macbob
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11 years ago
MM doesn't mention Benson or Grant, but does mention Starks (and Green and Harris). Looks like we're moving on, as expected...

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Value-was-too-great-for-Packers-to-pass-on-running-backs.html 

The Green Bay Packers sank a $110 million investment in Aaron Rodgers on Friday, a deal that includes $62.5 million over the next three seasons, and then they went about adding some pieces around him in the rest of the draft.

Green Bay grabbed falling Alabama running back Eddie Lacy at the end of the second round Friday night and doubled back with UCLA running back Johnathan Franklin on Saturday in the fourth round to provide the offense with young options at a position that has been pieced together in recent seasons.

“The way we view our offense, with the two backs, top to bottom with DuJuan (Harris), Alex (Green), James (Starks) and these two guys, I have not had this diverse ability of so many different types of runners and athletic ability,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy said, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “Eddie Lacy is a big, powerful runner. Like Johnathan Franklin a lot. Feel very, very good about the group. A competitive situation. There will be excellent opportunities. I'm looking forward to seeing who grabs the rope and runs with it.”

The reality is the Packers have too many running backs at this point and a pre-draft visit with veteran Cedric Benson on Wednesday is unlikely to amount to anything at this point. Lacy and Franklin can compete for carries and the Packers will likely have a few veterans in place. But the intriguing thing here is the upside of the talented rookies.

Some thought Lacy would be selected in the first round and Franklin could have gone as high as the second round. The value was too good to pass up. Franklin, a teammate with Packers’ first-round pick Datone Jones at UCLA, set the Bruins’ single-season rushing record with 1,700 yards last season and holds the career mark with 4,403. He is the first UCLA running back drafted since Maurice Jones-Drew.

“I think we can all agree you can never have enough running backs,” McCarthy said. “The demands of the position. The way we like to play. You can't have enough.

“I think they all need to play every down. It's something we say as a staff, with the players. It's important to have players who can play first, second and third down. We train all of our running backs to be first, second and third down players.”

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wpr
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11 years ago

MM doesn't mention Benson or Grant, but does mention Starks (and Green and Harris). Looks like we're moving on, as expected...

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Value-was-too-great-for-Packers-to-pass-on-running-backs.html 

Originally Posted by: macbob 



There was no reason for Mike to mention Benson or Grant since they are not currently members of the team nor will they be anytime soon.

I wonder if GB will get any trade offers for Starks. If so anything more than a 7th? If that is all they get GB should sit tight until the end of TC. Someone will come calling. Undrafted and unproven Grant was worth a 6th to GB. They should get that for Starks too.
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DakotaT
11 years ago

There was no reason for Mike to mention Benson or Grant since they are not currently members of the team nor will they be anytime soon.

I wonder if GB will get any trade offers for Starks. If so anything more than a 7th? If that is all they get GB should sit tight until the end of TC. Someone will come calling. Undrafted and unproven Grant was worth a 6th to GB. They should get that for Starks too.

Originally Posted by: wpr 



Are you insane? We're not getting anything for our running backs. Bring them all to camp and let the competition begin.
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Mucky Tundra
11 years ago

I wonder if GB will get any trade offers for Starks. If so anything more than a 7th? If that is all they get GB should sit tight until the end of TC. Someone will come calling. Undrafted and unproven Grant was worth a 6th to GB. They should get that for Starks too.

Originally Posted by: wpr 



I got the impression Starks being on the trading block was GB going for what Tampa and New England did: pick+player for pick+ player. But I didn't think of a late training camp trade after, especially after an injury in the pre-season.
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wpr
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11 years ago

Are you insane? We're not getting anything for our running backs. Bring them all to camp and let the competition begin.

Originally Posted by: DakotaT 



yep. I already said bring em in. When I said trade Starks for a 6 or 7th I didn't say that the team he would be going to would be desperate because their start or tow was injured. If everyone one every team is healthy they will have to out right release him.
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macbob
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11 years ago

There was no reason for Mike to mention Benson or Grant since they are not currently members of the team nor will they be anytime soon.

Originally Posted by: wpr 



???

Looking at the Packers.com website, under active players they list both Benson and Grant.

http://www.packers.com/team/players.html 

Note: They already list our draft picks on the roster, with Bakhtiari even already having a number (69)
Zero2Cool
11 years ago

???

Looking at the Packers.com website, under active players they list both Benson and Grant.

http://www.packers.com/team/players.html 

Originally Posted by: macbob 



That fooled me too.

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/3139/cedric-benson 
http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/3252/ryan-grant 


Both are Free Agent's though.

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wpr
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11 years ago

???

Looking at the Packers.com website, under active players they list both Benson and Grant.

http://www.packers.com/team/players.html 

Note: They already list our draft picks on the roster, with Bakhtiari even already having a number (69)

Originally Posted by: macbob 



UFA 32 BENSON, CEDRIC UFA 80 DRIVER, DONALD UFA 25 GRANT, RYAN UFA 85 Jennings, Greg U/Min 93 Walden, Erik U/Ind
ourlads depth chart 

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I should have known Kevin was going to be quicker than I was.
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Wade
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11 years ago
I'm glad everyone seems more-or-less happy with two RB picks.

Value for position -- that argument I get. Lacy's injury history scares me, but late second clearly value for position. Franklin's fumbling history concerns me, but late fourth, clearly value for position. Both picks probably make sense in a "best player available" philosophy.

Not that I like either pick particularly. Even though "230 pounds" (Lacy) makes me think of "domination".

I just think there were bigger, more critical needs that still remain unsolved by anything other than "potential growth". As I said multiple times before the draft, I don't think the skill players are the problem. Yeah, none of them are going to compete for rushing titles, but the bigger problems are (i) OL, (ii) DL, (iii) defense up the middle. Okay, two fourths on OL is good. The first on a DE is good.

And what of defense up the middle? A fifth round smallish NT? And...????

I hope the Packers don't play many good up the middle runners or good receiving tight ends this year.

And that McCarthy/Rodgers re-discover the virtues of more frequent short/quick-hitting pass plays.





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Gaycandybacon
11 years ago
What's his injury history? He's played in all the games the past 2 years.. If he played through those injures I commend him. But seriously if he just tweaked something I don't see high risk in taking him.
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