4-25-12 OTS: Draft Edition· Page 2

Since69
Registered

13 years ago

I got this mischievous feeling that a good portion of fans are going to be pissed off at the first selection of the Packers.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

Count on it. And I like it that way. Any GM can pick players they way we do - by reading internet reports and looking at Combine results. Ted Thompson has a way of finding the gold in amongst the silver. It's easy to make predictions when your team drafts for need, but historically that doesn't turn out well...

DakotaT
Select Member

13 years ago

#12

I'd love to trade up to get Brockers, then Muir and Hargrove would just be rotation guys - if even on the team. I don't see the impact OLB at 28. There might not even be one in the draft, and we probably have better guys on the team now than what we could draft. If we can't move up - then I think our pick at 28 just might be an offensive player - causing much confusion. But you don't take an inferior talent for need, at least the Packers don't.

Wade
Veteran Member

13 years ago

#13

If kids are giving him four concussions, imagine what the professionals are going to do. I'd almost rather this kid use his degree for his career and not touch a football field. After that first concussion, the second becomes easier, after the second the third becomes easier ... and so on. Pretty soon every time you sneeze it's a concussion.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

I've been on the McClellin bandwagon longer than most, I think (though IMO he isn't a #28, so Ted Thompson should trade down first.)

But if the four concussions talk is true, then I'm off the bandwagon until the third round (or maybe off the board entirely).

And my pick for #28 (again, preferably after a trade down): Mychal Kendricks, followed by Ronnell Lewis with the late 2nd pick.

The second round is the round for linebackers this year.

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 (NKJV)

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

13 years ago

#14

Originally Posted by: DakotaT

Did you see an impact OLB at 26 in the 2009 draft?

play2win
Senior Member

13 years ago

#15

Originally Posted by: Wade

Me too Wade. I've been trying to stay real quiet on him, don't really know why, but I really was hoping we got the kid. Now, I'm unsure. What I liked about him is he seems the closest thing to JJ Watt in this draft - and what a pick he turned out to be for HOU. Who knows. I can't recall anyone counting college level concussions prior to draft day on any player, and I have followed my share of drafts going back to the early 90s and beyond. Is that smoke?

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

13 years ago

#16

Originally Posted by: play2win

Concussions haven't been tracked much in the NFL until the last few years. With the lawsuit with over 1,000 players, why is it a shock that concussions for college players are being thought of publicly when making a draft selection? It makes sense to me. If the head isn't right, nothing else will work.

DakotaT
Select Member

13 years ago

#17

Did you see an impact OLB at 26 in the 2009 draft?

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

I think guys like Matthews are rare! If you are lucky enough to get one, thank your GM.

Pittsburgh's OLB don't have Matthew's talents, they just mold what they have into something that works. Although, Pittsburgh does tend to get lit up by good offenses and are a tad over-rated. Playing Cleveland and Cincinatti twice a year could tend to make your rankings better than you are.

wpr
Preferred Member

13 years ago

#18

I got this mischievous feeling that a good portion of fans are going to be pissed off at the first selection of the Packers.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

count on it.

Uncle Teddy does it to mess with us.

"With the 28th pick in the first round, the Green Bay Packers select Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford." [aiee]

Wade
Veteran Member

13 years ago

#19

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

Ain't that the, er, um, truth, er, ... uh, er, um, wazzat again?

(Speaking of head not working -- today I tried to back out of my garage...without opening the door first. Duh.)

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 (NKJV)

PackerTraxx
Senior Member

13 years ago

#20

Ar, thanks for posting, I liked everything I read except for McClellen. In my mind it would be important to research the concussions further. If they were all in the first two years and he's been free since then he could be worth the risk. If they've all been the last two years it would be "playing with fire" to take him. Could end up being a tough decision. I would be very happy if Ted Thompson can somehow get Brockers or Worthy with the first pick. I believe that would enable him to also get a rush OLB in the second. He'd most likely have to trade up in both rounds but that's fine with me. Anything more than that would be "frosting on the cake", which I think Ted Thompson can also deliver.

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