Kevin Smith changes mind - Will enter 2008 draft

aheineken · Joined: 03 Dec 2004 Posts: 2458

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thesickness89 · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject:

any idea where hes gonna be picked?
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STLRedHawk7 · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:48 pm Post subject:

Might as well. They would have knocked a solid year off his NFL career with the way they work him. Plus, I don't know what else he could have demonstrated at the college level. Too bad the class is loaded at RB and I can't see him being in the top 3 RB picks, so he might drop out of the first.

Go Thumbtacks · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 419

I don't think this is a smart decision. This is a great RB draft, and Smith will face stiff competition from Mendenhall, Stewart and Felix Jones for a spot in the first round. He had a better chance of being a first-rounder in 2009.
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starheather · Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 2493

round 2 at best. has good but not great speed and hes very shifty and has special jukes. problem is he goes down too easy, is too skinny in the lower body. he could be a nice change of pace but his body style is bad. i dont see him as an nfl tackle breaker. if you cant break nfl tackles you will not have sucess (see reggie bush) more of a space runner, but one who doesnt have the elite athleticism of a chris johnson or felix jones

Jetsalltheway39 · Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 7999 Location: Penn State

Good choice by him, in my opinion. Unless he wanted a degree, this was the best time for him to come out, as he most likely won't have as monstrous of a season next year.

As to where he goes, I think I'll have him ether as four to six on my running back board. Thus, I believe he'll go anyway from the 2nd - 3rd round in the upcoming draft. If the class wasn't so deep this year, he could had very well been a first round pick.
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keepnitgangsta1 · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:04 pm Post subject:

Great decision coming out early. He already has a lot of mileage and another year would pretty much do nothing to his stock but lower it. He should be a second round pick in the draft, but the combine will really shape where he will go.
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BearsWIN · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 3247 Location: Bellvega$, IL

Looks like Joe Burnett is leaving too. Rough day for UCF.

ttrraavviiss · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject:

..I don't think he's that good. I'd say round 4-5..
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HawkRules47 · Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 1325

Wow! What a great day for this forum. Flowers and Smith. I'm gettin excited. He should be at least a second rounder.

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ttrraavviiss · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject:

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ttrraavviiss · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject:

...Uh..He doesn't have great acceleration. I've seen him play before...He also doesn't have great lateral movement either, kinda sluggish at times.
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