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Originally posted by Change of Possession:

I have "Tony Mandarich" disease.

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Originally posted by Change of Possession:
Here's some tidbits from the JSOnline.com and packersnews.com on Jackson last TC...and...there was nothing positive being written about his running, either.

For starters, here's Bedard on him...

Brandon Jackson has obviously disappointed. I thought he might be a steal in the second round, but so far he has shown an alarming lack of instincts and has little confidence hitting the hole. He needs a good game against the Titans so he can carry over some positive thoughts into the regular season. Because the Packers won't go anywhere this season without a viable running game

from JSOnline.com...
Jackson was steamrolled in blitz pickup drills, first by linebacker A.J. Hawk on Saturday, then by linebacker Nick Barnett Sunday. Jackson also seemed to be thinking too much, which led to indecisiveness at times.

From Packersnews.com
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There's one sure-fire way for a running back to lose his starting job — repeatedly botch the blitz pick-up drill in training camp.

The sooner rookie Brandon Jackson figures that out, the better off his quarterbacks will be and the better his chances will be to secure the starting job.

Once again, Jackson missed a blitz pickup during a team period in which the defense blitzes on every play. He barely grazed linebacker Nick Barnett, who had a free shot at quarterback Aaron Rodgers. At least Jackson managed to touch Barnett on that play. Earlier in training camp, both Barnett and fellow linebacker A.J. Hawk steamrolled Jackson on separate plays during the same drill.

It's a good thing for the sake of the quarterbacks that it was only practice, because if it happened in a game, one of them might have gotten drilled.

Jackson's problem is he's too tentative. Instead of heading off the blitzer by stepping into him, he sits back and waits. By then, the blitzing player has all the momentum, and Jackson is left flat-footed.

Jackson has received the bulk of the reps with the No. 1 offense since Vernand Morency went down with a knee injury on July 28, but the coaching staff might have to consider taking Jackson out — especially in obvious passing situations — if he can't figure out how to pick up blitzes.

from Omaha.com

Jackson heard whispers along the way that he was a draft bust — 63rd overall and the sixth running back taken in 2007. The native of Horn Lake, Miss., would prefer that people give him more of a chance. Whether in the backfield or on special teams, he feels as if he's contributed when he's played for a Green Bay team that improved from 8-8 to 13-3.

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"He reminds you of (San Francisco's) Frank Gore. He is elusive and has very good quickness, plus good hands. He didn't have great production in college, but has a chance to be a regular and play well for a team."

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Originally posted by Coach:

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Originally posted by Change of Possession:

I have "Tony Mandarich" disease.

In other words an over-inflated ego and b*tch tits.

I have to give you props for honesty on that one.

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Originally posted by CJS:

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Originally posted by Change of Possession:
Loved the list of all the old Packer stiff RB's... My old favorites were "Ellis and Ivery"...as an idiot kid I wrote a song about them parodying "Ebony and Ivory"... Side by side in the Packers backfield... It was hot, baybay.

Actually, a Milwaukee radio station came up with that song parody. It was on a morning show, possibly Reitman and Mueller.