I am officially on the Lendale White Train...

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Since we will not be drafting high enough to land QBOF, Reggie Bush, or Furgeson, I say we use the 8th or 9th pick (I think that is where we will be) on Lendale...

Talk about Power Back...This dude brings the toughness and downhill running our team needs. I salivate at a backfield with White and Arrrington...

Bring on the L Train...

 

[SuperSpck]

We'll see, but hopefully we'll have a BPA situation that fills a greater need...

 

[Divide Et Impera]

This USC backfield could be the 2nd coming of the OkSU backfield with Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders. Obviously, White represents Thomas as he is a more powerful back and a very good pass catcher while Bush represents Sanders in that he is that shifty little pinball with a quick stop-go ability....

Either way, we couldn't go wrong....

 

[spanky1]

Hear hear.....would be the perfect back to complement Arrington

 

[Divide Et Impera]

Hear hear.....would be the perfect back to complement Arrington

Uh oh! The kiss of death....

 

[CronosCard]

"..And in this corner.."

I agree about Lendale White, he will be a star!!! Denny has 1 strength over 75% of the other teams in the NFL, and we need to exploit this strength the way JJohnson used to with Dallas[Cowpies]:
He has assembled a team that are premier CollegetoPro talent evaluators. We should trade certain players and for certain players with an eye towards obtaining more draft picks. How does NE have 10-12 draft picks every year?
We wonder why they are always winning the Super Bowl? This would catch us up to the perennial playoff teams! How do other teams do this??

 

[joeshmo]

I would rather spend a 1st on another need then a compliment to JJ who woulndt be getting franchise back amount of carries. A compliment to JJ can be found in a latter round if needed.

ACtually my top 3 FA traget this year is the 250 lb. Najeh Davenport. He is not your typical up the middle bull rusher but his 250 lb frame and strength is a bear to drag down and always gets 2 more yards after being hit.

 

[CardinalChris]

The more I think about it, O-line, DT, QB, or MLB are more important. HOWEVER, that being said, a young bruiser type back is needed, but they are very common in the 3-5th round range.

 

[spanky1]

Michael Bush may very well declare......although we would not get him unless we used our 2nd round pick.

 

[Lomax to Green 84]

The more I think about it, O-line, DT, QB, or MLB are more important. HOWEVER, that being said, a young bruiser type back is needed, but they are very common in the 3-5th round range.

Not one's that have 54 touchdowns in 3 seasons playing for the best team in the country against the best competition in the country. White is a gem would be a dynamite addition to this team.

 

[spanky1]

I would rather spend a 1st on another need then a compliment to JJ who woulndt be getting franchise back amount of carries. A compliment to JJ can be found in a latter round if needed.

ACtually my top 3 FA traget this year is the 250 lb. Najeh Davenport. He is not your typical up the middle bull rusher but his 250 lb frame and strength is a bear to drag down and always gets 2 more yards after being hit.

joeshmo,

Arrington will never be the back to carry the ball much more than 20 times a game. White solves our red zone running weakness. I wouldn't scream if we took White in the 1st.......and Babatunde Oshinowo (NT) with our 2nd rounder. I actually believe we can get by with our O-Line assuming they can stay healthy over the course of 2006.

 

[joeshmo]

Arrington will never be the back to carry the ball much more than 20 times a game.

And why isnt he that type of back?

And 20 times is exactly the amount of times a franchise back gets in a game on average anyways.

We need a back who can run the ball 5 times a game for hard yards not one to run it 20 times, which is exactly what a 1st round RB should be getting. A bruiser can be had in the later rounds or FA instead of wasting our pick on one in the first round.

 

[devilfan02]

Call me crazy but I think he will be gone by the 8th or 9th pick. He's awesome and is gonna be a great NFL back- Size, speed, nose for the endzone. He's also gonna be relatively healthy compared to other full time backs because of his split duties with Reggie

 

[CardinalChris]

Not one's that have 54 touchdowns in 3 seasons playing for the best team in the country against the best competition in the country. White is a gem would be a dynamite addition to this team.

No offense but Pac-10 rushing defenses are hardly "The best competition in the Nation". I love white (actually think he may be one of the top 3 backs this year), but I agree he is a luxury we can't afford unless we sign a lot of talent in Free agency. If you want TDs, there are other backs who can be had much later in the draft that will get the tough 2 yards.

