2024 3rd Round Pick #88 Overall Marshawn Lloyd

[Fritz]

Bet he’ll get screamed at more than once for not just hitting the hole.

[bobblehead]

Did Green average 0.4 missed tackles created per run? Doubtful.

And it is highly difficult to create missed tackles if you are just running through a wide open hole all the time.

[Jaire]

i finally watched some highlights of this kid. i don't even want to say who he reminded me of

dudes gonna be fun to watch

He watched a lot of Barry Sanders. Compared his game and build to Josh Jacobs.

[Jaire]

LIS, Lloyd is nothing like Green. Different build, different strides, different everything. Green has four inches on Lloyd. lol

[MadtownPacker]

So did Green in his highlights. My issue, I saw most of his runs where he simply took the ball and ran thru a big hole. Anyone can do that. I can't fault him for it, I'm just not going to call him special for it.

Wow, you been losing at the tables lately?

All RBs can run but not all have the vision to see those holes you despise so much. A huge frustration with RBs that I have is seeing the camera angle that shows where he could have ran (Dillion). You get guys that just run into walls. If defenders are occupying a space than there has to other space open to run on every play right? Seems this guy can find it so if that is the complaint then Gutes came up on this pick big time.

[RashanGary]

Emmitt Smith was 5’9” 220.

[Fritz]

How the game has changed. Robert Newhouse was a running back with the Dallas Cowboys in the 70's and early 80's (early on as a fulback), went 5'-10", weighed about 210, and was known as "The Human Bowling Ball." He was fun to watch.

Now, a 210 llb running back is nearly a scatback. Aaron Jones was about 210, wasn't he? And he was considered a "light" RB compared to the Josh Jacobses and the AJ Dillons.

As always, I know nothing about whether these guys will be any good. So we'll just have to wait and see. But I hope he's fuckin' awesome, and maybe gets a chance to bowl over Cooper DeJean in Brazil.

[run pMc]

Those highlights of Green were fun. I remembered he played for Hawaii but forgot they were in the WAC. In other words, he was probably the best athlete on the field most of the time.
Watch those highlights -- he's running against light boxes on delayed/draw plays with gaping holes against a lower level of competition.

He was worth a Day 3 lottery ticket (R4 was a reach and a classic Ted "who?" pick) but Alex Green and Marshawn Lloyd are different players.

Edit: Aaron Jones was listed at 5'9, 208 but he played lighter than that. (Closer to 195-200). I suspect Emmitt did too.

[RashanGary]

Ray rice is kind of a similar build

[Jaire]

How the game has changed. Robert Newhouse was a running back with the Dallas Cowboys in the 70's and early 80's (early on as a fulback), went 5'-10", weighed about 210, and was known as "The Human Bowling Ball." He was fun to watch.

Now, a 210 llb running back is nearly a scatback. Aaron Jones was about 210, wasn't he? And he was considered a "light" RB compared to the Josh Jacobses and the AJ Dillons.

As always, I know nothing about whether these guys will be any good. So we'll just have to wait and see. But I hope he's fuckin' awesome, and maybe gets a chance to bowl over Cooper DeJean in Brazil.

Jones is 190 after a big meal. That's per a recent LaFleur interview.

[Joemailman]

Jones weighed 208 at the combine. But I know he took off weight following his rookie year.

[Joemailman]

Packers gave Lloyd, a USC running back, the same number 32 that OJ Simpson wore. I guess that's okay for now.

[MadtownPacker]

Maybe OJ can take over him from the beyond and he will slash defenses.

[Joemailman]

Maybe OJ can take over him from the beyond and he will slash defenses.

Knifing through the secondary.

[MadtownPacker]

Maybe a throat slash gesture when he scores the dagger TD.

Hopefully his memorabilia will be worth stealing someday.