Some fun here. Edwards-Helaire rushed for 1,415 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior .. all-purpose yards -- receiving (55 receptions, 453 yards) and kick returner (KEY) 10 returns, 214 yards pic.twitter.com/3Duq1jjy6J
Holy offense Bat Man. I love Clyde Edwards-Helaire. He is best Rb in the draft. Watkins and Hill deep. Kelce in the middle. And Edwards-Helaire underneath. Good Luck defenses.
Brett Veach told Andy Reid to watch some Clyde Edwards-Helaire film and told Reid you’ll see Brian Westbrook. Reid watched. Then got back to Veach and said he’s better than Westbrook.
Originally Posted by Detoxing: :-) @ "Far Faster".
I don't give a damn what he timed. When you watch him play, he's not playing at sub 4.4 speed.
And CEH is quicker and shiftier inside a box, which is a far more necessary trait in the NFL, especially when it comes to short yardage situations and making guys miss in open space.
Taylor won't even be the next RB off the board. And i like Taylor.
Yes a 4.38 is far faster than a 4.60.
Taylor can wear down a defense, he breaks tackles, and he can out run DB's. Watch what happens this season.
Originally Posted by BWillie:
I like the pick of an RB but its retarded for value. You could have traded down to middle to late 2nd round and still got this guy.
It is my belief hes the best RB for our system outside of Swift but that doesn't mean you disregard value. Nobody else wanted this guy until at least pick 47.
No there was good intelligence that the Colts wanted to take him at 34. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
Thankfully the franchise tag number for RBs is manageable. And if this offseason is any indication, a 3-year deal is the new 5-year deal.
Getting waaaaaaaay ahead of ourselves here, but if Clyde is special enough to warrant that higher pricetag of a 5th year option, it might be worth it to just extend him anyway.
Yep, this has always been my rationalization.
If a player demonstrates that's he's a solid, if not spectacular player after Year 3, lock him up for three more years at minimum. Don't wait until the end of Year 4 or 5.
I think if Chris Jones had shown he was the same dominant player in his rookie and second seasons, he'd have been locked up a while ago but unfortunately, he did not. [Reply]
Behind an O-line that is either decimated by injuries or simply bad, I'd want CEH in the backfield over just about any other RB in the draft. Really, it's not difficult at all to watch film and see why the Chiefs chose him over the rest. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Detoxing:
You're going to have to do better than a highlight package of him blowing up the likes of Kent State, Central Michigan and S. Florida.
Great point. CEH was already playing in the NFL. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Ubeja Vontell:
Sorry but it just doesn't work that way, the guy runs a 4.60. Taylor a 4.38.
And that matters because?
I guess you think Veach and Reid don't take into consideration speed when drafting players?
Is that what you're going to go with? That they just overlooked that guy and his blazing, game breaking speed because they don't know how to evaluate fast guys? They just didn't do their homework on Taylor or something?