Smokey
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10 years ago
Linebacker selection in the upcoming Draft appears to be thin. Perhaps the combine will discover some qualities not seen already on the game film. In any case, the inside of the Defense needs to be improved. A player is needed that can stop the run and drop into coverage as needed.

I've not reviewed the Free Agent market , could be something there . Offense will be fine, Special Teams needs better coaching. Raji should return to his spot, but ILB needs serious attention.


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texaspackerbacker
10 years ago

Linebacker selection in the upcoming Draft appears to be thin. Perhaps the combine will discover some qualities not seen already on the game film. In any case, the inside of the Defense needs to be improved. A player is needed that can stop the run and drop into coverage as needed.

I've not reviewed the Free Agent market , could be something there . Offense will be fine, Special Teams needs better coaching. Raji should return to his spot, but ILB needs serious attention.


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Originally Posted by: Smokey 



Raji should return to his spot all right; On the bench - no, not the Packers bench, on a park bench someplace. That's all he's good for.


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Yerko
10 years ago

We need quality, not quantity. Absolutely not to trading the first round pick. I'd even consider trading up.

I say again, we do NOT need a D Lineman in the early rounds. We also do NOT need a wide receiver (a lot of Janis and Abbrederis is what we need there). We do need a ILB early in the draft. I bet we take a Corner high also, given the free agent situation of Tramon and House as well as the fact that you can never have too many good Corners.

I STILL want Melvin Gordon - regardless of what anybody says/regardless of lack of need for a RB with Lacy, etc.. Gordon IMO is a once in a generation player, a true difference maker, before he's finished, one of the 2 or 3 best RBs ever. I will cry when somebody else drafts him; I will rant and rave and RAGE if he's there at #30 and the Packers don't take him.

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker 



Melvin Gordon would be an absolute waste of a pick with the Packers 1st rounder. I get it, he's a good runningback. However, anything on the offensive side of the ball (pending the re-signing of Cobb and Bulaga) can wait till the later rounds.
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Smokey
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10 years ago
Who's in your Draft watch ?

Focus People ! :whipitgoo

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Yerko
10 years ago
At this point, my initial watch would be on a few linebackers. I think the combine and their pro days will fluctuate where they can be targeted at but being early in the off-season that is difficult to gauge.

There are also internal factors that play a role in who would be on my draft watch. Specifically, Bulaga. If he is not re-signed, I think the Packers #1 focus goes from ILB to OT. I don't even want to think of going into a season with Barclay starting at RT for the Packers.
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yooperfan
10 years ago

We need quality, not quantity. Absolutely not to trading the first round pick. I'd even consider trading up.

I say again, we do NOT need a D Lineman in the early rounds. We also do NOT need a wide receiver (a lot of Janis and Abbrederis is what we need there). We do need a ILB early in the draft. I bet we take a Corner high also, given the free agent situation of Tramon and House as well as the fact that you can never have too many good Corners.

I STILL want Melvin Gordon - regardless of what anybody says/regardless of lack of need for a RB with Lacy, etc.. Gordon IMO is a once in a generation player, a true difference maker, before he's finished, one of the 2 or 3 best RBs ever. I will cry when somebody else drafts him; I will rant and rave and RAGE if he's there at #30 and the Packers don't take him.

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker 



I just saw a mock that had Melvin Gordon going to the Lions.
How would that make you feel Tex?

texaspackerbacker
10 years ago

I just saw a mock that had Melvin Gordon going to the Lions.
How would that make you feel Tex?

Originally Posted by: yooperfan 



I said it before, and I'll say it again, the guy is gonna be a superstar in the NFL. It would be a damn shame if it was for anybody else, especially a division rival. The only team he could go to where it wouldn't break me up extremely would be my second favorite team, the Cowboys.

When they interviewed McCarthy, it seemed like he leaned toward taking a ILB, but I doubt he's gonna broadcast too much of what he is really thinking, so I still have hope we get Gordon. I want a good ILB too, but it doesn't seem like the first round pick would be necessary for that.


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warhawk
10 years ago
I suspect that Ted would move on an ILB in the 1st round but only if it works out like last year where they felt Dix was worthy of going that low. It worked out perfectly last year but that won't always happen. It will be interesting because there looks like several good running backs, wide receivers, rushing type Dlineman and CB's are rated highly and certainly all will not be gone by the 30th pick.
Ted knows the issues with the ILB position and how he goes about fixing it will be interesting. He has to keep the whole board in play. Isolating the "need" position at ILB reduces the options down to a couple of players and that's the kind of dangerous game Sherman used to play and we all know how well that worked out.
I just hope it works out like last year. That turned out to be a darn good draft and helped us catch up to a couple of teams that may have had more overall talent and thats the goal, right?


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Smokey
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10 years ago
Given the availability, my 1st choice in the 2015 NFL Draft for The Green Bay Packers would be Benardrick McKinney (ILB) , 6'5" , 249 lbs. , Mississippi St.

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