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    Draft or trade up for Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU. Many a-scouts compare Forunette to the Switch Hitter. Pack could use a fast, home-run hitting RB.

    Alternatively, draft Mobb's (infamous) current favorite college playa, Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford. McCaffrey is also fast and a home-run hitter. Plus, there's something fascinating about white rbs, as well as white corners, black punters/kickers and Asian QBs (see Mariota, Marcus).

    In my humble stoic opinion, Pack need a hotshot RB more than a shotshot WR.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anti-Polar Bear View Post
    Draft or trade up for Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU. Many a-scouts compare Forunette to the Switch Hitter. Pack could use a fast, home-run hitting RB.

    Alternatively, draft Mobb's (infamous) current favorite college playa, Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford. McCaffrey is also fast and a home-run hitter. Plus, there's something fascinating about white rbs, as well as white corners, black punters/kickers and Asian QBs (see Mariota, Marcus).

    In my humble stoic opinion, Pack need a hotshot RB more than a shotshot WR.
    the Packers are a passing team. getting a running back won't help the "Packers' wrs can't get open" problem. if we had elliott today our wrs still wouldn't be getting open any more than they are now. as it sits today the only time we're completing passes is when a defense occasionally plays a zone or one of our guys makes a miraculous catch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gbgary View Post
    the Packers are a passing team. getting a running back won't help the "Packers' wrs can't get open" problem. if we had elliott today our wrs still wouldn't be getting open any more than they are now. as it sits today the only time we're completing passes is when a defense occasionally plays a zone or one of our guys makes a miraculous catch.
    If we had Elliot, I doubt we'd be sitting at 4-5 right now. Also, don't think Prescott would be 7-1 without Elliot.

    Having a home-run hitting rb opens up a lot of stuff for the passing game, as defenses have to honor the run first on early downs. Rodgers was able to complete slants at will earlier in his career b/c Ryan Grant, at least before the injury, was a threat to take it to the house every time he touched the ball. Sure, Pack had better WRs back then but lbs still had to account for Grant, opening up the middle of the field. And when defenses played 8-men box, Rodgers dropped bombs on 'em with ease.

    Lacy is a pain to tackle but he ain't a home-run hitter.

    If the next Switch Hitter's there, gotta take him - unless, maybe, there's a Randy Moss, a Megatron, a Julio Jones or a AJ Green sitting around.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anti-Polar Bear View Post
    If we had Elliot, I doubt we'd be sitting at 4-5 right now. Also, don't think Prescott would be 7-1 without Elliot.

    Having a home-run hitting rb opens up a lot of stuff for the passing game, as defenses have to honor the run first on early downs. Rodgers was able to complete slants at will earlier in his career b/c Ryan Grant, at least before the injury, was a threat to take it to the house every time he touched the ball. Sure, Pack had better WRs back then but lbs still had to account for Grant, opening up the middle of the field. And when defenses played 8-men box, Rodgers dropped bombs on 'em with ease.

    Lacy is a pain to tackle but he ain't a home-run hitter.

    If the next Switch Hitter's there, gotta take him - unless, maybe, there's a Randy Moss, a Megatron, a Julio Jones or a AJ Green sitting around.
    We are giving up 40 points a game. Elliot would be nice but not the difference.

    Do not draft Fournette, better RBs out there to take in 2 and 3 rounds.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ThunderDan View Post
    We are giving up 40 points a game. Elliot would be nice but not the difference.

    Do not draft Fournette, better RBs out there to take in 2 and 3 rounds.
    Elliot has made the Cowboys stinking D a whole lot better by milking the clock offensively while keeping the D off the field. Fournette, the next Switch Hitter, aka, #AllDay28, could do the same thing with the Packers' pussycat D.
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