ROUND 1 PICK 28 - DE NICK PERRY (USC)

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Originally posted by JJSD:
I've seen a lot of U$C out here. Perry is an absolute freaking freak. With the right coaching, he and CMIII coming around the corners is going to scare the **** out of VaJayJay and Slapford (that's for you, TD, no?). Raji just got a lot more dangerous as well.

Pakrz and I like it. He told me that as I helped him pack for his move to Chicago.

LOVE the pick.

I look at it like this, 9 plays out of 10 he'll be rushing the passer. That's going to allow Matthews to move all over the place which brings out the best in him.

Perry's probably not going to be awesome in coverage, but he won't have to be, let Matthews do more of that, because he is excellent at it.

Doing a little digging and checking out those links, I am sold, love the pick!

For a man that size to have that kind of speed.

I cant wait!!

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Originally posted by LarseeBear:
Explosive power trumps everything.

Making CM3 happy is the frosting.

Dom agrees. From his presser(going on right now on Packers.com)

Capers: "No. 1 criteria is if you have the explosive ability to come off the edge. That's the top priority. He ran 4.5 at 270 pounds."

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Originally posted by Herschel:
So Luis Nzegwu will be the second-best pass rusher in this draFT? (1.06, only other guy above 1.0)

If those fancy measuring drills were perfect, you'd be absolutely right. Sorta like another athletic freak:



Difference is this guy actually produced and isn't a lazy turd.

Love that cmiii will have legitimate help putting pressure on the QB.......however, the run defense commentary is somewhat of a concern. The slow-footed Hawk has a hard time catching up to the RBs that get around the edge. Hopefully the next pick is a stout DE vs. the run.

2nd Round. Wolfe, Upshaw, Brandon Taylor, Still, Konz, Reyes, Worthy, Curry, Jonathan Martin, Branch all still on the board.I like where this draft is headed!

Hopefully he has big hands...

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Originally posted by JJSD:

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Originally posted by Herschel:
So Luis Nzegwu will be the second-best pass rusher in this draFT? (1.06, only other guy above 1.0)

If those fancy measuring drills were perfect, you'd be absolutely right. Sorta like another athletic freak:

Difference is this guy actually produced and isn't a lazy turd.

Washington actually got a card? I suppose they make them for all the rookies, but wow.

I like Perry, I admittedly would have rather had Ingram or McClellin but I'm not complaining. I thought Perry would go before McClellin

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Originally posted by Herschel:
But slow in the shuttle and 3-cone. Waldo's head explodes.

Honestly that's the only knock on the guy. All of the others he crushes everyone. The guy is a physical freak. If he can get his lateral movements in check the guy is going to be a stud.

Absolutely love this pick. When that type of talent & physical ability meets Greene's coaching style, it's nearly a guaranteed win.

CMIII & Perry as a pass rushing duo? Capers & Greene are having wet dreams tonight.

They got pictures of Kalil's mom?

Or Tannehill's wife ...

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Originally posted by barrister:
Absolutely love this pick. When that type of talent & physical ability meets Greene's coaching style, it's nearly a guaranteed win.

CMIII & Perry as a pass rushing duo? Capers & Greene are having wet dreams tonight.

Wonder how Jay Cutler's going to like getting sammiched by Matthews and Perry?

Reporter: What's the first thing you think of when you hear the words Green Bay?

Perry: Super Bowls

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Originally posted by Herschel:
Washington actually got a card? I suppose they make them for all the rookies, but wow.

That stunned me as well. Donnell 'DNP' Washington.

Perry is the bee's knees.

This guy is not only going to beat them on the edge with speed, but he can bullrush them too. 35 reps is better than lots of OL.

I can't wait to see some stunts where he blitzes up the middle. Perry is bigger than Shawne Merriman with similar speed and power. Dang, that's a heck of a combination.

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Originally posted by LarseeBear:
This guy is not only going to beat them on the edge with speed, but he can bullrush them too. 35 reps is better than lots of OL.

I can't wait to see some stunts where he blitzes up the middle.

1 problem with that is his lateral issues means he doesn't play with a low bucket often ehough, CMIII on the other hand has his bucket on the ground.

