Finesse Offense, Ba bye.

"He's projected as a short yardage specialist, which means he likely was drafted way too high."

He looks nothing like a short yard specialist on tape. He looks like a 2 inches shorter Derrick Henry. Obviously Derrick left an impression on LaFleur. Personally, I'm tired of the Packers being a finesse team. I want to see the Packers run over people and this guy does just that.

Was he a reach? I don't know, maybe. But watching about 2 minutes of tape after spending all last summer watching Titans reruns, it's pretty clear why the Packers want him. I see a powerful runner and receiver with good hands who is crazy nifty for a man of his size and power on wheel and flat routes. It will be fun running play action with AJ Dillon back there too.

Good writeup: https://www.battleredblog.com/2020-nfl-draft/2020/4/20/21227114/2020-nfl...

He's got measurables comparable to Derrick Henry. Hope he can play like him.

Holy hell. Tackle was there...LB was there.....could have taken a great Safety. Wow.....just wow.... We’ll be good on 3rd and 1?

I guess since they gave up their 4th round pick to move up to get Jordan Love, they felt like they needed to spend their 2nd round pick on a 4th round running back to make up for it. Makes sense.

Let's go for a new punter in the third to compete this circus

Is Ted back?

At least when it’s all said and done in a couple years everyone will be fired in Green Bay. Teams a joke and has been for years. Now we know jones is gone too. Guess the future is more important then the one game away from the super bowl.

I had my hands on my head!?!!?? Hope they know WTF they're doing cause I don't.

Wow , Gute likes our defense , maybe we can get some un drafted free agents when the real draft is over. I don’t believe this guy . A projected late third round pick, Gute your fuckin nailing it!

Move over Ted Thompson...Your horrendous 2015 draft may finally be out done by Gutekunst's 2020 draft. Just unfrickenbelievable!!

EDDie Lacy has returned.

Do we have confirmation that Gute has not been the victim of a home invasion by Bears fans trying to tank the Packers draft? Can we get GB PD to make a stop to check?

good player but seems like a bit of a reach

I understood the Love pick. Not this one. Gute doing the RAS thing. Feels like a pretty big reach. You don't draft a RB in the 2nd unless you're going to feature him, and Dillon will have a hard time seeing snaps this year.

Rebuild? But even that doesn't make sense. Truly confused. Gute had better be right or he needs to be fired by this time next year.

I don't blame Brian Gutekunst. He didn't hire himself. I blame Mark Murphy.

2 rounds and 2 backups?! We need starters on the d-line, o-line, ILB, and WR and Gutenkunst is picking backups. Running backs can be found in the late rounds. This was a major reach! Why not trade back and pick this guy later while getting some extra picks. This is a shirt show.

Watching his highlights for the first time (since like many of you I've never heard of him before) he looks like he has some John Riggins in him. Or maybe it's Tim Riggins. Either is good for they were both champions.

Maybe someone hacked the system and changed the Packer's picks.

Tomorrow morning on CheeseheadTV, “ I didn’t like the pick last night but now I think Gutey nailed it!

I've said many times before.....never ever anticipate who the Packers might draft. I have been doing this for something like 30-years and never get it right.

I'll be honest, I really would have liked Justin Jefferson or Laviska Shenault, or Kenneth Murray amongst a few others. To be completely honest I had hoped the Packers would draft Jordan Love but didn't think it would happen. I am very excited when they did select him. I was around during the 1970's - 1980's and 1990's watching a 'lot' of inept QB's and never want to experience that again. I think Love was a very smart draft choice. I will acknowledge AJ Dillon blew me away. Not upset as I assume the Packers know much more than me and because I was completely unfamiliar with AJ. I think you will see Aaron Jones playing as a receiver much more often including in the slot and out of the backfield. I do think the Packers have better young WR's than most give them credit for.

I believe the Packers have some young talent at ILB and here is hoping they develop and step forward. My biggest concern is the Packers OT position. I see Josh Jones continues to be available but how do the Packers move up for him?

The Packers went into the draft needing WR, TE, OT, DL, and ILB and after two selections they haven't picked any of those selections. Very interesting!!!!

Not surprised the Packers took a RB early. Not in the least. Jones is too small and injury prone for a heavy workload and last year the Packer were still managing his workload just like McCarthy did. LaFleur wants to get his outside zone run game cranked up and he needed a RB that could handle a heavy workload and allow Jones to be what he is best at. Jones should be a 3rd down RB in the James White role in NE. Dillon will be a nightmare for Defenses to handle late in games and late in the season.

Wasn't the pick I would have made, Josh Jones or Baun would have, but this pick makes perfect sense!

Well, at least he didn't waste our 3rd round pick to move up and get him.

LOL... All the wannabe GMs who know better. --- Gute has more football knowledge in the tip of his pinky than most of you could ever dream of. --- You need to stop with the bs... you're making all Packer Fans look ignorant.

I'm already looking forward to "Love hands the ball to Dillon for the TD & the Pack secure another NFL Championship". ---- When is the only question.

NFL.com had him projected in rounds 3 - 4 ? What am I missing?

I rather liked Dillon and thought he would be a good late 3rd or 4th round pick. I do think LaFleur will be happy with thebig bruising RB, but he won’t be Derrick Henry. He will be a nice complement to Jones.

I hope Gute has put his dog away!

Let me tell you. AJ is a beast. Was he a slight reach? Maybe.
Probably would have been a high 3rd rounder for some other team.
I have been following this kid since he committed to UMich (still upset that he recommitted to BC). He is fast and has got so much power. I am thrilled with this pick. I can see him being a better Derrick Henry for sure.
GO PACK!

Top notch players at LB, Edge, and DL left on the board to help fill needs and you take a WHAT, a RB? Yeah that will help fix the terrible run stopping defense of last season. It would have made more sense to take a WR to fill a need than a RB. And even a top OL makes more sense.

