Ohhhhhh.....so stealing is not actually stealing?

Got it.

 

 

Illiterate POS. 

I actually believe Winston on the crab legs.  Doesn't make it right but no doubt he's been hooked up all over town with free stuff.  Athlete getting free stuff in his college town?  It just makes too much sense.  

 

And love the TT presser.  He seems like he has a lot of fun with the media without coming off like a pompous jerk (cough.....Rex Ryan Bill Belichick....cough).  And interesting point about QBs.  I think, for the most part, QBs have been so overdrafted recently that the value has rarely been there for TT to draft QBs like Wolf used to do.  

I got all of them but Gabriel, Hadl, Fouts (that one was obvious, should have had it) and Sipe. I also missed a few more because I didn't know the correct spelling of their names (in the case of Tittle, punctuation of "Y. A." was an issue). My score was 52/64

Me too!  As a fan and owner I feel very confident the Packers are in good hands.

@Cardschatter: GM Steve Keim on weighing off-field issues for prospects: "If Hannibal Lecter ran a 4.3, we'd probably diagnose it as an eating disorder."

Looking Back at Last Year's Draft - How Right or Wrong Were You on Your Picks?

 

http://bleacherreport.com/arti...ms-haul-1-year-later

 

Well...I, for one, was more wrong than right on most of my picks. Players whom I thought would make good picks for the packers turned out to have 'bust' rookie campaigns. Of course, injuries can happen to anyone (and a lot of these players listed below were injured), but I was quite surprised how few of the guys panned out like I thought they would. That's not to say they won't become good, or even great football players. The three-year rule comes to mind. It merely helps illustrate a rookie class isn't likely to have a lot of production. Or, you can say a lot of these guys were over-drafted, and many who performed well were under-drafted diamond-in-the-rough guys.

 

Going in order of the article, these are guys I thought would make good picks, but didn't contribute much in terms of stats:

 

• Texans - Jadeveon Clowney (1), C.J. Fiedorowicz (3), Louis Nix (3)
• Falcons - Jake Matthews(1) , Ra'Shede Hageman(2)
• Liedowns - Eric Ebron (1) , Kyle Van Noy (2)
• Eagles - Marcus Smith (1)
• Cardinals - Deone Bucannon (1), Troy Niklas (2), Kareem Martin (3)
• Broncos - Bradley Roby (1)
• Browns - Justin Gilbert (1), Johnny Football (1)
• Da' Bears - Kyle Fuller (1), Ego Ferguson (2), Will Sutton (3)
• Steelers - Ryan Shazier (1) (got injured - maybe too small to play MLB?), Stephon Tuitt (2), Jordan Zumwalt (6), Daniel McCullers (6)
• Saints - Khairi Fortt (4)
• Dolphins - Arthur Lynch (5)
• Bengals - Darqueze Dennard (1), Will Clarke (3)
• Buccaneers - Austin Seferian-Jenkins (2)
• Ravens - Terrence Brooks (3), Crockett Gillmore (3)
• Jaguars - Blake Bortles (1) only because the Jags sucked as a whole, Aaron Colvin (4)
• Packers - Khyri Thornton (3), Carl Bradford (4), Jared Abbrederis (5), Demetri Goodson (6), Jeff Janis (7). I'm looking forward to seeing our guys play.
• 49ers - Jimmie Ward (1), Marcus Martin (3), Chris Borland (3). Borland was a stud. They're going to miss him.
• Giants - Weston Richburg (2)
• Rams - Greg Robinson (1)
• Raiders - Keith McGill (4)
• Viqueens - Scott Crichton (3)

 

I was correct on 27 of the first 32 picks.

 

Pretty impressive if I must say so myself.

 

Didn't use one consensus board, just took all of Gravediggers hot takes and did the opposite. 

Silverstein

I don't see Ted taking Marcus Peters (character), Maxx Williams (over-rated by draftniks) or Green-Beckham (character + not a need area).  All the rest seem to fit the profile of what Ted is looking for.  I'm not really sold on the Packers taking an OLB, but Ted probably really, really, really likes Odighizuwa.  The mentioned hip surgery is the only real knock on him, outside of that there isn't much to dislike, he's big, athletic, versatile with great character and his best football is probably ahead of him.

 

I am surprised that Silverstein didn't mention Stephone Anthony.  I would have thought Ted would have prefered Kendricks then Anthony then McKinney.   

Really hoping its Kendricks. I keep thinking back to Clay laying waste to himself playing the middle until he couldn't go anymore in Seattle paving the way for Hawk and Jones to drive the final nails into the others GB career. 

 

I'll watching round 1 of the draft in Seattle this year. That's going to get dicey. 

You're either going to be right, or you're going to be wrong.

 

 

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practically it's own consensus board

McGinn picks up his draft previews again, now with positional groups. First up, WRs/TEs.

