Report: Panthers 100% Sold On Fournette - Will Be Pick If Available

[zacka77ack]

Meh. No real reason to doubt it overall but will believe it when it happens. Not all that enthused about taking a running back at #8; then again, I don't pay attention to college football. Hope the team can find some decent edge blocking, specifically at the FB and TE positions, if they go this route.

 

Ezekiel Elliott was taken 4th overall. Fournette is a better runner. Based on COLLEGE tape, Zeke was a better catcher out of the backfield, but Fournette wasn't really asked to catch many balls. Fournette is worth a top 10 pick.

 

 

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[CPF4LIFE]

@NFLDraftBites: Speaking w/ Executive- If #Panthers want Leonard Fournette, better get ahead of Jets. Tom Coughlin & Dave Gettleman trade of 4 for 8 likely

 

 

Makes sense tho, if there is any team that would love to trade down right now its the Jags. 

[Panthero]

would go against Gettleman philosophy, but maybe. 

[t96]

1 minute ago, CPF4LIFE said:

@NFLDraftBites: Speaking w/ Executive- If #Panthers want Leonard Fournette, better get ahead of Jets. Tom Coughlin & Dave Gettleman trade of 4 for 8 likely

 

 

Makes sense tho, if there is any team that would love to trade down right now its the Jags. 

Now this is complete nonsense.

[Panthero]

Wait if we trade to 4 for him that means we have to give up our two (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/draft/draft-trade-chart/) according to this chart if im reading it correctly. 

Hell to the naw naw naw, maybe for Garrett, but that is the only player worth a 1st and 2nd round pick in this draft. 

[zacka77ack]

@NFLDraftBites: Speaking w/ Executive- If #Panthers want Leonard Fournette, better get ahead of Jets. Tom Coughlin & Dave Gettleman trade of 4 for 8 likely

 

 

Makes sense tho, if there is any team that would love to trade down right now its the Jags. 

 

Again...Gman just said he hadn't even started watching defense prospects. And he's already gonna trade up 4 spots? I refuse to believe the man in charge would be making this kind of decision with half the information. This means either 2 things: Either Gman was lying and he has already watched the defensive guys and he's already settled on Fournette. Or this trade talk isn't true. Either way...there's a ton of subterfuge right now. As with all media...take it with a grain of salt.

 

Just days ago Igo gave us a list of 4 players. And within hours that list only has one name on? Nah. I think it's more likely that ole buddies Coughlin and Gman are trying to raise the value of their own picks by leaking a trade for a specific player who others may want.

 

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10 minutes ago, zacka77ack said:

 

Ezekiel Elliott was taken 4th overall. Fournette is a better runner. Based on COLLEGE tape, Zeke was a better catcher out of the backfield, but Fournette wasn't really asked to catch many balls. Fournette is worth a top 10 pick.

 

 

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Agree but this is a better/deeper draft.

[KSpan]

6 minutes ago, zacka77ack said:

 

Ezekiel Elliott was taken 4th overall. Fournette is a better runner. Based on COLLEGE tape, Zeke was a better catcher out of the backfield, but Fournette wasn't really asked to catch many balls. Fournette is worth a top 10 pick.

 

 

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A fair point, and a counter-point is that Elliott also runs behind the Dallas OL while a guy like Jordan Howard had much of the production in a far less system and with way less investment. Not saying that Elliott isn't a good/great back because he clearly is, but each position group augments the other. Gurley is a perfect example of what happens when a quality back gets stuck in a poor system with poor blocking.

Again, I'm talking in generalities because I don't follow college FB at all. I am interested in how guys like Zeke and Howard perform in this upcoming year.

[zacka77ack]

Agree but this is a better/deeper draft.

So where would Ezekiel Elliott be drafted in this year's draft?


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[t96]

3 minutes ago, zacka77ack said:

 

So where would Ezekiel Elliott be drafted in this year's draft?


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I would say in the 10s.

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20 minutes ago, zacka77ack said:

 

Ezekiel Elliott was taken 4th overall. Fournette is a better runner. Based on COLLEGE tape, Zeke was a better catcher out of the backfield, but Fournette wasn't really asked to catch many balls. Fournette is worth a top 10 pick.

 

 

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There's not much evidence to suggest Fournette was a clearly better runner than Elliot. Elliot had a higher ypc  a and higher totals in yards and tds but with playing 3 more games. I think he's a little more agile. They are pretty close despite the larger hype Fourette gets. 

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6 minutes ago, zacka77ack said:

 

So where would Ezekiel Elliott be drafted in this year's draft?


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Hard to say.  I don't disagree with you.

[zacka77ack]

I would say in the 10s.

I'm gonna have to wholeheartedly disagree. Ezekiel Elliott is a top 10 pick in any year.


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[LinvilleGorge]

Leonard Fournette. No. Matter. What.

Unfortunately, he's going to Jacksonville at #4 and the price would be way too high to leap frog them to #3.