And maybe that's what he will be and the pick will suck. I'm not here to tell you to love the pick. Frankly, I do not love the pick. I'm just pointing out the absurdity of saying than an NFL team, with its own board, evaluations, and... yaknow, full on scouting and personnel departs, "reached" because of what something in the media says.
Totally agree. Watching the draft on TV, I didn't hear any of the analysts say anything negative about Dillon or Deguara, much less say they were over drafted. Both were productive during their college careers, and hopefully that continues with the Packers. Who's to say Dillon is a backup, especially in Green Bay where it is running back by committee. I can see Jones getting the bulk of the carries, but I see Dillon getting at least 10 touches per game. He will most likely be utilized in short yardage situations starting out, but the guy ran for 1600 yards last year and weighs 245-250. LaFleur was in Tennessee when they drafted Henry...this is his Henry. Deguara projects as an H-Back, and in the pre-draft process, I heard or read numerous times they were spending a lot of time with the H-Back position. Not all TE's fit in that spot, but Deguara does, not to mention over the last 2 years, he had 77 rec, 972 yds, and 12 TD's, plus they said he just seems to always get open. Is there a chance none of these guys work out, sure, but jfc, give these guys a chance to prove themselves before giving up on them before a snap has even been made.
This is the new Packers, the change is starting, with running the focus and TE's a focal point of the offense. We have drafted 2 TE's, in back to back years, both in the 3rd rd. It is hard to get used to after 30 years of slinging it all over the field with Brett and Aaron. This is the what the philosophy is of Coach LaFleur, and if anyone thought for a minute he was going to change is being proven wrong. Last year was his first season and couldn't totally makeover the offensive roster.
I've been frustrated to a point also, everyone is. We all figured we would have drafted a WR. I think the frustrating part is with the deepest WR draft ever, and WR being a need, we haven't taken anyone yet, and there have been 17 WR's drafted through 3 rds. Furthermore, we don't pick again until the end of the 5th rd., barring a trade up. I actually hope we don't trade up, as we only have 6 picks left, and would like to see WR, OT, IOL, DT, CB, and LB hopefully addressed.
Just not seeing it. Hopefully Gute and MLF see what I’m failing to.
