Sunday, May 15, 2016

1.05 Green Bay Ground Hogs - RB Kenneth Dixon

In the real world: Best pass-catching RB during Senior Bowl week; showed flashes of brilliance in pass protection. Wear on tires (802 carries and 87 receptions) and fumbling issues (13 fumbles—11 lost—over his last 3 seasons) are causes for concern. His job situation with the Baltimore Ravens, who drafted him in Round 4, is promising given that Justin Forsett is already 30, Lorenzo Taliaferro has been injury-prone, and Buck Allen may be ticketed for the passing down/change-of-pace role.
In the TUFF world: Last season, Green Bay sent Russell Wilson and their own first-round pick (1.15) to the Chocolate City in exchange for Sam Bradford and this pick. But the Ground Hogs may have compromised their QB depth, now that Bradford is, at best, a stopgap QB for the Eagles while they prepare Carson Wentz to be their starter for the future. In addition, Green Bay sought to trade down from here, since it was too early to take Wentz or Jared Goff, and they didn't have a particularly strong need for a RB or a WR. Dixon makes sense because if he succeeds, he could replace 29-year-old Jonathan Stewart (Green Bay's current #2 back) in the long run.

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