I'll preface this by saying I certainly won't miss DWarsh and he pissed me off royally many a time. When I first heard he was entering the draft, I thought it was a stupid move. But it's not like the kid's going to improve his stock next year getting 4 carries a game. Either way, he wouldn't get drafted.
But when I think about his skill set (mainly speed, speed, speed and size), he's the kind of guy I could see making a practice squad and suddenly appear on a team in 3 years as 3rd down back/H-back type. The guy has NFL size and speed but he needs the right situation. If you can find a way to get him the ball in space, he has the potential to be productive. I'm 81% sure he'll never sniff an NFL game roster, but it wouldn't surprise me. Either way, it won't be interesting.
And he is a prime example that some things (vision) can't be taught so looking at HS film of a running back/WR running away from everybody, unless you're Deanthony Thomas fast, it doesn't necessarily mean dick. Just like watching QB film of Lindy or Abdul Bridges-Gaddy throwing bombs for 10 minutes doesn't mean jack shit either. Are you a leader? Do you have brass balls? Throw with anticipation? Read a defense? Can you hit the goal post with Sark and Tui from 25 yards after practice? Much more important stuff. You need a canon for an arm like you need breakaway speed; it's a nice bonus, but if you constantly run into your own blockers, it doesn't matter if you're Hussein fucking Bowlt.
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Maybe Darron Thomas because of Mariota, but still at RB there is room for 2 if you're good.
A Haiku:
On to pro football
Your first pre season will be
Your last pre season
But when I think about his skill set (mainly speed, speed, speed and size), he's the kind of guy I could see making a practice squad and suddenly appear on a team in 3 years as 3rd down back/H-back type. The guy has NFL size and speed but he needs the right situation. If you can find a way to get him the ball in space, he has the potential to be productive. I'm 81% sure he'll never sniff an NFL game roster, but it wouldn't surprise me. Either way, it won't be interesting.
And he is a prime example that some things (vision) can't be taught so looking at HS film of a running back/WR running away from everybody, unless you're Deanthony Thomas fast, it doesn't necessarily mean dick. Just like watching QB film of Lindy or Abdul Bridges-Gaddy throwing bombs for 10 minutes doesn't mean jack shit either. Are you a leader? Do you have brass balls? Throw with anticipation? Read a defense? Can you hit the goal post with Sark and Tui from 25 yards after practice? Much more important stuff. You need a canon for an arm like you need breakaway speed; it's a nice bonus, but if you constantly run into your own blockers, it doesn't matter if you're Hussein fucking Bowlt.