We need a back. Take the best.
And were good for 5 years.

Would not have any hesitation pulling the trigger on Bijan at #15, or even #13 if given the choice. Guy is a generational RB who would provide instantaneous offense where via running, or receiving.

I think you guys are being missing the boat in your Bijan discussion. Do you not think or realize what an upgrade Robinson would be over AJ? And that is saying something because Jones is a very good RB. Robinson is exactly what you hope your 1st round pick would be- a gamechanger.

What makes the idea of picking Robinson an even better deal is what you could get for Jones by trading him before the end of the 1st round. How many calls would Green Bay get right away asking for Jones? Really good chance Buffalo is the first call and we get a 2nd round pick offer plus maybe more. I am a big fan of trading back to later in the first round or early 2nd round and gain picks. We have to do this to fill the holes we have. Thats exactly what would happen if we pick Bijan @ #15, we get to keep the pick, get a game changing player, score a high pick as if we traded back, and gain some cap space by trading a player we are going to lose next year anyway.

That is called a high level win win win win. Thats 4 wins in one pick.

I see only one way they should pass on Bijan @ #15, and that is if they are offered something better than a 1st and 2nd round pick from a team wanting to trade up and pick the RB. If we could get a package of a 2023 1st rounder, a 2023 2nd rounder and maybe a 4th or 5th, that would be a big incentive to trade #15. We miss out on trading Jones and gaining whatever salary cap relief we would gain. Trading him now while he is healthy and we gain cap room would be a big deal. We will pick an RB to replace Jones in this draft.

Bijan and Hendon Hooker are the 2 players I think teams will for sure trade back up in the draft to pick. Thats why I think Green Bay is bringing in Hooker for a visit. It's a smokescreen move so some team might try to trade up with us to snag him.

That's why I think you need to look at the bigger picture of everything we stand to gain by either picking Bijan or trading the pick to a team that wants him bad enough. Green Bay is going to draft a RB somewhere with the idea of replacing Jones replacement and moving him now or later. I can't think of any other scenario where we could pick a great player @ #15 and get the additional bonus of trading the other RB for a high pick and saving the money. I would pick him.

I think you are way off in judging Aaron Jones trade value. Teams drafting RBs don't know if they will be good or a bust. I am sure the bust % would be alot higher than the star RB. Aaron Jones is a really good running back who can run and catch equally well. And he isn't an OBJ clown. He is a highly valued team player in Green Bay. He is also pushing 30 and the time is now to trade him while healthy and still has value. Any running back needy team would kill for him and they wouldn't be only offering a 4th rounder. Plus, they can renegotiate his contract.

Nobody in the draft evaluation business thinks Bijan will be a bust. I actually want a top 5 TE with our first pick, but not at #15. Trade back and get more picks and still get a top 3 TE in late 1st round. Robinson might be the only player worthwhile for us to pick @ #15 because not only do we get a better player to fill the RB position of Jones, who we lose anyway next year. But we can trade Jones for at worst a 3rd rounder and at best a 2nd rounder. And eventually we save money. Or we trade Dillon and not for a 4th or 5th. We win either way.

By the way, Bird I love your draft strategy. Trade back, maybe twice and getting rich with more 2nd and 3rd round picks in the meat of this draft. Why not fill all the holes in one draft if you can. Rebuild in 1 year. I would pick everyone of those players and especially Moody to replace Crosby with a strong kicker who has kicked in the cold. Mason has been a great Packer, but its time to retire.

I wouldn’t touch RB in this draft. We have 2 great RBs. UDFA this year will be loaded with a giant 2023 RB draft class.

Agree with Coldworld it’s just not our year to take Bijan should he fall. Also agree with him that scenario might help us move down for more bites of the apple.

I will say it again. I want Green Bay to trade back to later in 1st round or early 2nd. Then I would select with our 1st pick one of the top 3 TEs. We need to draft one of the top 5 and take advantage of the strongest TE class in 20 years. I think Edge should be our second pick. There will still be a ton of good Edge rushers available, even in the 3rd round. But I think a great TE would help our offense and team the most. More first downs mean time of possession goes up and defense is on the field less. Good teams have good TEs and use them alot.

I did not say I want to draft a RB @ 15 or in the 1st round. But I am not blind to see how it could happen because Robinson is that good of an RB, better than Jones. I also stated that if Robinson fell to 15, he would be one of a few players that would draw interest of teams wanting to trade up to get him. So we could trade back for more picks which is my preference. Bijan and Hendon Hooker would be trade up candidates for some teams, hopefully to trade with us at #15. My preference as far as drafting a RB is in the 3rd or later with my favorites being Achane, Spears, Gray, Chase Brown, Roschon Smith, and the steal of the draft @ RB Evan Hull. I would be happy with any of them but would prefer none before the 3rd round and only if our other needs were met first. Any of these RBs catch and run really well so any of them would be fine. Kick returning experience is a bonus.

Also thanks for explaining who the initials JT stand for. I do know most of the Packers players by their initials because that is important to me and most Packers fans. But I really don't give a shit about Colts players and that's why I am not on any of their fan pages.