Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
The Niners have 10 picks on day 1. I'm expecting them to trade up with the Redskins to pick up Branch or Okoye. If they stay put, I'd just hope for Willis.
But my pick for the star of this draft class is Marshawn Lynch. I actually wish the Niners hadn't resigned Gore so they could pick up Lynch.
Come on. Gore has shown he can do it and do it well on the NFL level. There have been too many outstanding college players who fizzled in the NFL. As a Giants fan I remember a guy named Ron Dayne and a guy named Tyrone Wheatley.
#1 Hasn't proven that he can go more than one season healthy.
#2 Already had surgery on both knees.
#3 Racked up a lot of his yards in the 4th quarter.
#4 Doesn't protect the ball well.
#5 Seems to be missing some top end speed.
#6 Hasn't gone into a season as the starter. This is big, as lots of guys like Larry Johnson and Jones-Drew come out of nowhere part way into a season and put up insane numbers that project out to 2,000 yard seasons the next year and it never works out like that, presumeably because coaching staffs use the off season to get their numbers.
Lynch is my prototype running back. Tough and shifty. Reminds me a lot of Brian Westbrook who is a seriously underrated back. He'll get his 5 yards and he'll get it consistently and without getting too banged up.
No doubt what Gore did last year was impressive. He's got a great attitude, wants to win, and runs with a lot of energy.....I just don't know for how long he'll manage to be productive and I hate missing out on a back like Lynch who has the kind of vision and shiftiness you can't coach into a guy and that comes along only every few years.
It's pointless as he's our man for better or worse.
