1.08 San Diego Slewage - RB Johnathan Franklin

In the real world: Franklin rushed for 1,734 yards and 13 TDs in a newly-installed spread attack last year, but as a junior, he averaged 69.7 yards per game and lost six fumbles. So, which Franklin will we get in the NFL? Was he a product of Noel Mazzone's spread attack, or is he that darn good? Going into the NFL Draft, a number of draft pundits said Franklin was one of the best RBs available (for example, Sporting News magazine ranked him third behind only Eddie Lacy and Giovani Bernard). Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in Round 4, Franklin will do what he can to beat out Lacy.

In the TUFF world: The Slewage, perhaps ticked off about not being able to get Cordarrelle Patterson, decide to get the best available running back. And the Slewage could use help at RB. And as we all know, RBs are gold in TUFF. Question is, was Franklin really the best available back out there? I would have liked to have seen more consistent week-to-week performance from him (in each of the last two seasons, he had a number of games where he had less than 4 yards a carry; then again, I said something similar about Frank Gore eight years ago, and he turned out a hell of a lot better than I expected). San Diego also passed up at least 1 or 2 more talented wide receivers when they took Franklin, and they don't have much depth at that position beyond Percy Harvin, Jordy Nelson and Malcom Floyd.