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10-30-2007, 03:09 AM
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Should We or Could We Draft Steve Slaton from West Virginia
Would drafting Steve Slaton or at least a top rated running back be better for the Skins than working free agents like Portis?
How many years does Jason Campbell have with team? I believe he is going to be with us for a long time. We need a good running back in the draft to compliment him. Better to beef up the O-Line with free agency? |
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10-30-2007, 03:30 AM
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Re: Should We or Could We Draft Steve Slaton from West Virginia
Only undrafted.. and for a vet. minimum....
But in all seriousness... I'm not a draft expert but I think he'll go high. If I have a high pick... I'll draft an O-lineman... D-lineman, Corner, and a WR before a running back on this team. Clinton Portis is not the problem... I don't understand how people are so quick to forget that he's an amazing all round back. With that being said... goodnight-
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10-30-2007, 03:32 AM
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10-30-2007, 03:37 AM
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10-30-2007, 03:45 PM
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I think we are kidding ourselves to some degree here...Portis is still a good back, but he is no longer elite (if he were elite- he'd average more than 3.5ish a carry). Are we really going to argue that Portis is great when his requirements to produce are 2-3 pro-bowlers on the o-line along with 2 other very high quality guys? Hmm, shouldn't any RB be able to succeed under those circumstances? Wouldn't you think that an elite back makes a bad line average (4 yards a carry), and a good line great (4.5-5 yards per carry)? I'm not saying that portis needs to go or anything like that, but I am saying lets be realistic here...he's not GREAT and hasn't been since 2005- not unlike Santana Moss. that said, keep portis and betts, draft O and D line...
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11-01-2007, 04:01 PM
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Because running backs get this superstar attention, everyone talks them up. I think running back is probably the most replaceable position in football. Look at what Denver does every year. I'm not saying there aren't exceptions to this, because there are some genuinely freakish running backs to have played the game (Barry Sanders). I don't think Clinton Portis is one of them, but I think he's an incredible running back. He blocks, he runs, he catches, he has heart. I wouldn't even consider Slayton an upgrade, at all. Bottom line, if I'm drafting to win, with this team you have to draft on the offensive line. You absolutely have to. We will not win games, ever, without a solid line. So yes, I think this thread is retarded, because I don't think there has been much logic or thought put into it. It just doesn't make sense on any level (except in imagination land) to draft a running back.
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11-02-2007, 02:06 PM
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11-02-2007, 05:39 PM
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Re: Should We or Could We Draft Steve Slaton from West Virginia
Clinton Portis is far from the problem on the team, the Oline is basically gone, losing Randy Thomas and Jon Jansen, our two best run blockers i might add, has killed the run game, and to say the great ones run good behind any line is crazy, look at this year alone, Frank Gore, Shaun Alexander, Stephen Jackson, Larry Johnson are all stud RBs and have done absolutely nothing this year, mainly because there offensive lines are struggling. This is a simple matter of not knowing what you have until its gone, if we cut or trade CP, there will be alot of us regretting it.
As far as the draft goes, we need a stud DE like Chris Long or Calais Campbell and a speedy LB like Xavier Adibi, I would be thrilled to get Chris Long in the first and Xavier Adibi in second. |
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10-30-2007, 03:49 AM
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Re: Should We or Could We Draft Steve Slaton from West Virginia
NOONE could run with this OLINE. Pats line was incredible against us. Maroney averaged 5.4 yds per carry and Faulk with 6.4. Portis went 11 for 27 and Betts 3 for 9. I think even Samuels has sucked. Pete Kendall and Rabach responsible for any stability Campbell has had to hide behind. We need OL and we need it now. Janson isn't young. Fabini and Wade not the answer. Let's all take a deep breath and remember the HOGS. We need HOGS not dirtbags!!!
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10-30-2007, 04:38 AM
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Re: Should We or Could We Draft Steve Slaton from West Virginia
So it is obvious that the consensus is to draft an entire OL. While I do agree that the Oline is desimated, is that really the answer? We all want wins now. That is what is posted all over these boards. If we draft an OL it is going to take a while for them to gel and develop. If the olinemen do pan out we are looking at another season or 2 before they reach their potential. Could we as fans stomache possible worse play from the Oline for a couple of more years?
I do not think we would. As soon as we do not get the desired results we will be all over this forum talking about how we should have added a good, veteran, Olinemen through free agency. Then we would say how we should have drafted the latest and greatest stud at every other position that was available at the time. The rest of this season and possibly next, the guys that we have are our best option when healthy. (Normal Starters) Frankly, it is too soon to be talking about our teams needs for the draft. Last season we all thought that we needed a new D line. As it turned out we needed a new middle linebacker and an upgraded secondary. This is a tough decision that will be made during the offseason and I am glad that I do not have to make it. I feel that Portis is still one of the better backs in the NFL and that the OL is not really helping him. At the same time I do feel that he has lost his burst. In my opinion I think that we should address the OL through the 1st round of the draft and FA, and keep Portis. With the rest of the picks I would just take the best player available without regard for the position that they play. With this strategy you develop a team of good football players as opposed to a group of specialists. However, it is still too soon to be talking about the draft. |
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10-30-2007, 04:50 AM
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10-30-2007, 04:53 AM
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Re: Should We or Could We Draft Steve Slaton from West Virginia
He is our best pass blocker and he can run the football. I would hate to see him go. HAHAHAHAHA!
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10-30-2007, 04:56 AM
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Re: Should We or Could We Draft Steve Slaton from West Virginia
enough already. this weeks game has produced some of the most ridiculous threads ever
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10-30-2007, 04:59 AM
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10-30-2007, 12:41 PM
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Re: Should We or Could We Draft Steve Slaton from West Virginia
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Its ridiculous because the mods have said stop starting Draft threads in the middle of the season for god's sake and Steve Slaton is a system back.
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