2020 RB Bijan Robinson

Visited Dallas yesterday.  Strong chance they take him if he's there in the 1st.

https://longhornswire.usatoday.com/lists/texas-longhorns-bijan-robinson-dallas-cowboys-football-nfl-visit-draft-2023-running-back/

Best Longhorn I’ve seen since Vince. I’d be excited if he became a Cowboy. 

 

What an amazing person, and a fitting tribute to his Texas career!

1 minute ago, Hornlover said:

Clearly the best RB in college football this season. Miles beyond the competition. Legend for life.

Congratulations to Bijan.  Loved watching you just go full beast mode on the field.  Hook’em!

The Doak got it right.  The best for sure.  

Too good a pic not to post.

 

On 12/6/2022 at 7:02 PM, Mr. Mojo Risin' said:

Visited Dallas yesterday.  Strong chance they take him if he's there in the 1st.

https://longhornswire.usatoday.com/lists/texas-longhorns-bijan-robinson-dallas-cowboys-football-nfl-visit-draft-2023-running-back/

Bijan will likely go in the Top 10.

Dallas will be picking in the 20s-> 30s.

I would love to have him on the Cowboys, but I highly doubt that it happens. 

If he doesn’t go to the Cowboys, I hope that he goes to a team that plays on grass. (surface, not the herb)

12 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

Bijan will likely go in the Top 10.

Dallas will be picking in the 20s-> 30s.

I would love to have him on the Cowboys, but I highly doubt that it happens. 

If he doesn’t go to the Cowboys, I hope that he goes to a team that plays on grass. (surface, not the herb)

Love Bijan but a team selecting a RB in the top 10…..

1 minute ago, Vertuzzi said:

Love Bijan but a team selecting a RB in the top 10…..

I agree, no back is with that, but…

I saw a mock draft with him around the 6th pick. 

I think he could go top 5.  It's not like that never happens or has not happened recently.  I would be shocked if he drops into the back half of the first round.

Bijan just won The Herbie Award….beat out Bennett and Duggan….fwiw.

 

 

 

Edited December 10, 2022 by Cairn Horn88

I don’t remember giving out any awards…..I really need to lay off the peyote

15 hours ago, Hiphopopotamos said:

Too good a pic not to post.

 

Why the St Louis hate?

2 minutes ago, EuroHorn said:

Why the St Louis hate?

I don’t remember giving out any awards…..I really need to lay off the peyote

You also need to cut back on the synthesizers and video robots

Bijan Robinson is now a Consensus All American (62nd consensus in Longhorn history) after the AP named him to their 1st Team today.

Edited December 12, 2022 by Hiphopopotamos

 

I miss #5 already. 

And that kind of draft pool is exactly how a running back goes top 10 in the modern game. 

Edited January 17, 2023 by Huckleberry

Brugler has him at #31 in his latest mock 

2 hours ago, Fud said:

Brugler has him at #31 in his latest mock 

I’ll be shocked if he falls that far. It seems like draftniks are usually more extreme about positional value than teams, or at least there are always a few teams that will still take a RB high, even if the league generally is moving away from that. 

1 minute ago, Burt Macklin said:

I’ll be shocked if he falls that far. It seems like draftniks are usually more extreme about positional value than teams, or at least there are always a few teams that will still take a RB high, even if the league generally is moving away from that. 

I've been thinking somewhere in the 20s. His lack of long speed keeps him from going higher, imo, although it only takes one, and this is considered to be a weak draft 

I've been thinking somewhere in the 20s. His lack of long speed keeps him from going higher, imo, although it only takes one, and this is considered to be a weak draft 

I'd say his proven ability to find yards where none are available and sure hands catching out of the backfield negate concerns about his top end speed. Then again I'm not an NFL scout or GM so who knows.

