Jackson muscling into backfield fray

[bobblehead]

Another player I like that is sort of flying under the radar is DeShawn Wynn. He looks like he has a few extra pounds of fat still, but he doesn't look nearly as soft as he did a year ago and he has the natural size/speed/quckness/instinct ratio that you like in a starting running back. Looking at pictures, he's noticably bigger and stronger. As camp wears on and players lose fat and muscle, I think Wynn could shape himself into a lean, mean running machine (a ripped 5'10" 230 pounder). I think he could be one of the big suprises this off season. I really like the way he ran last year. He has breakaway speed and good instincts.

The man has no heart.....and there is no such thing as having enough talent to get by in the NFL without heart (OK, maybe randy moss is the exception).

[Patler]

Another player I like that is sort of flying under the radar is DeShawn Wynn. He looks like he has a few extra pounds of fat still, but he doesn't look nearly as soft as he did a year ago and he has the natural size/speed/quckness/instinct ratio that you like in a starting running back. Looking at pictures, he's noticably bigger and stronger. As camp wears on and players lose fat and muscle, I think Wynn could shape himself into a lean, mean running machine (a ripped 5'10" 230 pounder). I think he could be one of the big suprises this off season. I really like the way he ran last year. He has breakaway speed and good instincts.

Apparently you didn't see Edgar Bennett's comment on Wynn. At first he commended his improvements in strength, etc.....but then...

When asked if Wynn had matured with a year of experience, Bennett saw room for improvement.

"Some, but he has to be consistent," Bennett said. "It has to be to the point where it is time in and time out, we see it day in and day out. It can't be, we're going to do it one time now and then we're not going to do it this time. That's part of being a pro."

I think Wynn will be in a battle to make the roster. Too many others that have the commitment to mess around with a #3 back who doesn't.

[DonHutson]

The man has no heart.....and there is no such thing as having enough talent to get by in the NFL without heart (OK, maybe randy moss is the exception).

I was going to say Wynn's problems were all in his head, but you're probably even closer to the mark.

I don't see Wynn getting scared straight in Green Bay. He'll need to get released before reality starts to set in. Maybe on his next team he'll man up and get serious. You can't teach toughness and heart. He'll need to find that on his own.

If he turns it around and reinvents himself this year I'll be the first to pat him on the back, but guys like him come and go all the time. As it is, I'd rather have Noah Herron's discipline than Wynn's talent.

[bobblehead]

The man has no heart.....and there is no such thing as having enough talent to get by in the NFL without heart (OK, maybe randy moss is the exception).

I was going to say Wynn's problems were all in his head, but you're probably even closer to the mark.

I don't see Wynn getting scared straight in Green Bay. He'll need to get released before reality starts to set in. Maybe on his next team he'll man up and get serious. You can't teach toughness and heart. He'll need to find that on his own.

If he turns it around and reinvents himself this year I'll be the first to pat him on the back, but guys like him come and go all the time. As it is, I'd rather have Noah Herron's discipline than Wynn's talent.

I agree, and we will all be pissed about it, such is the way it works, but when realizing its sack up and play or sack up at the local grocery store for 7 an hour he might get it right, but not until that reality hits him in the face.

[ahaha]

I think Wynn lacks balance. It's a skill that's so important for a running back, but almost never gets mentioned. A running back can be big, but if he loses balance with the first hit, he loses all momemtum and goes down. IMO that is Wynn's problem.

[bobblehead]

I think Wynn lacks balance. It's a skill that's so important for a running back, but almost never gets mentioned. A running back can be big, but if he loses balance with the first hit, he loses all momemtum and goes down. IMO that is Wynn's problem.

My problem is when he mails it in due to hydration 12 plays into the game. My problem is when a LB hits him in the thigh and the bruise takes him outta the game.

When he actually is on the field totin the rock I have no problems with him.

[DonHutson]

My problem is that once a month Wynn is out with cramps, for some reason.

And really, what's the max upside with this guy? I think if he really busted his ass he could be another Najeh Davenport. Decent, sometimes pretty good, but never special. Is it really worth keeping him around so he can grow up into that?

With Morencey, Herron, and Corey White around we don't need to be overly patient with Wynn (though one could make a lot of the same toughness arguments about Vernand - the other Midol twin).

[Guiness]

My problem is that once a month Wynn is out with cramps, for some reason.

And really, what's the max upside with this guy? I think if he really busted his ass he could be another Najeh Davenport. Decent, sometimes pretty good, but never special. Is it really worth keeping him around so he can grow up into that?

With Morencey, Herron, and Corey White around we don't need to be overly patient with Wynn (though one could make a lot of the same toughness arguments about Vernand - the other Midol twin).

Be interesting to see how it will all fall out. If Grant and BJack look good through TC, The team might keep someone like Wynn, cause he's younger, and has more 'potential', and Morency might be gone. However, if BJack can't sew up the backup spot to Grant, or Grant continues to refuse to sign, Morency is probably the most likely to be able to fill one of those two positions immediately.