How bad is Sankey?

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  1. xhrr

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    But yet we drafted Lewan and Mett so I don't think character issues were exactly held at a premium last draft class. If that's the reason we didn't draft Hyde our scouting department is worse than I thought. Wasn't a receiving back the whole reason we brought in mccluster? You draft the best runner not reciever not blocker the best runner to play "running" back. This is so trivial yet our scouting department lacks any common sense.
     
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  2. kenny

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    Our GM dropped the ball on the Sankey pick IMO. Hill was the RB I wanted. He is just a flat out run over the tackler type back. I love to see those guys with the ball in their hands.

    That said I do not think we can really evaluate Sankey off what he did last year. He did not do anything to help his cause on his own, but the OL was horrible. Whis gave up on the run game far too often. We played from behind in nearly every game. One of the biggest factors was Whis' offensive play calling IMO. He was not running the ball consistently; when he did run it we were in very obvious & predictable plays.

    I have hope that Sankey can rebound this year with a better OL, more commitment to the run, and better play calling. I just do not know that any of that will be there, let alone all of it. For the sake of this team, I have hope he is a better back in his 2nd year. However, I would still rather have Hill.
     
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  3. The Hammer

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    It is difficult to tell with a horrible passing game, horrible O line and horrible coaching job.
     
  4. Ontario Titan

    Ontario Titan Pro Bowler

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    Thats what I read somewhere leading up to the draft....I think our scouting dept is terrible.
     
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  5. kenny

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    The scout team for this franchise has been in question for me for years now. I actually posted about the need for new blood in our scouting dept. a while back. I am hopeful that the president, whoever that may be; sees there is a real problem here. The GM leads the scouting dept so changes should start there. However, we desperately need new scouts. New younger scouts IMO. I know that youth does not always equate to better, but age does not always equate to intelligence. I am sure there are some great older scouts out there, but this team is lacking. Nothing against age. I just feel this team has kept everything in house for so long that there must be an infusion of new blood & fresh eyes before anything will get better.
     
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  6. GoT

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    at least they look beyond the SWC now

    wish they would deemphasize the PACxx
     
  7. Chronos

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    It really was head scratchingly odd the timing on replacing running backs was last year. Hard for anybody to get in a decent rhythm. Someone would rattle off 2 or 3 good runs and then get yanked for someone else, often regardless of down and distance.
     
  8. cdubbs2121

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    If he's not that bad shouldn't he have a longer run than 22 yards?

    I mean honestly. That's indefensible. We took the FIRST RB and missed horribly.

    We draft Jeremy Hill and this team would have had 2 more wins. Stamp it. Sign it. Take that to the bank.

    Sankey = Ringer 2.0
     
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  9. GoT

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    yeah thats basically where the thread is at
     
  10. xhrr

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    Lol
     
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