Guest Redhawk Report post Posted February 26, 2003 With the NFL Draft coming up, where do you think McGahee will fall? We all know he's the best running back in the class, but he suffered that gruesome injury not too long ago. Would you take the risk on someone with that kind of injury? I think he'll get picked on the first day (Rounds 1-2), but won't see any action his rookie year. Just let him rehab and come back at 100%. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest undisputedjericho Report post Posted February 26, 2003 Certainly not the Giants, we already have a nice little college bust named Ron Dayne on our sideline. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted February 27, 2003 Tampa Bay should draft McGahee in the 2nd round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooseCannon Report post Posted February 27, 2003 It seems like a big gamble to draft him in the first or second round. I see him getting picked later than that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kingpk Report post Posted February 27, 2003 1st round, no. He'll probably go high in the second round. However, he is a pretty big injury risk, especially if he tries to come back too soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest the pinjockey Report post Posted February 27, 2003 I would take a gamble on him in the late 2nd early third, but I would guess the Texans may grab him with their 2nd rounder since they wont be competing this year anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Still Fly Report post Posted February 27, 2003 If I were an NFL GM I would either take MCGahee in the third round or pass on him. To me he is damaged goods. A knee injury is probably the worst kind of injury next to a broken neck. Look at Terrell Daivs. Excellent runner, knee blew out, never the same. To gamble on a guy like MCGahee is a very very very BIG risk. Trust me, he will never ever be the same runner like he was in college. The Bucs dont need another back, they have an Excellent one in Michael Pittman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted February 27, 2003 If my team needed a RB and there was no one else i could use just as much in the second round then yes i'd pick him. But if there was another player my team could use on the board then no i'd likely pass. The number of players that return from knee injury is higher than the number of player who kill their career with a knee injury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted February 27, 2003 If you have nothing to lose and you might need a Running Back, and you gotten all your pieces aligned...Why not? If he is an bust...then it's a learning expirence...but if he is as good as his potential indicates...Then you'll win alot out of it... I expect an team to select him on his name value alone in the High to mid 2nd round... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest phoenixrising Report post Posted February 27, 2003 I would take him. Just not in the first round. IMO, first rounders should be players who are ready to step in and start, McGahee wouldn't be able to even play right away. If he dropped I would try to take him in the middle rounds so I didn't blow millions of dollars if his knee doesn't heal or he doesn't return to top form. McGahee will probably go in the second or third round I think, too much talent to be ignored by NFL teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Redhawk Report post Posted February 27, 2003 If I were an NFL GM I would either take MCGahee in the third round or pass on him. To me he is damaged goods. A knee injury is probably the worst kind of injury next to a broken neck. Look at Terrell Daivs. Excellent runner, knee blew out, never the same. To gamble on a guy like MCGahee is a very very very BIG risk. Trust me, he will never ever be the same runner like he was in college. The Bucs dont need another back, they have an Excellent one in Michael Pittman. In all fairness, Terrell Davis had multiple knee problems, not just one big injury. In fact, I think he had some degenerative condition or something. It'd be better to compare McGahee to someone like Edgerrin James, who suffered a similar injury and came back this year. Not totally to form, but almost. Rod Woodson blew out his knee one year and he's fine. So is Jerry Rice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted February 27, 2003 Sure I would draft him.. if it's only on name base alone. I look at some of his clips on SportsCenter and it amazes me of how fast the guy is. He scored FIVE touchdowns against one team. I don't care what defense you're facing.. 5 TDs is just insane. Someone like Washington (no more Stephen), the Lions, or someone else would be great to have him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spaceman Spiff Report post Posted February 27, 2003 Didn't Priest Holmes mess his knee up, too? He's had a few decent years, IMO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted February 27, 2003 And the thing is... Ever since McGahee has been injured he hasn't used crutches or anything of the sort to get around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hardyz1 Report post Posted February 27, 2003 Didn't McGahee have the same injury to his other knee in high school? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted February 27, 2003 I'm a McGahee fan, but I don't know. If he can bounce back once... what's to say that he can't bounce back again? Although, it WOULD be harder. On a sidenote... am I the only one that thinks McGahee is too small to be a RB in the NFL? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted February 27, 2003 He is a little small but he wouldn't be the only "small" sized RB to ever play... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spaceman Spiff Report post Posted February 27, 2003 How big is McGahee compared to Clinton Portis? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted February 27, 2003 How big is McGahee compared to Clinton Portis? Clinton Portis: 5'11" 205 lbs. McGahee: 6'1" 224 lbs. I got all that from the Bronco's website and from the Hurricanes' website. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted February 28, 2003 McGahee: 6'1" 224 lbs. I got all that from the Bronco's website and from the Hurricanes' website. And you call him too small for the NFL? Shit most NFL teams would love to have a fast back with that much size. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted February 28, 2003 I don't know, but he looks hella small to me. Maybe it's just me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted February 28, 2003 Players often look smaller in College for some reason. I think it's because College has smaller pads or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted February 28, 2003 Clinton Portis in Miami. Willis McGahee. EDIT: (I know the pictures are two different sizes/views, but work with me here.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Still Fly Report post Posted February 28, 2003 I still wouldnt take McGahee. If McGahee spent 1 more injury year at Miami then yes. You talk about Jerry Rice and Rod Woodson recovering from serious knee injuries, but they are still not the same. They have lost that certain spring in their step before the knee injury. Another factor is that these two players are not running backs. Running back is the most phyiscally demanding and punishing postions in the game. Compound that with a weak knee. It doesnt look good to me. hopefully im wrong, but still I wouldnt pick McGahee in the first or second round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted February 28, 2003 You're forgetting about Priest Holmes, Still Fly. Either he still has his "spring" or the defense of the NFL has gotten slower. I'm not saying McGahee will go out and break any records, but I think I would still McGahee over someone like... Emmitt Smith. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Still Fly Report post Posted February 28, 2003 True about Holmes. He was a lucky one I guess. But generally, you lose a lot when you have a serious knee injury I hope you were joking when you said that youd rather take McGahee over Emmit Smith. I hope you wouldnt pass Emmit in his prime. You cant even compare the two. I mean Emmit was just as good as McGahee when Emmit was at Florida. I hope you meant you would rather take McGahee over the present day Smith. Then that would be okay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted February 28, 2003 I meant present day Emmitt Smith. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted February 28, 2003 Not sure what you're showing me flyboy. I think you're showing me that Portis looked bigger than McGahee in Miami. Well I think it's because Portis being thinner makes him seem taller. Other than that McGahee looks much bigger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted February 28, 2003 Maybe I'm just trippin'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted February 28, 2003 Well shit man...share Just look at his legs arms and chest then compare to Portis...He looks bigger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
