Would you guys be upset if...

[bonehead]

I don't know if they'd let him go for less than a 2nd. He is one of the top 5 techs in football.

I think Peterson and Wilkerson were out there for a first rounder and no one bit.....next years first could be steep. We could still get a rush OLB in this draft to go with Ingram, Attouchu and Tourek. Having Wilkerson, Carethers and Liuget with Lissemore and Ricardo Mathews rotating in would be sweet. Reyes could manage the gatorade cups and aim the fans.

[Formula 21]

Reyes and a 3rd this year?

[Panamamike]

For pass rush, we could always call Sea about Irvin. They declined to pick up his fifth year option.

[onelazyfock]

To start I misread your comment as 1st or 2nd round picks. Regardless this argument is poor at best. For one you can apply it to almost every postion except QB. Also, in recent years RB's have fallen out of the first round to the second, but the top RB's in almost every draft class produce. Also, every draft is different. The two RB's in this draft were much more highly regarded than most in the past few years. If we didn't take Gordon he would have gone to someone later in the first.

Peterson
Bell
Mccoy
Charles
Lacy


All these guys are early draft picks at the top of their draft class. And if you look for some rankings of top 5 RB's in 2015, it will look very very similar.

You can absolutely pick up RB's later that can be good. Your hit rate goes down but that goes with every single position. I would be willing to bet that draft position to production correlation for the RB position has one of the highest or the highest of all positions in football.



2013 1 2 5 37 Giovani Bernard Bengals North Carolina
2 2 16 48 Le'Veon Bell Steelers Michigan State
3 2 26 58 Montee Ball Broncos Wisconsin
4 2 29 61 Eddie Lacy Packers Alabama
5 2 30 62 Christine Michael Seahawks Texas A&M
2012 1 1 3 3 Trent Richardson Browns Alabama
2 1 31 31 Doug Martin Buccaneers Boise State
3 1 32 32 David Wilson Giants Virginia Tech
4 2 18 50 Isaiah Pead Rams Cincinnati
5 2 29 61 LaMichael James 49ers Oregon
2011 1 1 28 28 Mark Ingram Saints Alabama
2 2 6 38 Ryan Williams Cardinals Virginia Tech
3 2 24 56 Shane Vereen Patriots California
4 2 25 57 Mikel Leshoure Lions Illinois
5 2 30 62 Daniel Thomas Dolphins Kansas State
2010 1 1 9 9 C.J. Spiller Bills Clemson
2 1 12 12 Ryan Mathews Chargers Fresno State
3 1 30 30 Jahvid Best Lions California
4 2 4 36 Dexter McCluster Chiefs Mississippi
5 2 19 51 Toby Gerhart Vikings Stanford
6 2 26 58 Ben Tate Texans Auburn
7 2 27 59 Montario Hardesty Browns Tennessee
2009 1 1 12 12 Knowshon Moreno Broncos Georgia
2 1 27 27 Donald Brown Colts Connecticut
3 1 31 31 Beanie Wells Cardinals Ohio State
4 2 21 53 LeSean McCoy Eagles Pittsburgh

[G-Money]

On draft day...the commissioner announces...with the 17th pick of the 2015 NFL Draft, the San Diego Chargers select...Melvin Gordon, RB from the Wisconsin...

(This of course assumes the Lightning Bolts had beefed up the online in free agency.)

Wow. This man is a prophet.

[Lightningwill_420]

On draft day...the commissioner announces...with the 17th pick of the 2015 NFL Draft, the San Diego Chargers select...Melvin Gordon, RB from the Wisconsin...

(This of course assumes the Lightning Bolts had beefed up the online in free agency.)

Not upset. Need to see him play.

[maurile]

If we take care of the o-line in FA (OG and center) I say draft him in the first and a best player available (NT or ILB) in the 2nd

Post from early January. Gordon in the first, ILB in the second. Nice.

[Formula 21]

I think upset is a good word for this draft. Draft grade: U

[Lightningwill_420]

I'm giving the 2012 draft a C-. Got some starters - just not any good starters. Melvin Ingram might still be a star if he can stay healthy.

If you're asking for a grade for the draft that ended today, you will need to wait 3 or 4 years.

[Boltjolt]

Darnit! I'm wrong again!
I've used the wrong stats.
Here's the rushing yardage leaders for 2014:

http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?seasonType=REG&d-447263-n=1&d-447263-o=2&d-447263-p=1&d-447263-s=RUSHING_YARDS&tabSeq=0&season=2014&experience=&Submit=Go&archive=false&conference=null&statisticCategory=RUSHING&qualified=false

And what is that....only Lynch and Ingram in the top 18!

Guess I was right after all.

Well there has to be some first rounders picked to be any on the list and Peterson played one game last year. There has only been in the last 4 years and and David Wilson already had a career ending injury and Doug Martin has been injured since his rookie season.
Of course there were 3 in 2010 and Best is already out of the league with his concussions and then Mathews and Spiller who never carried the load for Buffalo, splitting carries with Fred Jackson.