Can the Packers get a starting running back in this draft? (1 Viewer)

[Sabertooth]

I was just wondering who people think will be available at pick number 47. Will there be any Jones-Drew or Jerious Norwood type of guys that might slide but have a chance to make a big impact?

 

[trader jake]

Yes they can. Vernand Morency is a decent back and can handle some carries in a RBBC.

Every RB not named Peterson or Lynch should be available in the 2nd round. Michael Bush might even be a bigger back option for Ted Thompson in the 3rd or even 4th round.

 

[chris1969]

exactly!

 

[Routilla]

Not sure if he's a starter but they could get A. Pittman in the 3rd.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

Yes they can. Vernand Morency is a decent back and can handle some carries in a RBBC.Every RB not named Peterson or Lynch should be available in the 2nd round. Michael Bush might even be a bigger back option for Ted Thompson in the 3rd or even 4th round.

Not 100% certain about this. I've seen several mocks with Brian Leonard being gone by Green Bay in Round 2 (and possibly in the first round).Regardless, GB has a shot at most every other RB, and several of them could perform well (but not at ADP level).

 

[trader jake]

I've seen several mocks with Brian Leonard being gone by Green Bay in Round 2 (and possibly in the first round).

Good point Jeff. As a Packer fan I've already taken Leonard off my "mental draft board" for the Packers because he doesn't seem like a good fit for a zone blocking scheme where one cut and burst through the hole are essential. Leonard seems like a much better fit in a traditional blocking west coast offense than what Green Bay switched to when Mike McCarthey took over last season. The Eagles seem like an ideal fit.

 

[OldMilwaukee]

Bush is a steal!

good luck!

 

[Thorpe]

I'd say that 40-50% of RBs taken between the end of the 2nd and the 5th turn out to be NFL caliber.

 

[Buddy Ball 2K3]

Every time I read about Bush I just cringe. To think that at the start of the season he was one of the top candidates for the Heisman and now he may drop to the 3rd round.

I would love to see the Pack pass on Lynch in the first and add some talent on D and then get a back like Bush in the second. Let Morency handle the majority of the carries until they are comfortable with Bush's leg and then turn him loose.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

I've seen several mocks with Brian Leonard being gone by Green Bay in Round 2 (and possibly in the first round).

Good point Jeff. As a Packer fan I've already taken Leonard off my "mental draft board" for the Packers because he doesn't seem like a good fit for a zone blocking scheme where one cut and burst through the hole are essential. Leonard seems like a much better fit in a traditional blocking west coast offense than what Green Bay switched to when Mike McCarthey took over last season. The Eagles seem like an ideal fit.

If the Packers are running a zone blocking scheme, they should really look to pick up Pittman in the 2nd.

 

[Blackjacks]

I think Kenny Irons would also be a good fit for them. They might have to reach for him in the second or try to get him in the third but I think he would fit in nicely to their offensive scheme.