Jump to content
Brewer Fanatic

NFL Draft Thread

PeaveyFury

By PeaveyFury,
in Other Sports

  • Replies 255
  • Created
  • Last Reply
CheezWizHed Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

CheezWizHed

Brewer Fanatic Contributor
Posted
Posted

The other two.... Well a FS reach with plans to convert to CB & a basketball player who had barely played football.... Randell did have moments though. Rollins had never been healthy enough to show anything.

 

I just have a gut feeling that Randall breaks out in Cleveland as a safety... Lots of talent that was handled wrong and then showed some immaturity.

 

Rollins probably should be a FS as well.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Jenkins5 First Round Pick

Jenkins5

Verified Member
Posted
Posted
Great thing about King, Alexander, Jackson is that they are all Wide Receivers playing CB. All have outstanding tracking & ball skills with ability to make plays! That is huge since Packers have not forced nearly the output of turnovers they where in the Shields Williams Woodson Hayward Hyde days. Need to get back to that

Proud member since 2003 (geez ha I was 14 then)

 

FORMERLY BrewCrewWS2008 and YoungGeezy don't even remember other names used

Link to comment
Share on other sites
superfly First Round Pick

superfly

Verified Member
Posted
Posted
Brees turns 40 during next season's playoffs, so any injury at all could be the one that makes him say enough is enough.

 

It's also an assumption that the Saints are good again. They were 7-9 three straight seasons as adambr2 just pointed out.

 

Brees doesn't even have to get a major injury. At his age a sore back could doom the Saints to 6 wins. It's also the NFL where teams quite often just surprisingly regress. I don't think it's a stretch that becomes a top 20 pick, and if Brees misses time for some reason it can easily be top 10.

 

Even if the Saints win the Super Bowl it puts the Packers in a great position for a run at twilight of Rodgers' time.

 

There's this guy named Kamara, not sure if folks have heard of him. I heard he's a pretty good RB.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
young guns First Round Pick

young guns

Verified Member
Posted
Posted
Wonder what we gave up. Who's on the board that's a good target? [sarcasm]Any good cbs out there?[/sarcasm]
Remember what Yoda said:

 

"Cubs lead to Cardinals. Cardinals lead to dislike. Dislike leads to hate. Hate leads to constipation."

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Jenkins5 First Round Pick

Jenkins5

Verified Member
Posted
Posted

At worse he turns out to be so so player who is an outstanding & smart young man! No highlights in video but shows kind of kid he is. Pretty much definition of “Packer guy”

 

As a player I like the pick. Incredible athlete who excels in coverage. Sideline to sideline type guy. Not the mean enforcer you’d get with an Edmunds. Martinez will need to be the strong “Sam” type IB with Burke more of a Will scrap IB. Has a bit of Nick Barnett in him & does over plays & gives up inside leverage on cut backs.

 

Strong draft so far!

Proud member since 2003 (geez ha I was 14 then)

 

FORMERLY BrewCrewWS2008 and YoungGeezy don't even remember other names used

Link to comment
Share on other sites
adambr2 All-Star

adambr2

Verified Member
Posted
Posted
Brees turns 40 during next season's playoffs, so any injury at all could be the one that makes him say enough is enough.

 

It's also an assumption that the Saints are good again. They were 7-9 three straight seasons as adambr2 just pointed out.

 

Brees doesn't even have to get a major injury. At his age a sore back could doom the Saints to 6 wins. It's also the NFL where teams quite often just surprisingly regress. I don't think it's a stretch that becomes a top 20 pick, and if Brees misses time for some reason it can easily be top 10.

 

Even if the Saints win the Super Bowl it puts the Packers in a great position for a run at twilight of Rodgers' time.

 

There's this guy named Kamara, not sure if folks have heard of him. I heard he's a pretty good RB.

 

Kamara is great. That doesn't automatically make them a playoff team.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
OldSchoolSnapper Carolina Mudcats

OldSchoolSnapper

Verified Member
Posted
Posted
Brees turns 40 during next season's playoffs, so any injury at all could be the one that makes him say enough is enough.

 

It's also an assumption that the Saints are good again. They were 7-9 three straight seasons as adambr2 just pointed out.

 

Brees doesn't even have to get a major injury. At his age a sore back could doom the Saints to 6 wins. It's also the NFL where teams quite often just surprisingly regress. I don't think it's a stretch that becomes a top 20 pick, and if Brees misses time for some reason it can easily be top 10.

 

Even if the Saints win the Super Bowl it puts the Packers in a great position for a run at twilight of Rodgers' time.

 

There's this guy named Kamara, not sure if folks have heard of him. I heard he's a pretty good RB.

