Yeah I know I’m a day late but I agree with the Ahman Green signing rather than bringing up Kregg Lumpkin from the practice squad. Green is a proven entity who can help the Packers right now. Thankfully the Packers won’t need Green this week against a woefully bad Cleveland Browns team that hasn’t even hit step one in rebuilding and now has 23 players sick with the flu. My biggest concern this week is that nobody from the Packers gets sick Sunday.
But back to the subject at hand. The Packers clearly made the right choice if that choice was Ahman Green over Dominic Rhodes. Green may be two years older but he forgot more about being an NFL running back than Rhodes will ever know. Rhodes’ last and only 1000 yard rushing season was in 2001, Green ran for 1000 yards in 2006 in only 14 games. Green never should have left Green Bay and was never a good fit in Houston even before he got hurt. Not saying this is a huge signing but in the final ten games of the season the Packers should get more production out of their backup running backs than they have so far, which has been zero.
In my opinion Green should be the number two back the day he suits up on Sunday, whether that is Sunday against the Browns or next week against the Vikings. Brandon Jackson is a complete waste of a roster spot if you ask me and Green will immediately make an impact in the short passing game. He will also improve the protection package which has been the biggest problem the Packers have had so far this year.
I can’t wait to see how this plays out because obviously if you compare Ryan Grant and Ahman Green in their primes, Green blows Grant away. Maybe the Packers get lucky and Green makes a huge impact, but even not, he is better than Wynn or Jackson.
Green is a class act and will also be a great veteran influence in the locker room. The Packers made the right move here.