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05-02-2022, 08:13 AM | #2 |
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I was really high on taking a late-round flier on Ealy before the draft, stoked to see him get a chance. I like that he can run, catch, and return!
But WOW! Just now getting my first look at Devin Darrington and he's really dynamic running the ball! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMxbNuk6KbQ If I knew how I'd imbed some videos |
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05-02-2022, 08:32 AM | #3 |
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Well, I don't see CEH or Jones losing a spot. That pretty much leaves 1 on the team and 1 on the PS.
Pacheco, I like. Pacheco looks like an NFL back with his speed and his ability to hit the edges, run with power between the tackles, block in pass sets, etc. He has a solid shot of supplanting Gore but my gut tells me he ends up on the PS this year and Gore is on the 53. Tayon Fleet-Davis couldn't stay healthy in college and ran a 4.73 at his pro day. Not exactly a ringing endorsement when you don't look fast on the field either. Going to be tough to expect him to press the corner on those outside zones. I really don't think much of him. Ealy... I don't know man... 5'8" 185 isn't much for an NFL back. Seems like a camp fodder guy for special teams practices more than anything to me. I'd like him a lot more if he were a tad bigger. Not that he can't/won't make it in the NFL but the chances are pretty slim. Could end up a PS guy that never gets off of it. It's actually Devin Darrington... 5'9" 215. Now, this is a guy where I like his running. He also wasn't very fast running a 4.73 though. One cut runner for the most part but has really good lateral agility and quickness to make outstanding jump cuts and move through the trash. Looks a bit faster on tape than that time in shorts. Don't know if I see him as a better player than Gore or Pacheco though. Overall, I don't see much real competition. Had we landed a guy like Shermari Jones, I might be singing a different tune. |
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05-02-2022, 11:29 AM | #4 |
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Isaiah Pacheco ran the fastest 40 for an RB at the NFL Combine 4.37.
A nice feather in his cap! |
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05-02-2022, 11:59 AM | #5 |
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Gore has been replaced already with Pacheco.
The Chiefs have carried 4RB's in the past, so i wouldn't be surprised if he clung to that fringe roster spot. But any dreams of him being a significant role player are pretty much over. |
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05-02-2022, 12:39 PM | #6 |
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Clyde ran a 4.6 as a reference if anyone was wondering
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05-03-2022, 08:49 AM | #9 |
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It'll be interesting to see how the special teams units play out. Most of the special teams stalwarts are gone, and some of these bottom end guys are going to have to pull their weight on ST.
Invariably that will lead to some meltdowns here, because better players will get cut for special teams production. I hope Pacheco can be a competent back because he has the best physical tools to work with. Selfishly, I hope he sticks and develops. Ealy I hope we can keep on PS. Again, Speed. Reid can get backs in space and I don't hate that. Everybody's leaning into the power game because that's the guys we have on the line, but Reid....doesn't really do that. At least in volume. Guys can't be ineffective running between the tackles, but I think they have a better chance at being effective if they can excel in space. That typically means catching it. If those guys are really running 4.73 on the field, that's too slow. We have that. |
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05-03-2022, 11:36 AM | #11 |
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Pacheco can do kick returns, has the best physical traits in the RB room and can block too. So imo he has a great shot at making the roster and even more so having been drafted. I think it could end up being....
Rojo Ceh Pacheco Ealy Gore can make it back to the PS with the other two hopefully but we'll see. Maybe they impress more than Ealy and sneak in. |
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05-03-2022, 05:06 PM | #12 |
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I guess, maybe I'm hammering on the 40 times a bit hard but I don't have their splits at 10 and 20.
The 40-yard time is great if you're looking at a guy to be a gunner on special teams but you can generally count on 1 hand how many times a guy will run 40 yards in an actual game and those are almost exclusively going to be WRs and CBs. It's a near useless stat. What makes it even more useless is that these guys are running it from track blocks in an unnatural alignment. They should run QB, WR, TE, RB, CB, and LB from a standing position and produce the splits at 10,15,20,30, and 40 yards. Do the same for OLine and Dline from a 3-point, and I don't need 40 yards, maybe 30 as a max. Then the thing has some value because I can see their release and know how fast they'll be when they are playing football. It's the most f'd up stat in all of sports as it sits. Very valuable stats like 3-cone and 20-yard shuttle get tossed aside as if they don't matter in the draftubator community. It's stupid. |
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I think Pacheco makes the team. Devin Darrington looks like a CEH clone to me. Unless he can be a better CEH than CEH, I don't see him making the 53 man roster. Pacheco is actually a threat to house some runs, and has speed teams will need to respect, in spite of his off-putting running stride.
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