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<blockquote data-quote="TOPHAT" data-source="post: 164478" data-attributes="member: 781"><p><strong>Re: Packer 53 Man Roster: Analysis</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Right, it is an interesting waiver day moves or not. Here is the story about Grant:</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.packerupdate.com/packer_update/2007/09/well-at-least-h.html" target="_blank">http://www.packerupdate.com/packer_update/2007/09/well-at-least-h.html</a></p><p></p><p>That Ted Thompson acquired a running back on Saturday came as no surprise....The Packers' GM needed to do something to fortify the position heading into next week’s opener. The surprise is that Ryan Grant is the player Thompson chose to bring in. The 24-year-old, who missed all of last season with a serious arm injury, was the Giants No. 5 running back. “<strong>Grant had a very solid camp, but I don’t see him as a prospect worth giving up even a late pick for</strong>,” said a scout for another team. “He was behind a journeyman and a seventh-round draft choice in New York. <strong>In my opinion, he’ll make much more of an impact on special teams than on offense at this level</strong>.”..."<strong>On the positive side, he’s a big guy with above-average speed who will break the occasional tackle</strong>,” said the scout. "On the negative side, he runs tall and is straight-linish. <strong>To be honest, he doesn’t appear to be particularly well-suited for the zone blocking scheme</strong>. Thompson has a pretty good eye for talent, but this one has me scratching my head.” He's probably not the only one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOPHAT, post: 164478, member: 781"] [b]Re: Packer 53 Man Roster: Analysis[/b] [b]Right, it is an interesting waiver day moves or not. Here is the story about Grant:[/b] [url]http://www.packerupdate.com/packer_update/2007/09/well-at-least-h.html[/url] That Ted Thompson acquired a running back on Saturday came as no surprise....The Packers' GM needed to do something to fortify the position heading into next week’s opener. The surprise is that Ryan Grant is the player Thompson chose to bring in. The 24-year-old, who missed all of last season with a serious arm injury, was the Giants No. 5 running back. “[b]Grant had a very solid camp, but I don’t see him as a prospect worth giving up even a late pick for[/b],” said a scout for another team. “He was behind a journeyman and a seventh-round draft choice in New York. [b]In my opinion, he’ll make much more of an impact on special teams than on offense at this level[/b].”..."[b]On the positive side, he’s a big guy with above-average speed who will break the occasional tackle[/b],” said the scout. "On the negative side, he runs tall and is straight-linish. [b]To be honest, he doesn’t appear to be particularly well-suited for the zone blocking scheme[/b]. Thompson has a pretty good eye for talent, but this one has me scratching my head.” He's probably not the only one. [/QUOTE]
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