DuJuan Harris will get a chance to start at RB

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MintBaconDrivel
Senior Member Topic Starter

11 years ago

As far as Packers coach Mike McCarthy is concerned, his two-headed backfield next season will be DuJuan Harris and somebody else.

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MintBaconDrivel
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11 years ago

After missing out on free-agent running back Steven Jackson, the Packers plan to give young DuJuan Harris a shot at the starting job this season.

“I wish we would have had DuJuan earlier,” McCarthy said. “He was a young man that we were just getting ready to try to put in the game. Everybody’s like ‘just put him in there.’ Well, hell, you put him in there, there aren’t too many runs in our offense where we can’t go to a pass, and now he’s protecting for Aaron Rodgers. That’s why there’s a lot of stress schematically and responsibility wise on our running backs, and that’s not going to change because of our quarterback. Once he got ready, I felt great about the way DuJuan finished the season. Looking forward to having him for an offseason and look for good things for him.”

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Zero2Cool
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11 years ago

I think he has a bright future. I like how tough and quick he runs. What was his forty? 🙂

buckeyepackfan
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11 years ago

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=70264&draftyear=2011&genpos=RBDates : 03/04/11

Height: 5 07
Weight: 197
40 Yrd Dash: 4.44
20 Yrd Dash: 2.58
10 Yrd Dash: 1.44
225 Lb. Bench Reps: 27
Vertical Jump: 38 1/2
Broad Jump: 10'00"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.35
3-Cone Drill: 7.15

The more Ted passes on these older experienced RB's, the more I am looking foward to seeing Harris, Green, and Saine compete for playing time.

Green a little bigger than Harris, Saine also, at one time Sain was a little faster, but after the injury last year, it remains to be seen if he gets all his speed back.
I would like to see Saine put on a few pounds and eventually replace Kuhn at the starting FB spot.
I'm hoping the injury bug doesn't hit The Packers as hard this year.

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Zero2Cool
Elite Member

11 years ago

Brandon Saine needs to be cut. He's a lost cause.

DuJuan Harris and James Starks complement one another very well. Both, I feel, need to improve in all aspects of the passing game. That means pass blocking, blitz pickup, receiving and whatever else you can think of.

buckeyepackfan
Veteran Member

11 years ago

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

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play2win
Senior Member

11 years ago

I love the toughness of this Harris kid. Good runner. Aggressive. Confident.

FLORIDA PACKER88
Member

11 years ago

I like Harris, but I still think we need a more complete back in this offense. I Kind of like the Taylor Kid from NC State and I think we could get him in the late 2nd or 3rd round depending on where Ted Thompson moves around this year. I think Pairing up Harris with a draftee is essential to taking some pressure off the vertical game this year.

wpr
Preferred Member

11 years ago

I am a bit skeptical. 32 teams pass on the young man 7 times in the 2011 draft.

The juggernaut Jacksonville picks him up as a FA. They are so deep on talent that he hardly ever sees the field so they release him a year later.
One can argue Jacksonville has a lousy team because they can not evaluate talent. Ok. Fine.

2 days later Pittsburgh acquires him and release him after a whole 4 days. Pittsburgh has had more than their share of problems at RB including wondering if they are going to keep Mendenhall.

Don't get me wrong. I like what little I have seen of him but I need to see a whole lot more before I am comfortable with him being the one who solves all the running woes for GB. There have been too many guys come in look good for a season or even a few games and then disappear after the league adjusts to them.

Bigbyfan
Member

11 years ago

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Originally Posted by: wpr

32 teams passed on Tramon Williams 7 times in the draft. He got cut by (at the time) lowly Texans. He seemed to work out pretty well for the Packers.

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