Nehemiah Broughton

Another Otis Wonsley?

Any thoughts?



Nehemiah Broughton
Grade: 3.62 Position: FB (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2005/draft/breakdowns/by_position/fb.html)
Class: Sr
School: The Citadel (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2005/draft/breakdowns/by_school/citadel.html)
Conference: Southern (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2005/draft/breakdowns/by_conference/south.html)
Ht., Wt.: 5-11.5, 250
40 Time: 4.65
Selected by: Washington Redskins (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2005/draft/teams/redskins.html)


Round 7 (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2005/draft/breakdowns/by_round/7.html), pick 8 (222 overall) Grading System (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2005/draft/grading_system/)



http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/nfl/logos/redskins_100.gif BIO: Three-year starter was All-Conference selection the past two years. Rushing totals as a senior were 180/793/5, after 165/778/8 the prior season. Posted a career-best 1,038 yards rushing as a sophomore. Totaled 46 receptions the past three years.

POSITIVES: Big, powerful back who possesses solid running skills. Runs with forward lean, puts his shoulders down into opponents and falls forward when tackled. Keeps moving up the field, yet also displays the ability to slide off tackles. Surprisingly nimble with good first-step quickness. Has the ability to quickly cut back, make defenders miss and displays a burst through the hole. Helps the quarterback sell the play fakes and aggressive with blocking assignments. Adequate pass catcher out of the backfield.

NEGATIVES: Overall not a back who can create when nothing is available. A little stiff.

ANALYSIS: A bruising runner on the inside who can take a pounding, Broughton presents himself as a complete runner on film. Combines solid ball-carrying skills as well as football intangibles, which should help him at the next level. Performed well as a lead blocker at the Senior Bowl and has the potential to be a triple-threat fullback if he improves his hands.

PROJECTION: Early Third Round

I Beleive He Is Going To Be Primarily A Blocking Fb With Short Yardage Potential

Wow, his positives are EXACTLY what we are looking for. Nevermind the negatives, I think our line should be able to open up enough of a hole for him to barrel through.

What I really like is that he is a great value pick. He was projected as an early third round pick and we got him in the seventh round. I have read other pre-draft reports on him and they had going 3-4 round range.

Wasn't he rated as one of the top FBs available in the draft? To get him where we did was great value.

I Beleive He Is Going To Be Primarily A Blocking Fb With Short Yardage Potential


And that is something we desperately need! If we had something like that last season....could have been a whole different situation for us.

I know we definitely could have used him when we were 3rd and short so many times. Everyday I'm getting to feel very good about our chances this year. We have made some positive additions this year without spending so much money like we usually do.

I know we definitely could have used him when we were 3rd and short so many times.

You hit it on the head there. I love this pickup!!!

I also love how Gibbs has looked at the tapes and disected what he would have needed to change each losing game.

We needed a guy who could always get a yard when we need it. It doesn't matter if the guy averages 1.5 yards a carry as long as he always gets that 1.5 yards! solution: Broughton

Now we have a better center and a bruising FB. It has to be better odds on third down than Portis and Raymer. solution: Raybach / Jansen /Broughton

Also, like it or not, Gibbs wants to protect the QB. The short dump offs are here to stay. While Gardner couldn't find his hands, Coles was missing a quick first step last year. In this respect, his toe was an issue. For the dump offs to go for big yardage, the receiver has to make a man miss with that first step. solutions: Moss, Patten, Jacobs AND a faster o-line to get to the linebackers.

So, what I have seen this offseason is a team that has taken steps to:


Convert more third downs
Get faster on the o-line to make stretch and gap plays work better (get Portis YPC ~5 yards)
Get receivers with a quicker first step to make guys miss at the line and still need to respect the long ball.
Push Ramsey, the starting QB, to his potential (signed Campbell, cause Brunnel can't)
Find real Redskins, guys that will fight in the 4th quarter when the game is on the line.
Next year is a new year, but if we had these guys last year, I think we would have been 10-6 (add wins over the Cowboys, Ravens, Packers, Giants). Now, we will have to wait and see how it works this year.

I really shouldnt feel any ill will towards him, but what the hell. I hope Nemo knocks Antonio Pierce on his ass at the goal line atleast once next year. He's got 20 lbs on him.

To be honest, I didn't hear much of him before the draft. I just wonder, if he was a 3rd round talent, why did he fall to the 7th round? Why didn't we draft him in the 6th round? I dunno, he could be a beast or a flop. I don't have enough info/film on him to make a judgment.