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  • #16
    I say draft a running back if it's your turn and one is sitting atop your draft board. Or if you see a superstar-in-the-making and it won't kill you to move up.

    Jones seems not durable. Jamaal Williams is a nice complementary piece.
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    • #17
      Originally posted by Fritz View Post
      I say draft a running back if it's your turn and one is sitting atop your draft board. Or if you see a superstar-in-the-making and it won't kill you to move up.

      Jones seems not durable. Jamaal Williams is a nice complementary piece.
      Plus, they have no real depth behind Jones and Williams. Also, LaFleur showed this year, he's willing to use 2 RB's at the same time.
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      • #18
        There are a LOT of decent RBs coming out of college every year that will be available in late rounds or free agency. Pick up 2 or 3 of those and keep one. Another question with the new coach is do we keep a fullback? Tennessee did not last year, although they did keep a lot of TEs, several of which were used as fullbacks.
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        • #19
          Talent, baby, talent. If it's your turn, whatever round it is, and you are convinced that there's a running back that is head and shoulders above everyone else on your board, then draft him. Even at #12. If it's a tossup, then, okay, factor in need and the positional strength of the draft and all that jazz.

          C'mon, Tex. Admit it. If a player as obviously talented as Ezekiel Elliot somehow slid to #12 because everybody figured it's not a good position to draft so high, wouldn't you want that guy on your team? Imagine how much better Rodgers would be.
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          • #20
            Originally posted by Fritz View Post
            Talent, baby, talent. If it's your turn, whatever round it is, and you are convinced that there's a running back that is head and shoulders above everyone else on your board, then draft him. Even at #12. If it's a tossup, then, okay, factor in need and the positional strength of the draft and all that jazz.

            C'mon, Tex. Admit it. If a player as obviously talented as Ezekiel Elliot somehow slid to #12 because everybody figured it's not a good position to draft so high, wouldn't you want that guy on your team? Imagine how much better Rodgers would be.
            It certainly worked out well during the first round of the 2005 draft to take the best player available, even at a position that wasn't screaming for need. Can you imagine if TT had chosen that draft to pick for need? Was he lucky? On some level, yes, but he did stick with BAP and it paid off big time.
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            • #21
              Originally posted by Fritz View Post
              Talent, baby, talent. If it's your turn, whatever round it is, and you are convinced that there's a running back that is head and shoulders above everyone else on your board, then draft him. Even at #12. If it's a tossup, then, okay, factor in need and the positional strength of the draft and all that jazz.

              C'mon, Tex. Admit it. If a player as obviously talented as Ezekiel Elliot somehow slid to #12 because everybody figured it's not a good position to draft so high, wouldn't you want that guy on your team? Imagine how much better Rodgers would be.
              I still wouldn't draft a RB that high - partly because there have been way more failures than extreme successes, partly because so many good RBs get drafted later, partly because the Packers O Line is substandard and Elliot or somebody similar might not be as successful here, partly because the Packers have other more pressing needs, and MOSTLY because when you have Aaron Rodgers, you just are not gonna be a run first team, or at least it would be stupid to try and become one.
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              • #22
                Going to sort of reset my offseason stuff since I started too early. Not much changed at RB except we took a RB in the 6th round as I feared. Would have like to had one much sooner, but when you trade both your 4ths....
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                • #23
                  Dexter Williams is pretty good. He would have been drafted earlier if not for some off field stuff. Pretty good trio of players here. Lafleur can make this work.
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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by Joemailman View Post
                    Dexter Williams is pretty good. He would have been drafted earlier if not for some off field stuff. Pretty good trio of players here. Lafleur can make this work.
                    Agreed. He was a great value pick where we got him. If his offseason stuff becomes an issue jettisoning a 6th round pick isn't a big deal.
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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by bobblehead View Post
                      What could go wrong: Jones is a great runner, but doesn't have the hands it takes for this role. Williams continues to run into his OL instead of the holes. We try to draft a guy in the 6th round thinking he will be the next Terrell Davis
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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by bobblehead View Post
                        Agreed. He was a great value pick where we got him. If his offseason stuff becomes an issue jettisoning a 6th round pick isn't a big deal.
                        He also got some rave reviews at the underwear Olympics in the last month.

                        EDIT: Sorry, that is the Combine.

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