What is the answer at OLB?· Page 4

Yerko
Senior Member

13 years ago

Round 1 and 2 of the draft (or all in round 1 if Ted Thompson makes some trade ups) needs to be a 34DE and OLB pick. Personally, I have given up all hope on Mike Neal and already categorize him with Justin Harrell. After reading that one article in which they make a reference to Mike Neal and playing OLB made me realize that they are in desperate need of an OLB opposite of Clay and have also given up all hope for him at the DE position. In order for this side of the defense to work, both of those position need to be addressed.

Alameda Ta'amu is also a decent choice, bumping Raji out to that end position. At Draft Tek (where I usually browse for positional rankings and mock draft info) Ta'amu is projected for early 3rd so taking him late 2nd wouldn't be a bad choice. That is a big body. The site has him ranked as the 10th best 34DT compared to the 7th best 43DT so not much of a difference.

Jared Crick is the other name that pops up to play as a 34DE. That is a 1st rounder pick though.

Packers_Finland
Registered

13 years ago

#32

Originally Posted by: G-Force

I don't think Jared Crick is a first rounder. I haven't seen him in a 1st round board yet, and I browse around draft sites a lot.

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DoddPower
Veteran Member

13 years ago

#33

Must not have browsed Draft Tek! ;-)

Not to say that site which I just visited for the first time gives any validity to him being a first round talent, but they seem to think so. I still hope we stick to the BPA available mentality. Never know when we could be passing on the next Ngata, Deon, etc., etc. If nothing else, a trade can always be attempted if we accumulate too much talent at one position.

Yerko
Senior Member

13 years ago

#34

I don't think Jared Crick is a first rounder. I haven't seen him in a 1st round board yet, and I browse around draft sites a lot.

Originally Posted by: Packers_Finland

I typically look at others as well but have been hooked on this one for a bit. Jersey Al uses it (not saying that makes it any better) so I thought I'd look through it a bit. I enjoy the positional rankings more than anything on there.

wpr
Preferred Member

13 years ago

#35

If Ta'amu is there at the bottom of the 2nd, I definitely wouldn't mind that pick.

Originally Posted by: Packers_Finland

With So'oto on the roster GB has used their allotment of players with an apostrophe in the name. You don't want them to get cap heavy the the apostrophe department and not have room for an umlaut or Spanish tilde (ñ).

MassPackersFan
Member

13 years ago

#36

I really really want Vinny Curry. His stock is rising fast but I think he will be available at #28.

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

13 years ago

#37

Osi Umenyiora is now a free agent, right?

Edit, he'll be a free agent in 2013. The Giants have him signed for 2012 yet.

Rios39
Member

13 years ago

#38

Osi Umenyiora is now a free agent, right?

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

but does he really fit into this defense as an OLB or a DE as a speed rusher? I think the whole nascar package is a crock and will get chewed up vs power running games through a whole season. Having speed inside should only be on 3rd down plays cause you can gash teams that have DT's and DE's in 3-4 with pure speed and small size.

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Yerko
Senior Member

13 years ago

#39

I don't think Jared Crick is a first rounder. I haven't seen him in a 1st round board yet, and I browse around draft sites a lot.

Originally Posted by: Packers_Finland

Just browsed along another site that had two names I mentioned but in opposite order.

1st round- Nick Perry (USC-OLB)
2nd round- Jared Crick (Neb- DE)

I just like these two players and if the Packers can land Crick late in the 2nd, I think it would be well worth the pick. I'm going to try to find more stuff on Nick Perry but he seems to be pretty high on a lot of boards (not lasting to the 28th pick).

Rios39
Member

13 years ago

#40

What is also key to look at is the 49ers play a similar style D with a 3-4 system. A big change for them was drafting alonso smith for the ROLB position. He gave them 14 sacks.

Interesting to note the complaining about Raji who recorded 3 sacks and Sopoaga got 0.0 this season for the 49ers. It's not really the job of the Nose Tackle to get sacks. So to improve the D wont take a lot but we will need to get more balance in the front 7 as far as pass rush goes obviously. A ROLB will make the biggest impact as far as sack total and hurries. Also need to get another DE or 2 that can create a smaller pocket to pass from.

I would look to FA to get some DL depth and the draft for the skill player positions.

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