I have no issue with taking Richardson, and we could keep Hillis depending on his cost.
Someone mentioned AJ Green vs Ingram last year, but it holds no correlation. Richardson is a much better player/prospect than Ingram was. When it comes down to pro-potential, Richardson is an elite prospect. The same way AJ Green was. Justin Blackmon IMO isn't on the same tier as Richardson.
And I agree that Richardson would pretty much be our number 1 running back if we drafted him. Hillis would be able to get playing time, but Richardson can do it all, and do it better than Hillis. Although Hillis is a better pass blocker. But otherwise, Richardson is a better player for sure.
(Assuming we don't go QB and this is a non-qb thread)
1) Richardson RB
1b) Luke Kuechley ILB BC
2) Zebrie Sanders RT(I would put in that Mike Adams guy, but I dunno anything about him and people on here don't say great things.........)
But all these mock drafts are really just that. We dunno our needs until after Free Agency. Especially for the picks after the 1st pick. I'd love to fit a WR in there, but we could really use a LB and DE too. Most importantly, RT is going to have to be fixed to make this offense go.
So I'd love to get Robert Meachem and Mario Williams in FA, then this draft would be a dream
. If not, 1 FA) DeSean Jackson 2 FA) Cliff Avril
With that we'd be a lot better off. Those are key positions though, RT, WR, DE, LB (Weakside or Inside). Especially DE and RT. It all starts in the trenches baby.
