wils0646
16 years ago
From Packerupdate.com:

http://twitter.com/packer_update 

Mike Mayock has the Packers taking OT Michael Oher at 9. He must've read our minds. You'll see what we mean on Tuesday.



Link to video:
http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80f99143 

From Greg A. Badard of jsonline:

I could see this being a classic Thompson pick, and it obviously addresses a need.

Oher is just over 6-4 and weighed 309 at the combine. He has rare athletic ability. He has long arms and great feet. He played basically one year of high school, so he might have a higher ceiling that Eugene Monroe and Jason Smith, the top two tackles in the draft.

Oher has flown under the radar because he's terribly inconsistent but he has the tools to be great. Even on the highlights included in this CSTV package about Oher's story, his mechanics are terrible at times. He plays way too high. At the Senior Bowl, I didn't even notice Oher because he was so bad. He got beat a lot. But the thing with him is, he learns quickly. Beat him the first two times, he's going to figure it out and you won't get around him again.



I know he's inconsistent...but with a little coaching this guy could turn out to be a great future LT. What do you guys think?
The Pack Will Be Back.
Packers_Finland
16 years ago
Michael Oher or Aaron Maybin at #9. Either way would be an excellent pick.
This is a placeholder
dhazer
16 years ago
I agree on one comment that was made and that is this would be a classic Ted Thompson pick. Ted Thompson seems to take the guys that need work and have alot of the so called potential. Doesnt really seem like it matters what they do on the field.
Just Imagine this for the next 6-9 years. What a ride it will be 🙂 (PS, Zero should charge for this)
UserPostedImage
Zero2Cool
16 years ago
Yeah his early picks seem to be of potential and his later picks seem to be down to earth hard nose football types who are very passionate about football.

I think you need to find that football passion in the earlier rounds too.
UserPostedImage
Rockmolder
16 years ago
I saw that mock draft aswell. I know we need a tackle, but this does seem like somewhat of a reach for Oher.

If we really do want this guy, I'd prefer that we'd trade back. Maybe try to trade with a team that's desperate for a QB. I think Oher will be there at a later pick amd there are alot of teams that would be interested in Sanchez.
Stevetarded
16 years ago
He doesn't reach for draft picks as much as people pretend that he does. Some of the guys he's taken hadn't done much "on the field" but were still high draft projections.


2005
-Aaron Rodgers - Projected 1st round
-Nick Collins - Projected 4th round, 1-AA all american *1
-Terrence Murphy - Projected 3rd taken with pick #58 in 2nd. Didn't do much on the field but was a high ranked WR. *2

2006
-A.J. Hawk - Projected 1st round #1 LB
-Darryn Colledge - Projected 2nd round
-Greg Jennings - Projected 2nd round #4 WR, 3rd in NCAA in yards and TDs

2007
-Justin Harrell - #3 ranked DT projected 1st round, 2005 pre-season ALL-SEC, 2005 Cotton Bowl MVP.
-Brandon Jackson - 3rd round projection, taken late 2nd. 3rd in big-12 in rushing and all-purpose yards.
-James Jones - 24th ranked WR, proj round 5th. *3

2008
-Jordy Nelson - 2nd in NCAA in receptions and yards, projected 2nd round
-Brian Brohm - Top 3 ranked QB, projected 1st round.
-Pat Lee - 9th ranked CB, projected 2-3 round.

Out of 12 guys who were top 3 picks each year you have 3 maybe 4 (depending on personal opinion) guys who were big reaches or who never did that much on the field. That doesn't seem like that many to me. 2 of them WRs which Ted has shown he is able to pick talented WRs.
blank
Stevetarded
16 years ago
I think we should go NT or OT with the #9. This draft seems like it has good enough depth at DE/OLB and OT that we could get a solid pick with our 9 at either position. We already have a bunch of OLBs I don't see the point of drafting a rookie for that position. For NT it would depend on if Raji or someone fell that far.
blank
Dulak
16 years ago

I think we should go NT or OT with the #9. This draft seems like it has good enough depth at DE/OLB and OT that we could get a solid pick with our 9 at either position. We already have a bunch of OLBs I don't see the point of drafting a rookie for that position. For NT it would depend on if Raji or someone fell that far.

"Stevetarded" wrote:



So whats the deal with raji? smoked a little wacky tobaccy and thats it?

