Kamara to Packers 1st Round

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Per Todd McShay ESPN. As a life long packers fan and share holder I'd be ecstatic....

29. Green Bay Packers, 10-6

Alvin Kamara, RB, Tennessee

Kamara is an underrated talent who will continue to rise as we get closer to the draft. He has the vision and lateral quickness you look for in a runner and the power to break a lot of tackles. Kamara averaged 6.2 yards per carry, showing the ability to create plays on his own, which is among the most important things a back can do.
 
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The Packers, rather famously, haven't taken a running back in the 1st round in almost 30 years. With the issues on defense and a shaky O-line, I would be very surprised if Kamara is the back that breaks that streak.
 
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bamawriter said:
The Packers, rather famously, haven't taken a running back in the 1st round in almost 30 years. With the issues on defense and a shaky O-line, I would be very surprised if Kamara is the back that breaks that streak.
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I'm all in on Butch, but why did Kamara waste away for a year and a half? After he finally got his chance at Texas A&M, it was apparent that he was extremely talented and should have been playing over Hurd all along.
 
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bamawriter said:
The Packers, rather famously, haven't taken a running back in the 1st round in almost 30 years. With the issues on defense and a shaky O-line, I would be very surprised if Kamara is the back that breaks that streak.
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Unfortunately I agree, but I can dream!

Shaky O-line? LOL you are funny. Pro Football Focus ahs them as the 3rd best OL in the NFL....

Now they do have a lot of them that are FA they may not resign but shaky get real...
 
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bamawriter said:
The Packers, rather famously, haven't taken a running back in the 1st round in almost 30 years. With the issues on defense and a shaky O-line, I would be very surprised if Kamara is the back that breaks that streak.
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It doesn't matter. Kamara won't even be available for them to pick. He's going 16th overall to the Baltimore Ravens.

Here is my Vols Mock Draft:

Round 1, Pick 11: New Orleans Saints select DE Derek Barnett (Tennessee)
Round 1, Pick 15: Philadelphia Eagles select CB Cameron Sutton (Tennessee)
Round 1, Pick 16: Baltimore Ravens select RB Alvin Kamara (Tennessee)
Round 2, Pick 51: Cleveland Browns select QB Joshua Dobbs (Tennessee)

3 Vols will be picked in the 1st round. At least 4 Vols in the first two days. Possibly 5 if Malone runs as fast at the combine as I expect.
 
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JohnD13 said:
Unfortunately I agree, but I can dream!

Shaky O-line? LOL you are funny. Pro Football Focus ahs them as the 3rd best OL in the NFL....

Now they do have a lot of them that are FA they may not resign but shaky get real...
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My bad. Meant to say "shaky situation."
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
It doesn't matter. Kamara won't even be available for them to pick. He's going 16th overall to the Baltimore Ravens.

Here is my Vols Mock Draft:

Round 1, Pick 11: New Orleans Saints select DE Derek Barnett (Tennessee)
Round 1, Pick 15: Philadelphia Eagles select CB Cameron Sutton (Tennessee)
Round 1, Pick 16: Baltimore Ravens select RB Alvin Kamara (Tennessee)
Round 2, Pick 51: Cleveland Browns select QB Joshua Dobbs (Tennessee)

3 Vols will be picked in the 1st round. At least 4 Vols in the first two days. Possibly 5 if Malone runs as fast at the combine as I expect.
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There's a reason you don't get paid to do this....Sutton and kamara will not go in the 1st round. Dobbs will go 3 maybe 4th round.
 
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Top Gun said:
I'm all in on Butch, but why did Kamara waste away for a year and a half? After he finally got his chance at Texas A&M it was apparent that he was extremely talented and should have been playing over Hurd all along.
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The problem wasn't playing over Hurd. It was playing over Josh Smith. Even if the staff preferred Hurd at RB, there was no excuse for Alvin to ever be on the bench. He was easily our best slot receiver. And whenever we needed big first downs or touchdowns we threw to Alvin. He was easily one of our 3 best offensive players. He should have NEVER left the field.

I would have played Hurd and Kamara together in the backfield on EVERY snap. Even if they didn't get the ball, just being out there would have caused to the defense to pay attention to them which would have given us an advantage.

There was no excuse for Alvin Kamara to be on the bench as much as he was at Tennessee.
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
It doesn't matter. Kamara won't even be available for them to pick. He's going 16th overall to the Baltimore Ravens.

Here is my Vols Mock Draft:

Round 1, Pick 11: New Orleans Saints select DE Derek Barnett (Tennessee)
Round 1, Pick 15: Philadelphia Eagles select CB Cameron Sutton (Tennessee)
Round 1, Pick 16: Baltimore Ravens select RB Alvin Kamara (Tennessee)
Round 2, Pick 51: Cleveland Browns select QB Joshua Dobbs (Tennessee)

3 Vols will be picked in the 1st round. At least 4 Vols in the first two days. Possibly 5 if Malone runs as fast at the combine as I expect.
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Is this a parody account?
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
Round 1, Pick 11: New Orleans Saints select DE Derek Barnett (Tennessee) - Possible. Certainly somewhere around there.
Round 1, Pick 15: Philadelphia Eagles select CB Cameron Sutton (Tennessee) - No way in hell.
Round 1, Pick 16: Baltimore Ravens select RB Alvin Kamara (Tennessee) - No way in hell.
Round 2, Pick 51: Cleveland Browns select QB Joshua Dobbs (Tennessee) - Possible, but only because the Browns are the worst drafting franchise in the NFL, and are just as likely to use a second round pick on a ham sandwich.