1 hour ago, Fud said:

I've been thinking somewhere in the 20s. His lack of long speed keeps him from going higher, imo, although it only takes one, and this is considered to be a weak draft 

Yeah, late teens to twenties seems likely IMO. I think Saquon being healthy and being the only legit weapon for the Giants this year will help him too. He reminds me a lot of Saquon without the long speed but better vision inside. 
 

I doubt he runs the 40, but it would be really interesting to see his time. He’ll absolutely kill the shuttle and 3 cone if he does them. 

1 hour ago, Burt Macklin said:

Yeah, late teens to twenties seems likely IMO. I think Saquon being healthy and being the only legit weapon for the Giants this year will help him too. He reminds me a lot of Saquon without the long speed but better vision inside. 
 

I doubt he runs the 40, but it would be really interesting to see his time. He’ll absolutely kill the shuttle and 3 cone if he does them. 

Nail meet head.  

23 hours ago, Burt Macklin said:

I’ll be shocked if he falls that far. It seems like draftniks are usually more extreme about positional value than teams, or at least there are always a few teams that will still take a RB high, even if the league generally is moving away from that. 

 

23 hours ago, Fud said:

I've been thinking somewhere in the 20s. His lack of long speed keeps him from going higher, imo, although it only takes one, and this is considered to be a weak draft 

I’ll also vomit if he ends up on the Eagles

1 minute ago, RGBIII said:

 

I’ll also vomit if he ends up on the Eagles

That would very much go against Howie Roseman's draft history 

I assume he’ll ace the mentals/interviews. Which I also assume would move him up the board. 

7 minutes ago, RGBIII said:

 

I’ll also vomit if he ends up on the Eagles

I hope he doesn’t fall this far, but Buffalo or Kansas City would be really fun spots for him to end up and they both need a RB. 

Edited January 18, 2023 by Burt Macklin

In a world after Al Davis, steadily moving the chains is a fundamental winning strategy. Robinson does that in multiple ways. So regardless of team needs, I have a much easier time seeing him go at 17-22 than at 27-32. And in the top 15 wouldn't shock me at all. 

1 hour ago, Burt Macklin said:

I hope he doesn’t fall this far, but Buffalo or Kansas City would be really fun spots for him to end up and they both need a RB. 

Pacheco is really good. KC doesn't really need a back, especially in the first round. 

Brugler has him at #31 in his latest mock 

Can you bet over/under on the draft? No fucking way he’s still around at 31.

This is the year the Cowboys can cut Zeke without it being too bad. Let Pollard chase his payday elsewhere. Bijan is plug and play. 

Najee Harris won the Doak, and had 1800 scrimmage yards his last year at Bama. (same as Bijan).   Drafted 22nd by Steelers, looked pretty good his  first year, looked pretty ineffective this year although the stats between year 1 and 2 aren't all that different.  3.9 YPC vs 3.8 YPC.  Difference between having to respect the QB his first year (yeah somewhat) and more stacked boxes this year -  regardless Backs age fast in the NFL.  I hope Mustardson goes top 15 and gets a great first contract,  cause it's tough for backs to get the second one.  

24 minutes ago, Ragde said:

This is the year the Cowboys can cut Zeke without it being too bad. Let Pollard chase his payday elsewhere. Bijan is plug and play. 

Don’t you try to give me a boner. It’s far to early to be getting bricked up like this

1 hour ago, MirrOlure said:

Can you bet over/under on the draft? No fucking way he’s still around at 31.

Low limit prop bets will show up as the draft approaches 

59 minutes ago, RGBIII said:

Don’t you try to give me a boner. It’s far to early to be getting bricked up like this

Admit it..you'll eventually head back towards the Texans..

 

**ducks**

 

On 11/26/2022 at 9:47 AM, Red Five said:

You see a bunch of this somewhere?

I had honestly not seen any bonafide Bijan hate until this article by hater Daniel Kelly, which was in comments to the PFF tweet above .

