"PACKERS LOOKING FOR THREE DOWN BACK"

[woodbuck27]

I wouldn't mind waiting till the second round to take lattimore. The kid has top 10 talent, but a nasty injury streak. I heard someone say that whoever takes him is either going to look like a genius or a moron depending on how he heals out.

Mike Mayock has him at the bottom of an elite group of top RB's in this draft:

Running Backs

1. Eddie Lacy, Alabama

This is in the minds of analysts the only legitimate first round prospect at RB.

Eddie Lacy is a versatile, pro-ready back with both power and elusiveness. He'll be a very productive 'star' in the right system. Look at the video on him and compare that to the others. What do you see?

There's, 'according to analysts', a bit of a drop off after him; more legitimate second and third round picks.

After Eddie Lacy your looking at the remainder of the RB's for depth? Maybe not so much as concerns the RB position with the Green bay Packers?

Before you consider the question of depth at RB on our team. You have to seriously consider the reliability of the RB's we already have. I don't see much. I like DuJuan Harris as a situational change of pace RB. Before you look at depth you need something. That puts some of the prospects after Eddie Lacy in play.

2. Montee Ball, Wisconsin

Montee Ball looks awesome on video. He was extremely productive in the Big Ten. I can't see why he shouldn't be great in the NFL with the right team. It seems to me that he likes work. Is there room for his potential star status in Green Bay? The most impertinent question. Can he help give the Green Bay Packers a legitimate running game; help make our offense into a true 'West Coast' offense again.

3. Andre Ellington, Clemson

4. Giovani Bernard, North Carolina

A.Ellington and G.Bernard should be productive in NFL offenses, but analysts believe that neither projects as a 3-down back.

5. Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina ... Injury ... Serious Injury?

How maybe, to look at this prospect:

Marcus Lattimore was maybe a top-ten pick as a freshman and sophomore before a 2011 left ACL tear robbed him of his explosiveness. Lattimore suffered another devastating knee injury late last October. He tore his right ACL, LCL, and PCL. He dislocated his kneecap. He's working very hard to recover from this really nasty injury. The media and scouts saw the results of his hard work recently and his progress was applauded.

The simple question you might ask. Will he ever be the same? Where do you invest a draft pick in him? Not everyone is AP. Is a draft pick best vested with magical thinking?

Mike Mayock left these prospects off his 'Top Five' list.

Joseph Randle (Oklahoma State), Mike Gillislee (Florida), Stepfan Taylor (Stanford), Jawan Jamison (Rutgers), and Le'Veon Bell (Michigan State).

I'm seeing other solid candidates for round 4-6 picks.

GO PACK GO !

[3irty1]

I wouldn't mind waiting till the second round to take lattimore. The kid has top 10 talent, but a nasty injury streak. I heard someone say that whoever takes him is either going to look like a genius or a moron depending on how he heals out.

I think he'll go lower than that.

[woodbuck27]

I think he'll go lower than that.

Ever play ball? Ever swing for the fence?

[swede]

Ever play ball? Ever swing for the fence?

Every time, baby, every time!




Never hit it once.

[Smeefers]

I think he'll go lower than that.

Well, he could, but there's a strong possibility that there will be no RB drafted in the 1st round. Getting one in the second isn't that out of the question. IF, and that's a big if, Thompson picks an early RB to target, I think this would be a pretty good guy to go after. Of course, if he drops back from the first to the second round, one of the first two top RB's may still be available. That's a whole lot of ifs though.

I don't know why we even try and talk about this. There has never been a method to the madness that is TT's drafting technique. Trying to figure it out is like trying to get 5 kids to line up and take a picture while on vacation.

[3irty1]

Well, he could, but there's a strong possibility that there will be no RB drafted in the 1st round. Getting one in the second isn't that out of the question. IF, and that's a big if, Thompson picks an early RB to target, I think this would be a pretty good guy to go after. Of course, if he drops back from the first to the second round, one of the first two top RB's may still be available. That's a whole lot of ifs though.

I don't know why we even try and talk about this. There has never been a method to the madness that is TT's drafting technique. Trying to figure it out is like trying to get 5 kids to line up and take a picture while on vacation.

I think Lattimore warrants looks starting about the late 3rd and into the 4th. He's more Michael Bush than Willis McGahee.

[woodbuck27]

Well, he could, but there's a strong possibility that there will be no RB drafted in the 1st round. Getting one in the second isn't that out of the question. IF, and that's a big if, Thompson picks an early RB to target, I think this would be a pretty good guy to go after. Of course, if he drops back from the first to the second round, one of the first two top RB's may still be available. That's a whole lot of ifs though.

I don't know why we even try and talk about this. There has never been a method to the madness that is TT's drafting technique. Trying to figure it out is like trying to get 5 kids to line up and take a picture while on vacation.

Muhammed Ali said "Life is a mystery"'

For Packer fans then is Ted Thompson ... 'Life'?

[LP]

There has never been a method to the madness that is TT's drafting technique.

How many times does it need to be said? The method is to take the best rated football player available at the time, with the rating being derived from information compiled by the organization over the course of years, and not available to anyone outside the organization. Player, not position, unless there is a "tie", in which they may decide by position. It's not rocket science.

[woodbuck27]

How many times does it need to be said? The method is to take the best rated football player available at the time, with the rating being derived from information compiled by the organization over the course of years, and not available to anyone outside the organization. Player, not position, unless there is a "tie", in which they may decide by position. It's not rocket science.

That is best.

[Fritz]

How many times does it need to be said? The method is to take the best rated football player available at the time, with the rating being derived from information compiled by the organization over the course of years, and not available to anyone outside the organization. Player, not position, unless there is a "tie", in which they may decide by position. It's not rocket science.


You're right, it's not rocket science.



It's voodoo!

[woodbuck27]

How many times does it need to be said? The method is to take the best rated football player available at the time, with the rating being derived from information compiled by the organization over the course of years, and not available to anyone outside the organization. Player, not position, unless there is a "tie", in which they may decide by position. It's not rocket science.


You're right, it's not rocket science.



It's voodoo!

and maybe? some of this:

[Smeefers]

How many times does it need to be said? The method is to take the best rated football player available at the time, with the rating being derived from information compiled by the organization over the course of years, and not available to anyone outside the organization. Player, not position, unless there is a "tie", in which they may decide by position. It's not rocket science.

Then you explain last years defensive splurge. You're telling me that it just happened that we had a defensive guy rated highest in every round?

[woodbuck27]

Then you explain last years defensive splurge. You're telling me that it just happened that we had a defensive guy rated highest in every round?

In Green Bay language such as....

"We reserve the right to use our options". . . . is common.

[Freak Out]

Nice comparison.

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Pick-your-Poison-Giovani-Bernard-vs-Eddie-Lacy.html

[Freak Out]

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