nickb364
14 years ago
Well I was getting torched for my remarks on moving up for Matthews - 41,73,83.. but overall, I think I'm very pleased with the draft.

I think our best value pick was Jamon Meredith.

We got our stout NT and a LB who can drop back and cover while having the ability to get to the QB as well.

It just came in that our final pick of the draft is a kid from Colorado, Brad Jones, here's his story:





Seems like a great kid.. hopefully he makes the roster cuts.
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YERCELL
14 years ago
Yeah, hopefully a 7th rounder in a supposedly weak draft makes the team.
nickb364
14 years ago

Yeah, hopefully a 7th rounder in a supposedly weak draft makes the team.

"YERCELL" wrote:



If that's how you feel than why didn't we just draft you? Your funny, watch the video, maybe you'll pull for him to make the team. He could be a starter a year or two from now, the draft is so unpredictable.
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Arles
14 years ago

Yeah, hopefully a 7th rounder in a supposedly weak draft makes the team.

"YERCELL" wrote:


You mean a guy like Donald Driver?
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Pack93z
14 years ago
Don't be surprised if Brad Jones doesn't either make the squad as a Special Teamer this year or a practice squad player that develops into a Sunday player.. He has peaked my interesting in learning more about him.. check of some clips of his play... flies around the field.
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Nonstopdrivel
14 years ago

Packers Eschew Quantity for Quality 
Posted Apr 28, 2009 3:30PM By BRUCE CISKIE (RSS FEED)

By dealing up into the last part of the first round for Clay Matthews, Ted Thompson may have forever changed his image in Green Bay. He went from being consistently ripped for his trade-downs and seemingly passive nature during the draft to being branded a genius. Of course, if either of his first-round selections fail, he'll be back to being an idiot again.

As we noted Sunday, Thompson's moves were uncharacteristic, and they are more likely to pay off than either standing pat or trading down would have been.

Getting Matthews and B.J. Raji in the first round gives new defensive coordinator Dom Capers two rookie starters to plug into the 3-4 defense he brings to Green Bay.

Not only that, but one would fully expect Matthews, who has the potential to be a great outside linebacker in the 3-4, to hit it off with new Packers assistant Kevin Greene, who was once himself a great outside linebacker in the 3-4. The other outside linebacker is former defensive end Aaron Kampman, who is likely to move around the field so he isn't asked to do too much at a new position. With Nick Barnett and A.J. Hawk at the inside positions, Capers has a pretty stout set of linebackers now.

Raji should be able to start at nose tackle, but he won't be expected to play every down. Whether he loses weight or not, Ryan Pickett is still going to play at the nose. The veteran is in the last year of his contract, probably won't be back after 2009, and will be largely playing the role of mentor to Raji while both learn the nuances of the 3-4.

Strategically, this couldn't have gone much better for Green Bay. Raji had to be their top-rated defensive player (outside of perhaps the unattainable Aaron Curry), and while the old charts say they gave up too much to move into the 26th position for Matthews, there really isn't anything wrong with that move. Thompson identified a player he liked, decided to go off the chart, and made a deal that allowed Green Bay to get that player. They didn't sell off the rest of their draft by any stretch.

The Packers still had six picks left after the trade with New England, and they used those picks to build up depth in the critical areas of special teams and the offensive line.

Draft Picks

1 (9) - Raji, DT, Boston College
1 (26) - Matthews, LB, USC
4 (109) - T.J. Lang, OT, Eastern Michigan
5 (145) - Quinn Johnson, FB, LSU
5 (162) - Jamon Meredith, OT/OG, South Carolina
6 (182) - Jarius Wynn, DE, Georgia
6 (187) - Brandon Underwood, CB, Cincinnati
7 (218) - Brad Jones, LB, Colorado

Grade: B+. The immediate impact should be there from Raji and Matthews, who will both start, barring setbacks.

Not only that, but guys like Wynn, Underwood, and Jones - along with Matthews - could make an impact on special teams as well as the defense. Johnson is a ferocious lead blocker, and he could start stealing playing time from Korey Hall this season.

Lang and Meredith are expected to back up somewhere on the line this season, with Meredith probably having the best upside of the two.


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PackerTraxx
14 years ago
TT seemed to really like this pick.
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