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    Chris Rainey

    He can be a Darren Sproles type guy

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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Let's hope that's what he is, and not a Willie Parker type guy.
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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Quote Originally Posted by steelreserve View Post
    Let's hope that's what he is, and not a Willie Parker type guy.
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    Re: Chris Rainey

    why?

    Willie Parker has been very good for the Steelers during 3 years

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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Good role player! More dynamic than Baron Batch. I expect one of them to not make the roster.
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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    why?

    Willie Parker has been very good for the Steelers during 3 years
    Yep. He'd still be our feature back if he hadn't suffered a freak injury.

    I like the pick. We're just drafting for depth in rounds 5 and 7 anyway.

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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Looks like a Todd Haley experiment.

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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    why?

    Willie Parker has been very good for the Steelers during 3 years
    Don't get me started on Parker ... but basically all he did was put up good fantasy numbers. Couldn't catch, couldn't block, couldn't really run. 75% of his runs were probably for 1 yard or less, then he made up for it on the stat sheet with the occasional 20-yard run. Looks great on paper, but really just kills drives and makes the offense jerky and stilted. First year without Parker as the main starter, we won the Super Bowl.
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    Re: Chris Rainey

    I thought this pick was better served drafting a DB. I don't know how he fits on the roster with all the RBs we have

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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Quote Originally Posted by st33lersguy View Post
    I thought this pick was better served drafting a DB. I don't know how he fits on the roster with all the RBs we have
    If Mewelde and Mendenhall aren't in, he fits in just fine. Draft isn't deep at CB, and Chris Rainey was a BPA at this point. He's also a good special teams player, and i'm sure he'll be making kick and punt returns, limiting Sanders chances of getting injured, as Brown's no longer the return man. Great pick, it'll pay off.

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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Quote Originally Posted by bayz101 View Post
    If Mewelde and Mendenhall aren't in, he fits in just fine.

    Draft isn't deep at CB, and Chris Rainey was a BPA at this point.

    He's also a good special teams player,

    and i'm sure he'll be making kick and punt returns, limiting Sanders chances of getting injured, as Brown's no longer the return man.

    Great pick, it'll pay off.
    I think the pick made good sense...as far as paying off, I sure hope so.
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    Re: Chris Rainey

    C'mon gotta love he hate me lil brother! he has already thrown the gauntlet down with wallace saying he is faster than him!!


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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Quote Originally Posted by GBMelBlount View Post
    I think the pick made good sense...as far as paying, I sure hope so.
    The thing is, we entered the season with a HUGE stable of running backs. At the end of the season we we're without our Starting Running Back Mendenhall, and a veteran backup in Mewelde Moore. Mewelde is reportedly not returning, and Mendenhall with start the season on the PuP. This pick makes sense for depth, and it makes sense in the sense that we'll need another return guy to sit behind or in front of Sanders. Sanders may very well be a starter for us next year if he remains healthy, and if that's the case, they'll probably want to limit his chance of injury by throwing the rookie into return duties.

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    Re: Chris Rainey

    I know he looks like an idiot for saying he expected to run a 4.1 40 yard dash (ran a 4.45 official) but the kid has RIDICULOUS change of direction speed if you've watched him play
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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Quote Originally Posted by Psycho Ward 86 View Post
    I know he looks like an idiot for saying he expected to run a 4.1 40 yard dash (ran a 4.45 official) but the kid has RIDICULOUS change of direction speed if you've watched him play
    He's a good friend of Jeff Demps, and I recall Demps saying that he's lost races to Rainey three or four times. Demps is FAST in pads, but he decided to go into the Olympics rather than the NFL:


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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Waste of a pick. They drafted Batch for this role last season. He is also a headcase being as he was arrested for stalking and threatening his ex-g/f.
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    Re: Chris Rainey

    What the hell was wrong with Parker? When that dude was in his prime he was one of the best backs in the league. If Rainey has a Willie Parker type career I'll be thrilled.

    Rainey is Dexter McCluster - but faster.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Steeldude View Post
    Waste of a pick. They drafted Batch for this role last season. He is also a headcase being as he was arrested for stalking and threatening his ex-g/f.
    I heard the same thing when the Steelers had drafted Antonio Brown in 2010

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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Quote Originally Posted by ShutDown24 View Post
    What the hell was wrong with Parker? When that dude was in his prime he was one of the best backs in the league. If Rainey has a Willie Parker type career I'll be thrilled.
    A lot, and no he wasn't even close, and I wouldn't. Anyway, hopefully it's a moot point.
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    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    I heard the same thing when the Steelers had drafted Antonio Brown in 2010
    I heard the same thing when they drafted Alonzo Jackson. See how that works?
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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Quote Originally Posted by st33lersguy View Post
    I thought this pick was better served drafting a DB. I don't know how he fits on the roster with all the RBs we have
    Oh yeah, that's just what we need, another 5th-round CB that doesn't pan out.

