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xavierlee9
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#21

Great fit. I was surprised he fell that far. But hey..no complaints.

spicnspan320
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#22

Hopefully he can step it up over the next couple of years. I read he might be a bit heavy footed so maybe he can sit on the right side for a while and we can try to shore up the left until he's got some more practice under his belt. Either way it's a great pick for the value we're sure to get out of him.

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Dulak
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#23

Cool pick - I dont think anyone thought he would drop to the 23rd pick.

check what this site has to say about him
http://draftboardinsider.com/cgi-bin/prospect.cgi?id=761

lots of good things ...
great pass blocking, improving on run blocking and the nastiest player in the draft - just what we need for a Olineman and put fear into those D peeps.

If he lives up to everything that site says we could have the 'steal' of the draft. Well I know there still are some good peeps in the 2nd round to be had.

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#24

Interesting that he is coming from Kirk Ferentz program, who also happens to be a big supporter of Joe Philbin (Bedard went as far as to say Ferentz swears by Philbin on the O-line).

"all_about_da_packers" wrote:

This is an interesting factor, aadP. The thing that has driven me crazy since about 2005 is the weakness of the OL as measured by
[ol]🇱🇮how many times the Packers run on 3rd-and-short or 4th-and-short[/li]🇱🇮vs. how many times they go to the quick slant to Driver or Jennings[/li][/ol]

Which to me means that the playcaller, Coach McCarthy, does not have total confidence in the OL for the run game when the chips are down.

But with an OT who is obviously from a coaching "family" -- Iowa, Ferentz -- which also has a position coach on the Packers -- Philbin -- it could lead to [ol]🇱🇮better coaching[/li]🇱🇮more confidence in the OL as a whole[/li][/ol]

Because this perennial quest for "gel" -- as in, "The OL will gel this off-season," -- is accomplished by coaching. Effective coaching.

Well, that is just a miseducated guess, but let's see how it works out.
:salute:

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original_tjb
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#25

Whew, I was hoping we got Bulaga and thankfully he fell to us! Another Hawkeye in the green and gold!

"G-Force" wrote:

Man, your post brought up some feelings of loss and grief about Kampy moving down here to Florida. :crybaby:

But anyways ---- Wasn't Adam Timmerman from Iowa, too? He was a good OG.

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flep
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#26

Seems a great pick.

Why did he slide all the way to #23 when he was slated any where from 5 to 15 max.???

Maybe the illness put teams off and maybe his age.

Whatever...it's our gain and 22 teams loss.

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dfosterf
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#27

I had 41 players on my "1st round big board" . In the left hand column, I had 20 that I wanted, in the right column, 21 that I did not.

Alualu was not on either list. Ryan Mathews would have made my list if I had updated it yesterday, but I had not done so.

Second.

Second on my "I want list"---

The list where I honestly felt that when you got to the bottom of it, I was having some troubles arguing for the guy over some of the guys left on the "Do not want" list.

That first round could not have gone any better for my desires. (Well, Dez could have been off the board so I wouldn't have had to perspire AT ALL, lol)

33.25

For those anal folk that keep asking (lol-Shawn)

I'm revising my w-l record prediction upward.

Wade---- This should please you greatly. It damn sure did me.

Edit- Just looked-- I did have Mathews 13th on the "Do not want" list--my bad

Bulaga was such a "given" to be gone that he was not "argue/discussion" worthy when everyone was talking about the various other "need" positions. All Packer fans should be thrilled, imo.

British
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#28

We appear to have got the Michael Oher of 2010, the top tier LT who falls into the 20s.

People are saying he has a low ceiling and is more a steady eddie rather than an elite prospect.

But one of the things I like about The Baluga Whale is he turned 21 just four weeks ago. He's still a kid yet is already being talked about as NFL ready. With some coaching up and mentoring from Clifton and Tauscher this guy has the potential to get much better.

TwinkieGorilla
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#29

brilliant pick, incredibly fortunate talent-fall, etc. everything worked out perfect for this pick! he might not start this year, but this is the kind of patient, strategic, team-building, forward-thinking stuff i love about TT!

and as everybody's been saying...now let's get some help in the secondary!!

