2024 Green Bay Packers Round 7 Number 245 Michael Pratt QB Tulane

Eh, why not take a chance.

Gutey said they would draft a QB. I was wondering when it would happen.

GM likes the old captains.  Arggghhhh.

Cynthia Frelund likes Michael Pratt

Green and gold, whats not to like

Packers rookie QB > Bears rookie QB pic.twitter.com/Vtt68Ycnwf

— Andy Herman (@AndyHermanNFL) April 27, 2024

And I like Cynthia.

Shades of Matt Flynn, another backup QB from Louisiana with a trophy GF.

Lol....Cynthia is not his GF She just said on NFL Network, she likes him as a player.

@packerboi posted:

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@Boris posted:

Lol....Cynthia is not his GF She just said on NFL Network, she likes him as a player.

Is that better or worse than liking him as a friend?

@Boris posted:

Lol....Cynthia is not his GF She just said on NFL Network, she likes him as a player.

Shows how much attention I pay to the draft coverage. 

@Shadow posted:

Is that better or worse than liking him as a friend?

Pratt has been described as a gun slinger,  having a great arm, our next Brett Favre. Besides, he went to Tulane, Max McGee's alma mater.

This is good...

#Tulane QB Michael Pratt told us on the teleconference he had just stepped out of the pool when he got the call he was drafted in the 7th Rd. "Well, get your jackets," he told his family. #PACKERS https://t.co/Si3COVeDUU

— Mike Clemens (@MikeClemensNFL) April 28, 2024

Something I mentioned on my draft recap today - getting another developmental quarterback on the roster while Tom Clements is still in GB is huge. Maybe Tom will coach 10 more years, or maybe this will be his last, but you never know and Pratt getting his mentorship will be huge!

— Andy Herman (@AndyHermanNFL) April 28, 2024

Saw someone with a 4th round grade on him. Great value in both seventh round picks.

I had an 8th round grade on him

He will love the Dells

@Iowacheese posted:

He will love the Dells

Specifically Kalahari!

Great, they drafted the pool boy.

@Dr._Bob posted:

Great, they drafted the pool boy.

Better than drafting the piss boy!

@PackLandVA posted:

Specifically Kalahari!

Wilderness

Kalahari

Chula Vista

in that order.

G Wolf if you have young ones.

From The Athletic, Dane Brugler

QB8

STRENGTHS: Accurate, controlled passer with repeatable mechanics and setup … efficient, over-the-top delivery … throws a very catchable ball with the anticipation to hit targets in stride … works well on sail/flood concepts with enough juice to drive outside the numbers … shows a good feel for defensiv e voids and where to go with the football … keeps his eyes downfield in the face of the rush… will slide and shift in the pocket t o avoid the initial rush and find throwing lanes … doesn’t have top-tier size or athleticism but is certainly good enough in both areas … teammates and coaches unanimously praise his character and competitive habits (former head coach Willie Fritz: “I’m guessing he probably works 350, maybe more, days a year on his craft.”) … started 44 games the past four seasons and leaves Tulane as the school’s all-time leader in several categories, including total touchdowns and total offense

WEAKNESSES: Average ball velocity on his throws and doesn’t have an arm cannon … downfield passes lose life when he can’t transfer his we ight mid-delivery …inconsistent feeling rushers around him and can be overly patient in the pocket at times … identifies where to go pre-snap, and his eye manipulation post-snap is undeveloped … has a few passes on each tape that are a tick late when he doesn’t trust what he sees … highly competitive and tough, but his coaches have stressed preserving his body, which has been a work in progress … missed one game as a sophomore because of a concussion (October 2021); missed one game as a junior because of a shoulder injury (September 2022) and played through a painful heel fracture late in the season (November 2022); missed two games as a senior because of a left knee injury (September 2023), including a match-up vs. Ole Miss that NFL scouts had circled.

SUMMARY: A four-year starter at Tulane, Pratt thrived in former offensive coordinator Slade Nagle’s scheme. After not playing football until high school, he showed steady improvements each season with the Green Wave, throwing a touchdown pass in 44 of his 45 games and breaking Patrick Ramsey’s school records for passing yards and passing touchdowns. Pratt is very clean in his setup and delivers a quick, accurate stroke, showing the ability to feather passes in between levels of the defense. Though he operates with rhythm from the pocket, he needs to continue developing his feel to spot the rush and hasten his process when needed. Overall, Pratt might not have the high-level physical traits to carry an NFL offense, but you don’t see panic in his game , and he has natural sense for where to go with the football. He projects as a quality NFL backup with starting upside in the right role.

GRADE: 3rd-4th Round

Pratt has his jersey number 7 tattooed on his bicep, along with 'Believe'.

My guess is he won't have any luck trying to persuade Quay into giving it up.
Or he could add a '1' to the tatt and hope that Anders Carlson flames out.

Maybe it's an upside down "L" in the word "Believe". 

It turns out that the tattoo was actually to honor his friend who died in a train accident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amh32xOX4Uo

It kind of looks drawn on with a sharpie.

But hey-o! Look who's protecting his backside.

From Doug Farrar

" J.J. McCarthy went 10th overall, and the Vikings traded up to get him. Michael Pratt went 245th to the Packers. Now, tell me one thing McCarthy does that Pratt doesn't."

Well, here's one:

J.J. plays for the Queens of Choking and Pratt plays for the 13 Time World Champions.

The stats aren't that different between the two. If anything, GB got Pratt a whole lot cheaper for close to the same production as McCarthy. And I think Pratt throws a much better long ball.

Besides.....he's the pool boy! Makes all the girls swoon.

Especially the hot ones commenting on NFL Network.

TBF, one of them did win a national championship.

Does he paint his fingernails tho

Ask Pakrz.

@antooo posted:

It turns out that the tattoo was actually to honor his friend who died in a train accident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amh32xOX4Uo

According to this video, his best friend committed suicide.  And then he lost his brother right after his niece was born.  Pretty horrible.

NFL360 - Believe in 7

@Satori posted:

From Doug Farrar

" J.J. McCarthy went 10th overall, and the Vikings traded up to get him. Michael Pratt went 245th to the Packers. Now, tell me one thing McCarthy does that Pratt doesn't."

Well, here's one:

J.J. plays for the Queens of Choking and Pratt plays for the 13 Time World Champions.

I was thinking the same thing - how much better are McCarthy and Nix than Pratt? Is it really 235 picks? I get that the QB position is by far the most important position but seems like the pendulum has swing too far - 6 QBs in the top 12 just two years after we saw 4 of the 5 QBs drafted in the top 15 in the 2021 draft become busts. There are not 6 franchise QBs in this draft. There probably aren't even 3.

Russian roulette, take your best shot and pray for the best. Otherwise if the pick fails the GM is in the unemployment line.

Every pick in the draft is basically Russian Roulette. But especially (high) 1st Rounders.