GB Playoff Run: Overachiever/Underachiever Analysis

[TennesseePackerBacker]

Much of the playoff run depends on Tramon Williams and Jarrett Bush.

I'm going to say defensive/offensive line play and their subsequent health. If our D-line turns it up a notch it can really overshadow secondary issues(just look at the Ravens). If the offensive line continues to gel we'll see McCarthy ball in the winter, and no I don't mean Andy Reid style.

[Brandon494]

Wonder what round Toby will go in the draft? I watch the game last night. Talk about a RB playing with heart. I would love to have him on the Packers. John Harbaugh loves this guy and I can see why.

No thanks, just another Brian Leonard if you ask me. We need a home run hitter at RB, not another Ryan Grant.

[packerbacker1234]

Grant is a good RB. I've been with that notion all along. We got so use to seeing Green's extra gear that when it became apparent Grant didn't have it we automatically pegged him as a bad RB.

The guy has a 4.3 ypc average. In what league is that bad? Yeah, he made not get that gear for the home run, but he's dependable and gets the tough yards.

Green showing up definitely appears to have made Grant a better RB. He must of showed him a few things that Green does up the guy to be successful. I actually can;t wait for Green to get back. He is a very good compliment back to Grant, appeared to have something in the tank, and was surprisingly reliable on returns.

[Brandon494]

Never said Grant was a bad RB, just think we need a change of pace back like so many other teams in the league.

[digitaldean]

Gerhart made me chuckle when he bowled over those ND DB's Sat. night.

He has to work on his speed, but he has the power part down pat.

I'd Spiller over him (like he'd be available anyway!). That guys flat out speed on KR's is just killer.

[Lurker64]

There are a lot more RBs in this draft than just Gerhart and Spiller.

Cal's Jahvid Best is a similar prospect to Spiller, though a tier below
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Georgia Tech's Johnathon Dwyer has an elite blend of speed and power (though coming from an option team, he's never had to make a read in his life).

Those are the juniors I'm relatively confident will come out, who knows about the rest? But even among the seniors, you've got a good group in Tennessee's Hardesty, Mississippi's Dixon, and Auburn's Tate all of whom should be second day picks come April. Probably a larger group of Jrs will declare this year than usual, since there are fears that the next CBA will put a limit on outrageous rookie contracts, but we'll see.

Running Backs are so devalued in this day and age both because they tend to have short careers and because the pipeline is pretty much always full of "good enough" RBs coming out of college. I don't think we need an elite back (though if we could get one that would be keen), but a guy who is a different kind of runner than the guys we have (who are largely indistinguishable in style) would help.