re: 7 SEC players projected as 1st rounders in 2013 NFL Draft

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..and you lost me.

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What does Lattimore do so much better than every other RB in college football? He doesn't stand out THAT much. This is what it takes to be THAT HIGH of a draft pick as a RB. I'm not saying he isn't very good - he is, but it's not like the guy isn't anything we haven't seen before, and recently. He's not as good as Trent Richardson (Who went #3) and there's other RBs out there who have a similar resume as Lattimore (and some without the bad injury).

I don't see an NFL taking that big a risk on a RB, especially one hurt as bad as he was and doubly on the fact Lattimore hasn't been that OMG outstanding RB that it would take to be drafted that high. Lattimore against SEC defenses has just been mostly average.

That's a terrible list.

Sadly TM7's size will keep him from being a number one as the NFL gets bigger his value drops.

The only way he sees round 1 is if some fool like Belichik decides he wants him as a return threat

I'll be shocked if TM7 goes first round. Especially if teams start throwing AT him like Bama did in the BCSNC game. 6'1 Kevin Norwood posterized him more than once. What does Calvin Johnson do to him?

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He is an exciting college player. I don't see a team using a first round pick on a guy like him. Hell, I could be wrong..but is a team gonna give 1st round money to a guy in hopes that he strips 3 balls a game?

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I'm not saying he will/won't be a 1st round pick (borderline IMO) but Mathieu to the guy earlier who said he's "5'7 on a good day" is stretching that down way too much. He's probably about 5'8, maybe some change either way. Short for a CB but nothing we haven't seen before. On top of that he's definitely a good cover corner, not great but certainly doesn't get exposed on a regular basis at all. He still has had 4 picks so he doesn't just live off his 11 forced fumbles and 8 fumble recoveries. He also has 14 pass breakups. Mathieu is also a GREAT tackler, despite his smaller size, he has had no problem tackling whoeverout...127 tackles in 2 years, 9 behind the line of scrimmage (taking out sacks). He makes tackles all over the field. On top of all that he adds a lot of value in the return game.

That's the thing with Lattimore, it's not like he does one thing better than most RB's, he does nearly everything better than most. He has hands like a WR, great size, strong, rarely gets tackled for a loss, and his only real knock is the fact that he doesn't have that impressive breakaway speed but neither does Trent. Lattimore is a workhorse that can hurt you out of the backfield.

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that's quite a prediction. Didn't he tear up his knee?

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Yeah, but he's built like an NFL back, and should be drafted pretty high, but first round shocks me.

He has been horrible in pass blocking situations, is obnoxiously fumble prone because he doesn't carry the ball high and tight, and can't catch the ball that well. He is really fast, really big, and has had some really big games, but he would have to play a lot better to warrant being the second or third back taken in the draft, imo.

I would say Sean Porter is more likely to be drafted in the first round than, Christine Michael, but we will see.

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That's the thing with Lattimore, it's not like he does one thing better than most RB's, he does nearly everything better than most. He has hands like a WR, great size, strong, rarely gets tackled for a loss, and his only real knock is the fact that he doesn't have that impressive breakaway speed but neither does Trent. Lattimore is a workhorse that can hurt you out of the backfield.

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He fears only one thing...Greg Reid.

Landry Jones at 5?

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