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I think if history tells us anything:

1. Thompson doesn't have patterns. He lives and dies by the board. If the board offers what he needs then he takes it, if it doesn't then he trades. If the best player available is an ILB then he will take him. 

2. Draft "gurus" outside of the big boys like Mayock are generally wrong...especially this far from the draft. We haven't finished the Senior Bowl, so I doubt the Packers board is close to finished. 

I never thought he was a stiff in the 43. I thought he had his best seasons in that role. The defense overall was suspect, especially in 2008, but he was actually one of the solid players on that D. He's a perfect example of how not all LBs are created equal...just because you're 6'2"/240 like Hawk doesn't mean you make a good ILB in a 34. Some guys are better suited for certain schemes, Hawk was brutally out of place.

Hawk is a huge reason why I ignore measurables at the combine for ILBs.  Take a look at the two sets of stats below from pro day/combines.  

Size:                  6' 1" 248 lbs      6' 3" 242 lbs

40 yd dash:      4.59                    4.58

10 yd split:       1.56                    1.63

20 yd shuttle:  3.96                     4.12

3 cone:             6.82                     6.92

Broadjump:     9' 7"                   10' 3" 

Vert:                  40 in                   38.1 in

Bench:              24 reps                27 reps

First is Hawk, second is Luke Kuechly.  Yeah, measurables on an ILB mean ****.  Instincts are everything at that position.  

CUPackFan posted:

Hawk is a huge reason why I ignore measurables at the combine for ILBs.  Take a look at the two sets of stats below from pro day/combines.  

(SNIP)

 

First is Hawk, second is Luke Kuechly.  Yeah, measurables on an ILB mean ****.  Instincts are everything at that position.  

Neat trick.  Now pick 2 ILBers projected in the 2nd round of the upcoming draft & tell us which one will be merely adequate & which one will be a stud.

FinnLander posted:
CUPackFan posted:

Hawk is a huge reason why I ignore measurables at the combine for ILBs.  Take a look at the two sets of stats below from pro day/combines.  

(SNIP)

 

First is Hawk, second is Luke Kuechly.  Yeah, measurables on an ILB mean ****.  Instincts are everything at that position.  

Neat trick.  Now pick 2 ILBers projected in the 2nd round of the upcoming draft & tell us which one will be merely adequate & which one will be a stud.

Antonio Morrisson and Joe Schobert will be studs. Scooby Wright will be a dud. Mark it down.

Rusty posted:

I call this the one-name special:

 

27: R1P27
ILB REGGIE RAGLAND ALABAMA
 
57: R2P26
OT JASON SPRIGGS INDIANA
 
88: R3P25
TE AUSTIN HOOPER STANFORD
 
122: R4P27
DT HASSAN RIDGEWAY TEXAS
 
151: R5P24
OLB JOE SCHOBERT WISCONSIN
 
182: R6P25
CB ERIC MURRAY MINNESOTA
 
216: R7P27
G PARKER EHINGER CINCINNATI

I need a towel now.

Tyler Ervin is a younger James Starks. One cut, not much wiggle, upright runner, solid speed.

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