So does his stock fall at all? think well have a chance of nabbing him?

oh I was going to say - you wonder why cutler had so good yardage at denver? how many times was he sacked? was it 11?

I agree grab a NT or a OT at the 9 spot ... or jenkins 😉
Packers_Finland
16 years ago
Michael Oher doesn't really need as much work as everyone thinks. He'll usurp the starting spot as the season progresses. And I don't think it's reaching to take Michael Oher in the top 10, because there's like 6 really clear top tier players in this draft, but there's a significant drop in the quality of picks after that. Michael Oher is in the next tier of players.

Edit: The six players would be Matthew Stafford, Michael Crabtree, Eugene Monroe, Jason Smith, Brian Orakpo and Aaron Curry. Maybe even seven if you think B.J. Raji deserves that high consideration. But Oher is definetly in the tier after that.
This is a placeholder
MassPackersFan
16 years ago

I agree on one comment that was made and that is this would be a classic Ted Thompson pick. Ted Thompson seems to take the guys that need work and have alot of the so called potential. Doesnt really seem like it matters what they do on the field.

"dhazer" wrote:



Right. Jennings - average measurables, big production in college.
Korey Hall/Desmond Bishop - not classified as "high ceiling" players but were the leaders of their defenses in college.
Jordy Nelson - Nothing spectacular in terms of ceiling or potential, but HUGE production in college.
Will Blackmon - Constant playmaker in college. Has the "it" on the field, so much that BC switched him to offense when they needed playmakers on that side of the ball.

