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Defensewins · 04-28-2019, 10:05 AM

From Bleacher Report, for whatever it is worth.

Bryce Love, Running Back, Stanford
112. Washington Redskins: Bryce Love, Running Back, Stanford

Strengths: Patience, explosion

Weaknesses: Injuries

Love tore his ACL at the end of last season and had ankle injuries prior to that. His yardage total dropped from 2,118 yards (8.1 yards per carry) to 739 (4.5 ypc) as a result of the injuries, weaker blocking and a more pass-oriented Cardinal offense.

The 2017 version of Love looked like LeSean McCoy at his best. Love excelled at following convoys of blockers from the I formation or on pulling-lineman plays, exploding through a crease and then stringing together moves on the second level to turn six-yard gains into 30-yarders. The Love we saw in 2018 still had a burst and long speed but was more likely to get tripped up in the open field or not quite create space for himself with a jump cut.

Love would have been a top-15 pick in 2018, so this could be a steal. And he can swap injury stories with Adrian Peterson and Derrius Guice. Let’s just hope they aren’t always meeting around the MRI machine.

Grade: B+.

My take: A healthy OG Dru Samia was available and and taken two picks later. Samia was graded an A at that point in the draft.
Instead we drafted another talented but injury prone RB that probably will not be ready to play. Not sure when our FO will stop taking injured players especially after last years body bag year. There was a ton of talent available at this point of the draft. It better fucking work out.

04-28-2019, 10:05 AM	#251
Defensewins Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,765	Re: NFL Draft Rounds 4-7 From Bleacher Report, for whatever it is worth. Bryce Love, Running Back, Stanford 112. Washington Redskins: Bryce Love, Running Back, Stanford Strengths: Patience, explosion Weaknesses: Injuries Love tore his ACL at the end of last season and had ankle injuries prior to that. His yardage total dropped from 2,118 yards (8.1 yards per carry) to 739 (4.5 ypc) as a result of the injuries, weaker blocking and a more pass-oriented Cardinal offense. The 2017 version of Love looked like LeSean McCoy at his best. Love excelled at following convoys of blockers from the I formation or on pulling-lineman plays, exploding through a crease and then stringing together moves on the second level to turn six-yard gains into 30-yarders. The Love we saw in 2018 still had a burst and long speed but was more likely to get tripped up in the open field or not quite create space for himself with a jump cut. Love would have been a top-15 pick in 2018, so this could be a steal. And he can swap injury stories with Adrian Peterson and Derrius Guice. Let’s just hope they aren’t always meeting around the MRI machine. Grade: B+. My take: A healthy OG Dru Samia was available and and taken two picks later. Samia was graded an A at that point in the draft. Instead we drafted another talented but injury prone RB that probably will not be ready to play. Not sure when our FO will stop taking injured players especially after last years body bag year. There was a ton of talent available at this point of the draft. It better fucking work out. Last edited by Defensewins; 04-28-2019 at 10:37 AM.