3 Vols will be picked in the 1st round. No way in hell.

At least 4 Vols in the first two days. - Possible, since the first 2 days covers 3 rounds.

Possibly 5 if Malone runs as fast at the combine as I expect.
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No way in hell Malone goes in the first 3 rounds.
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
It doesn't matter. Kamara won't even be available for them to pick. He's going 16th overall to the Baltimore Ravens.

Here is my Vols Mock Draft:

Round 1, Pick 11: New Orleans Saints select DE Derek Barnett (Tennessee)
Round 1, Pick 15: Philadelphia Eagles select CB Cameron Sutton (Tennessee)
Round 1, Pick 16: Baltimore Ravens select RB Alvin Kamara (Tennessee)
Round 2, Pick 51: Cleveland Browns select QB Joshua Dobbs (Tennessee)

3 Vols will be picked in the 1st round. At least 4 Vols in the first two days. Possibly 5 if Malone runs as fast at the combine as I expect.
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Lol. Duly noted.
 
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Top Gun said:
I'm all in on Butch, but why did Kamara waste away for a year and a half? After he finally got his chance at Texas A&M, it was apparent that he was extremely talented and should have been playing over Hurd all along.
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I can't see the idea of "wasting away". Hurd started over Kamara, that's true. But, Hurd had a year in the system ahead of him. Hurd was an A+ level pass protector. Hurd was an excellent receiver. Hurd had better ball security.

Kamara had better qualities also. They were a great combo of styles while Hurd's head was in it. Had Jalen not quit, he would have had big numbers against the weaker defenses. Jalen would have been in the upper portion of the draft discussions also.

The idea that our coaches were blind to Kamara cannot be clearly established IMO. There are plenty of other weak spots to point out.
 
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bamawriter said:
No way in hell Malone goes in the first 3 rounds.
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1. Eagles are in desperate need of a CB. They used the senior bowl last year to find their franchise QB. I believe they'll use the senior bowl this year to find their CB. Cam Sutton was unanimously viewed as one of the best performers at the senior at any position and potentially the most standout player in the secondary. There will be a run on CBs in the first round. I believe Sutton will be one of them.

2. Baltimore needs a RB. Ozzie Newsome loves SEC players and regularly picks guys in the first round most don't expect. Alvin is already getting late first round buzz. I think he goes earlier than that. There will be a run on RBs early in the draft. I think Fournette, McCaffrey, and Cook all go in the first 15 picks. That will leave Kamara on the board as the highest rated RB. Ozzie is smart. He'll snatch up Alvin before someone else does.

3. Malone can go in round 3 if he kills it at the combine. I believe he has sub-4.4 speed. If he runs a 4.35, I could see someone in the 3rd round taking him based on his measurables and potential. There aren't many 6'3" receivers out there running 4.3. If Malone runs a 4.3 he will skyrocket up the draft boards.
 
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bamawriter said:
With the devaluation of the RB position, it's possible, but not at all likely.
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He's a back that can catch and is very good with the ball in his hands (kinda like CP was/is). I think that only helps his value in addition to his running ability.
 
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livefaith said:
I can't see the idea of "wasting away". Hurd started over Kamara, that's true. But, Hurd had a year in the system ahead of him. Hurd was an A+ level pass protector. Hurd was an excellent receiver. Hurd had better ball security.

Kamara had better qualities also. They were a great combo of styles while Hurd's head was in it. Had Jalen not quit, he would have had big numbers against the weaker defenses. Jalen would have been in the upper portion of the draft discussions also.

The idea that our coaches were blind to Kamara cannot be clearly established IMO. There are plenty of other weak spots to point out.
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Couldn't possibly disagree with you more.
 
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bamawriter said:
With the devaluation of the RB position, it's possible, but not at all likely.
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RB position hasn't been devalued. The talent coming out in the last 5 year's just hasn't been that great. This year's class is historic. I wouldn't be surprised if 2 RBs go in the top 10. And 4 in the first round.
 
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Yankee_Vol said:
He's a back that can catch and is very good with the ball in his hands (kinda like CP was/is). I think that only helps his value in addition to his running ability.
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He's versatile, and that certainly helps. I just don't think it's likely.
 
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I don't see Kamara going in the 1st simply because of the RB depth in this class. I think he is a late 1st talent but he'll probably get picked up 2nd round.
 
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lol I'd love to add AK but they won't in the first round. If he slides to them in the 2nd I could see it.

We need DL, CBs, and MLB help more significantly. Look at all the packers loses especially in the playoffs and you'll see it's always the defense letting the team down. We could use a few things in offense but that could be addressed in the late rounds.

AK is special but GB ain't taking him in the 1st.
 
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