ROUND 1 PICK 27 - DT KENNY CLARK (UCLA)

youngschool?

Lot's of real " cool breezes " on that stage tonight! 

So many 'Bama defenders on the board...

McGinn, you magnificent bastard.

Wow that's a shock. I wasn't going to be surprised if Clark was the guy, but I thought it would be because everyone else was gone.

Ted has a lot of faith in his West Coast scouts! 

Clark has a lot of upside, great attitude and energy. Needs some work, but he will be a nice addition. I'm guessing they like how well rounded his game is and can be. He's not an elite run stuffed like Reed or an elite pass rusher like Billings, he's just good at both. 

Really surprised by who is falling. Everyone is thinking they can get a DL later!

Meh, Now the Niners trade back in.

Why can't the Packers trade back in? 

Jumping from late r2 would be a huge jump. Also 3 major NFC rivals remaining, doubt any would want GB to get better.

Music City posted:

Why can't the Packers trade back in? 

Cost?

He fills a need.

Ragland will be long gone by the time we pick in 2nd...though Jack may still be around...his injury must be scary as hell.

They showed the war room cam after the pick and Ted let out a big "whoa" sigh when everyone was cheering. I think he knows he made a difficult pick with so much talent on the board.

My hunch is that Clark is a guy they've wanted for a while and weren't really expecting the chips to fall this way. That said, guarantee Clark was on top of their board...above Ragland, Reed, Robinson, etc

love the pick. fits the scheme well. excited to see him go to work. 

Clark also showed a knack for batting down passes, breaking up five on the year.

Sounds like Johnny Jolly.

packmon posted:

love the pick. fits the scheme well. excited to see him go to work. 

Agreed.

Just listened to TT's presser. Keep in mind with TT's demeanor, but he sounded pretty happy this kid was there. Believes this kid will be a pass rusher as well and can play on 3rd down.

Ted said he "took a few calls" regarding trade opportunities but nothing he took convinced him it was worth trading down.

won't be 21 until October

Thompson: "We're glad we got the young man we did today"

By Michael Cohen of the Journal Sentinel

Green Bay — General manager Ted Thompson addressed the media shortly after the Green Bay Packers selected nose tackle Kenny Clark with the No 27 overall pick.

The following is a summary of what Thompson had to say about Clark, a nose tackle from UCLA:

(On picking Clark at No. 27) We were very excited to select Kenny Clark. We weren't sure we'd have that opportunity.

(On possible trades) There are all different kind of scenarios that you look at. People call about trade possibilities or trade scenarios. ... We took a few calls. We didn't ever get to a position where we wanted to pursue that. But we had some conversations.

(On what stood about Clark) Just the whole package. He's a natural athlete, moves really good. Workout sessions were excellent.

(On the draft overall) We're glad we got the young man we did today. We think that's a good start to this draft.

(On Clark's workouts) Had a marvelous workout in Indianapolis and Los Angeles.

(On the phone call) He's excited about being in the NFL. He's dying to show us that this was a good pick and that he's a good player.

(On Clark's character) He carries himself well. He's articulate. He'll stand up here and you'll be impressed with him.

Doug Farrar on SI gave the Packers an "A" grade on their pick.  He also gave Chargers a "D" on Bosa  yet the Cowboys an "A" on Elliot. 

Saw some turd in the Twitterverse say the Packers were dumb for taking Clark over Nkemdiche...what this moran doesn't get is while Nkemdiche is a great aflete...he doesn't fit the system like Clark does. Plus he's not Packer Peeps.

PackFoo posted:

Saw some turd in the Twitterverse say the Packers were dumb for taking Clark over Nkemdiche...what this moran doesn't get is while Nkemdiche is a great aflete...he doesn't fit the system like Clark does. Plus he's not Packer Peeps.

Did you see his posse when he was selected?

There is no way that group was going to fit in GB.

Very happy they didn't take Nkemdiche.  People seem to think h dominated in college and his only issues are off-field.  Not even lose.  Nkemdiche never came close to being a dominant player he was supposed to be.  6 sacks and 16 tackles for loss in his 3 years career.  All the talent in the world but never showed it on the field.  

Reports are the Card's are telling Nkemdiche to distance himself from his own brother. Talk about awkward. But apparently his bro is a big problem as his other family members. 

I think THAT brought back memories of Johnny Jolly and what a huge pain in the ass it was to keep him from his family as well. To me, that's a headache Ted didn't want.

http://www.jsonline.com/sports...824z1-377378711.html

GMs need to realize sooner than later that history often repeats itself. 
The same guys that are thug in college are the same guys who will be thug in the pros. Money be damned, they don't care. It's more important to their self to 'project an image' than it is to dedicate themselves to a team. 

@BenFennell_NFL: Was hoping for Reed, Billings or Clark... Perfectly content with Kenny Clark. Shown much more ability to get after QB than other two.

Happy with the pick. THought he was a realistic possibility prior to the draft but did not expect all those other names to be available. At least we can say for certainty that TT got HIS guy because he passed on Reed, Robinson, Billings, Butler to get Clark

There's so many DL guys still available. Hopefully if it keeps shaking out like this we see GB get a bit more aggressive tomorrow and move up a bit to get another one of those guys or a ILB. Keep shoring up that front 7

Datone Jones ‏@IAM_Dat_One 52m52 minutes ago

Ayeeeeeee lets freaking go. I promise this kid is very special. @KCBoutThatLife Congrats bro

Brett A. Hundley Jr ‏@BrettHundley17 56m56 minutes ago

YYYYYEEEAAA!!!!!!!! #UCLA!!!!!!!

Maurice Jones-Drew  "Back to campus" with Kenny Clark

http://www.nfl.com/videos/back...CLA-with-Kenny-Clark

6 of the 12 first round selections under Ted Thompson have hailed from the Pac-12. The legend of Sam seale rides on...

@packers: 

Kenny Clark will wear #97 for the #Packers.

DT Christian Ringo moving to #99.

PackFoo posted:

Saw some turd in the Twitterverse say the Packers were dumb for taking Clark over Nkemdiche...what this moran doesn't get is while Nkemdiche is a great aflete...he doesn't fit the system like Clark does. Plus he's not Packer Peeps.

Like AQ and Guion.    Packer People is a myth. 

So, we're probably what, 4? 5? more defensive first round picks from having a defense that Dom Capers can coach up to something above mediocrity here?  

CAPackfan posted:

Happy with the pick. THought he was a realistic possibility prior to the draft but did not expect all those other names to be available. At least we can say for certainty that TT got HIS guy because he passed on Reed, Robinson, Billings, Butler to get Clark

There's so many DL guys still available. Hopefully if it keeps shaking out like this we see GB get a bit more aggressive tomorrow and move up a bit to get another one of those guys or a ILB. Keep shoring up that front 7

This!!!

With all those front 7 players on the board I'm surprised we didn't move down.  

Definitely fills a glaring need. Lots of players still there that I didn't anticipate. Be really interested to know where they had Clark rated on their board.

BrainDed posted:

With all those front 7 players on the board I'm surprised we didn't move down.  

Wouldn't doubt that they wanted to but obviously they must not have gotten a deal they liked so they stood pat.

He needs to be good. He needs to be really good. 

where is the highlight video with horrible music?  It's not an official pick until we see highlights while listening to someone rhyme about over priced champaign,  illicit sex and illegal narcotics. 

This fills the hole the Packers currently have.  Not sure what the Packers think they still need. Perhaps a big safety to play behind the middle.  I read somewhere that big safeties play in the middle linebacker spot is the current NFL trend. So maybe the Packers do not think they need a quality middle linebacker.