Brandon Jackson should be our man

packersfan101101
Registered Topic Starter

15 years ago

Yes grant is good, but i think brandon jackson could be much better if given the chance. He is a more explosive back with big play capability, as we have seen today. Jackson is averaging 5.5 yard per carry, that is very good. Grant is averaging under 4... Also, Jackson is a better receiver, if you havnt noticed he comes in on most passing plays. And when he comes in it is pretty obvious its a screen or a pass so it would be much better if Mike McCarthy made him the everydown pack.

Now what to do with grant if this ever happened? (i realize that it probably wont)
I would say that the best thing to do would be to trade him for some good Defensive tackles to help stop the run. And if we couldnt get and good DT's then i think he should be traded for some draft picks.. in order to get some good DT's.

anyone agree? or does everyone love grant..

brandon jackson is amazing

Wanna join the discussion?! Login to your PACKERSHOME forum account or Register a new forum account

TengoJuego
Rookie

15 years ago

Disagree. What would Ted Look like benching Grant after that contract extension(not that its Ted's choice, but the man deciding it would not do it)? You don't pay Millions of Dollars to just dump a guy. Jackson has signs of brightness, however has not proven consistent.

cheeseheads123
Member

15 years ago

If they gave jackson a few more carries a game that would be awesome.

packersfan101101
Registered Topic Starter

15 years ago

"TengoJuego" wrote:

i disagree with his contract extension. jackson is an elusive back.. that is why he gets stuffed in the backfield once in a while. a drive with jackson may look like this : 1 yard run, 2 yard run, 15 yard run, 5 yard run, etc.... obviously grant is more consistant because he is a straight ahead runner, but grant does not have that big play capability like jackson does.

brandon jackson is amazing

blueleopard
Member

15 years ago

There's no reason why we can't use both. We need to man up and play new era football. The days of an every-down back are gone. All the good teams on the ground have two guys to use.

Tennessee Titans -- LenDale White / Chris Johnson
Atlanta Falcons -- Micheal Turner / Jerious Norwood
Carolina Panthers -- DeAngelo Williams / Jonathan Stewart
New York Jets -- Thomas Jones / Leon Washington
Minnesota Vikings -- Adrian Peterson / Chester Taylor
New York Giants -- Brandon Jacobs / Derrick Ward / Ahmad Bradshaw

Look at San Diego struggling with LaDainian Tomlinson. Look at St. Louis struggling with Steven Jackson. These guys are elite running backs, but they have nobody behind them.

Seriously. Ryan Grant and Brandon Jackson have the potential to be just as good.

Danreb Victorio A Believer of Greg Jennings

djcubez
Senior Member

15 years ago

"blueleopard" wrote:

Exactly my opinion. I think with what Jackson's been showing us we could have a great 1-2 punch at running back.

go.pack.go.
Veteran Member

15 years ago

They should make some sort of adjustment where Jackson gets somewhere around 10 carries a game and Grant gets about 20-25. I know that it's hard if you're losing like the Packers usually are, but maybe if BJax gets the carries we wont be losing.

Nonstopdrivel
Preferred Member

15 years ago

I agree with blueleopard. Increase the proportion of Brandon Jackson carries so that opposing defensive coordinators have more to game plan against. If we go solely with one back or the other, we severely reduce our versatility.

I really like our three-back set that we've deployed several times this year. An idea I think would be really intriguing would be to develop some option plays in which both Brandon Jackson and Ryan Grant are in the backfield at the same time. I think it would be fun to watch defenses try to grapple with both Jackson's big-play ability to the outside and Grant's up-the-middle smashmouth style.

Greg C.
Registered

15 years ago

blueleopard is right, and I've said it before: Split the carries between Grant and Jackson.

After running well for several games, Grant ran poorly today. Maybe it had something to do with whatever injury kept him out for the entire second half. Meanwhile, Jackson gave the offense a jolt of energy.

I have been frustrated all season by McCarthy's reluctance to spread the carries around. Deshawn Wynn should be getting some carries as well.

blank

Nonstopdrivel
Preferred Member

15 years ago

#10

That's something I've wondered about. Has Wynn gotten a single carry all season? If not, why was he even re-signed?

Important Information:

The PACKERSHOME uses cookies. By continuing to browse this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. More Details Close

Fan Shout

Zero2Cool (2h) : Bears. Vikings. OT

Mucky Tundra (3h) : Thems the breaks I guess

Mucky Tundra (3h) : Two players out and Williams had an injury designation this week but Oladapo is a healthy scratch

Zero2Cool (3h) : Packers inactives vs 49ers: • CB Jaire Alexander • S Kitan Oladapo • LB Edgerrin Cooper • OL Jacob Monk

TheKanataThrilla (5h) : Aaron Jones with a costly red zone fumble

Zero2Cool (6h) : When we trade Malik for a 1st rounder, we'll need a new QB2.

packerfanoutwest (23-Nov) : Report: Aaron Rodgers wants to play in 2025, but not for the Jets

beast (23-Nov) : That's what I told the Police officer about my speed when he pulled me over

packerfanoutwest (23-Nov) : NFL told Bears that Packers’ blocked field goal was legal

packerfanoutwest (22-Nov) : 49ers are underdogs at Packers, ending streak of 36 straight games as favorites

Zero2Cool (22-Nov) : 49ers might be down their QB, DL, TE and LT?

packerfanoutwest (22-Nov) : Jaire Alexander says he has a torn PCL

Zero2Cool (20-Nov) : Even with the context it's ... what?

