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@titmfatied posted:What would have been everyone's WR choice in that spot?
I don't claim to know much about the draft, but I'd guess other people wanted something other than WR.
Another pass catcher there was just fine.
@Herschel posted:SkinnyAmari is kind of a head scratcher. He meets basically none of their usual measurables, and they have Nixon as a returner already.
Now they have another player who can blow the top off the defense and he can catch the ball. We are not done drafting ball catchers, for Love,
@packerboi posted:All I will say is, the Packers have more than enough credit in findings gem WR's in the 2nd round including Watson last year. No reason to think Reed can't continue that streak as well.
Jordy, Gerg Jennings, Davante....list is pretty damn good out of the 2nd round.
Those picks are a while ago now. Dorsey was still there for Jordy and Greg. Do we know the scouts involved in the process are still there? Gutey was, but wasn't there a lot of turnover when the GM succession turned away from Eliot Wolf?
@packerboi posted:I have a lot of respect for Ben Fennell. He really knows his film and football.
Truly believe Reed is one of the most underrated prospects in this class... I wrote down Christian Kirk as a comp - if that says anything about how I feel about him
— Ben Fennell (@BenFennell_NFL) January 31, 2023
3-Level Weapon. Returner. YAC Threat. Tough as hell at the Catch Point. Crafty/Twitchy in Space.
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@Boris posted:Jordy, Gerg Jennings, Davante....list is pretty damn good out of the 2nd round.
The first guy of that group was Terence Murphy 2nd round pick in 2005. We’ll never know good he could have been. Played 3 games and was diagnosed with spinal stenosis and nobody would take him on their team after that.
I don’t really know how something like that gets missed during their physicals but somehow it got missed by medical staff when he was evaluated for the draft.
Why is Xierlein copying Fennell?
@titmfatied posted:What would have been everyone's WR choice in that spot?
I'd rather have not traded back and got Martin or Benton, but if a different receiver I'd rather have gotten Rice or Dell (if going small)with the way it fell.
Watching NFL Network, the great Steve Smith Jr., who knows a little bit about WR play, is very high on Reed.
"I love this fit."
— Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) April 29, 2023
"I can tell he has a high football IQ."
"Ability to understand coverages, catches ball away from the body. Attacks it."
"He has special teams value." @SteveSmithSr89 on new Packers WR Jayden Reed
There's the comments from Smith. Packers pretty clearly see him as being what Amari Rodgers wasn't and time will tell.
Just watched a slew of his highlights…his college skills mirror Randall Cobb’s pro skills. I see why the Packers took him now. Similar measurables too in height, weight and speed. Similar moves in traffic also. He’s not the “big slot” many were hoping for, but his skillset is miles ahead of CalAmari in college.
@Chongo posted:Just watched a slew of his highlights…his college skills mirror Randall Cobb’s pro skills. I see why the Packers took him now. Similar measurables too in height, weight and speed. Similar moves in traffic also. He’s not the “big slot” many were hoping for, but his skillset is miles ahead of CalAmari in college.
Yes. But noticeably faster. If he has half of Cobb’s football nous then Green Bay’s got a keeper.
I wasn’t even considering his ST value…but now that we have an actual ST coach who cares about it, this adds an exciting twist.
Just keep checking all the boxes Packers.
I don’t follow college football much, so I have no opinion on whether this pick was worth the round. What I do like is more speed, good hands, late hands, and the ability to return punts. Seems very competitive with contested catches. I like it.
#Packers second-round pick Jayden Reed is now listed as No. 11, not No. 1.
— Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) April 29, 2023
Would have been odd for the Packers to allow a rookie to legit wear Curly Lambeau's number for the first time in 100 years
By all accounts, (not just Jim’s) Reed was unguardable in Mobile https://t.co/ufIV3H2eMZ
— Peter Bukowski (@Peter_Bukowski) April 29, 2023
Calling it now, I think this will be our best pick in this draft.
Funny you say that. I was thinking the same thing earlier today. Or at least that he'll make the biggest impact the quickest.
Out on a limb would be Clifford or the kicker as the best pick in the draft.
No....that would mean this draft royally sucked.
@fightphoe93 posted:The first guy of that group was Terence Murphy 2nd round pick in 2005.
Wasn't this hammertoe guy?
Murphy had a Neck, spine issue - sucks but the last thing anyone needs to see is a guy paralyzed for life on the football field
@chickenboy posted:Wasn't this hammertoe guy?
That I’m not sure about. I think Anthony Lucas was a WR who had “clubfoot”, but maybe Murphy had something like that too.
@fightphoe93 posted:That I’m not sure about. I think Anthony Lucas was a WR who had “clubfoot”, but maybe Murphy had something like that too.
Lucas had hammer-toe.
I think the drafting of this guy shows the growing influence of Rich Basaccia on the Packers leadership. Best punt returner in the draft, but there were better receivers on board, from what I hear.
Whenever there's better receivers on the board I usually look up interviews with all the options . More often than not it seems to be the tie breaker. Packers always seem to lean towards the players with faith based, or self-sacrifice personalities over the more ego centric driven players. Locker room fit is a highly valued trait. They'll almost always lean towards accountable mentality over alpha mentality.
Great points. We've seen that a lot over the years at 1265.
They let Kylin Hill into the locker room and it didn’t last long.
@fightphoe93 posted:Some very impressive acceleration in those highlights.
And two first-drive flea flickers?
Fleas can be problem in East Lansing in late-summer.
Its the ticks that can bring you down tho.
I hate those little bastards!
From McShay
Jayden Reed, WR, Michigan State (Round 2, No. 50)
Reed is fun to watch, and he was the most dynamic receiver down in Mobile, Alabama, in January during Senior Bowl week. He's only 5-foot-10 and 187 pounds, but he's versatile, explosive and savvy in his routes. And while he had only 636 receiving yards and five TDs in 2022, Reed has above-average ball skills and went for over 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2021. The Packers are getting a reliable pass-catcher with big-play ability, underrated speed and impressive acceleration.
At this point we shouldn't be too surprised when Green Bay skips on pass-catchers in Round 1, but it does have a knack for finding them on Day 2, which it did as recent as Christian Watson last April. But the need was heightened this time around. The Packers can't lean on Aaron Rodgersto get it done no matter who is running routes, and Allen Lazard and Robert Tonyan left town in free agency. Getting Jordan Love help was critical. The pair of tight end picks will help, and Green Bay actually also used two Day 3 selections on receivers, but I just really like what Reed brings.