Another long hair lineman?
ROTTT must be comfortable with EDS starting if he's drafting this Bacteria guy. Would rather see C/G addressed.
Oh, well. I guess at #109, you just take whoever's left. Not really seeing much "wow" here.
Well...we do need help on the oline. I hope this guy is good.
Looks like he could be good depth. Kind of reminds me of Daryn Colledge. Has the versatility they seem to covet.
quote:"He's long (34-inch arms) and he's tall and he doesn't get much movement," one scout said.
LOL and NFL Network says he's shorter than teams like and his arms aren't very long.
Good thing the NFL Draft is a science.
quote:@robreischel 4m
#Packers take OT David Bakhtiari from Colorado. He's 6-4, 299 and just 21 years old.
TT loves the young uns
quote:Originally posted by Salmon Dave:
Oh, well. I guess at #109, you just take whoever's left. Not really seeing much "wow" here.
I doubt there is much wow left at this point.
I keep thinking Lang is going to get the shot.quote:Originally posted by mr21mr21:
ROTTT must be comfortable with EDS starting
With Sherrod's future seriously cloudy, makes sense. I'm still hoping for a legit Center though
quote:@MattTinyTibbs: David Bakhtiari's Twitter handle is @DBak59
Might be considering flipping Bulaga to LT, and letting this kid compete for RT spot.
More notes from JSO: "Some notes on Bakhtiari: Started 33 of 34 games (22 at left tackle, 11 at right tackle). ...Had 255 knockdowns as a starter (7.73 per game). ...Had 27 TD-resulting blocks."
Like this pick.
Like this pick.
I think they have compete on the inside, a lot of the scouting reports indicate he is tough enough to make the switch.
quote:Originally posted by cuqui:
More notes from JSO: "Some notes on Bakhtiari: Started 33 of 34 games (22 at left tackle, 11 at right tackle). ...Had 255 knockdowns as a starter (7.73 per game). ...Had 27 TD-resulting blocks."
Like this pick.
Ditto
called it
quote:Originally posted by titmfatied:I keep thinking Lang is going to get the shot.quote:Originally posted by mr21mr21:
ROTTT must be comfortable with EDS starting
This.
I think there is a good chance they'll groom Tretter for the job. He won't be the starter for very long.
And to get back on topic, Bakhtiari could be your best avatar since you retired Spitz.
quote:Originally posted by mr21mr21:
Any mention of him being a former TE?
Trick play coming sometime next year... vs the Bears probably.
quote:Originally posted by Henry:
Trust the scouting
Took him over Barret Jones who played multiple OL positions @ Alabama.
ROTTT!
I'm just going to call him Khal Drago because name looks Dothraki.
BTW, Rodgers has been sacked 202 times since 2008. Most in the NFL since then. Got no problems with strengthing the OL to protect the NFL's highest paid player.
Lots of different players since then. QB might want to make quicker decisions to help out.
I will say he seems to do a pretty good job of protecting himself when he takes sacks and doesn't get wiped out often.
I will say he seems to do a pretty good job of protecting himself when he takes sacks and doesn't get wiped out often.
quote:Originally posted by BrainDed:
I'm just going to call him Khal Drago because name looks Dothraki.
Hodor.
David Bakhtiari @DBak59 17h
Can't wait to start. Green Bay here I come! #Packers
David Bakhtiari @DBak59 16h
Can't believe I get to be in #titletown! What a great organization and fans! Lets get after it. #Packers #greenbay
Can't wait to start. Green Bay here I come! #Packers
David Bakhtiari @DBak59 16h
Can't believe I get to be in #titletown! What a great organization and fans! Lets get after it. #Packers #greenbay
Anyone who can play LT at a decent level in college gets overdrafted. Some places had DB listed as a second rounderer, but he was hard to evaluate because his team was so bad. Plus he is coming out a year early. Plus he likely has had poor coaching (remember, the entire team sucked). Solid pick for the seond day, will compete.
If protecting ARod's blind side is a priority, then Bulaga should be at LT - let Barclay, Newhouse and DB compete for RT and backup slots. We carry four tackles and these are likely to be them, barring injuries. Only bad thing is that 3 of 4 seem like LTs, which isn't all that bad a problem to have. Barclay is the only one who has no future at LT.