All of you crybabies piss me off. We needed a true back-up QB and a power runner to push the defense back. This new running back is going to surprise all of you and you will be running to the store to buy his jersey you bunch of whiny tools.

Goal line, third down and red zone were and have been difficult areas for the Packers. This kid can immediately make an impact as a lead blocking back, goal line/third down runner and pass protector. Strong, 4.53 40 and tough to bring down. Good pick.

LaFleur was the OC for TN when they had Mariota and Henry?
Hmm.

I like the player. He will bring a physical presence that we miss in the running game. Jamaal Williams will be gone after this year.

That being said Gute seems to be admitting Dexter Williams (no one seems to remember him) was a wasted pick last year. It is also fair to question that so far, two picks in, Packers have not addressed the ability to stop the run, or added speed to stretch the field on offense. This is my problem with this draft and the entire offseason to date.

Dillon could be the thunder to Jones’ lightning. However, I think we could have taken him in the 3rd and taken a WR or OL now.

Gute should have traded out of 30 and taken a WR early in the 2nd and maybe another WR or OL with this pick. If he got a 3rd with the 2nd for the 30 he could have taken a LB and an RB in the 3rd.

I’m not a draftnik by any stretch but I don’t see where Gute is going with this draft. I wanted to focus on offense in this draft but this is not what I was thinking or expecting. I’m not waiting up for the 3rd round. Everyone stay well. Thanks, Since ‘61

Of the 58 backs whom were "draftable" 3 fit the Packers athleticism profile. Dillon was one. Like his game a lot, he can also play teams and FB. AJ is a baller, I live in New England, watched him quite a bit.

I have watched a lot of his youtube highlights, I was thinking "Hey, this kids a beast! Maybe in round 4 after we get our WR, OL, and LB, if this guy is still there that be a nice luxury pick up" .... But in ROUND 2?!?!? When we still haven't addressed a SINGLE need?!?!? What is the plan Gute? do you have one? what are we missing here?

This is turning into an awesome draft! First Love now Dillon!! I'm almost breathless waiting for their next pick.

MM and BG - total losers.

As long as Murphy can fill enough seats to keep the Titletown District in the black, all will be well. Vanilla front office, young coach who won't rock the boat too much, and a reasonable shot at 8 wins and possible wild-card berth will be fine with the Board of Directors.

Here we go with BG knows more than all of us. Hes a frickin moron and incompetent. Total joke

This is another statement pick. First, a QB that ran an up tempo offense ( as opposed to Rodgers running the play clock down to 3 every play) at Utah State. Then they pick up a back that looks like a faster, quicker Marshawn Lynch. The message from LeFleur and Gutey being, we're eventually moving forward with our plan, with or without your approval, Aaron. The running game is going to be a greater part our offense, get used t it.

A meat hammer for a team that's going to run more and pass less.

Silly me. I thought we needed a WR, MLB, DL or an OT. I hope I'm proven wrong and end up with egg on my face. I really have loved what Gute has done the past 2 years, but I don't see any rhyme or reason to the picks so far. Who would have thought to pick players you really don't need and leave the old holes in your team and shore up your weaknesses. It sounds like a whole new drafting philosophy. Oh, I hope I am do wrong.

I'm far from the most knowledgeable fan on this site and I don't follow college football to the extent I used to so take this as the musings of a intermediate-level but long time football fan. I see several ways a team can improve their passing game. A great quarterback is of course a necessity. GB has that (or at least used to, time will tell if the succession of sub-100 passer rating seasons was the start of a steady decline in Rodgers' skills or more a reflection of the offensive talent around him and just being on a less talented overall team, including the defense). A stable of good WR's helps. We have only one, so far, and maybe a decent TE time will tell. What else helps a passing game? A great running game, which opens up the play action but also keeps the defense guessing and maybe creates some match-up problems if they can't predict run or pass with much confidence. And if the RB's can catch the ball out of the backfield all the better. We definitely have one and now maybe two RB's who can catch the ball. Opens up a world of possibilities in the pass game and keeps the defense guessing. What else helps a passing game? A good O-Line that allows time for routes to progress, and also opens holes for the running game. I'd say our O-Line skill set has been tailored more towards good pass blocking than good run blocking, obviously because we tend to be a pass-first offense because we have a HOF QB.

What I'm trying to say is that drafting WR's is not the only way to improve the passing game. And has been noted by others, with all the WR's being drafted, some decent veterans are going to be available this summer, veterans who can contribute right away (historically rookie WR's don't contribute and that's especially true with Rodgers as QB). I believe a quality WR2 can be had in free agency (think Terry Glenn or Andre Rison, although they both became available for a different reason and who knows, maybe Stephan Diggs wears out his welcome in Buffalo in short order, but don't even think about picking up Antonio Brown).

And what about improving our defense, that was absolutely stampeded by the 49ers twice last year? Well, a good run game helps with that too by keeping the defense off the field.

I'm hoping that even if Rodgers skills are declining, which they probably are but hopefully slowly, we can take a page from Denver in the twilight of Elway's career and maybe AJ Dillon becomes Rodgers' Terrell Davis (who was a seventh rounder if I recall correctly). Truth is none of us knows how this will play out, not even the Packers front office, but I trust they have a plan and will adjust that plan to take advantage of what players are available in the rest of the draft and free agency.

Just my two cents.

Dillion in 2nd and an undersized TE/H-back in the 3rd. No 4th round pick, our D has taken a step backward. Love pick is looking better and better. Et tu, Gutey?

Dillion in 2nd and an undersized TE/H-back in the 3rd. No 4th round pick, our D has taken a step backward. Love pick is looking better and better. Et tu, Gutey?