Saquan Barkley Pick is looking like a bad pick

[NYRaider]

1 hour ago, buno67 said:

His shoulder?

Saquan's knee

[iknowcool]

6 hours ago, Daniel said:

Yeah, RB in the first is generally a bad idea.  And don't come at me with the why not WRs argument.

As for why WR is different: because you can consistently find waiver wire RBs that can do a RB1 job.  Are they as good as an elite RB?  No, but the dropoff isn't that big.

Do you have any evidence that shows that it is easier to find a late-round or waiver wire RB1 production than to do the same with a WR1 production? 

[ThatJaxxenGuy]

I like Saquon and do think his talent was that insane coming out, but when you’re as bad as the Giants have been for the last decade, a stud tail back  is a luxury you really can’t afford. 

[Ryan_W]

13 QBs that draft

2 are franchisers(did they become franchise QBs because they went to teams with everything in place already?)

jury still out on Baker

3 of the 5 Rd1 QBs are better than average

I think the highest stat producer of franchise QBs is the Heisman trophy winner; after Baker went, there was 1 Heisman winner left and he was the safest bet.

I don't really see why this needs to be a thread for a guy who took a lot of injuries

no one wants to talk about 2017 and the 7 people picked before Mahomes, CMC & Watson??

I was really excited to see Saquon play after being drafted; and I still am.

[candyman93]

You need a defense to compliment Saquon. Then you can win games the Steelers, Ravens, Bears, and Vikings used to.

[CP3MVP]

Lol and every dumb team thinks “bro this RB is different”. He’s “generational”  

[SBLIII]

2 hours ago, CP3MVP said:

Lol and every dumb team thinks “bro this RB is different”. He’s “generational”  

it doesn't work very well in the passing league anyway. Even if he is the 2nd coming of Jim Brown.

[CP3MVP]

1 hour ago, SBLIII said:

it doesn't work very well in the passing league anyway. Even if he is the 2nd coming of Jim Brown.

With the exception of the 4th quarter with a big lead that your trying to salt away, every time you hand the ball off to a RB the defense cheers

[Forge]

19 minutes ago, CP3MVP said:

With the exception of the 4th quarter with a big lead that your trying to salt away, every time you hand the ball off to a RB the defense cheers

Unless they defense is the Packers and the team handing it off is the niners. 

Amiright? 

[ET80]

2 hours ago, CP3MVP said:

With the exception of the 4th quarter with a big lead that your trying to salt away, every time you hand the ball off to a RB the defense cheers

Tell that to any team playing the Titans in December.

[Kip Smithers]

The more I think About it the more i disagree with this notion that you don’t draft a RB high. Especially today. If Saquon was just a pure runner then sure. But he’s a threat in the passing game which great added value to the ground game. Plus if you don’t surround that RB with help around him whether it be a dynamic receiver or a good line then that’s an indictment on the FO. 

[offbyone]

They just picked him too early in their rebuild and wasted the best tread on his tires on crap teams.  You don't draft a top flight running back to build with, you get one as a final piece.

[Duluther]

1 hour ago, Kip Smithers said:

The more I think About it the more i disagree with this notion that you don’t draft a RB high. Especially today. If Saquon was just a pure runner then sure. But he’s a threat in the passing game which great added value to the ground game. Plus if you don’t surround that RB with help around him whether it be a dynamic receiver or a good line then that’s an indictment on the FO. 

That help is supposed to come from picks like #2 overall. You only get capitol like that once in a blue moon, or if you’re the Jets. Many needs are near impossible to fill if you don’t use a high first rounder (QB, pass rusher, and lockdown CB to a lesser extent).

[hornbybrown]

Bad teams shouldn’t take a RB in the first especially early. Good teams wanting to add a piece to the puzzle is different 

[Nabbs4u]

The only singular reason it looks like a Bad pick is because of injury. We're not having this discussion in the slightest with a fully healthy Saquon Barkley his first 3 years. That I'm certain of.

No one can predict injury,  to any position.