Maybe back in the day, he sucked at it last year and got blown up too much just like Raji. Jolly was the only big guy who could do it last year but he didn't seem to have the stamina to keep up all game. Like I said unless their job was to stand there and play patty cake at the line of scrimmage then they really weren't doing their jobs.
Originally Posted by: steveishere
I was talking about Pickett overall time with the Packers and yes due to age and/or injury he lost something last year. And I'm not saying the Packers should resign him unless they think/know he can be the player of before last year (and his poor play was due to his injuries). And even then I'd be careful how much money went in because he could drop off at any point (if he hasn't already).
Honestly I really like Jolly but I think he's getting over rated because he made some GREAT flash plays but over all was pretty inconsistent partly due to that stamina issue (which might of fixed with an offseason.)
BUT I feel like the biggest thing that's being overlook is Jolly's neck injury. That in it's self could be career ending.
For me it comes down to a choice between Pickett and Jolly - and for me, Jolly has a heartbeat and a motor. He also makes the occasional outstanding play. Boyd is already better than Raji and will surpass Pickett soon. Hopefully we can have our choice of Hageman or Nix in the draft. I don't see Pickett as a major need, like some of the sentimental fans do.
Originally Posted by: DakotaT
Boyd has already surpassed Raji in pass rush, but I doubt Boyd would surpass the Pickett of before 2013 this season. Maybe in stats but not in all the dirty work.
I think the NT position is a NT, maybe not Pickett because he might not be back to his pre 2-13 self.
Dude! How about getting both Hageman and Nix? Trade up. Trade away from next season if he has to. Why the hell not? Nab 'em both and our D is instantly better (kind of, as we need a legit S in the worst way as well as a new ILB in place of the ghost Brad Jones - precisely why we need to hit on a FA or two).
Jolly seems like a really nice story, but I question whether he is best for us moving forward. He seemed to lose all of his steam pretty early last season and was ineffective, far more than I would have expected.
Originally Posted by: play2win
Because we don't know if Nix or Hageman will be any good in the NFL or worth a 1st round pick.
You got to LOVE Nix's hustle but does he have enough potential? He isn't the most talented guy, more like the hardest worker, which is great but also could mean he's going to get drafted higher than his potential. Then again he might excel in the NFL like he did in college. But it's unclear in my mind.
I still honestly haven't quite figured out why/how Hageman looks amazing some times and then completely disappears at other times. Makes me think of him a bit like Raji... flashes and disappears flashes and disappears.
This is probably a horrible idea, but SS Richardson seemed to out play FS Jennings, but they kept putting Jennings back in. I think they might prefer Burnett at SS and like being able to flip SS and FS to keep the QB guessing some, which they can't do as much as Richardson (as he'd struggle at FS)... but I've wondered how would Richardson look if he put on 10 to 15 pounds and got a shot at coverage ILB. Yes he could be blown up in the run game some but so does Brad Jones.