Finally, a DB with some fashion sense.
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Finally, a DB with some fashion sense.
Looks like a goon and absolutely hate bow ties more than the Vikings but pick 6 Cousins one time and I will be a fan for life.
The leopard slippers with neutral hose/no socks is really over the top - that's almost full Hugh Hefner. If he had rocked the tux bathrobe it would have been epic.
Tanier:
18. Green Bay Packers (via Seattle): Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville
Strengths: Speed, instincts, return value.
Weaknesses: Physicality.
Meet the new Packers!
Head coach Mike McCarthy and his Pamphlet O' Plays aren't new. There's a new offensive coordinator, but he's actually old offensive coordinator Joe Philbin.
But Ted Thompson is no longer GM! Except…he's still involved in the organization, guarding the Jedi Texts on some island in Lake Michigan or something. And the front office is run by his disciples; the ones who didn't flee to Cleveland during the power struggle, anyway.
Aaron Rodgers is still around, too, which is good news! Except he is getting a little impatient about earning some of that sweet, sweet Kirk Cousins cash. And he's still expected to take on the whole NFL with a laser sword, or something.
Wow, the new Packers are a little like the new Star Wars films: mostly predictable but unpredictable in ways that don't necessarily make them better. Maybe this draft will chart a new course for the organization. Or maybe it's just gonna keep flying until Rodgers runs out of fuel.
Case in point: The new Packers just traded up to fill a need. They ranked last in the NFL at covering No. 1 wide receivers in 2017, according to Football Outsiders. But they selected an undersized cornerback with some injury concerns.
Jaire Alexander missed a chunk of last season with a sprained knee. Opponents wouldn't go near his receivers when he was available—he allowed just five completions, according to Sports Info Solutions—and he burned a 4.38-second 40 at the combine.
Alexander was not nearly as effective in 2016, with six touchdowns allowed, most of them in the red zone. He's not a bump-and-run enforcer or mauling tackler. But mix speed, experience returning punts and good eyes in zone coverage, and the Packers are at least getting a player who can play several roles right away.
Grade: B
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L'Uomo, It's been such a long time coming.
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Gutekunst said the Packers did talk to Alexander on several occasions. Figures they all blurred together for Alexander, who said he hadn't talked to GB.
Sounds like packer people
Missed 5 games last year with 2 different knee injuries then missed a couple more with a broken hand last season
Small guys who get injured a lot are kinda scary
Gutenkust
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Call to Seattle was one of Gutekunst's first calls after trading back to 27.
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Gutekunst said the Packers did talk to Alexander on several occasions. Figures they all blurred together for Alexander, who said he hadn't talked to GB.
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Getting first-round pick in 2019 was in best interests of team; was confident they could move back up.
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Packers have one pick on Friday and 10 on Saturday; he assumes there will be more moving around the board.
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Offer from Saints for first-round pick was too good to pass up, even with James and Edmunds (who had visited) on the board.
Alexander
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"I was pretty shocked," Alexander said when his phone rang. But also aware that GB had traded up and thought the might be picked.
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Says he gave up only five completions last season. That's five catches in six games, if you're doing the math.
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70 percent at corner, 30 percent in the slot, he says of his playing time at Louisville.
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Alexander mentions the secondary tradition, mentions Collins and Woodson.
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Alexander says he had no contact with Packers predraft.
Alexander, getting setup for interviews after being drafted, learns teammate Lamar Jackson was drafted.
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Matt Bowen Retweeted Steve Ross
Alexander can improve his technique. And that comes with reps. But I really like his coverage ability. Press-man. 4.3 speed. Competes, too. Good fit for Pettine’s defense in Green Bay.
29 years ago, the Packers took the Manchurian Candidate over the fashionable Neon Deion.
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Congrats @JaireAlexander you’ll love working with coach Whitt #begreat
Beat guys are all guessing that the Pack had Edmunds, Ward, Alexander and James all with Round 1 grades at positions of need.
Its possible all of us are getting our Edmunds confused, but I think one of them is a DB.
Anyway, I think its more likely they wanted coverage rather than a strong safety. They have Jones and even if James is a better talent, they needed coverage both outside and inside and Alexander fits that bill better than James.
I would love to hear if those short shuttle and 3cone times scared anyone though (off James).
I don't totally disagree. Derwin James looks the part. If you could draw up a prototypical safety I think James would have been it. He did last longer than I thought he would so I am not sure if that stupid 3 cone and shuttle scared other teams away.
James can cover the slot, but he doesn't have Alexander's skill in coverage, but when Dix and Jones whiff on tackles or can't keep ball carriers in front of them you know the Packers done fucked up
Good question. I don't think the film lies though. He gets to where he needs to be. James just kind of glides to where he is supposed to be with very little effort. He has really good vision and anticipation.