Round 7 No. 249 - OT Rasheed Walker Penn State

Thought we'd take him earlier...solid ZBS OT

Another RT/RG candidate. I like the player, though NINE O-line picks in three drafts is a lot when maybe six can stick. I wonder if they're worried about Jenkins or Bakhtiari for this year.

how many olinemen can we keep

I would worry about Bakh's career at this point.

That's the thing that concerns me.  His knee injury sure seems to be lingering.

well if that’s true good idea to find some guys to replace him

@Henry posted:

That's the thing that concerns me.  His knee injury sure seems to be lingering.

But if it's a serious concern, why waste the pick to get Watson? Even if you like your first round, stay put, take Pierce and Petit-Frere or Abraham Lucas for a guy you're more sure can come in and compete for a starting spot outside right away. Then they have a couple more picks for some better depth at edge/safety.

Must have been concerns with medical evaluation .... don't go from 3rd round projection to falling to 7th without medical or legal concerns. 

Samori WRs. Samori Toure, Nebraska.

Darn good football player. Smooth routes, natural hands, some YAC capabilities. Tracks it well deep and has deceptive speed. Was sensational at FCS level then was a major producer after transferring into the Big Ten. (Chris Trapasso)

why so unhappy?

He's thinking about having to play for the Vikings after his Packer career is over.

He is just realizing that as a 7th round pick he is getting an 80k signing bonus ...if taken in third round it would have been around 800K !!

This pick could be a steal. PSU doesn't recruit stiffs. Stepanovich has to be thrilled with the OL competition that's going to come this summer.

Both sides of the trench look championship caliber for the 22/23 season.

@Badgeman posted:

This pick could be a steal.

We're not supposed to say that, the hall monitor guy doesn't like it.

Jesus Christ, this place is packerchatters. 

Soft as Charmin.

Lol! Nothing is as soft as packerchatters Henry. I had completely forgotten about that site.

@Jessie Clark posted:

how many olinemen can we keep

Ever hear of the practice squad?

The all OL practice squad.

@Henry posted:

The all OL practice squad.

Plus UDFA's, cuts and the USFL.... ?

@Henry posted:

The all OL practice squad.

And what's wrong with that? They seem to do a good job of training OL to play in the NFL.

You mean other than the fact there are other positions on NFL teams?

I'm sorry I offended you, I will stop posting so your panties don't get bunched up.

My panties are all good but thanks for your concern.

x4Chatters.  Answer a question and get all Gen Z'd on.

I picture Calvin, from "Calvin and Hobbes" Gen Z'ing on reasonable discourse. 

We'll make millions selling the stickers for the back of Tesla pick up trucks

@bvan posted:

Plus UDFA's, cuts and the USFL.... ?

And raiding McDonald’s workforce.

I have to admit, this one made me laugh.

AFC scout: “He is supremely gifted but has zero intestinal fortitude. Lazy. He is an eternal f---up. He’s got no confidence and he’s got no heart. He’s a mental midget. But he’s going top 100.”

https://www.golongtd.com/p/wha...bout-the-packers?s=r

Maybe not quite the eloquence of  calling him a shitbird, but it's up there.

Gotta love the honesty.  But that's what you get in the 7th round.  Either a guy has the talent but is a mental midget, or he's got little athletic talent but is the smartest guy on the field and is the hardest worker.  Or you get a guy with little playing experience but has the athletic traits. 

The preferred term is mental dwarf.

Man, you read Herschel's linked article and you find exact opposite quotes on a player.  It's almost like dueling banjo's....

Probably because it's not an exact science....

I was about to say the same thing.  Now you know why some teams are total shit.

His hands are heavy and he has confident eyes.  My only gripe on this pick is he is known to prefer short girls, a trait all scouts know to steer away from

@Dr._Bob posted:

The preferred term is mental dwarf.

Rong.

Dwarf is a pejorative.

You suck and are full of hate.

@Herschel posted:

I have to admit, this one made me laugh.

AFC scout: “He is supremely gifted but has zero intestinal fortitude. Lazy. He is an eternal f---up. He’s got no confidence and he’s got no heart. He’s a mental midget. But he’s going top 100.”

https://www.golongtd.com/p/wha...bout-the-packers?s=r

Maybe not quite the eloquence of  calling him a shitbird, but it's up there.

He will probably be the one who starts at Right tackle for the next 10 years.

One thing I have learned about Scouts opinions, is most must be members here at Times 4. Their opinons are all over the map. From that same article you are quoting from McGinn, these are two different scouts opinion on Zach Tom

Scout 1-AFC scout: “Center is the first thing I thought of. Here’s an undersized guy playing left tackle. .... Not a great worker. Not awesome football character. Not a bad kid off the field but for center, you want a dude, a guy that’s smart, a leader, an excellent worker. He didn’t have those things but physically, yes.”

Scout 2-NFC scout: “Quiet kid, not super vocal, works hard, consistent at practice every day, lead by example guy. He’s a fundamentally sound player who relies on consistent technique. Made a seamless transition to left tackle. Has adequate strength at the point of attack and marginal in-line power to reestablish the line of scrimmage

So does he work hard or doesnt he? Is he a leader or isnt he?  Two different opinion.

Lets let them play a couple of years before we bury them.

Like everyone else here I enjoy the draft and I enjoy the cheerful optimism and the cutting comments- about this guy is a bust bad fit etc; because they are like fortune tellers at a carnival they are paid to talk but so few actually analyze what the plan may be!  Somewhat like the Russian's plan to amass a huge army and slam int Ukraine and totally destroy the small helpless nation!  I didn't see a single analyst probe what the intent of the Packers plan might be only what they perceived it should be! 

  When I saw the Quay Walker pick, my 1st thought was not,  holy crap no WR but a view of how they perceived their route to the Super Bowl. I thought of them trying to emulate the great Raven defense of a dozen years ago.  The ability to play a light box and still control the run would be huge and now with Jaire, Stokes and Douglass 3 guys who can actually cover someone.  Then with the pick of Wyatt I became very sure of this idea.  We will see how it plays out (BTW should GB sign OBJ he will be more valuable than any rookie WR in this draft) but of course no one views the whole picture -they take the 5 blind guys feeling the elephant approach and being confused what they have!

The scouts say what they think they must to get their points across. If they don’t want their name associated with a guy, they’re going to call it as they see it, because too many endorsements, even implicit, of failed picks will get them fired. The one guy clearly thought Walker was a punk that didn’t deserve to sniff the field. These are young men who can possibly be influenced to change, and some scouts see the same guy differently, so I guess we will find out soon enough what we’ve got.

@Tavis Smiley posted:

why so unhappy?

He’s mad he got drafted by the Packers because Green Bay only has an Applebees

@Goalline posted:

And raiding McDonald’s workforce.

Just don't fuck with the A&W workforce. I need my root beer float.

@YooperPackfan posted:

He’s mad he got drafted by the Packers because Green Bay only has an Applebees

Well, you know...."fancy like Applebee's on a date night, with a Bourbon Street steak and an Oreo shake...."