Isaiah Spiller Discussion

[Boltjolt]

Great point...there's raw speed...and then there's football game day speed...

In other words, game tape > combine stats

This is true imo. Tape is king, but i guess while they are there getting measured and interviewed, may as well have them run, do drills and toss them a ball lol.

Seriously i think the combine has its merits. When these scouts/GMs see a guy run fast in the 40, it makes them go look at tape again. Clearly they dont have a handle on everybody as they miss gems all the time.

[Topcat]

This is true imo. Tape is king, but i guess while they are there getting measured and interviewed, may as well have them run, do drills and toss them a ball lol.

Seriously i think the combine has its merits. When these scouts/GMs see a guy run fast in the 40, it makes them go look at tape again. Clearly they dont have a handle on everybody as they miss gems all the time.

Yep...even though game tape is important, I think where the combine helps some players is when a Sammie Small Schooler runs a scorching 40...or gets in the top 10 in reps in weight lifting...THAT might bring his stock up from a UDFA to maybe a 3rd day draft pick...

[blueman]

Great point...there's raw speed...and then there's football game day speed...

In other words, game tape > combine stats

Spiller’s game tape looked good to my untrained eye, college good but not sure any RB not taken in the first round this year is a slam dunk to be better. Pad ‘em up, let’s see what he can do (if he’s all healed up).

[richpjr]

Spiller’s game tape looked good to my untrained eye, college good but not sure any RB not taken in the first round this year is a slam dunk to be better. Pad ‘em up, let’s see what he can do (if he’s all healed up).

Agree - I literally have no idea what he can do at the pro level and he is ours so let's see.

[gzubeck]

Spiller’s game tape looked good to my untrained eye, college good but not sure any RB not taken in the first round this year is a slam dunk to be better. Pad ‘em up, let’s see what he can do (if he’s all healed up).

You need to check your eye prescription. The two RBs taken in the first round are bonified playmakers.

[blueman]

You need to check your eye prescription. The two RBs taken in the first round are bonified playmakers.

Read what I wrote: “not sure any RB not taken in the first round this year is a slam dunk…” So I guess we are in total agreement on Bijan and Gibbs.

[gzubeck]

Read what I wrote: “not sure any RB not taken in the first round this year is a slam dunk…” So I guess we are in total agreement on Bijan and Gibbs.

I need to check my reading glasses. I do think there are two or three outside the first round that are definitely NFL usable though...

[dmac_bolt]

I need to check my reading glasses. I do think there are two or three outside the first round that are definitely NFL usable though...

lol, i love when a TPB'er comes back and can chuckle at himself for a minor flub. we all flub, its all good. hats off, good sir. I think a few of the post-R1 RBs might be good too - we ran out of picks or maybe the staff really does think they got one of those guys last year in Spiller.

[SuperCharged]

I hope he had a good offseason. I hope he worked out a lot. Because he's not far off.

[blueman]

Whoa. Did not realize he made that many yards after contact. Decisive hitting the hole (when there was one..).

[NoMoreChillies]

I hope he had a good offseason. I hope he worked out a lot. Because he's not far off.

his vision is good, finds the crease easily. sometimes a little hesitant to hit the hole (maybe its smaller than he used to?)
pack on another 5-8 lbs and really punish those DB's moving up on him.

[blueman]

his vision is good, finds the crease easily. sometimes a little hesitant to hit the hole (maybe its smaller than he used to?)
pack on another 5-8 lbs and really punish those DB's moving up on him.

Most of those runs, looked like pretty poor blocking for him. Tougher to bring down than I remember.