official 2014 nfl draft thread

[woodbuck27]

well its gonna be 27 years, thes the time in between when we drafted lofton and then a-rod, who is the first real candidate we've had since 78

the more shocking thing to be is the lacl of pro bowlers out of those picks. we've had 28 first round picks between 1978 ans 2005 (not counting those years)

5 pro bowlers

bruce clark (and he never played for us cause we sucked so bad, nice waste of the #4 pick)
brent fullwood
sterling sharpe
bubba franks
javon walker

thats not all that impressive of a list either

only one of them (sharpe) is even in the packer HOF

Yea...so continuing to fail there can be passed off as ...so ... and ... so what's your point...what's new!?

Does such ever suck.

We Green Bay Packer fans (certainly us here); offer so much to psyche up for the DRAFT.

Many Rats really give errrr and really ........... what're we hoping for ?

[pbmax]

Draftek is ridiculous. Our last three WRs picked in the first round?

JAMES LOFTON
STERLING SHARPE
JAVON WALKER

Pretty fucking awesome players. None drafted by Thompson.

Speaking of which, Lofton was the most recent Packer first rounder (1978) to be inducted in the HoF. The most recent first rounder to get in was Johnathan Ogden (1996).

That's nearly twenty years without a first-rounder panning out into a HoF. :C

Favre was obtained for a first round pick.

Rodgers could be headed there as well. 20 years of terrible (72-92) kinda puts a gap in the pipeline.

[woodbuck27]

Favre was obtained for a first round pick.

Rodgers could be headed there as well. 20 years of terrible (72-92) kinda puts a gap in the pipeline.

Those sensational Packer leaders don't count as their obvious.

Bart Starr is like Zeus ( King of the Gods and Ruler of Mount Olympus)

Favre is like Ares (The GOD of War)

Rodgers is like Apollo (The GOD of Light, Knowledge, and Healing...and do we ever need him to deliver on that right now.)

[woodbuck27]

i've been following draft tek for years and their picks rarely make any sense. not only have they had us picking a WR in the first for at least a month now, but they're saying that pick would be a pretty big reach

and i hate the fact that its a WR from USC. NEVER DRAFT A WR IN ROUND 1 FROM USC

I found their alignment of players to NFL teams is seemingly off when you do a comparison to other draft sites.

I liked the way the site is designed. I don't recall discovering much better in that regard.

It seems like such a short time ago that we last did this. Time sure flys.

The East-West Shrine game is a little slow.

It's all tied up @ "13" now.

[bobblehead]

i've been following draft tek for years and their picks rarely make any sense. not only have they had us picking a WR in the first for at least a month now, but they're saying that pick would be a pretty big reach

and i hate the fact that its a WR from USC. NEVER DRAFT A WR IN ROUND 1 FROM USC

Also never fight a land war in asia. INCONCEIVABLE!!

[pbmax]

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article...st-shrine-game


Gives a shout-out for better than expected Badger Beau Allen.

[red]

people in tampa should be ashamed

thats one of the worst looking domed fields i've ever seen

[mraynrand]

Jeff Mathews. He proved quickly that he has the strongest arm of all the quarterbacks in attendance and can make the intermediate/deep throws with zip and accuracy at an NFL level. One issue he had at Cornell was taking too long to pull the trigger and this was an issue at times this week.

sounds like the perfect backup

[Joemailman]

There are 96 underclassmen in this draft. The most ever, making this a deep draft. This would be the kind of draft where you would want to trade down if you can find a buyer.

[packrulz]

There are 96 underclassmen in this draft. The most ever, making this a deep draft. This would be the kind of draft where you would want to trade down if you can find a buyer.

I think TT is in a sweet spot in the draft, I'd be pissed if he traded down. There should be 4 QB's and 4 OT's taken ahead of the Pack, this should cause some stud players to slip, like Mosley, Nix, HaHa, Pryor, Ebron, Lee, Hageman, Evans, and others. I hope he stays put.

[Joemailman]

I think TT is in a sweet spot in the draft, I'd be pissed if he traded down. There should be 4 QB's and 4 OT's taken ahead of the Pack, this should cause some stud players to slip, like Mosley, Nix, HaHa, Pryor, Ebron, Lee, Hageman, Evans, and others. I hope he stays put.

But wouldn't this be the argument for trading down? If he can trade down and still get one of those guys, why wouldn't he? I'm not talking about trading down 20 spots. But if he could trade down 8-10 spots to pick up a 3rd and still get one of those guys, I think that would be a good move.

[run pMc]

But wouldn't this be the argument for trading down? If he can trade down and still get one of those guys, why wouldn't he? I'm not talking about trading down 20 spots. But if he could trade down 8-10 spots to pick up a 3rd and still get one of those guys, I think that would be a good move.

I'd be ok with TT trading down a few spots to pick up an extra pick. They have 17 FA's and aren't going to keep all of them, and you know TT isn't going hog-wild in the FA market.

[Striker]

I'd be ok with TT trading down a few spots to pick up an extra pick. They have 17 FA's and aren't going to keep all of them, and you know TT isn't going hog-wild in the FA market.

I'd be okay with trading down as well, as long as it picks up an additional second round pick with maybe a fourth as well.

But, this is a draft where they can stand pat and fill any number of holes as well.

[smuggler]

Sharpe is a borderline HoFer, but I sort of doubt he'll ever sneak in. He most likely would have been in if not for the neck issue.

[woodbuck27]

Sharpe is a borderline HoFer, but I sort of doubt he'll ever sneak in. He most likely would have been in if not for the neck issue.

Sterling Sharpe is now filed in "the Forgotten Drawer".

That man was very possibly headed for the very top of all NFL receivers.

The memory of losing him. That exact moment of realizing the seriousness of that down as a Green Bay Packer; the impending result that loss would mean for the Packers:

A sickening memory for me and as well I expect for many members here that experienced that.

[smuggler]

Depends on the evaluations and the teams between, of course. If you say you've got 8 guys you're seriously considering and two of them are gone by the time you pick, if you trade back 8 spots, they could all conceivably be off the board by the time you pick again. If they're really the 6 best players, they probably would be.

[pbmax]

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 1h
Somewhere around 35 of the 98 underclassmen entered in this draft won't get drafted, scout says.

[mraynrand]

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 1h
Somewhere around 35 of the 98 underclassmen entered in this draft won't get drafted, scout says.

That's your crop of rookie FAs that TT will pore over for the next Shields, etc. etc. Raw underclassman, confidence in your coaching; take risk on measurables and see what develops. Then let go four years later in FA and get 3rd round pick!

[pbmax]

That's your crop of rookie FAs that TT will pour over for the next Shields, etc. etc. Raw underclassman, confidence in your coaching; take risk on measurables and see what develops. Then let go four years later in FA and get 3rd round pick!

FOOLPROOF!

[denverYooper]

Michael Schottey ‏@Schottey 1h

Quote of the day: "Let's roll, yo"--Ted Thompson to his scouts. I'm dead serious, that happened. It was glorious.