He'll be available in the 3rd.

RBs aren't that important in the league right now.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

I doubt he will be available in the third. You are right that RBs are not as important now but I think you have seen them fall about as far as they will fall. Teams realize they still need a good one, he just doesn't have to be great so a RB with talent will always be a high consideration. I know it seems like teams can pick guys up out of the blue (no pun intended but it works) and to a degree that is true but look at the emphasis that some teams place on a talented rookie even when they supposedly have a top RB in place. The Rams had Stacy and took Mason and the Bengals had Bernard and took Hill. It may be that teams no longer look at them as a 1st round priority so good talent slips and teams grab them in the second.

I could see the Packers doing it but I highly doubt it.

Originally Posted by: sschind 

I want to get this posted BEFORE tomorrow's Wisconsin game because I want it regardless of how that game goes down. Never mind the fact that we have Lacy and he's exceptional. Never mind the fact that Starks is a fairly decent change of pace RB. Never mind the fact that Harris might be a better change of pace RB than Starks.

I WANT MELVIN GORDON TAKEN BY THE PACKERS!

Never mind that we need a good ILB - the second round will work for that. Never mind that it wouldn't be a bad idea to copy what the Cowboys have done with first round picks in their O Line - our luck/skill/whatever will first round O Lineman hasn't been so hot (Ted just ain't Jerry hahahahaha).

Maybe Gordon will be gone by the time the Packers pick - I've heard it said he could go as high as #1 or 2, but the way it has been with RBs, I'd say it's 60/40 he's still there for us - just as Lacy was there in the second round. IMO, Gordon is a once in a generation player whose ability will translate to the NFL. I've been around since Jim Brown, and I haven't seen anybody other than Brown and maybe O.J. who was better - not even Sayers or Sanders, certainly not Emmet Smith or Payton.

Just imagine Gordon's breakaway ability and Rodgers' passing, and salivate about it. 60% of the plays Gordon on the field, and 40% Lacy.

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker 

I'd consider him in the 2nd, especially since we'll probably picking at the bottom of the round.

Still sickens me that we lost Franklin.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

Montee made it until the 58th pick and him and Melvin are not that different. With McCarthy calling plays and having Rodgers, if there isn't an ILB in the 1st, we could always give Rodgers another receiving option considering how poorly the young guys we have are advancing. I remember some of the complaints when we took Jones and Nelson because of the WR we already had. With this offense it is hard to have enough good WR.

Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins