Though my first choice would be Cooper DeJean, it's a deep OT class, some who could play inside. I'd love a good one early and at least one more a bit later. We have a QB and plenty of weapons, and if we upgrade the play at center and RG this could be an amazing offense.

LH, do you know what the lasting ramifications of a quad injury are? Is that one of those things that can recur or nag?

Jones first NFL carry was week 15 of his rookie year.

Stock—you’re taking too many sleeping pills again. Open the curtains and let the sunshine in. Jacobs is a stud.

They all run the SAME plays. The change-up RB should be from RD Two,or Three. Do not get caught with just one guy who can move the chains. Play to Win. A.Jones was never the bell cow guy. Get his clone.

#33 and Jacobs are incomparable. Jacobs benched #405 years ago and yes that translates into an effective stiff arm that 33 just isn't strong enough to do. Jacobs can do a lot including getting around the corner, just not in the way that 33 does. Jacobs ran a 4.64 but not content with that, the next day he was timed at 4.53 and 4.52, what Dillon was timed at in the combine. Unlike Dillon, Jacobs brings that speed onto the field. He can also cut in the backfield without slowing down so much that it insures he gets stopped. Jacobs has turned short gains into TDs more than Dillon, but I don't really know how that compares to 33 over his career.

Dillon has 20+ more pounds to make would be tacklers regret attempting it, yet Jacobs sometimes runs straight into secondary defenders which I find odd and hope they break him of that. He breaks through TO the secondary more often than either Dillon or 33, and from there it's just a question of if he takes it to the house or gets caught from behind. Either way that's already a 10+ yard gain.

Give him someone in the Kyle Juscyk role and an O line that's dominant all the way across, and he could have a HUGE season! If the whole league knows GB can't run behind the C or RG again this season? That probably won't happen.

GPG!

It was over the minute he landed in Minnesota

He doesn't seem to be used much in pass pro. Is that because he sux, isn't willing, or hasn't been taught? Certainly #33 punched WAY above his weight in this area, and is only one reason it hurts to see him go.

As a receiver he gets yards, but not from the kind of route tree 33 has. More typical check down RB stuff, but explodes from there. Broken tackles and dragging multiple defenders downfield, he excels at.

He’s got good hands and run the screen pass exceptionally well.

As mentioned he is an adequate pass catcher. It will be nice seeing him catch the ball out in the flat and then having a DB try to tackle him alone. Might make teams stick with their base defense.

If he is not good in pass protection he needs to learn. MLF agrees with me that you want to keep the same back out there for 3 downs. If you substitute that allows the defense to match personnel. It is better to keep the defense from substituting.

He has more receptions than Jones did in 2 of the last 3 seasons but somehow has 0 TD catches. The year he did finish behind him he had 53 grabs so not bad.

Thank you. These are very important parts of the Packers offense. Jacobs doesn't seem to be afraid of contact, which is important. But whether he has good blocking technique is something that should be addressed. Then again, if the Packers signed him, they know he can handle that area at least adequately. Good post.

#31 Wilson has almost identical body type to Jacobs. MLF hasn't been great at utilizing both #33 and 28. The whole "change of pace RB" idea should be scrapped as a failed experiment in GB, IMHO. MLF has enough difficulty using 1 RB intelligently. Let him learn to do that with Jacobs, keep #31 as depth behind him in case of injury, although Jacobs does have a history of playing through injury, and for most of the season. Dude is a football player!

I'd like to see this signing move the draft priority for RB down, substantially. Do they look for someone light and quick? That was Goodson. Develop Wilson and somebody else behind Jacobs, but with the idea that he's RB1 and bellcow. Instead of using 2 RBs on the field, use multiple TEs, and get somebody doing the Kyle Juscyk role.

I think that's the winning strategy, because you're paying for it and Jacobs can do it.

Exactly Golf—we are younger, healthier, and better.
We ALL miss Jones—but we just got better.

I would add that Rodgers was an all time great at qb. The most important position. While Jones ( yes , less polarizing ) is a really good running back. A position that abounds with just as, if not more talented players.

None of that has anything to do with his production last season, the Raiders were a mess. That said, he needs a dominant run blocking O line as well as somebody in the Kyle Juscyk role. Without those, I don't think he breaks out.

Bucky, I was looking up Jacob's career carries in college and pros. He only had 250 carries @ Alabama. Jones had more in college, they both have about the same total now even though Jones has more years. Jacobs has more pro carries.

We definitely should get another in the draft. I really like Guerendo-Louisville. 6'0 220 lbs but runs in the 4.3s. Maybe he takes over in 3 years. Wright, Irving, Brooks, Lloyd, or Davis would work too.

He didn't get all that much tread wear at Alabama.

He carried the ball 85 times as a Freshman, 46 carries as a sophomore (after that season it was revealed he played most of the season on a broken ankle!), and 120 times as a Junior...then he declared for the draft.

His intangibles are solid too. Great leader and work ethic. Kid can lift a semi.

His production last year was in direct correlation to the overall struggling Raider O operation under McDaniel (Peter Principle in action). The O line, QB play was lousy and he had to run into loaded boxes most of the time. Adams' YPC were also the second lowest of his career last year for the Raiders.

I think he can be the feature back for a lot longer than Jones will ever be.

More than likely longer than a 29 year old Aaron Jones who tends to miss multiple games each season.

Hopefully two years. He's really damn expensive if he can't.

Corum looked slower after his injury repair.
The cuts weren't as fast.
I'd take Wright.

Brooks coming off an ACL is more risk than Benson coming off his own ACL. Benson has had 2 injury free productive years since the ACL/ML injury. That said, I’d prefer quickness and explosiveness over 40 timed speed. I want one who gets to the edge quickly and a very good route running with soft hands, so he compliments Jacob’s.

If he can intimidate people like RB Isiah Pacheco (KC Chiefs) I am going to enjoy watching him very much.

Exactly Right —the Dillon comparison doesn’t hold water.

In case you haven't heard, Al Davis died in 2011.
And the Raiders are 39-44 since Jacobs got there.

LL—I’m always energized by your posts—-what happened?

Good idea BA4Pack, then we'll see
But Jones has 400 more yards on 130 less career carries with that shitty offensive line you want upgraded.

If we get 4 good years out of Jacobs, that would the obvious best case scenario. He would be 30 years old. It's probably more likely 3 good years and someone else will take over. Whichever RB we draft earliest will be that guy. There will be a big group to choose from if we are taking one in the 3rd round.

Hounddog—out on Yuit blue suede shoes and celebrate—it’s gonna be good.
But agree with you on the NFL ticket—what a scam.

BA4Pack,
I don't disagree with you either, and I'm a dyed in the wool Packer fan too. But as I got older some of the optimism changed to reality, like from 1969 through 1991. Lots of lean years there despite the new Bumper Stickers annually, "The Pack, Devine" was one of them, "The Pack is Wright" was another.
Devine, my ass! And Randy Wright statically is the worst QB ever in the NFL.
Damn, I hope I'm wrong. But The Raiders letting Jacobs walk and Gutey's easy-out contract say something. Could it be "where there's smoke, there's fire"?
I hope not!