 

http://www.jsonline.com/sports...878z1-301009311.html

Boy oh boy, I must have blown it on MyCole Pruitt.  Not even listed among 16 tight ends that McGinn referenced?  Pruitt lacks the ideal size for a tight end and doesn't appear to be much of a blocker, but he has excellent productivity in college and showed great athletic ability at the combine.  But when Ted drafts tight ends, almost of them are selected for their pass-catching upside (Ryan Taylor was one notable example, was specifically taken for special teams play).  As far as Pruitt's size, Ted selected D.J. Williams a few years back and Pruitt is pretty similar in size to Williams (Williams = 6-2, 245 pounds, 31 1/2 inch arms, 10 3/8 inch hands /// Pruitt = 6-2 1/4, 251 pounds, 33 1/2 inch arms, 10 1/4 inch hands).  Pruitt looks like a guy that Ted would really favor.

 

The wide receiver list looks right on though.  A few guys a couple spots higher or a couple spots lower, but his list of the top 14 has the same 14 players as the board I'm putting together.

His list is slightly different than mine, only because I did a top 15

Quarless said he's going to be really good this year so I didn't feel it necessary to even make a TE list. 

Quarless is going to show all you naysayers.

 

He's the "2010 Desmond Bishop" of TE's this year

How could you argue with a guy who's  birthmark says : " Gods Gift" 

Q took so much crap for his tats, that he added an "S" and now it reads " Gods Gifts"

On this date in Packer history the Green Bay Packers drafted Aaron Rodgers. 

 

Thanks Ted. 

 

Should be a holiday in WI. 

What are you guys doing for Lap Fallers Day ?

Isn't that the same as national stripper day? Could be confusing.

The guy I can't figure out the love for is Devin Funchess. Guy wants to be a WR because they get paid more but he's slow and doesn't move like a wideout, nor does he block like a TE. He's like Jermichael Finley with a peg leg.

Better a peg leg than a peg neck.

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You're either going to be right, or you're going to be wrong.

He could be 50% right and 50% wrong.

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How could you argue with a guy who's  birthmark says : " Gods Gift"

Actually, it's the name Theodore that means "Gift of God".  (It's my name, and I'm God's gift to x4.  )

Ryan Taylor, unlike Brandon Bostick, wouldn't have screwed up the onside kick. 

"With a relatively stacked roster, it would be hard for Green Bay to carry nine rookies in 2015. So this could be a draft where Thompson moves up for a player he covets, much like he did in 2009 when he nabbed outside linebacker Clay Matthews."

 

IF ted moved up...who would it be for?

He ain't moving up. I think this draft is weak

I don't know if weak is the right word. It seems there are a lot of good, mid-round guys this year so getting more picks in the late third to mid-fifth is a great place to be, but late first to early third may mean over-drafting some guys. Receiver and RB look to be pretty deep while TE and ILB pretty bare.

The best football player on the board

You can tell Sherman didn't want Rodgers and didn't like the pick

We are so blesssed that small-brain wasn't calling the shots that fateful afternoon

 

He had his sights set on the kicker of the future Mike Nugent. He was even ready to part with those pesky 2nd round picks too, if only SF was more willing to trade. 

His quotes really showed why he was such a poor GM and why his drafts were atrocious.  Pass up better talent just to try and fill needs

Sherman's comments are off the charts. All of them. He truly would have gone to any length to make sure Brett's every wish was granted.  

I think Sherman was insecure enough to have felt he had to win that year, now with a new boss doing his old job.  Then his boss didn't do the thing to win quickly for his first act as a GM.   A complete about face from what Sherman's actions were as GM.  It seems to me that it would take a big man to accept that and have faith that they were a team and that they had a long term future.  Sherman was corporeal, but not the big man that was needed in that situation.  As a result, adios.

McGinn's series continues, here be QBs:

 

http://www.jsonline.com/sports...130z1-301167651.html

 

And an extended look at Winston v. Mariota:

 

http://www.jsonline.com/sports...128z1-301170101.html

 

Nice profile of Mariota here by SI's Doug Farrar:

 

http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/04/...arcus-mariota-oregon

 

 

IMO. Mariota and Winston aren't 1st round talent. They just happen to be the two best QBs. Neither is making a bad team great. Or even good. Maybe better. Needing a QB sucks. 

I'm hoping 3 more QBs get taken before we pick at #30.

Just like HaHa last year, we get another lap faller

I think they are 1st round talent. Winston is a really good QB...I compare him to Big Ben or maybe Byron Leftwich in terms of talent and ability. He's a total wildcard as a person though, people are kidding themselves if they don't think he's capable of being a major embarrassment for his organization. It's not that he's a dummy, he seems smart which is the problem IMO. Cam Newton was/is a dum dum who was very immature in college (and might still be), but he at least realized he wasn't superman once NFL defenses got a hold of him. I'm not sure Winston will ever actually be humbled in the same way, he seems like he's either 100% on board and with the program or he pouts and quits.

Marietta is a first round talent, but I'm not sure a team will ever break him of his college tendencies. That spread is so unique there and his technique and mechanics are all over the map. If he could go to a team who would let him adjust to the NFL and learn to be a passer then he will be successful, but I doubt that happens. Teams won't have the patience to train him, they will change their offense to what he does and he won't learn anything...much like Cam Newton or Robert Griffin.

Ultimately both are 1st round caliber QBs who will need a lot of work before they will be franchise players.