The Official Packers vs Tennessee Tyrants Discussion Thread

[HarveyWallbangers]

I used to call him Dorsey the Horsey cause he would carry people. I do think Dillon has a change to be better, but Levens was really good for 2 years. Dillon surprised me with his hands lastnight. One catch was negated with a penalty, but he looked pretty natural on that wheel route.

All of the receivers caught the ball well in bad conditions. That is one thing that stood out to me. With the wind, there were some tough balls that weren't right on people.

[texaspackerbacker]

As good as Dillon looked and can be, he is not an adequate replacement for Aaron Jones. He did, however, pretty much make Jamal Williams expendable. Having a potential top level power back AND the super speed back like Jones is pretty unique in the NFL now or maybe ever. I think they mentioned Jim Brown and Leroy Kelly last night, but I'm not sure there was much overlap in their careers.

On the negative side, Dillon did it on a slow track last night. Whether he will be that good in normal conditions remains to be seen.

[texaspackerbacker]

All of the receivers caught the ball well in bad conditions. That is one thing that stood out to me. With the wind, there were some tough balls that weren't right on people.

Right. Collingsworth was praising the shoes; Maybe he should have been praising the gloves.

[GB-Brandon]

When I had Dillon mocked to Packers in some of my mocks in the 4th round area it was because of the question marks in his receiving game and being a complete back.

Then the combine came and he put on a SMOKE SHOW and ran nice routes and caught just about everything while showing massive athleticism!! That’s why Gute took him in 2nd.

If Eddy Lacy could be counted on then Dillon certainly can moving forward!!!

[run pMc]

I thought Dillon would be a bad fit in the zone scheme MLF supposedly likes to run, but honestly none of GBs backs are naturals at it. When Gute picked him it was a head scratcher, but if they use him like last night he'll be fine and I'll eat a little crow. The first 2 carries were rough but after that he got better and I was yelling at the TV for MLF to keep feeding him. You could see he was starting to figure out the game speed and the aiming points. December football is different and you need to be able to run... having a hammer like Dillon will be important. Not sure his vision and feet are quite as good as rookie Lacy, but I think Dillon is a better and more committed athlete.

I don't know that one game means it's over for Jamaal or Jones, but the early returns look like they aren't keeping both. With the 2021 cap requiring some cuts, I could see them dumping Wagner, Kirksey, Preston and letting Jones walk and using their 10 draft picks to reload. The draft will be loaded with RB talent that will fall to the mid/late rounds.