I agree with Twinkiegorilla.

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wpr
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#30

"flep" wrote:

That is what I wondered too. (Not that I care.) I can understand Okung going as the first OT but why did the 49ers basicly pass on him twice by taking OT Davis and OG Iupati? (I know once they drafted Davis they didn't need Bulaga too.)
The Redskins were even more interesting. They passed on both Bulaga and Okung and took OT Williams while KC went the other direction and took SS Berry for which I do not blame them.

IronMan
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#31

I heard that Bryan Bulaga once beat Bill Brasky in an arm wresting match.

Rockmolder
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#32

The Chiefs went with Eric Berry.

The Bills went with CJ Spiller.

The Steelers went with Maurkice Pouncey.

That pretty much opened the door for one OT to drop.

Next to that, Bulaga made leaps in mock drafts. And for what reason, really? Most people went on rumors that the Chiefs where interested in him, which propelled him upwards. Fact is, he's a good OT, but one that looks like he'll have a relatively low ceiling. You want a gamechanger in the first 20 picks of the draft. I don't think that Bulaga will ever do that.

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#33

This was a very fortuitous round one for the Packers.. best player and need aligned. If we weren't picking so deep in the second I might have opted for Hughes and taken a tackle such as Saffold in the second.. but I highly doubt he is there yet tonight for us.

Only regret.. it cost us Hughes.

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isocleas2
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#34

32" arms and slow feet are the only things keeping me from jumping for joy. If he overcomes and ends up being a solid LT I'm thrilled with this pick. If he's forced to play RT or G then I would have gone a different direction as I think Lang can be groomed for RT and a 1st rounder for a G is pretty expensive.

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"isocleas2" wrote:

He has 33 1/4" arms

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Pack93z
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#36

Arm length is one of the most overrated aspects of playing left tackle.. guys with really long arms learn to cheat and over extend, thus losing leverage. And it is really a bad habit that is hard to break and is more exploited than shedding a short armed tackle.

At 33.25.. those arms are super short .. his footwook needs a little polishing.. really in his first kick step.. but it isn't awful either.

Brown and Saffold have slightly better feet.. but I think Bulaga is a better prospect than either.. just never expected him to be there at 23.

Again.. if we could have been sure that Saffold would have been there in the second.. I might have went Hughes then Saffold in the second.. but I don't think either slide to the Packers.

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millertime
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#37

Yeah, I'm torn on whether to start Bulaga at LG, or just lets him sit behind Clifton for a year. I fully believe in putting our 5 best o-linemen on the field, because when you have a top 3 (Yeah, I said it!) QB, you must do everything you can to protect him. I really don't think putting Bulaga at LG will stunt his growth at LT.

LT: Clifton
LG: Bulaga
OC: Spitz
RG: Sitton
RT: Lang

I tihnk those will be our 5 best linemen next season, with it being close between Lang and Tauscher. Bulaga is also extremely likely to get some snaps at LT with Clifton's injury history.

MassPackersFan
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#38

I like the pick, considering what was there. Once we didn't trade up for Graham, I was fine not taking an OLB. I think Brad Jones showed a hell of a lot last year for being an undersized rookie. Word is he's putting on 15lbs of muscle this offseason. He will be fine.

Jahvid Best and Kyle Wilson were also possibilities, but I'm happy with Bulaga.

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#39

Well, Bryan Bulaga did indeed take a header down the first round, as many of us were hearing in the past 10 days or so. But the Iowa offensive tackle had a pretty soft landing in my book, falling into Green Bay's lap at No. 23. Other than the monetary hit that Bulaga took from falling out of the top 10 -- easy for me to say, right? -- going to the Packers could be a perfect career move.

Green Bay doesn't need help immediately from Bulaga and can let him work himself into the lineup at guard, eventually transitioning to tackle once either Mark Tauscher or Chad Clifton moves on.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/don_banks/04/22/round1.snaps/1.html#ixzz0lvzZXrnQ
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"millertime" wrote:

It may not stunt his growth but it could certainly stunt his ability to move to LT and play well immediately should Clifton go down.

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