CorchJay's Top 8 RB (available/possible)

[corchjay 5,311]

The biggest problem this year is the lack of big backs with speed.  You either have the big lumbering guys or the smaller speed guys.  Cain is probably the mold the coaches want for this class a bigger bodied back with good speed.  They appear willing to wait it out a while to see how the recruiting plays out.  

If not Cain I expect them to target the best available and that would be Richards in my opinion.  After that I assume senior game film will play into how the players are rated by the coaches and any players that made position changes and such for their high school.  

But for a broader answer I have no doubt that we will sign at least 1 back.  

[Mikey 16,565]

13 hours ago, Timbeaux38 said:

Totally agree. Since when does AU not have a #2RB ready to go?

I don't know. We clearly had two ready to go last year. What we didn't have was a #3. There was no shortage until Pettway went down and subsequently out.

[Timbeaux38 299]

9 hours ago, Mikey said:

I don't know. We clearly had two ready to go last year. What we didn't have was a #3. There was no shortage until Pettway went down and subsequently out.

We had a two at the beginning of the year, but we would have been in trouble had KJ gone down earlier in the year.

[McLoofus 35,182]

Just now, Timbeaux38 said:

We had a two at the beginning of the year, but we would have been in trouble had KJ gone down earlier in the year.

Also, KP went down very early in the season and never came back. Yet, we couldn't get KMart ready in time for our most important game 3 months later? But suddenly he's RB1 this summer?

The staff failed. Tim Horton thankfully acknowledged it.

[LakeBum 187]

55 minutes ago, McLoofus said:

Also, KP went down very early in the season and never came back. Yet, we couldn't get KMart ready in time for our most important game 3 months later? But suddenly he's RB1 this summer?

The staff failed. Tim Horton thankfully acknowledged it.

Some RBs come into college thinking all they have to do is tote the rock.  They have no interest in blocking, learning to block, who to block or even think they should be blocking those big DL. When they find themselves riding the pines for a year, the light may come on and they see the way to play is to do learn to do the tough things in life.  It is hard to make someone do something they don't think they should be doing.

[McLoofus 35,182]

3 minutes ago, LakeBum said:

Some RBs come into college thinking all they have to do is tote the rock.  They have no interest in blocking, learning to block, who to block or even think they should be blocking those big DL. When they find themselves riding the pines for a year, the light may come on and they see the way to play is to do learn to do the tough things in life.  It is hard to make someone do something they don't think they should be doing.

That's all true. But I don't think any of that has anything to do with Kam Martin or why he only got 4 carries in the SEC Championship game.

[ellitor 33,077]

This is not a negative statement. Just a comment on the RB discussion

...Again.

[McLoofus 35,182]

2 minutes ago, ellitor said:

This is not a negative statement. Just a comment on the RB discussion

...Again.

Hah! Perhaps not a negative comment, but a quality message. Touche. 

[McLoofus 35,182]

My personal wishlist is Richards and Thompkins in no order. 

[The Plainsman 948]

12 hours ago, McLoofus said:

My personal wishlist is Richards and Thompkins in no order. 

Mine is Cain and Chambers. 

[ellitor 33,077]

3 minutes ago, The Plainsman said:

Cain and Chambers. 

 Sounds like a hit squad duo 

[McLoofus 35,182]

Random thought: I could theoretically take 3 Auburn RBs in my fantasy draft and 2 of them would be a legit RB2/3 with the other being a fairly solid depth guy. 

[Zeek 16,639]

On 8/22/2018 at 10:08 AM, McLoofus said:

My personal wishlist is CAIN, and if not him Richards and Thompkins in no order. 

FIFY

I really hope we're abel to get him

[doc4aday 1,887]

On 8/22/2018 at 11:04 AM, ellitor said:

This is not a negative statement. Just a comment on the RB discussion

...Again.

someone let the cat out of the bag too soon!

[AU80cruiser 1,102]

On 8/23/2018 at 1:53 PM, Zeek said:

FIFY

I really hope we're abel to get him

Let's hope Cain doesn't kill our abelity to sign him.

[AU80cruiser 1,102]

@corchjay Heard this kid was pretty dang good against Opelika last night, Tank Bigsby of Callaway high. Heard much about him? He doesn't have any film that I could find but looks like a Georgia lock at the moment.

[ellitor 33,077]

On 8/25/2018 at 1:21 PM, AU80cruiser said:

@corchjay Heard this kid was pretty dang good against Opelika last night, Tank Bigsby of Callaway high. Heard much about him? He doesn't have any film that I could find but looks like a Georgia lock at the moment.

He's in next year's class. My guess is we land Roydell Williams in that class.

[AU80cruiser 1,102]

3 minutes ago, ellitor said:

He's in next year's class. My guess is we land Roydell Williams in that class.

Yeah, sorry, thought I put the year in there when I asked the question.

[corchjay 5,311]

I think we sign 1 RB this year and 2 next 

[ellitor 33,077]

4 minutes ago, corchjay said:

I think we sign 1 RB this year and 2 next 

Agreed

[kd4au 1,145]

3 hours ago, corchjay said:

I think we sign 1 RB this year and 2 next 

I'm good with that, especially if we get a top RB next year. I do think we have some good backs already on the team. Any idea on who the one for this year might be? 

[ellitor 33,077]

54 minutes ago, kd4au said:

Any idea on who the one for this year might be? 

Cain, Richards, & McIntosh remain the top priority targets on Auburn's board. If AU doesn't feel good about at least 1 of them by October then they will start pursuing their next group of targets harder.o

[corchjay 5,311]

On 8/25/2018 at 1:21 PM, AU80cruiser said:

@corchjay Heard this kid was pretty dang good against Opelika last night, Tank Bigsby of Callaway high. Heard much about him? He doesn't have any film that I could find but looks like a Georgia lock at the moment.

Bigsby is very solid.  Very athletic.  Similar to Kerryon.  Needs muscle and at 6’ would love to see him engage contact a little more.  Definitely a Top 10 back in the class but if he doesn’t add the strength needed could get passed in his Jr and Sr years.  

[corchjay 5,311]

21 hours ago, ellitor said:

He's in next year's class. My guess is we land Roydell Williams in that class.

I think we may land Roydell but my fear for him is that he’s reached his ceiling already in high school.  Good back not elite.  Hard worker but for me personally don’t see him right now as an all-sec type back.

[WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737]

19 hours ago, ellitor said:

Cain, Richards, & McIntosh remain the top priority targets on Auburn's board. If AU doesn't feel good about at least 1 of them by October then they will start pursuing their next group of targets harder.o

AU is still almost all in with Cain.