Brian Robiskie Runs 4.51/4.49 Forty

by John Morgan on Feb 22, 2009 9:51 AM PST

The dream of him falling into the third is gone, but the fact that he's probably a steal in the second remains. Great size, great hands, great football mind and a great pedigree, at a young 22; Robiskie could be Tim Ruskell's yearly second round reach pick that looks like a no-brainer a season later.

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If he is still available.

He looks polished.

Cogito Ergo Sum

by censor1979 on Feb 22, 2009 10:30 AM PST reply actions

He'll definitely be available in the early second; hence 'reach'.

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Feb 22, 2009 10:32 AM PST up reply actions

That has been one of my main reasons for nitpicking at Ruskell.

It seems like he reaches too often. It’s like in fantasy basketball, I knew Kevin Durant would be a top 10 player. Does this mean I take him in the 1st round? No, I take him 5 picks before where everyone thinks he is rated, so early 3rd round.
It really depends on what the other GMs think or know though, since with guys like Tatupu and Carlson, they could’ve been unneccessary trade ups, or they could’ve been necessary, hard to tell since all it takes is one other guy who believes that the value of someone is high to make it seem like a ‘reach’ to everyone else.

That being said, I thought with some training, Robiskie would run a 4.42. Maybe he will at tOSU’s pro day.

by LantermanC on Feb 22, 2009 10:38 AM PST reply actions

apparently there were a couple of teams ready to draft Tatupu before our pre-trade pick

So he wouldn’t have been there without moving up, and I think that worked out.

Not that I’m a big fan of trading up either, it just seems like if Ruskell knows how to do anything, that’s it.

by djafrot on Feb 22, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions

I did the same thing w/ Durant. :) (and Granger in the 2nd)

Pretty surprised w/ Robiskie’s time, myself. I still wonder how explosive he is. Solid, at this point, with our stable of average guys, is not ideal. I think we need more than that to change our offense. Game-breaker. Not ‘solid’. I could see him have a similar impact to Engram, which would not exactly be terrible.

by Misfit74 on Feb 22, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions

I think you sorely underrate him

That time with that size is very impressive and I think he can become a deep threat in the NFL.

by John Morgan on Feb 22, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions

Wow. maybe you're right.

I honestly haven’t seen a lot of him. Does he play fast, too?

by Misfit74 on Feb 22, 2009 3:31 PM PST up reply actions

If you could compare him to current nfl players, what would be some names?

by Misfit74 on Feb 22, 2009 3:41 PM PST up reply actions

Maybe Muhsin Muhammad

A real solid all-around player that’s somewhere between a possession receiver and a true number one.

by John Morgan on Feb 23, 2009 10:24 AM PST up reply actions

thx.

Cool. I’ve always liked Mushin (well, outside of his time as a Bear). My point is really this: we have some #2 WRs (Branch, Burleson). I think we need a true #1, unless we’re going w/ the Andy Reid theme of quantity vs. quality. That may work for them…

by Misfit74 on Feb 23, 2009 10:38 AM PST up reply actions

It worked pretty well for Hackett

4.5 40, good size, great vertical . . . this is all sounding very familiar. As long as he can stay healthy, it sounds like a good deal to me. Maybe we could trade up for a second pick in round #2 so we could still grab Chung as well?

by The Ancient Mariner on Feb 23, 2009 6:54 AM PST up reply actions

Hackett was a 5th round pick though.

And pre-Ruskell.

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Feb 23, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions

Agreed with JM, his time is average, like most of our WRs

but his route running seems to be pretty good, and he’s tall and he has big hands. The latter two attributes seems to be something we don’t really have.

by LantermanC on Feb 22, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions

Oh, and on top of that height,

his vertical is 37.5 inches. Pretty good.

by LantermanC on Feb 22, 2009 3:31 PM PST up reply actions

so you don't think there'll be any two for one reciever sales in april?

buy a crabtree, get a robiskie for free

by B.B.Finnegan on Feb 22, 2009 10:51 AM PST reply actions

hey, at least this guy is actually 6'3"

by aerozeppelin on Feb 22, 2009 10:58 AM PST reply actions

seriously??

well shoot, he’ll probably be gone before our first pick. Looks like we’ll get stuck having to take Crabtree at 37, or do you think that’s a reach?

by B.B.Finnegan on Feb 22, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions

Robiskie vs. Nicks (NC)

Anyone got any good arguments for who the better prospect is, and why? It seems like either in the second or third round (if still available) would really help.

by HawksFan on Feb 22, 2009 11:24 AM PST reply actions