Greene will have his work cut out IMO ... exciting though. THE glaring need taken with the first pick.

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Originally posted by LarseeBear:
35 bench presses
4.60 forty
38" vertical
1.08 explosive power
270 lbs

We got the absolute superfreak at the position we really needed.

Sweet Jesus, I love you TT.

Yep.

I'm happy we got a pass-rushing OLB, happy Thompson had a choice between Perry and Upshaw. Would have liked McClellin as well, but I go back to what McGinn had to say:

"Many from a group that includes Nick Perry, Whitney Mercilus, Dont'a Hightower, Shea McClellin, Courtney Upshaw, Andre Branch, Vinny Curry, Olivier Vernon, Bruce Irvin and Ronnell Lewis will be there. It's doubtful the Packers would take Mercilus, Hightower or Curry because of fit. Mercilus and Curry are regarded more as 4-3 ends and Hightower has told teams he prefers to remain at inside linebacker. Of the other seven, it would appear as if Perry and McClellin would have the most appeal to Green Bay. Upshaw probably doesn't move well enough to do what the Packers need. Perry is bigger, faster, stronger and more athletic than McClellin, and as a result might have a slightly better chance to be taken ahead of McClellin."

Based on that, hard not to be happy with Perry.

His former teammate at USC, Matt Kalil, said Perry is "the best player that I've ever played against" and a future NFL star.

"Going against him every day, that's why I think it makes it so easy for me in games," Kalil said. "Whatever team gets him, whatever people think if he's overrated or underrated, he's definitely going to be a steal. He's a great player. Hard worker. You can tell by the body what a beast that guy is."

Perry ran a 4.58 40. The Queens new safety Smith ran a 4.57 40. Perry's got 60 lbs on that guy. Can't even make that up.

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His former teammate at USC, Matt Kalil, said Perry is "the best player that I've ever played against" and a future NFL star.

That should be quite the battle the next decade or so.

I love the reverse juju TT put on the pathetic bearz by leaking McClellin stories.

Mastermind at work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hESWV57To0

Holy Schnikies, what the heck was Mayock flappin his gums about?

I can't wait to see this young fella take off heads ...

Im glad you guys are happy. I'm taking a wait & see approach.

Onward to the 2nd & 3rd rounds

Boris, you had a guy in mind and it wasn't Perry. Chandler Jones?

Yes. The team i probably despise the most got him.

Stoked on Perry. Hard not to be. Motoring, relentless pass rush with size and strength. Just what the doctor ordered.

I just watched the video from his combine workout.

Holy. Sh*t.

Perry is a FREAK.

And i have concluded that Nick Perry is an absolutely fantastic pick.

Anything floating around Radio City that TT had Jones on the top of his list?

The fact that TT took Perry tonight instead of trading back and grabbing him tomorrow tells me plenty. I think Perry is going to be a star. Think of what Dereck Wolfe (hoping) in Rd 2 at DE does for CM3, Perry, and Raji?

I get the hate for the Jones pick. I have no idea why they moved up to take Hightower.

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Originally posted by JJSD:

Where'd you find this pic of McClellin ??

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Originally posted by ChilliJon:
Anything floating around Radio City that TT had Jones on the top of his list?

No, just an incorrect hunch I had. I envisioned Chandler Jones replacing Cullen Jenkins productivity. Hopefully Perry & CM3 can do for us what Harrison & Woodley do for the Steelers.

Wow, I thought the first round was tomorrow for some reason. Pretty shocking to log on and see the Packers have a new player. I really hope this guy can get the pass rush rolling again.

Yea but what does kworst think about the Perry pick?

kworst can't get on his computer until the rain cloud over his head takes a break.

I haven't watched a lot of U$C football, but there is no question on paper this guy Perry is an incredible athlete. The # of reps is off the charts as well. So it sounds like he's got very good speed and power, and pretty good (but not great) size.

The only doubts or negatives seem to be while he's got a great 40 time he wasn't as fast moving laterally and he lacks great instincts against the run. Well, I think those attributes are far more important for an ILB than an OLB pass rusher in this scheme, and some of those same things could be said about CMIII.

If you didn't know any better it looked like a CMIII clone out there.