If you think we need a "feature back", then go for it. But I just think we need a short yardage guy. I think fixing the O-line is much more important to the running game than adding a RB. I also think a QB is vital to keep this team going in the right direction. The growth of this team will stop if we lose Warner or if he has no replacement when he leaves/retires.

 

[Paso Fino]

Forget about running backs until we have OL

All the talk about getting another running back is meaningless unless and until we have a decent offensive line.

The deficiency in the OL was apparent last year but the Cardinals did not really seriously address it.

When you look at the Seahawks tonight and Shaun Alexander, you see run blocking by an offensive line that would make many pedestrian running backs look good. (I am not saying that Alexander is pedestrian but he would not be putting up nearly the same yardage if he was running behind the Cardinals OL).

I believe that JJ can be an excellent running back if he had a decent line to block for him. Ironically, I also believe that we are a decent offensive line away from having a very, very good football team.

 

[john h]

Since we will not be drafting high enough to land QBOF, Reggie Bush, or Furgeson, I say we use the 8th or 9th pick (I think that is where we will be) on Lendale...

Talk about Power Back...This dude brings the toughness and downhill running our team needs. I salivate at a backfield with White and Arrrington...

Bring on the L Train...

I like this guy. He and Bush remind me of the Auburn duo. Both will be very good in the NFL. Lendale is Mr. Inside and has the size I think we need to get the crucial yds inside the 5. I am not sure how he will rate out when the pros look at him but from what I have seen he looks like the real deal. Probably in the top 20 at least.

 

[john h]

We'll see, but hopefully we'll have a BPA situation that fills a greater need...

Listening to some of the commentators on Sports Center and they were saying BPA is a myth. Teams very much take into account their needs. Some of these guys were players.

 

[john h]

joeshmo,

Arrington will never be the back to carry the ball much more than 20 times a game. White solves our red zone running weakness. I wouldn't scream if we took White in the 1st.......and Babatunde Oshinowo (NT) with our 2nd rounder. I actually believe we can get by with our O-Line assuming they can stay healthy over the course of 2006.

I agree with this.

 

[john h]

Call me crazy but I think he will be gone by the 8th or 9th pick. He's awesome and is gonna be a great NFL back- Size, speed, nose for the endzone. He's also gonna be relatively healthy compared to other full time backs because of his split duties with Reggie

He sure want be there in the 2nd round. Guys like him are often not hyped when you have a Bush around just like the Auburn backs. Cadillac got all the hype but when the pros looked they liked one as well as the other.

 

[BigDavis75]

I really think we should build on our defense, we simply have no one to step in for Griffith. I want JWill so bad it's not funny. Also, my sleeper for FS would be LaRon Landry, out of LSU, in the second, that is, of course, if we can't get JWill in the 1st. We need a defense in this division.

 

[joeshmo]

I really think we should build on our defense, we simply have no one to step in for Griffith. I want JWill so bad it's not funny. Also, my sleeper for FS would be LaRon Landry, out of LSU, in the second, that is, of course, if we can't get JWill in the 1st. We need a defense in this division.

This is a good year for FS IMO.

All are pretty good and can be had in the 2nd or 3rd round as well. I bolded my Favs.

LaRon Landry - 6-2, 195 - Louisiana State
Greg Blue - 6-2, 210 - Georgia
Jason Allen - 6-2, 200 - Tennessee
Pat Watkins - 6-5, 205 - Florida State
Nate Salley - 6-3, 215 - Ohio State

 

[Redsz]

I'm officially on the 'using a first round pick on a complimentary RB is crazy' band wagon.

DT, MLB, FS, OG etc are all postions we could use that pick on.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

bump... ANYBODY CARE TO REVISE THEIR STATEMENTS REGARDING LENDALE?

 

[D-Dogg]

I've always maintained that LenDale is a stud, I love the USC backfield in general, and have loved Bush since jump. White is amazing too. However, I don't see RB as a huge need position right now.

However, it is highly likely, picking at ten, that he is the BPA depending on who comes out. I've thought he'd be picked between 10-20, and I sure wouldn't cry if he came here. It'll all come down to who is on the board when we pick.

I did predict White would be the player of the game for USC tonight though...I said 140ish and 3 TDs.

 

[Redsz]

bump... ANYBODY CARE TO REVISE THEIR STATEMENTS REGARDING LENDALE?

Why? The question was never about his ability. Anyone can see he can play.

But the issue is whether he is the BPA at #10 and/or if we can fill a greater need with that pick.