I could go on and on and on. Your statement is just completely off track and wrong. What the player has done on the field seems to matter more than anything else to TT.
UserPostedImage
Similar Topics
Users browsing this topic
Fan Shout
Zero2Cool (38m) : Benton unsigned no more
Zero2Cool (22h) : That's good analysis, yes you are getting old. It'd a blessing!
dfosterf (14-Jul) : *analysis* gettin' old
dfosterf (14-Jul) : One of the best analyisis I"ve ever watched at this time of an offseason
dfosterf (14-Jul) : Andy Herman interviewed Warren Sharp on his Pack a day podcast
packerfanoutwest (10-Jul) : Us Padres fans love it....But it'll be a Dodgers/Yankees World Series
Zero2Cool (9-Jul) : Brewers sweep Dodgers. Awesome
Mucky Tundra (6-Jul) : And James Flanigan is the grandson of Packers Super Bowl winner Jim Flanigan Sr.
Mucky Tundra (6-Jul) : Jerome Bettis and Jim Flanigans sons as well!
Zero2Cool (6-Jul) : Thomas Davis Jr is OLB, not WR. Oops.
Zero2Cool (6-Jul) : Larry Fitzgeral and Thomas Davis sons too. WR's as well.
Mucky Tundra (5-Jul) : Kaydon Finley, son of Jermichael Finley, commits to Notre Dame
dfosterf (3-Jul) : Make sure to send my props to him! A plus move!
Zero2Cool (3-Jul) : My cousin, yes.
dfosterf (3-Jul) : That was your brother the GB press gazette referenced with the red cross draft props thing, yes?
Zero2Cool (2-Jul) : Packers gonna unveil new throwback helmet in few weeks.
Mucky Tundra (2-Jul) : I know it's Kleiman but this stuff writes itself
Mucky Tundra (2-Jul) : "Make sure she signs the NDA before asking for a Happy Ending!"
Mucky Tundra (2-Jul) : @NFL_DovKleiman Powerful: Deshaun Watson is taking Shedeur Sanders 'under his wing' as a mentor to the Browns QBs
Zero2Cool (30-Jun) : Dolphins get (back) Minkah Fitzpatrick in trade
Zero2Cool (30-Jun) : Steelers land Jalen Ramsey via Trade
dfosterf (26-Jun) : I think it would be great to have someone like Tom Grossi or Andy Herman on the Board of Directors so he/they could inform us
dfosterf (26-Jun) : Fair enough, WPR. Thing is, I have been a long time advocate to at least have some inkling of the dynamics within the board.
wpr (26-Jun) : 1st world owners/stockholders problems dfosterf.
Martha Careful (25-Jun) : I would have otherwise admirably served
dfosterf (25-Jun) : Also, no more provision for a write-in candidate, so Martha is off the table at least for this year
dfosterf (25-Jun) : You do have to interpret the boring fine print, but all stockholders all see he is on the ballot
dfosterf (25-Jun) : It also says he is subject to another ballot in 2028. I recall nothing of this nature with Murphy
dfosterf (25-Jun) : Ed Policy is on my ballot subject to me penciling him in as a no.
dfosterf (25-Jun) : I thought it used to be we voted for the whatever they called the 45, and then they voted for the seven, and then they voted for Mark Murphy
dfosterf (25-Jun) : Because I was too lazy to change my address, I haven't voted fot years until this year
dfosterf (25-Jun) : of the folks that run this team. I do not recall Mark Murphy being subject to our vote.
dfosterf (25-Jun) : Ed Policy yay or nay is on the pre-approved ballot that we always approve because we are uninformed and lazy, along with all the rest
dfosterf (25-Jun) : Weird question. Very esoteric. For stockholders. Also lengthy. Sorry. Offseason.
Zero2Cool (25-Jun) : Maybe wicked wind chill made it worse?
Mucky Tundra (25-Jun) : And then he signs with Cleveland in the offseason
Mucky Tundra (25-Jun) : @SharpFootball WR Diontae Johnson just admitted he refused to enter a game in 41° weather last year in Baltimore because he felt “ice cold”
Zero2Cool (24-Jun) : Yawn. Rodgers says he is "pretty sure" this be final season.
Zero2Cool (23-Jun) : PFT claims Packers are having extension talks with Zach Tom, Quay Walker.
Mucky Tundra (20-Jun) : GB-Minnesota 2004 Wild Card game popped up on my YouTube page....UGH
beast (20-Jun) : Hmm 🤔 re-signing Walker before Tom? Sounds highly questionable to me.
Mucky Tundra (19-Jun) : One person on Twitter=cannon law
Zero2Cool (19-Jun) : Well, to ONE person on Tweeter
Zero2Cool (19-Jun) : According to Tweeter
Zero2Cool (19-Jun) : Packers are working on extension for LT Walker they hope to have done before camp
dfosterf (18-Jun) : E4B landed at Andrews last night
dfosterf (18-Jun) : 101 in a 60
dfosterf (18-Jun) : FAFO
Zero2Cool (18-Jun) : one year $4m with incentives to make it up to $6m
dfosterf (18-Jun) : Or Lions
Please sign in to use Fan Shout
2025 Packers Schedule
Sunday, Sep 7 @ 3:25 PM
LIONS
Thursday, Sep 11 @ 7:15 PM
COMMANDERS
Sunday, Sep 21 @ 12:00 PM
Browns
Sunday, Sep 28 @ 7:20 PM
Cowboys
Sunday, Oct 12 @ 3:25 PM
BENGALS
Sunday, Oct 19 @ 3:25 PM
Cardinals
Sunday, Oct 26 @ 7:20 PM
Steelers
Sunday, Nov 2 @ 12:00 PM
PANTHERS
Monday, Nov 10 @ 7:15 PM
EAGLES
Sunday, Nov 16 @ 12:00 PM
Giants
Sunday, Nov 23 @ 12:00 PM
VIKINGS
Thursday, Nov 27 @ 12:00 PM
Lions
Sunday, Dec 7 @ 12:00 PM
BEARS
Sunday, Dec 14 @ 3:25 PM
Broncos
Friday, Dec 19 @ 11:00 PM
Bears
Friday, Dec 26 @ 11:00 PM
RAVENS
Saturday, Jan 3 @ 11:00 PM
Vikings
Recent Topics
55m / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

56m / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

17h / Green Bay Packers Talk / Mucky Tundra

15-Jul / Green Bay Packers Talk / Mucky Tundra

14-Jul / Green Bay Packers Talk / Mucky Tundra

10-Jul / Green Bay Packers Talk / beast

10-Jul / Around The NFL / Zero2Cool

6-Jul / Random Babble / Martha Careful

4-Jul / Green Bay Packers Talk / wpr

2-Jul / Green Bay Packers Talk / dfosterf

2-Jul / Fantasy Sports Talk / dfosterf

1-Jul / Green Bay Packers Talk / wpr

29-Jun / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

25-Jun / Around The NFL / Martha Careful

23-Jun / Green Bay Packers Talk / Mucky Tundra

Headlines
Copyright © 2006 - 2025 PackersHome.com™. All Rights Reserved.