2014 Prospect Tracker - "Let's roll yo..." - TT

What round are those guys likely to go in? Hopefully he can find another Bakhtari and Hyde.

I remember a lot of pre draft chat and speculation last year that TT was very interested in Quentin Patton.  Niners grabbed him and after some injury issues it looks like he could be a good one.

Good point, YA. I've added projected rounds from NFLDraftScout.com. Can't say how accurate they are, but it's a very complete database so it should make it easier to find these later round types.

There are a couple of draft sites that report on what GM's and scouts are doing in the off season. The problem in using these report to predict draft choices is 2 fold, we don't know if the after the team interaction with a player if the teams  likes the guy more or less. And we don't know if a team real liked a player but never had the chance to draft him.

@MoveTheSticks 

Ghost town at East-West all-star practices today. Of course, Ted Thompson is still here- 1 of the reasons he's so respected by NFL scouts

Unbelievable.

I have no idea what hole we might fall into when TT retires.

He said in the last year something to the effect that he'd like to continue to scout when he retires from being GM.

This is from 2012

Get CJ Mosley if possible. He's a fit for need with a skill set like Patrick Willis. Smart, fast, loves football.

Beyond that. BPA Regardless of position. Time to restock the talent. 

Thanks for pulling all of this together titmfatied, greatly appreciated

Quote of the day: "Let's roll, yo"--Ted Thompson to his scouts. I'm dead serious, that happened. It was glorious."

Love titties....unlike about half of this board

great job!

@kenthodder Van Noy's ability in coverage is something that repeatedly showed up on the field.

@DavidMTodd

And a GIF of the crime. RT Aaron Donald Puts Down Cyril Richardson

I have seen some reports that Van Noy could be an inside LB and would be a possible pick for the Packers in the 1st round. He would be the fastest LB on the field as soon as he was drafted if the Packers took him.

Latest SI Mock 4.0

21. Green Bay Packers (8-7-1): Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville.

Clinton-Dix would be the ideal choice here. Since he’s headed elsewhere in the NFC North in this mock, the Packers turn to door No. 2. Or possibly door No. 3, depending on where you stand on Florida State’s 5-8 product, Lamarcus Joyner.

There’s no question that Green Bay has to improve at the safety position. Pryor, who recently announced he was entering the draft, will be a player you’ll hear more and more about as May approaches. He brings the hammer from the defensive backfield.

 

A 5' 8" safety? Calvin Johnson........

Where does it say he's 5'8"?

Florida State’s 5-8 product, Lamarcus Joyner.

That's great!  Any thoughts on Pryor?

Great stuff, Tit! Added Murphy and a S from Vandy that has spoken with Pack scouts.

TE Marcel Jensen from Fresno State measured in at 6'5 and 1/2 260lbs, also had the longest wingspan of any TE in the last couple of years with close to 84 inches.

This kid is going to make someone happy, and should be available late.

Jensen pulled his groin and won't be able to participate in the Senior Bowl practices or game. Sucks for him...he needed a good week of practice to move from UDFA to a late round pick IMHO.

Sounds like the perfect candidate to be a Packer

http://walterfootball.com/seniorbowl2014rumors.php

Some rumors about this year Packer draft strategy. Nothing earth shattering, they want to get more player makers on defense and get faster. They are  looking hard at safeties. They want to  emphases defense over offence in the draft.

No big surprise here, unless it is smoke screen.

Walter must have an inside source.

Definitely has the size.

http://www.acmepackingcompany....lvin-pryor-louis-nix

ESPN's Mel Kiper projects the Green Bay Packers to select junior safety Calvin Pryor from Louisville. Kiper has this to say of Pryor (Insider subscription required for the entire article):

Pryor is a rising talent with the speed and instincts to cover a ton of ground in coverage, but also the willingness to fly downhill and make tackles at the line of scrimmage. The onetime high school running back (and safety) was pretty dominant as a junior and enters the draft with a lot of momentum in terms of his tape

Though I wish we were drafting 32nd, I like the 21st spot.  Someone good will slide to us.  A very good player that other teams above us don't have a great need for position-wise that TT will pounce on.  And, since we have quite a few holes to fill I'll bet it will also be a position of need and probably a defensive player.  

TT has that label of taking best player available but in the past few drafts he's gone more player of need I would say.  

Do people pay for crap like this?

End of season presser McCarthy said they need to make more plays on defense. More defensive players in camp = increased competition = more defensive playmakers. They are looking hard at Safety? Even IC could see that Jennings was a liability on defense.

Who wrote that, some guy named Joe?

It was worth what it cost, nothing.

Maybe for people who follow the Packers it is obvious, for fans of other teams it could be something they did not know.

From the comments field of the link:

I gotta say that QB from Eastern Illinois is really impressing me; do not be
surprised if he moves up to a day 2 draft pick because of the way he played in
the shrine game and now in these practices. Derek Carr looked good today and
with Norv Turner being the new O-Coordinator I wouldn't be surprised if the
Vikings taking a long look at him because of his rocket of an arm and he can
grow and that is what Norv Turner likes. As for defense Hageman and Donald are
absolute beasts, and my under rated DT of the draft is McCullers 6'7 345 pounds.
He is a beast, I know he isn't a good pass rusher due to his size and lack of
speed, but think of him in the run game , and also when a qb wants to throw
through the middle of the defensive line and his arms and body are waiting
there. That will cause qbs to think twice. He is most likely a day 3 pick, but I
really hope my Vikings draft him.

What about McCullers to replace Pickett/BJ?

After producing Romo and now Garoppola - Eastern Ill, QB U? 

On Garoppola at the Sr. bowl

“His delivery is the best I've seen in the last five years. He sees the field, makes the read and gets the ball out fast. Everything is a tick faster in the league so that efficient delivery is a big coup for his NFL future.” – NFC North Scout

The horror.

Thompson: Draft-and-develop still 'best policy'

espnmilwaukee.com

by Jason Wilde Jan 21, 2014 -- 9:13pm

 

If Ted Thompson is planning on vastly altering his draft-and-develop roster-building philosophy this offseason, the Green Bay Packers general manager certainly wasn’t saying so at the annual Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala.

 

Thompson, appearing with Vic Carucci and Adam Caplan on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Monday evening, didn’t go out of his way to say that the team intends to dip into unrestricted free agency this offseason. Instead, when asked by Caplan about his philosophy to build through the draft and basically ignore free agency, Thompson spoke of his approach the way he always does.

 

“We just think it’s a good model to use under the rules of the collective bargaining agreement and that sort of thing,” Thompson said. “We just feel like it’s … your best policy is to try the best you can – and it doesn’t always work out because sometimes you have to do different things – but you draft good people, you develop them, you get a good coaching staff who coaches them up, [and try to make sure] they like it there.” continue

 

Lots more past the click

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Even IC could see that Jennings was a liability on defense.

  Sorry, I love Jeff Foxworthy. Ever notice there is nothing rednecky about the guy? He is laughing AT you, not with you, people.

That Jeff Dundham guy is also quite the ard.

I was watching Garoppolo in the shrine game and he does work fast.  Quick feet, quick draw and release.  He's listed at 6'2 but looked smaller on the field.  Will find out at the combine.