One of the fatal flaws in last year's team was the lack of depth on the OL. When Saturday had problems, it ended up eating up our only experienced backup. We were one injury away from starting UDFAs like Barclay. Meant that Sitton and Lang had little choice but to play though injuries. DB adds that depth and with Bulaga, Barclay, Newhouse and DB, we may have to sit a pretty decent player, as we usually dress only three tackles.
So, I think he was underscouted and TT may have pulled off another master pick here.
If protecting ARod's blind side is a priority, then Bulaga should be at LT - let Barclay, Newhouse and DB compete for RT and backup slots. We carry four tackles and these are likely to be them, barring injuries. Only bad thing is that 3 of 4 seem like LTs, which isn't all that bad a problem to have. Barclay is the only one who has no future at LT.
One of the fatal flaws in last year's team was the lack of depth on the OL. When Saturday had problems, it ended up eating up our only experienced backup. We were one injury away from starting UDFAs like Barclay. Meant that Sitton and Lang had little choice but to play though injuries. DB adds that depth and with Bulaga, Barclay, Newhouse and DB, we may have to sit a pretty decent player, as we usually dress only three tackles.
So, I think he was underscouted and TT may have pulled off another master pick here.
As a rookie, I'm not sure what to expect from someone like this who is so young and came from a horrible team. But it sounds like there is a good upside to this guy as he is young and will fill out a bit as he ages plus he's going to get Pro coaching (insert Campen joke here).
He might be a guy like Mike Flanagan or Marco Rivera that takes some time to develop, but once he does, you're glad he's on your team.
He might be a guy like Mike Flanagan or Marco Rivera that takes some time to develop, but once he does, you're glad he's on your team.
My guess is Bakhtiari won't dress for most games.
(Which could be a real problem come December).
(Which could be a real problem come December).
You want to play for Ray Nitschke's old team, you need to do whatever it takes to show how tough you are.
The more I read about this kid the more I like him. Seems to be a tough kid with an attitude... and he understands the privilege it is to play in Green Bay.
I agree. Seems to have a chip on his shoulder after dropping a bit in the draft too, so that's always nice.
Like Tretter, it seems like it'll take a year before he can truly take form. Still, I'd feel more comfortable with him filling in at RT or LT than Barclay or Lang.
Like Tretter, it seems like it'll take a year before he can truly take form. Still, I'd feel more comfortable with him filling in at RT or LT than Barclay or Lang.
kids these days! this should be funquote:"I feel I can play left tackle," Bakhtiari said. "I've shown it in college, but wherever the Packers want me to play is what I'm going to play.
"They're going to give me a playbook; they're going to let me know the position, and I'm going to study it and try and become the best player I can."
quote:Campen said Bakhtiari and Tretter were versatile enough to play multiple positions.
"(Bakhtiari) certainly is athletic enough to do so. As you know, he played left tackle. . . . But I think he's very versatile. We'll be excited to get him in here and see where we're going to place him.
"(Tretter) is very much like David in the fact that we feel like he can play multiple positions."
I just wish I trusted Campen to guide a player through a position change. The only player I can think of that he has converted and has had success is Josh Sitton and maybe TJ Lang, but Lang had a pretty rough start. Colledge was okay also, but Spitz was a disaster, Barbre was a disaster, Moll was a disaster, Newhouse at Guard was a disaster. When they've let guys play their natural positions like moving Newhouse back to LT, they've gotten much better results. I do cut Campen some slack because they seem to keep wanting to draft exclusively Left Tackles and force them into other positions, which isn't Campen's fault. I'm not predicting these guys will fail, but I'm not getting my hopes up. Hopefully some day they will bring in true Guard or Center like Chance Warmack.
Like satori said...we don't draft high enough to select a Warmack. We constantly select in the high twenties or later.
quote:Originally posted by Boris:
Like satori said...we don't draft high enough to select a Warmack. We constantly select in the high twenties or later.
I didn't mean a top 10 Guard necessarily, although that would be nice. I think it would help Campen out if they drafted guys, like Travis Frederick, who had played an interior position their entire college career. I would trust him to take an already good college OG or C and turn him into a good NFL OG or C.