also like Mike Williams and think he could have a huge year.

TE - Chris Herndon - Was a solid starter down the stretch last year.


Lower

QB - Baker Mayfield - There are plenty of good starting options. I know he has more weapons and looked good towards the end of last year, but I buy into the sophomore slump theory. Plus, I will take a guy that has produced for a couple of years over him

RB - Nick Chubb - I feel like he will split carries down the stretch with Hunt after his suspension.

WR - Chris Godwin - Showed flashes and is in Ariens' system, but there is a list of guys that he is ranked ahead of that I would rather have (Lockett, Boyd, Ridley, Jeffery, etc)

TE - Eric Ebron - I just don't see him repeating last years numbers and being worthy of being a top 5 TE taken. Another position where if you miss out on a top tier guy (big 3 in this case), you should just wait and grab one way later.

There's no way Ebron can repeat the TDs. But I don't think it's crazy that he could be a top 5 TE.

 

[broncosmitty]

Player I'm down on the most is Stafford.


Not sure he should even be drafted tbh.

 

[TREFF]

I like this thread. ....
QB - Low Cam Newton
QB - High Mayfield
and that's all the intel you get from me ...

 

[SteelersPride]

Just gonna do higher on than most
QB- Matt ryan think hes top 5 this year, Dak will be top ten, Ben is still gonna be slinging it

WR-Corey davis gets tons of targets and year two step forward, sterling shephard is now the man, KeKe(esp ppr), james washington steps up , devin funchess is a TD machine, marquires goodwin has great chemistry with goodwin, marquise lee is pretty good when healthy and now gets foles

RB-fournette will be run into the ground again-also can catch, marlon mack will be a 3 down back in a high powered offense. Royce Freeman actually had better rushing numbers than lindsay. Alexander mattison gets enough work to be useful and is a fragile freddy dalvin cook injury away from being a league winner

TE-Vance mcdonald, austin hooper, ASJ

 

[TREFF]

fragile freddy dalvin cook injury away from being a league winner

Dainty Dalvin?
Delicate Dalvin?
Crumbly Cook?

 

[SteelersPride]

lol yes, better word choices

Dainty Dalvin?
Delicate Dalvin?
Crumbly Cook?

 

[eaglesnut]

Steelers replacing their RB coach with Samuels college OC are great reasons to be down on Conners stock.

I don't know which year he was his coach, but no matter the one, he didn't even give him 80 carries against college kids.

 

[eaglesnut]

There's no way Ebron can repeat the TDs. But I don't think it's crazy that he could be a top 5 TE.

What about Doyle?

 

[SteelersPride]

I don't know which year he was his coach, but no matter the one, he didn't even give him 80 carries against college kids.

No one seems to see this

 

[eaglesnut]

Player I'm down on the most is Stafford.


Not sure he should even be drafted tbh.

Agree. They should hire Jim Caldwell.

What a disaster that passing game suddenly became. It's in such disarray it makes my leary on Kerryon who I like otherwise.

 

[SteelersPride]

I don't know which year he was his coach, but no matter the one, he didn't even give him 80 carries against college kids.

Actually this is what a few of us have been saying . But everyone thinks he’s got feature back in him

 

[SmokingMonkey]

Actually this is what a few of us have been saying . But everyone thinks he’s got feature back in him

This is also the reason I didn't trade Conner in the two dynasties I have him in.
I just don't think a coach that has consistently had a feature back changes to an all out committee or even changes who his lead back is, barring injury

 

[SteelersPride]

This is also the reason I didn't trade Conner in the two dynasties I have him in.
I just don't think a coach that has consistently had a feature back changes to an all out committee or even changes who his lead back is, barring injury

Yes sir

 

[averagejoe]

This is also the reason I didn't trade Conner in the two dynasties I have him in.
I just don't think a coach that has consistently had a feature back changes to an all out committee or even changes who his lead back is, barring injury

You make a good point.
I don't want to diminish what Conner accomplished because it was impressive the way he filled in for Bell.
But Conner obviously felt the affects of a grueling 16 game schedule by missing time at the end.
A team realistically looking at the situation has to realize that regardless how well Conner performed, a RB like Bell, while somewhat a diva, is elite.
Elite RB are rare.
It wouldn't surprise me if the staff eased up on Conner's workload since this is what every other NFL team does when it doesn't have an elite RB to lean on.

 

[SmokingMonkey]

You make a good point.
I don't want to diminish what Conner accomplished because it was impressive the way he filled in for Bell.
But Conner obviously felt the affects of a grueling 16 game schedule by missing time at the end.
A team realistically looking at the situation has to realize that regardless how well Conner performed, a RB like Bell, while somewhat a diva, is elite.
Elite RB are rare.
It wouldn't surprise me if the staff eased up on Conner's workload since this is what every other NFL team does when it doesn't have an elite RB to lean on.

they could just run their starters until they break, thus Bell's holdout/contract dispute being so ugly from both sides (you'd have to be pretty biased to think only Bell or only PIT were at fault in that situation)

so who ever happens to be healthy that week gets the 15-20 touch workload, leaving the leftover 5-10 touches for the backup