spilltray Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 RB is a position where them being inexperienced/young doesn't really matter. Ripkowski is the vet in the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGreen#20 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 17 hours ago, CWood21 said: For the record, I think the biggest question regarding Williams wasn't whether or not he was capable of catching the ball out of the backfield. I know when I evaluated him, he wasn't really utilized as a receiver, especially in the quantity that he will be used in Green bay. Yep, very much an issue of opportunity as opposed to inability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeightTheVillain Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 20 hours ago, Gopackgonerd said: I haven't seen/heard someone mess up bad on a blitz yet, think they can all handle pass pro. Well Ty struggled mightily with it last season. The Vikings were running cross dogs blitzes at a much higher clip when he was on the field. But with a year in the weight room as a RB (along with more experience) it would make sense that he would improve. And I'm not saying the rookies can't but its not a skill utilized much on college teams (BYU might be different, haven't seen much of them), and I'd like to see them do it in a real game before I'm truly comfortable. Just saying we all know Rip can pass block and that puts my mind at ease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilltray Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 5 hours ago, SpeightTheVillain said: Well Ty struggled mightily with it last season. The Vikings were running cross dogs blitzes at a much higher clip when he was on the field. But with a year in the weight room as a RB (along with more experience) it would make sense that he would improve. And I'm not saying the rookies can't but its not a skill utilized much on college teams (BYU might be different, haven't seen much of them), and I'd like to see them do it in a real game before I'm truly comfortable. Just saying we all know Rip can pass block and that puts my mind at ease Last season Ty was thrown in the fire after training as a WR. I think that was more him overthinking or missing assignments from what I saw. He had to learn a new position mid season on the fly. And we aren't talking about college. So far, 3 preseason games, the RB group has shown willingness and ability. Of course we need to see more, but we've seen enough to not need to worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugger Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Even tho we only have rookies behind Ty RB is the one of the positions this year I'm the least worried about. Most of my concerns are on the other side of the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeightTheVillain Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 10 hours ago, spilltray said: Last season Ty was thrown in the fire after training as a WR. I think that was more him overthinking or missing assignments from what I saw. He had to learn a new position mid season on the fly. And we aren't talking about college. So far, 3 preseason games, the RB group has shown willingness and ability. Of course we need to see more, but we've seen enough to not need to worry about it. I'd say I mostly agree with you but it's not like Preseason is necessarily an effective measuring stick. Teams are not game planning. We saw last year that teams were game planning their pressure packages in order to get Ty matched up on a LB. It was a match-up on film that they liked, and generally successfully exploited. If Ty, or any of the other RBs, continues to struggle we will definitely see it again. But as I said with Rip I am much more comfortable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40Year Pack Fan Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 On 8/29/2017 at 9:51 AM, Pugger said: Even tho we only have rookies behind Ty RB is the one of the positions this year I'm the least worried about. Most of my concerns are on the other side of the ball. Yeah, our secondary was certainly an Achilles last season.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jleisher Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I have noticed over the years, the area of the team I think is in the best shape or I am overly worried about, well that's the area that causes the most problems during that season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGreen#20 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 11 hours ago, jleisher said: I have noticed over the years, the area of the team I think is in the best shape or I am overly worried about, well that's the area that causes the most problems during that season. I'm assuming you're disqualifying QB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopackgonerd Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Think we will keep all Rooks on the roster. Jones was the best out of the group, but you have to wonder if they're gonna give Williams more of an opportunity at 2nd string RB. Though I think I'm comfortable with both backing up Ty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pad Level Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Jones is our best rb and it's not close. I'm going to be banging my head against the wall until probably week 12-14 when McCarthy gives him a shot and he explodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGreen#20 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Just gonna urge patience on making any assumptions on any RBs until we're watching them in a game where our second string OL isn't dominating a 3rd string DL. Everybody was running through great holes last night. Everybody looks good when they've got that kind of blocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackyAttacky Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 1 hour ago, AlexGreen#20 said: Just gonna urge patience on making any assumptions on any RBs until we're watching them in a game where our second string OL isn't dominating a 3rd string DL. Everybody was running through great holes last night. Everybody looks good when they've got that kind of blocking. Pre-season rock stars. Like Lumpy and all the other ones before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pad Level Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 6 hours ago, AlexGreen#20 said: Just gonna urge patience on making any assumptions on any RBs until we're watching them in a game where our second string OL isn't dominating a 3rd string DL. Everybody was running through great holes last night. Everybody looks good when they've got that kind of blocking. I get that. I just think that Jones is the perfect back for this team. Needs a bit of work with the blocking but his skill is superior to the others and it's not close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 7 minutes ago, Pad Level said: I get that. I just think that Jones is the perfect back for this team. Needs a bit of work with the blocking but his skill is superior to the others and it's not close. Eh home run hitters like Jones tend to look flashier in preseason. Teams don't tend to be technically sound with all of the players coming in and out so big plays can happen more readily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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