Said hater lost any shred of credibility when I saw he was a former NFL scout....for the Jets...and his assessment is that Bijan is second-round talent that "lacks any elite traits that allows backs to create yardage" and "is not elusive enough." A few (of the many) other WTF-worthy excerpts:

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  • "Robinson will need to go to a top team with a good offensive line to find a lot of success in the NFL. If he goes to a team with a losing record, his bust rate increases dramatically."
  • Bijan grades as a lesser talent than Breece Hall or Kenneth Walker III (both of which said hater gave first-round grades).
  • "This Texas back is just not a game-changing franchise back. He bogs down too much around the line of scrimmage, he lacks the juice to own the edge, and there will be only more defensive speed in the NFL."
  • "Robinson is like a sports-car with a four-cylinder engine."
  • "Ideal No. 2 back with an established star in front of him."

  

4 minutes ago, derpyhorndog said:

I had honestly not seen any bonafide Bijan hate until this article by hater Daniel Kelly, which was in comments to the PFF tweet above .

Said hater lost any shred of credibility when I saw he was a former NFL scout....for the Jets...and his assessment is that Bijan is second-round talent that "lacks any elite traits that allows backs to create yardage" and "is not elusive enough." A few (of the many) other WTF-worthy excerpts:

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  • "Robinson will need to go to a top team with a good offensive line to find a lot of success in the NFL. If he goes to a team with a losing record, his bust rate increases dramatically."
  • Bijan grades as a lesser talent than Breece Hall or Kenneth Walker III (both of which said hater gave first-round grades).
  • "This Texas back is just not a game-changing franchise back. He bogs down too much around the line of scrimmage, he lacks the juice to own the edge, and there will be only more defensive speed in the NFL."
  • "Robinson is like a sports-car with a four-cylinder engine."
  • "Ideal No. 2 back with an established star in front of him."

  

No wonder these guys make less than 100K per year. Some scouts are like the fiverr of talent evaluations. Maybe he just plugged it into ChatGPT. 

Yeah, the guy who has never been tackled by the first defender in his life gets bogged down at the line of scrimmage.  I don't think he's ever watched Bijan run.

Edited January 20, 2023 by kevwun

11 minutes ago, derpyhorndog said:

I had honestly not seen any bonafide Bijan hate until this article by hater Daniel Kelly, which was in comments to the PFF tweet above .

Said hater lost any shred of credibility when I saw he was a former NFL scout....for the Jets...and his assessment is that Bijan is second-round talent that "lacks any elite traits that allows backs to create yardage" and "is not elusive enough." A few (of the many) other WTF-worthy excerpts:

•   Hide contents

  • "Robinson will need to go to a top team with a good offensive line to find a lot of success in the NFL. If he goes to a team with a losing record, his bust rate increases dramatically."
  • Bijan grades as a lesser talent than Breece Hall or Kenneth Walker III (both of which said hater gave first-round grades).
  • "This Texas back is just not a game-changing franchise back. He bogs down too much around the line of scrimmage, he lacks the juice to own the edge, and there will be only more defensive speed in the NFL."
  • "Robinson is like a sports-car with a four-cylinder engine."
  • "Ideal No. 2 back with an established star in front of him."

   

Wat???

 

On 1/18/2023 at 10:49 AM, Burt Macklin said:

I hope he doesn’t fall this far, but Buffalo or Kansas City would be really fun spots for him to end up and they both need a RB. 

I'm going to have to object here, as I have Pacheco on my dynasty team, and Buffalo doesn't use their back well enough. 

Wherever Payton ends up would be a perfect spot.  Bijan is a better Kamara (both on and off field...), and Payton is one of the few coaches who do more than merely talk about using their RBs creatively. How many times have you heard coaches say something about using their RBs like "Kamara", and then not doing it.  

Most seem to have the talking part down, every single week of "we're going to have to use XXX better" followed by another week of running highly skilled pass-catchers into the backs of their interior OL...  please spare Bijan from one of those guys!!!

Found by @speed817 

 

Legendary thread. 

46 minutes ago, immamac said:

Legendary thread.