07-12-2017, 02:33 AM
I simply can't see 7th for the Bengals. Hill is awful, Gio wasn't good last year and is coming off knee surgery, and Mixon has proven nothing. That's not even getting into the OL... anyway, other observations:
-Cleveland at 19th seems particularly odd to me. Crowell and Johnson Jr were a pretty darn effective combo, going 271 carries/1,310 yards (4.83 AVG)/8 TD and added 93 catches/833 yards (8.96 AVG)/0 TD through the air. Those numbers are likely only going to increase with the improved OL Cleveland will be trotting out there.
-Bears are at 11th is still too low. Jordan Howard ran for over 1,300 yards at 5.2 YPC last year despite only getting 12 carries in the first 3 weeks. He was also a decent if not overly-utilized pass catcher (29/298/1). They don't have anything proven behind him, but he was still 2nd in yards and 2nd in YPC (min 160 carries) last year.
-Dolphins at 10th I think is too high. I'm not 100% sold on Ajayi. He had a couple monster games (including two against the turrible Bills) but a lot of bad games. He went for 3.39 YPC in 5 games against top 10 rushing defenses. He also caught 27 passes for 151 yards (5.6 AVG) in 2016, which isn't good.
-Jags at 9th because of Fournette, but Panthers at 21st despite McCaffrey?
-At 8th, I would trade all three of the Bengals options in 2017 for McCoy in 2017.
-Steelers... I probably would have ranked them lower. Like.. 5th. Bell is better than Murray, for instance.. but not so much so that it outweighs how vastly much better Henry is than Fizgerald Toussaint's career 2.9 YPC.
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My Tentative Top 10 Rankings:
1st: Cowboys
2nd: Titans
3rd: Falcons
4th: Cardinals
5th: Steelers
6th: Bills
7th: Bears
8th: Saints
9th: Patriots
10th: Browns
(I'm not really giving too much credit for rookies. Sure they can be Eliott, but they can also be Richardson. Prove it and then I will rank you higher.)
-Cleveland at 19th seems particularly odd to me. Crowell and Johnson Jr were a pretty darn effective combo, going 271 carries/1,310 yards (4.83 AVG)/8 TD and added 93 catches/833 yards (8.96 AVG)/0 TD through the air. Those numbers are likely only going to increase with the improved OL Cleveland will be trotting out there.
-Bears are at 11th is still too low. Jordan Howard ran for over 1,300 yards at 5.2 YPC last year despite only getting 12 carries in the first 3 weeks. He was also a decent if not overly-utilized pass catcher (29/298/1). They don't have anything proven behind him, but he was still 2nd in yards and 2nd in YPC (min 160 carries) last year.
-Dolphins at 10th I think is too high. I'm not 100% sold on Ajayi. He had a couple monster games (including two against the turrible Bills) but a lot of bad games. He went for 3.39 YPC in 5 games against top 10 rushing defenses. He also caught 27 passes for 151 yards (5.6 AVG) in 2016, which isn't good.
-Jags at 9th because of Fournette, but Panthers at 21st despite McCaffrey?
-At 8th, I would trade all three of the Bengals options in 2017 for McCoy in 2017.
-Steelers... I probably would have ranked them lower. Like.. 5th. Bell is better than Murray, for instance.. but not so much so that it outweighs how vastly much better Henry is than Fizgerald Toussaint's career 2.9 YPC.
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My Tentative Top 10 Rankings:
1st: Cowboys
2nd: Titans
3rd: Falcons
4th: Cardinals
5th: Steelers
6th: Bills
7th: Bears
8th: Saints
9th: Patriots
10th: Browns
(I'm not really giving too much credit for rookies. Sure they can be Eliott, but they can also be Richardson. Prove it and then I will rank you higher.)
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