@Timpranillo better do a scan for malware, I would take Simmons in a heart-beat in the fifth round !!
@Boris posted:https://www.startribune.com/nf...un-begins/569848402/
30. PACKERS
TEE HIGGINS, WR, CLEMSON
Is the guy who tied Sammy Watkins and DeAndre Hopkins for most touchdown catches in school history (27) fast enough to take the next step?
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I'd be thrilled
I try to get on board with whoever the Packer Brass selects....but I am skeptical on Higgins. Love his hands and catch radius, but he doesn't separate.
Sorry, but I disagree with you At the Murph - nothing like MVS who has unreliable hands, zero catch radius, and does separate.
Not saying Tee Higgins is bad, but at pick #30 you want more than a poor mans Alshon Jeffrey.
honestly, I am thinking if there are runs at certain positions, it pushes the best crop at other positions down to us. seriously, if JT is there at 30, that is a legit game wrecker, you don't have this teeter/totter, he is legit. take him there...I keep thinking they value OT and DT, wr is deep, but by the time we pick, the OT will be slim pickings and DT is not strong...take the best positional prospect, at RB its JT in my book. go get em. can you imagine that dude in december trucking some viking? that is gold.
@AtTheMurph posted:30: OT EZRA CLEVELAND BOISE STATE62: LB PATRICK QUEEN LSU94: TE COLE KMET NOTRE DAME136:C CESAR RUIZ MICHIGAN175: WR DENZEL MIMS BAYLOR192: DL DAVON HAMILTON OHIO STATE208: WR TYLER VAUGHNS USC209: WR RICO BUSSEY JR. NORTH TEXAS236: LB LOGAN WILSON WYOMING242: WR JAMES PROCHE SMU
I mean, I'd have taken Chase Young at #208 instead of Vaughns but I guess it will do.
Ok...my final mock draft...some nice surprises here...
Cleveland in round 2 seems unlikely, but glad he's there. I doubt Wallace is there in the 6th, but that's a lot of value.
Obviously, there will be trades, but I would be satisfied with this draft. We get two dynamic playmakers on offense with Reagor and Gibson. A plus athlete to develop at tackle, with Pinter to develop inside, and maybe even RT. Wilson is still my pick at linebacker, and so is Hamilton at DL, who could play either inside or slide out to end. Hand is an underrated slot corner who can defend the run well. Morgan is the hometown favorite at QB...😊, and Taumoepeau is the h-back type of TE they can use.
30: R1P30
WR JALEN REAGOR TCU
62: R2P30
OT EZRA CLEVELAND
BOISE STATE
94: R3P30
LB LOGAN WILSON
WYOMING
136: R4P30
DL DAVON HAMILTON OHIO STATE
175: R5P29
RB ANTONIO GIBSON
MEMPHIS
192: R6P13
CB HARRISON HAND
TEMPLE
208: R6P29
QB JAMES MORGAN
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
209: R6P30
S K'VON WALLACE
CLEMSON
236: R7P22
G DANNY PINTER
BALL STATE
242: R7P28
TE CHARLIE TAUMOEPEAU
PORTLAND STATE
Texas Tech LB Jordyn Brooks getting R1 talk at 30. He’s a dog and I love his film, but he doesn’t seem like a R1 player. It keeps getting said though that internet draft world is FAR off of the NFL this year. We should all probably go into this draft with zero preconceived notions about who should go where.
Here are a few things I am sure of about the 2020 NFL draft:
1. The Packers will come away with 10 picks - plus or minus 3.
2. The Vikings with 5 picks in the first three rounds will find a way to screw it up. If they don't the picks will either not sign or get injured.
3. I will eat my usual array of snacks.
4. I will watch the draft with a cousin. We both agree if we are COVID symptom free the tradition lives on.
5. Teams will make decisions that us fans won't understand for a while - or maybe ever. But it is one of the reasons we watch. Maybe there should be post draft stats on which cities have the highest rate of TV repair/sales. Just might indicate which fan bases are the most unhappy with the results.
Forgot to add this one:
6. If you do enough mock drafts your bound to be right.
Will not be surprised if Thursday comes and goes with no Packer selection.
I can live with this selection more than other WRs although I still see them looking at WR in R2. Jeremiah is pretty good IMO, he’s a former front office guy. Lots of Greg Jennings comparisons for Aiyuk.
Daniel Jeremiah says AZ St WR Brandon Aiyuk
I gave it a try....I'd take it.
30
K'Lavon Chaisson, EDGE LSU
62
Jonathan Taylor, RB Wisconsin
94
Isaiah Wilson, OT Georgia
136
Davion Taylor, LB Colorado
175
Quintez Cephus, WR Wisconsin
192
Cameron Clark, IOL Charlotte
208
Lamar Jackson, CB Nebraska
209
Dane Jackson, CB Pittsburgh
236
John Penisini, IDL Utah
242
Yasir Durant, IOL Missouri
@Grave Digger posted:I can live with this selection more than other WRs although I still see them looking at WR in R2. Jeremiah is pretty good IMO, he’s a former front office guy. Lots of Greg Jennings comparisons for Aiyuk.
