"PACKERS LOOKING FOR THREE DOWN BACK"

[Fritz]

When you read that football post article you think Bernard's going to be a better pro than Lacey.

I still am disappointed in Alex Green. For a guy as fast as he was and as big as he was, he didn't run very fast or very big.

I probably hold out hope way too long - I had hopes for Justin Harrell right up until he went down in the Philly game that last time - but that's who I am, and so I hope Green will surprise us all and break out this year as a tough, fast runner who can make that one cut and go.

But even if he doesn't I'll still be disappointed if they pick up a running back in the first round. The reviews on Lacey seem so-so. And he's supposed to be the best.

[Smidgeon]

I still am disappointed in Alex Green. For a guy as fast as he was and as big as he was, he didn't run very fast or very big.

I probably hold out hope way too long - I had hopes for Justin Harrell right up until he went down in the Philly game that last time - but that's who I am, and so I hope Green will surprise us all and break out this year as a tough, fast runner who can make that one cut and go.

I know what you mean. I'm hoping that it just took him extra time to recover from his ACL. Either that or it's taking him some time to adjust to the vision needed to read defenses in the NFL. Since Ahman Green, only Cedric Benson has shown the ability to identify creases and get as much out of them as possible. Alex Green seems to be more athletic than Benson, he just doesn't have the same vision or trust in his vision.

But heck, I held out hope for Harrell to the end too. If the trainer hadn't screwed up his back, he could've been somebody.

[woodbuck27]

When you read that football post article you think Bernard's going to be a better pro than Lacey.

I still am disappointed in Alex Green. For a guy as fast as he was and as big as he was, he didn't run very fast or very big.

I probably hold out hope way too long - I had hopes for Justin Harrell right up until he went down in the Philly game that last time - but that's who I am, and so I hope Green will surprise us all and break out this year as a tough, fast runner who can make that one cut and go.

But even if he doesn't I'll still be disappointed if they pick up a running back in the first round. The reviews on Lacey seem so-so. And he's supposed to be the best.

There's no way that TT picks Eddie lacy at #26. Rest assured of that.

The propoganda says that Ted Thompson is very interested in Eddie Lacy. I hope he's more interested in his OL. Even more interested in his 'D' !

The word out there now is heating up RE: Eddie Lacy and the manner in which he conducted himself at his pro Day and that not being good at all. He ran a somewhat OK but could be judged not so good for a #1 RB and unworthy of a 1st rd. pick (4.57 - 4.59/40). Worse the things I read said he looked 'out of shape'. That he cut the whole procedure short.

He didn't impress many in attendance. So ... his stock continues to fall. He's actually 'no longer' the clear cut No. 1 RB on all boards. That distinction seems to have gone, to close the gap between him and Johnathan Franklin, UCLA.

Giovani Bernard, N. Carolina was NO.1 on a Draft Board I saw last night.

Get this ... I saw a creditable Mock that actually showed Eddie Lacy falling to us in Rd. 2 at #55.

I'm not impressed. This fella isn't 'a lightening strikes twice' falling Aaron Rodgers. TT might be best advised to 'only' be mildly interested in his destination in this draft. It's really where he played last season and his OL at >>>>>>>>>>> A L A B A M A and College ball.

Really ... is he a great proposition and the Green Bay Packers and his North - South running style and our issues on the Offensive line? He had Alabama's OL and College ball and this step is huge.

Do we really want to use a high Rd. 1 or 2 pick on RB Eddie Lacy? I don't believe so.

PACKERS !

[woodbuck27]

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PACKERS !

[rbaloha1]

Its all there for Green -- agree it is disappointing.

Committee approach remains.

[Fritz]

You wonder: why did he go down so often on first contact, and why did he run up his blockers' backs so often, or miss a hole so he could jam up into the crowded part of the line of scrimmage.

And is any of this fixable, if it is his vision, or is he just mediocre?

[Zool]

You wonder: why did he go down so often on first contact, and why did he run up his blockers' backs so often, or miss a hole so he could jam up into the crowded part of the line of scrimmage.

And is any of this fixable, if it is his vision, or is he just mediocre?

The last couple games of the year, he finally started not going down on first contact. Let's hope prior to that he was just running light with the knee in his mind.