@Satori posted:https://twitter.com/GeryWoelfe.../1631295209421037568
The Packers are showing interest in ex-Maryland standout kicker Chad Ryland. Ryland told me at the Combine in Indy that he once made a 75-yard field in practice.
75 yards ain't no joke tho, no matter when it happened.
@Packmeister posted:Amari never had the moves Tank has. That being said, I doubt the Packers would select him. It will require a high pick, and I think they'd rather go with a bigger receiver.
My post was in jest.
But the Packers organization is very stupid and yeah, always has to be a "bigger" receiver, no matter the dynamics a guy like Tank can bring to an offense.
@Pikes Peak posted:That dynamics he potentially will bring.
Semantics. We all know any draft pick no matter where he is taken still must prove himself.
Wow -- a lot of good 40 times from the DE class....
Wow. Hot stuff from Calijah Kancey.
https://twitter.com/NFL/status...-scouting-combine%2F
Then he bettered it.
The NFL Combine - because life just isn't offering much right now.
Nolan Smith is probably too small for what the PAckers are looking for but damn! He ran even better than expected. 4.39 coming off the edge is impressive.
@Herschel posted:So really, who are realistic receivers for Green Bay?
We'll take out Johnston as he'd require a first. 6'2" or taller, projected sub 4.5 40
Cedric Tillman TN
Xavier Hutchinson Iowa State (maybe sub-4.5)
Jonathan Mingo Mississippi
Dontayvion Wicks UVA
Andrei Iosivas Princeton
AT Perry Wake Forest
Puka Nacua Yale
Jaedon Haselwood AR
Jalen Wayne South Alabama (maybe sub-4.5)
Michael Jefferson LA
Justin Shorter FL
Jadakis Bonds Hampton
Joseph Ngata Clemson
Tyrone Scott Missouri State
How about Jaxson Smith Njigba, Zay Flowers, Kayshon Boutte, Jalin Hyatt or Jordan Addison?
I'd LOVE Hyatt, he's my favorite receiver in the draft. He might be a good enough blocker to break the threshhold, but he'd also require a first, I think. That would be a major break from the norm.
Add another top WR to the list of Packers formal visits in Indy: Tennessee's Jalin Hyatt pic.twitter.com/yZLwGIf9O3
— Tex Western ⚛︎🏈🥌 (@TexWestern) March 3, 2023
@Herschel posted:I'd LOVE Hyatt, he's my favorite receiver in the draft. He might be a good enough blocker to break the threshhold, but he'd also require a first, I think. That would be a major break from the norm.
We might be able to trade down a bit and still take him, if we're talking first round.
JL Skinner
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 209 pounds
Arm Length: 32"
Hand Size: 8 1/4"
Body of a man, hands of child...
Packers safety prospects (Best fit in Joe Barry defense from NFL.com draft profiles):
Antonio Johnson:
- Allows too much cushion from off-man looks.
JL Skinner:
- Takes poor angles getting to throws.
Jammie Robinson:
- Takes poor angles getting to throws.
Anthony Johnson Jr.
- Run-support approach often creates an all-or-nothing scenario.
Brandon Hill
- Freestyles in space and lacks positional discipline.
Jason Taylor II
- Mental mistakes lead to easy touchdowns.
Gervarrius Owens
- High number of missed open-field tackles.
Trey Dean III
- Coverage duties seem unclear way too often.
- Mental miscues were costly to the defense.
Indy must have put in new turf...guys are just smoking yesterday and today.
Horizontal draft board from the fine folks at The 33rd Team, you can sort it by position or by offense/defense
@Iowacheese posted:Time for the Lukas Van Ness show
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@Chongo posted:
https://www.si.com/nfl/packers...ers-first-round-pick
Van Ness was a productive pass rusher, even with a relatively ho-hum 6.5 sacks in 2022. NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah, speaking to reporters during a pre-Combine conference call, called him a “bull in a china shop” with plenty of room for improvement. He ranked 8th in the draft class in pass-rushing productivity, a Pro Football Focus metric of sacks, hits and hurries per pass-rushing snap.
Van Ness isn’t just a pass rusher. He’s got the strength and, more importantly, the demeanor to play the run and be a three-down defender.
“Playing on our side of the conference in the Big Ten West, we had a lot of running games, so you had to love the run,” he said. “It was one of the favorite parts of the game for me, getting to line up from the guy across from you, coming out of your hips and blowing them up and setting the edge.
It’s definitely one of my favorite parts of the game.”
And then Lukas kept talking a little longer and he blew the deal...
" Obviously, I was a Bears fan growing up"
I fear Van Ness will be gone by 15...would love to see Joe Barry mishandle his development.
He's not necessarily wrong *cough Mike Mamula cough*....
NFL.com has their ratings out. They typically get around 25 of their top 32 rated players drafted in the First round.
People like to point to Mamula, but the combine is still important in evaluation. The shorter interviews kind of suck, but the medicals are invaluable and the drills do provide a direct comparison of guys ranked similarly and can help confirm what teams already think or call attention to take a second look at a guy they maybe had kind of written off. It also lets teams see what the guy is like around a "new team" rather than the college teammates they were so familiar with.
The drills are more informative to "us" in most cases, of course, since we're not on campus practice visits and can only watch so much available video. The draftnik boards will change a fair amount but the team boards very little.
TEs today at the combine. Interested to see who runs. I know Kincaid is not due to rehabbing an inrury.
Jalen Moreno-Cropper (he will always be Cropper to me) was hoping to run in the 4.52-4.55 range a month ago in his training.
He just put up a 4.40
Too bad he's too small for the Packers.
@Chongo posted:I fear Van Ness will be gone by 15...
Lots of scouting reports out there, here's one
SCOUTING REPORT By The 33rd Team on Lukas Van Ness
Positives:
- Motor is hot and shows when pursuing a ball carrier or quarterback.
- Utilizes length and strength to muddy rushing lanes.
- Shows power when rushing to create leverage and overwhelm blockers.
Negatives:
- Still raw as a rusher, lacking a repertoire of moves to deploy against blockers.
- Can struggle to counter when anchored on, developing more moves should help with this.
Bottom Line:
Van Ness owns a long and muscular frame with good strength. He departs the line with plus speed, showing a precise punch to land his heavy hands inside. Once he is connected, immediately utilizes his length to extend, pushing blockers back while creating space to slip from. He does lack a pass-rush repertoire and questions his ability to counter once anchored against, tends to lean more on his power/length to create his pressures.
Van Ness against the run is quick to step and strike with the play strength to pry apart doubles or hold his ground versus singles. Though labored when redirecting toward the runner, he more than makes up for it with his motor once on his tracks. Overall, Van Ness has a high upside for a defender, showing success off the edge or when condensed inside to win his battles vs blockers.
Check out Guy Smiley - typical Iowa player; not much of a tan.
