Running Back Situation: High Priority?· Page 2

Cheesey
Preferred Member

8 years ago

Ty and Lacy as a one two punch.
If Lacy can stay healthy (a big if) he still could make a big difference.
And Monty showed he can carry the rock.

steveishere
Veteran Member

8 years ago

#12

I don't want Lacy back, he doesn't want to play football as you could see in his commitment. I would like to go into the year with TY, Rip, Crockett. Look at the Pats and you see what they do with a good receiving back in White. Plus why waste a high draft pick on a rb when we don't try keeping one going in a game. Plus i seen on NFL network that DJ has us taking TJ Watt with our 1st pick :)

Originally Posted by: dhazer

I don't know what I would go that far. He maybe doesn't put in enough work in the offseason but when those pads go on he plays his ass off. He jacked up his foot playing injured and he leaves everything on the field he's just not in great shape while he does it. I'll take a guy like that on my team, I just wouldn't pay full price for it.

uffda udfa
Veteran Member Topic Starter

8 years ago

#13

Lacy and Ty are not reliable. Montgomery with sickle cell trait is a threat to miss blocks of time all the time and he can't carry it all that much anyway.

Eddie does play hard but he's disgraceful in the way he handles himself making him unreliable. Plus, he has those asthma issues that can strike at any time. Plus he had that toe issue when he got drafted that caused some teams to believe he'd last about 4 years.

Banking on Ty and Eddie seems to be a fool's game. We need a young stud without these concerns those two have. Love Rip but not totally sure he's going to be able to be as effective if he's the main guy for long stretches.

Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."

Bigbyfan
Member

8 years ago

#14

I still want the Packers to trade up in the first round and pick Dalvin Cook out of FSU.

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uffda udfa
Veteran Member Topic Starter

8 years ago

#15

I still want the Packers to trade up in the first round and pick Dalvin Cook out of FSU.

Originally Posted by: Bigbyfan

If he was a clean prospect, I'd be okay with this thought but this guy might be the next Koren Robinson. I suppose these could be false concerns promulgated to push him down the board but with this being an historic RB prospect class it doesn't make sense to trade up for a potential alcoholic.

Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."

dhazer
Veteran Member

8 years ago

#16

Why of why is everyone wanting a stud rb, Rodgers and MM won't stick with the running game anyways. We could have Elliott in our backfield and he would still be lucky to get over a 1100 yards. We need a receiving back that can carry the ball but also cause mismatches in the passing game.

Just Imagine this for the next 6-9 years. What a ride it will be 🙂 (PS, Zero should charge for this)

uffda udfa
Veteran Member Topic Starter

8 years ago

#17

Why of why is everyone wanting a stud rb, Rodgers and Mike McCarthy won't stick with the running game anyways. We could have Elliott in our backfield and he would still be lucky to get over a 1100 yards. We need a receiving back that can carry the ball but also cause mismatches in the passing game.

Originally Posted by: dhazer

That's McCaffrey. All for him. I think if we had a stud RB we would hand it off more.

You did touch on a point from my OP. Is it even a good idea to have a great RB because we have Rodgers and do you want the ball out of his hands?

Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."

Bigbyfan
Member

8 years ago

#18

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa

Can't say I've been paying that much attention to his off the field issues, but on the field he is an absolute stud. The guy is a threat to take it to the house everytime he touches the ball. He averaged something like 6.5 yards a carry during his college career. Give Aaron and this offense that type of weapon and our offense will be on a totally different level than we've seen since Ahman Green's 1800 yard season.

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uffda udfa
Veteran Member Topic Starter

8 years ago

#19

Originally Posted by: Bigbyfan

I'm on board for a stud RB pick Lacy or no Lacy. Here's what Walter football.com had to say about off field concerns for Dalvin:

Teams do have some off-the-field concerns about Cook and his character. He escaped some legal issues last year, but teams say that Cook has an entourage of gang bangers and they worry Cook drinks too much. Staying out of trouble is a concern that teams have.

He was accused of punching a woman outside a bar but was found not guilty. Close to being Ray Rice or Joe Mixon.

Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."

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