MCGINN----Bennett and Kendricks Bring Toughness

[Bretsky]

http://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/mcginn/2017/03/19/mcginn-bennett-kendricks-bring-toughness/99380788/

good read

[Smidgeon]

Lang and Lacy were certifiable tough guys who played significant roles in the Packers’ important shift on offense from pure finesse to physical, or at least as physical as an offense can be with Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers at the reins.

SOFT!

[pbmax]

Review of this kind of Bob McGinn breakdown:

[Teamcheez1]

SOFT!

SAWFT

[red]

i heard that you can't believe a damn word that mcginn types

[Bretsky]

i heard that you can't believe a damn word that mcginn types

Clearly Bob McGinn is Satan

[pbmax]

I believe most of Bob's reported material.

I do not believe most of Bob's conclusions. Remember, this is a man who was taught the only way he knows to develop a winning football team by Ron Wolf and one of his main conclusions is that you need a big running back and good running game to win in December at Lambeau.

[Bretsky]

I believe most of Bob's reported material.

I do not believe most of Bob's conclusions. Remember, this is a man who was taught the only way he knows to develop a winning football team by Ron Wolf and one of his main conclusions is that you need a big running back and good running game to win in December at Lambeau.

Once upon a time I defended Brett Favre's overall character in his dealings with GB
As more information came out I changed my mind about that and openly admit I was wrong

Often I think our judgment of McGinn does not give him that flexibility. Dude has won a ton of accolades as a sportswriter. Despite being hated by most in here he's good at what he does.

[Bretsky]

And back when Wolf was GM the game was different. The running game was valued much more than it is now. If you asked him if that was still the case in today's game I'd bet he'd note the game has changed and he no longer believes that to be the case.

[texaspackerbacker]

We are better off because the run game is not "valued" so much now. That being said, I'm coming around to the point of view that we are better off with the two new guys - even with just Bennett - than with Cook. Bennett's pass blocking mentioned in the article was impressive. Also, I didn't know he had basketball skills. And Kendricks I remember as a deep threat at Wisconsin, in addition to being a good blocker. The net effect of this is more flexibility in the passing game and possibly better run blocking, which I HOPE is used sparingly/as a change of pace with speed backs rather than plodders. I don't know if Kendrick has ever done much at fullback, but I really could see him lining up there occasionally, as Packer TEs often do. I also like Bennett's relatively high Wonderlic score, as one of Cook's weaknesses was mental lapses.

[Upnorth]

Between our 2 new te helping out the oline transition I think that the team must like what they saw in both Spriggs and Murphy, or I dont think TT would have let both Tretter and lang go.
If it was the DL evaluation I would be more concerned, but TT has proven efficent at drafting OL, plus rodgers helps the ol as well.

[Smidgeon]

My only problem with McGinn, is that he'll offer these backhanded comments (e.g. [McCarthy and Rodgers limit how tough the Packers can become]) and then does not support that comment at all in the article. The part I bolded should have been edited out of the article completely. It's just sloppy.

[Zool]

And back when Wolf was GM the game was different. The running game was valued much more than it is now. If you asked him if that was still the case in today's game I'd bet he'd note the game has changed and he no longer believes that to be the case.

No he actually still trots out the adage that you need to be able to run specifically in December. He's not good at changing with the times.

[pbmax]

No he actually still trots out the adage that you need to be able to run specifically in December. He's not good at changing with the times.

Exactly. He said this in relation to this years free agency proceedings. He wanted a big back too.

[bobblehead]

No he actually still trots out the adage that you need to be able to run specifically in December. He's not good at changing with the times.

You do need to be able to run. Once we were one dimensional, Atlanta pinned back the ears and had Rodgers scrambling for his life.

I think I've posted once or twice (or 100x) my preference for a TE who can actually..you know...block someone in the run game otherwise you have a glorified fat WR.

I know its just my pipe dream going on 5 years now, but I still am dreaming of taking advantage of the skill set we have on this team and going with no true RB, but having Monte or Cobb on the field with a Joe Mixon (yea, I went there, but he fits the role) mixed in. If the D doesn't honor the run, use those new TEs to crush it, wear them down and force them to honor it, then when they do, split the "RB" out wide with the TE inline, but upright and throw it.

Ellington would have fit that role, McCaffrey probably does, but Eddie certainly did not.