(10-02-2021, 03:34 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(10-02-2021, 03:28 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I didn't see Etienne as elite, at all. I'm not sure I even saw him as the #2 overall RB from a production standpoint. In fact, I didn't see much difference between Etienne and Kenneth Gainwell, who was taken in round 5. Gainwell ran a 4.42/40, Etienne ran a 4.31/40 both were extremely fast. Etienne had 914 yards rushing and 588 yards receiving in 12 games his last year with Clemson and Kenneth Gainwell had 1459 rushing yards and 610 rushing yards in 14 games, his final year in college before opting out of the 2020 season. Both were extremely productive in college. 

I am a huge believer in NEVER drafting a RB in round 1. Especially when there is almost equal value later in the draft. IMO, Gainwell was equal value and we could've had him much later. We had issues at many, many positions on this team and we could've taken a truly elite player at #25 and gotten equal value at RB with our 5th round pick. What we did, was not very intelligent.

Well you have never been good at evaluating RBs.  You didn't think Barkley was good and you didn't think McCaffrey was good because he is white.  Etienne is an elite back and if he can get 100% he will prove it.  I like Gainwell but he isn't close to the back Etienne