Mucky Tundra (20-Nov) : Matt LaFleur without context: “I don’t wanna pat you on the butt and you poop in my hand.”

beast (20-Nov) : We brought in a former Packers OL coach to help evaluate OL as a scout

beast (20-Nov) : Jets have been pretty good at picking DL

Zero2Cool (20-Nov) : He landed good players thanks to high draft slot. He isn't good.

Zero2Cool (20-Nov) : He can shove his knowledge up his ass. He knows nothing.

beast (20-Nov) : More knowledge, just like bring in the Jets head coach

Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : What? Why? Huh?

beast (19-Nov) : I wonder if the Packers might to try to bring Douglas in through Milt Hendrickson/Ravens connections

Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : The Jets fired Joe Douglas, per sources

packerfanoutwest (19-Nov) : Jets are a mess......

Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : Pretty sure Jets fired their scouting staff and just pluck former Packers.

Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : Jets sign Anders Carlson to their 53.

Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : When you cycle the weeks, the total over remains for season. But you get your W/L for that selected week. Confusing.

packerfanoutwest (19-Nov) : the total and percentage are the same as the previous weeks

packerfanoutwest (19-Nov) : the totals are accurate..nrvrtmind

Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : I don't follow what you are saying. The totals are not the same as last week.

packerfanoutwest (19-Nov) : ok so then wht are the totals the same as last week?

Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : NFL Pick'em is auto updated when NFL Scores tab is clicked

Martha Careful (19-Nov) : The offense was OK. Let's not forget the Bear defense is very very good.

packerfanoutwest (19-Nov) : Who updates the leaderboard on NFLPickem?

beast (19-Nov) : Has the Packers offense been worse since the former Jets coach joined the Packers?

Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : Offense gets his ass in gear, this could be good.

Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : Backup QB helped with three wins. Special Teams contributed to three wins.

bboystyle (18-Nov) : Lions played outside thats why. They scored 16 and 17 in the only 2 outside games this year

Zero2Cool (18-Nov) : The rest of the NFL is catching up to Packers ... kicking is an issue throughout league

packerfanoutwest (18-Nov) : Packers DL Kenny Clark: We knew 'we were going to block' Bears' game-winning field goal attempt

Zero2Cool (18-Nov) : Lions seem to be throttling everyone, but only (only) got 24 lol maybe the rain is why

Zero2Cool (18-Nov) : Packers vs Lions game doesn't seem so bad.

beast (18-Nov) : Dennis Green "They are what we thought they were, and we let them off the hook!"

Martha Careful (17-Nov) : comment of the day Z2Cool "Bears better than we want to admit. Packers worse than we think. It's facts."

Mucky Tundra (17-Nov) : my worst case scenario: Bears fix their oline and get a coach like Johnson from the Lions and his scheme

Zero2Cool (17-Nov) : Bears get OL fixed amd we might have a problem

buckeyepackfan (17-Nov) : Pretty sure they already have scouting reports on guys who aren't even starting for their college team. The future is now for me.

buckeyepackfan (17-Nov) : I tend to let Gute and Co. Worry about the future.

beast (17-Nov) : That's great news and Packers need to keep upgrading their OL, DL and DBs this off-season, so missing one guy doesn't kill them

Please sign in to use Fan Shout

2024 Packers Schedule

Friday, Sep 6 @ 7:15 PM

Eagles

29 - 34

Sunday, Sep 15 @ 12:00 PM

COLTS

16 - 10

Sunday, Sep 22 @ 12:00 PM

Titans

30 - 14

Sunday, Sep 29 @ 12:00 PM

VIKINGS

29 - 31

Sunday, Oct 6 @ 3:25 PM

Rams

24 - 19

Sunday, Oct 13 @ 12:00 PM

CARDINALS

34 - 13

Sunday, Oct 20 @ 12:00 PM

TEXANS

24 - 22

Sunday, Oct 27 @ 12:00 PM

Jaguars

30 - 27

Sunday, Nov 3 @ 3:25 PM

LIONS

14 - 24

Sunday, Nov 17 @ 12:00 PM

Bears

20 - 19

Sunday, Nov 24 @ 3:25 PM

49ERS

Thursday, Nov 28 @ 7:20 PM

DOLPHINS

Thursday, Dec 5 @ 7:15 PM

Lions

Sunday, Dec 15 @ 7:20 PM

Seahawks

Monday, Dec 23 @ 7:15 PM

SAINTS

Sunday, Dec 29 @ 12:00 PM

Vikings

Saturday, Jan 4 @ 11:00 PM

BEARS