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RB Dameon Pierce, HOU (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Faust
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I think he's RB3 after Walker/Hall. Some Chris Carson to his game I think, and he's got basically zero mileage.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
He’s got Carson physicality but I think he’s a little quicker and offers more as a pass catcher.
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
Lance Zierlein@LanceZierlein
Looking forward to seeing Dameon Pierce at
@seniorbowl
next week. He’s a little herky-jerky and can be unorthodox but he’s tough and competes on every snap. Went 9-69 vs. UGA which was highest total for any RB in 2021 against them.
LINK to vid
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FINDING THE FITS: 10 DAY 3 PICKS SET TO CLICK IN THE NFL
Fourth round, No. 107 overall: Houston Texans — Dameon Pierce, RB, Florida
Perhaps the hardest running tailback in this year’s draft, Pierce was a favorite of draft analysts all over the country, and he is likely to be listed by many as a Day 3 steal. That is because his potential as a lead back couldn’t have been more obvious at Florida, and yet he leaves "The Swamp" with only 329 career carries. By comparison, fellow Day 3 steal Tyler Allgeier (listed lower in this article) had 276 attempts in 2021 alone.
Lovie Smith may be Houston’s new head coach, but he’s as old-school as it gets. He would love to lean on one true bell-cow runner. And let’s face it, the Texans’ current depth chart at running back (Marlon Mack, Rex Burkhead, Royce Freeman and Dare Ogunbowale) is hardly a who’s who of NFL rushing champions. A fierce downhill runner, pass protector and quality receiver whose game projects even better at the NFL level than college, Pierce has a chance to be one of the real steals of this year’s draft.
Looking forward to seeing Dameon Pierce at
@seniorbowl
next week. He’s a little herky-jerky and can be unorthodox but he’s tough and competes on every snap. Went 9-69 vs. UGA which was highest total for any RB in 2021 against them.
LINK to vid
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FINDING THE FITS: 10 DAY 3 PICKS SET TO CLICK IN THE NFL
Fourth round, No. 107 overall: Houston Texans — Dameon Pierce, RB, Florida
Perhaps the hardest running tailback in this year’s draft, Pierce was a favorite of draft analysts all over the country, and he is likely to be listed by many as a Day 3 steal. That is because his potential as a lead back couldn’t have been more obvious at Florida, and yet he leaves "The Swamp" with only 329 career carries. By comparison, fellow Day 3 steal Tyler Allgeier (listed lower in this article) had 276 attempts in 2021 alone.
Lovie Smith may be Houston’s new head coach, but he’s as old-school as it gets. He would love to lean on one true bell-cow runner. And let’s face it, the Texans’ current depth chart at running back (Marlon Mack, Rex Burkhead, Royce Freeman and Dare Ogunbowale) is hardly a who’s who of NFL rushing champions. A fierce downhill runner, pass protector and quality receiver whose game projects even better at the NFL level than college, Pierce has a chance to be one of the real steals of this year’s draft.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I had him #3 overall at RB coming into the Draft , didn't want to hype him up but his ability to gain yds after contact is what attracts you to him immediately. He'll use that skill a lot in the NFL, especially playing for the Houston texans in the coming years.
A guy that nobody will take early in most redrafts, likely be the starter in Houston after the first month of the season if not quicker. It's Houston so his stats won't be great but he might get bellcow type work at points of the season.
They won't win a lot of games so he won't be running out the clock so you gotta temper enthusiasm.
A guy that nobody will take early in most redrafts, likely be the starter in Houston after the first month of the season if not quicker. It's Houston so his stats won't be great but he might get bellcow type work at points of the season.
They won't win a lot of games so he won't be running out the clock so you gotta temper enthusiasm.
Please tell me why you are a fan of Pierce but don't think James Robinson is any good?
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I think I corrected myself in the thread you are referring to. It’s not that I think Robinson isn’t any good. I just don’t think he’s special. I don’t think Pierce is special either. I don’t think Pierce probably ever has a season as good as Robinson had 2 years ago. I do think Robinson is pretty much done though now.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
With only Marlon Mack and Rex Burkhead ahead of him this may be his best chance to have a season like Robinson 2 years ago. There is no doubt Robinson produced when he got that volume. Pierce wont see that kind of volume though even if he starts from Game 1 - Mack and Burkhead will be in the mix when healthy.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Yeah Pierce has found himself in a great situation year one but it's one thing to be in position and another to take advantage of. We have no evidence he can handle a lead role.
zamboni
Footballguy
Pierce definitely seems to have a good landing spot, but Mack to me is still a wildcard. We haven’t seen him play in a few years with Taylor taking over and he’s still young. Not much interest in FA, but can say the same for a lot of RBs. We’ll see how much burst he’s recouped from the Achilles.
TripItUp
Footballguy
FreeBaGeL
Footballguy
For sure, but he's a 2nd round dart throw. Few of those are proven, if they were they'd be more expensive.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Yes it's far from a given that Pierce makes Mack irrelevant or that he even beats him out to be the lead back - but it's one of the easiest depth charts right now for a rookie to climb to the top. That's surely worth a mid to late second round pick. Like I said earlier, if Pierce does look legit, guys like that are easy to flip for a profit - or you can juts enjoy the production this year and worry about him being potentially replaced next offseason.zamboni said:
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Obviously it's early but in redraft you can probably secure that backfield at 8/9 turn or possibly even later.TripItUp said:
I'd argue Burkhead is a threat as far as he's likely the 3rd down RB regardless of who wins the starting job, and on a team likely to spend 75% of the time trailing that could make him a pretty sizeable stumbling block.
I think unless Pierce clearly isn't NFL ready, he'll start over Mack. Mack was an average RB before the Achilles tear, he now has less ability, and a worse offense.
I like Pierce to be the top fantasy guy in Houston, but he'll likely be very inconsistent due to game script. I'm on board about 40 or so RBs in.
King of the Jungle
Footballguy
It sounds strange, but I want to like the guy more than I do. Powerful back, good hands, promising pass protection…just not sure he has the speed to make some NFL runs. He looks slow to me and will probably get caught trying to beat NFL linebackers to the edge as he did in college. I think Mack if returned to full (or nearly full) health will easily be the opening day starter. As the season goes on Pierce will most certainly be given the opportunity to get more carries and it will be on him to produce. His acceleration and speed will limit him but hopefully his power and pass catching skills can make up for it.
This ease your concerns at all?
@JimNagy_SB
Dameon Pierce’s pre-draft momentum built in Mobile will continue out of Indy. Pierce posted fastest GPS gameday speed (20.66 mph) of any player at
@seniorbowl. Comparatively, Antonio Gibson hit 20.15 mph and clocked 4.39 at 2020 Combine. Pierce isn’t just a power back.
https://twitter.com/JimNagy_SB/status/1499145617377005570
King of the Jungle
Footballguy
Good to see, thanks for sharing. I was judging off game film where he appeared to be on the slower side. Definitely Like his physicality and hands though.
Maggot Brain
Footballguy
Faust
MVP
I don't think you are wrong to be concerned about it especially since he had only two carries longer then 25 yards the last two years. I think one of his issues breaking big plays is that he actually runs to contact. This is one of my concerns with his ability to be durable, he could stand to actually be less physical.
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