Daniel Jeremiah says AZ St WR Brandon Aiyuk
I hope he’s wrong, though. While I’m okay with Aiyuk, I may puke if the Vikings land Jaylon Johnson.
There isn’t a CB in this draft that Aaron Rodgers won’t torch. I’m unconcerned with anyone the Vikings draft, they will he busts. Mark Zimner will be fired after Cousins will turnover another mediocre 9-7 year and all this personnel will be poor fits for the next coach. Honestly I won’t be surprised if 3/4 of the NFCN coaches are fired after this year.
Has the Packers moving up to 27 and taking Murray.
McGinn's draft series
https://theathletic.com/176435...top-defensive-backs/
You can use the Athletic app to read it all
me at the start of the first round vs me at pick 30 pic.twitter.com/tADEzjOLKn
— The Packer Ranter (@PackerRanter) April 23, 2020
Miami is trying to get Detroits 3rd pic and not give up the 5th pick. PFT says they want to get to no 1. Is that to get Burrow or is it to get Young?
Probably Okudah or Herbert I would think?
@Grave Digger posted:There isn’t a CB in this draft that Aaron Rodgers won’t torch. I’m unconcerned with anyone the Vikings draft, they will he busts. Mark Zimner will be fired after Cousins will turnover another mediocre 9-7 year and all this personnel will be poor fits for the next coach. Honestly I won’t be surprised if 3/4 of the NFCN coaches are fired after this year.
The Vikes' biggest problem is they have no cap space, and already lost key starters...
My mildly hot take.
Chase Young is far and away the best player in the draft. Therefore, were I Cincinnati, I'd feel FAR better both short and long term signing Cam Newton and drafting Chase Young.
if they stay at 3 and 5 i agree, but if they try to move to 1 it has to be burrow right? I could see their coach wanting Young too.
Detroit, Miami and LAC are huge wild cards at the top. Common sense would say Detroit goes for Okudah b/c the lost Slay, Miami goes Tua/Herbert b/c they don't have a franchise QB, and LAC drafts whoever Miami doesn't. But #3 is very very high for a CB, Tua has serious long term injury concerns, and Herbert may be way overrated. Or Miami/LAC loves one of them and trades up with Detroit, allowing Detroit to get Okudah at better spot. Nothing would shock me with those 3 teams.
It's gonna be interesting first round.
Detroit could also draft a QB and trade Pad Stastsford. I could see Miami or Chargers wanting Stafford.
Herbert just seems young, to me...another Opie...he's still talented.
An inside look at some of the draft rooms around the league...Pack not included...
I don't know whats more amazing re-watching the 2005 NFL draft on ESPN2. Watching Rodgers picked or the amount of busts that came before him. Jeebus.
Getting ready for the first round.....hung my Packer flag, and hope they draft wisely. #30 right??? Think they will draft a WR first?? and will Quintez Cepheus even be considered?? Later rounds I bet eh?? 
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@packerboi posted:.......Watching Rodgers picked or the amount of busts that came before him. Jeebus.
Not watching, but I will never forget Ron Jaworski(Jaws) explaining why Jason Campbell was a better QB than Rodgers. Derp
@packerboi posted:I don't know whats more amazing re-watching the 2005 NFL draft on ESPN2. Watching Rodgers picked or the amount of busts that came before him. Jeebus.
Really enjoyed watching the 2005 draft.......my boy friend looked terribly young then. https://www.12up.com/posts/aar...packers-01e6j1jabj90
Another classic moment as the ESPN crew discusses why AR's days as a starter may be numbered....
@Pikes Peak posted:ETA for the Pack pick?
Whenever ESPN goes to a commercial.
Za’Darius Smith is offering a free large pizza between 11am to 3pm to everyone that wants one at the Pizza Hut in his hometown of Greenville AL. Just roll through the drive through. Grab a large pie. Drive away.
I’ll say it again. How did Baltimore ever let him get away?
@michiganjoe posted:Another classic moment as the ESPN crew discusses why AR's days as a starter may be numbered....
LOL, and those guys were paid for their opinion. What a bunch of idots....
Uncle Gutey says I can make the 3rd round draft pick Friday! Any input on who to take is welcome. I’m thinking it could be a good place to take a long snapper! Thanks.
@Pikes Peak posted:ETA for the Pack pick?
If we stay at 30 I'm thinking 11:20-11:40?
Among the teams who have made some noise about potentially moving up in tonight’s Draft: The #Falcons, the #Jets (presumably for a tackle), the #Saints, the #Packers. New Orleans and Atlanta are always among the most aggressive.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 23, 2020