    Now that we've taken care of the OL and hopefully NT (finally), I'd say DB has got to be one of the top priorities for the early rounds next year. Our guys aren't getting any younger back there, either.
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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Quote Originally Posted by st33lersguy View Post
    I thought this pick was better served drafting a DB. I don't know how he fits on the roster with all the RBs we have
    What RB's. We know Redman can be a great starter, Memo doesnt look like he's coming back and wasnt that good anymore anyways, we dont know how productive Mendenhall will be after his injury, and we barely know anything about Dwyer and Clay. Dont make anyone laugh by gushing about what Dwyer and Clay can do because we all know they've hardly done anything yet in the NFL. Dwyer ripped off one long run to put him over 100 against a beatdown against the titans and Clay scored a TD against the worst run defense in the league. If Redman went down for good, would you honestly be brimming with confidence about having dwyer and clay starting for the long run?

    Batch is in the same boat as Mendenhall except we havent seen him play a down yet. Granted, Rainey will probably just be more of a role player but hey, an extra gadget weapon for us will be a great add on with the O-line talent we just got
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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Quote Originally Posted by steelreserve View Post
    A lot, and no he wasn't even close, and I wouldn't. Anyway, hopefully it's a moot point.

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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Quote Originally Posted by Steeldude View Post
    Waste of a pick. They drafted Batch for this role last season. He is also a headcase being as he was arrested for stalking and threatening his ex-g/f.
    C'mon, ease up on the "eeyor" attitude Steeldude.

    You can't call him a bust because of Batch or a run in with his girlfriend?

    After the 3rd round it's a virtual crap shoot anyway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by steelreserve View Post
    A lot, and no he wasn't even close, and I wouldn't. Anyway, hopefully it's a moot point.
    I'm not going to get in a big Parker debate here, but I can't let it slide completely. He lacked power and couldn't catch, but he was at least an average blocker. And when his vision was on he was ridiculously dynamic as a pure ball carrier. You can dislike his skills all you want, that's a matter of opinion - but the production cannot be disputed. He had some fantastic years.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ShutDown24 View Post
    I'm not going to get in a big Parker debate here, but I can't let it slide completely. He lacked power and couldn't catch, but he was at least an average blocker. And when his vision was on he was ridiculously dynamic as a pure ball carrier. You can dislike his skills all you want, that's a matter of opinion - but the production cannot be disputed. He had some fantastic years.
    I'm pretty sure he holds the record for longest rushing touchdown in the Super Bowl, EVER. It's silly to say he wasn't effective, he was easily one of the best Running Backs in the NFL in his prime, not just the best on our Roster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShutDown24 View Post
    What the hell was wrong with Parker? When that dude was in his prime he was one of the best backs in the league. If Rainey has a Willie Parker type career I'll be thrilled.

    Rainey is Dexter McCluster - but faster.
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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Quote Originally Posted by GBMelBlount View Post
    C'mon, ease up on the "eeyor" attitude Steeldude.

    You can't call him a bust because of Batch or a run in with his girlfriend?

    After the 3rd round it's a virtual crap shoot anyway.
    And that is really the bottom line. Whining about a 5th-round pick is a waste of time and space, when 95% of them don't even make it to the practice squad.








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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Quote Originally Posted by GBMelBlount View Post
    You can't call him a bust because of Batch or a run in with his girlfriend?

    After the 3rd round it's a virtual crap shoot anyway.
    I didn't call him a bust. You are right, it is a crap shoot. I feel it would have been better to roll the dice on a DB. Also, even though it's a K, but I would have rather used it on Greg Zuerlein.
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    Re: Chris Rainey

    Quote Originally Posted by ShutDown24 View Post
    I'm not going to get in a big Parker debate here, but I can't let it slide completely. He lacked power and couldn't catch, but he was at least an average blocker. And when his vision was on he was ridiculously dynamic as a pure ball carrier. You can dislike his skills all you want, that's a matter of opinion - but the production cannot be disputed. He had some fantastic years.
    All those "great" years that Parker had really strike me as years where he did a great job filling out a stat sheet but detracted from our efforts to win important games. He got the great majority of his yards, and had almost every one of his "big games," against shitty opponents who we could overpower in every phase of the game. Inevitably, when we played against another winning team, it was 21 yards on 19 carries. You can look this up in the game logs if you really want to; it's all there plain as day. So yes, his production can be disputed, because most of it was irrelevant fantasy football yardage. The fact that he had poor skills probably had a lot to do with that.

    At any rate, yeah, we're probably not going to agree and I've made my point for everyone to hear, so there's probably no use dragging this on. Out of respect for keeping things somewhat on-topic, I'm going to shut up about Parker now.
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