 

And he won't do a thing to save them if Brees is hurt.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
reillymcshane Nashville Sounds

reillymcshane

Brewer Fanatic Contributor
Posted
Posted
Oren Burke, LB, Vandy

I don't really know anything about Burks. Anyone have any info on him?

 

I watched some video. He's not that big -- so he looks really quick and athletic. We will see how that translates to the pros.

 

Edit: Interesting, i just read some stuff about Burks on JSonline - and they said he used to be a strong safety - and it shows. He just doesn't have the bigness you'd expect in linebacker. Doesn't mean he's bad - just not that big of a guy.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
OldSchoolSnapper Carolina Mudcats

OldSchoolSnapper

Verified Member
Posted
Posted

He started at Vanderbilt as a safety and moved to hyrbid and then to ILB. Not sure where he fits on the Packers but I'm guessing ILB, though the Packers as we know are a BPA team, or have been in the past.

 

Really he could be an athletic infusion at LB, where they have some talent but not much athelticism, but he could very well have been drafted as S depth.

 

Or they just think he's good and want to see whwere he fits best.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
reillymcshane Nashville Sounds

reillymcshane

Brewer Fanatic Contributor
Posted
Posted
I like he draft so far. Grab some beef for the o-line, maybe a WR, and another edge and I’m happy.

Regarding WR, I was wondering about Iowa State WR Allen Lazard. Big guy - 6'5" - almost looks like a tight end. Definitely not a burner - but a possession guy. Should be there for us in the 4th round - maybe even lower. You never know about guys like him.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Jenkins5 First Round Pick

Jenkins5

Verified Member
Posted
Posted
Packers want to go for homerun boom or bust pass rusher, think Josh Sweat should be targeted. He fits that uber-athletic upgrade we need. Was #1 player in country coming out of High School & tabbed as next Clowney. Knee was destroyed early in college but he has rebounded athletically. He had lower production in college. But with 8 picks, to burn one on a freak with hopes to get him to coach him up to his ceiling doesn’t sound awful.

Proud member since 2003 (geez ha I was 14 then)

 

FORMERLY BrewCrewWS2008 and YoungGeezy don't even remember other names used

Link to comment
Share on other sites
homer MVP

homer

Brewer Fanatic Contributor
Posted
Posted
I like the speed and length Gutekunst is getting on D.
"Dustin Pedroia doesn't have the strength or bat speed to hit major-league pitching consistently, and he has no power......He probably has a future as a backup infielder if he can stop rolling over to third base and shortstop." Keith Law, 2006
Link to comment
Share on other sites
CheezWizHed Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

CheezWizHed

Brewer Fanatic Contributor
Posted
Posted
Packers want to go for homerun boom or bust pass rusher, think Josh Sweat should be targeted. He fits that uber-athletic upgrade we need. Was #1 player in country coming out of High School & tabbed as next Clowney. Knee was destroyed early in college but he has rebounded athletically. He had lower production in college. But with 8 picks, to burn one on a freak with hopes to get him to coach him up to his ceiling doesn’t sound awful.

 

I was just thinking about Sweat too. Doesn't look like there is much else in the 3-4 EDGE category unless you mine a gem in Div II.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
PeaveyFury Biloxi Shuckers

PeaveyFury

Community Moderator
Posted
  • Author
Posted
Packers want to go for homerun boom or bust pass rusher, think Josh Sweat should be targeted. He fits that uber-athletic upgrade we need. Was #1 player in country coming out of High School & tabbed as next Clowney. Knee was destroyed early in college but he has rebounded athletically. He had lower production in college. But with 8 picks, to burn one on a freak with hopes to get him to coach him up to his ceiling doesn’t sound awful.

 

I was just thinking about Sweat too. Doesn't look like there is much else in the 3-4 EDGE category unless you mine a gem in Div II.

 

Everything I've read this morning suggests that Sweat will be one of the first players off the board today. If we're interested in a guy like him, we probably have to move up somehow.

 

Okoronkwo, Jeff Holland, and Dorance Armstrong are all Edge guys that are still there beyond Sweat that could be of interest. Duke Ejiofor has the potential to be a late-round steal as well.

 

I like Deon Cain as a WR to keep an eye on. He had some 2-3rd round projections.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
The Twins Daily Caretaker Fund
The Brewer Fanatic Caretaker Fund

You all care about this site. The next step is caring for it. We’re asking you to caretake this site so it can remain the premier Brewers community on the internet. Included with caretaking is ad-free browsing of Brewer Fanatic.

Become a Caretaker
×
×
  • Create New...