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Originally Posted by Dante84
This guy has selected so many players I liked over the years, and has really helped load the Packers with talent.
I really liked Cobb as a skill player, and he has just exploded. I also loved Jordy Nelson coming out (homer pick), and he now has a super bowl touchdown on his resume.
The ONLY thing, if there is something, that concerns me, is that the Packers have not been able to get a legitimate RB. Its been a revolving door. Now, Benson had a nice thing going before the foot injury, but still. No talent/depth at that spot.
Luckily, we have a guy named Jamaal  |
The RB problem stems more from McCarthy's stubbornness to not adequately address the position, IMO. I've been saying for years that if the Packers ever got a speedback to add to the offense, that would be the final ingredient to god mode.
The decisions to draft failures like Brandon Jackson and Alex Greene are very likely more about McCarthy than Thompson or the front office. I find it hard to believe that a front office can do a great job finding talent at EVERY position except for RB, one of the easier positions to pick great players.
Example: the front office picked up DuJuan Harris, who seems to provide the spark that the Packers were missing all of last year from the RB position. McCarthy uses him cleverly out of the backfield, but we have yet to see him really concentrate on establishing the run with him. That's why so many guys get washed up on that offense.
Look at New Orleans. Is Mark Ingram a bad RB? Possibly, but I think it's more glaring that the only guy who finds success on that team is the one with some real wheels (Sproles). It's very likely more about how the offense is designed rather than the players they're bringing in to try and make a difference.