Official Day 2 (Rounds 2 and 3) of the 2015 NFL Draft Thread

[Smidgeon]

GBPG updated their Round 2 mock:

33.Titans - WR Jaelen Strong, Arizona State
34.Bucs - OT T.J. Clemmings, Pittsburgh
35.Raiders - OLB Randy Gregory, Nebraska
36.Jaguars - OT Jake Fisher, Oregon
37.Jets - QB Brett Hundley, UCLA
38.Redskins - OLB Eli Harold, Virginia
39.Bears - DT Eddie Goldman, Florida State
40.Giants - S Landon Collins, Alabama
41.Rams - WR Dorial Green-Beckham, Oklahoma
42.Falcons - RB Tevin Coleman, Indiana
43.Browns - WR Devin Smith, Ohio State
44.Saints - TE Maxx Williams, Minnesota
45.Vikings - RB Jay Ajayi, Boise State
46.49ers - CB Jalen Collins, LSU
47.Dolphins - ILB Eric Kendricks, UCLA
48.Chargers - DT Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma
49.Chiefs - WR/TE Devin Funchess, Michigan
50.Bills - QB Bryce Petty, Baylor
51. Texans - ILB Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi State
52.Eagles - S/CB Eric Rowe, Utah
53.Bengals - DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa, UCLA
54.Lions - DT Carl Davis, Iowa
55.Cardinals - ILB Denzel Perryman, Miami
56.Steelers - CB P.J. Williams, Florida State
57.Panthers - OT Donovan Smith, Penn State
58.Ravens - CB Ronald Darby, Florida State
59.Broncos - TE Clive Walford, Miami
60.Cowboys - RB Amer Abdullah, Nebraska
61.Colts - DE Preston Smith, Mississippi State
62.Packers - ILB Paul Dawson, TCU
63.Seahawks - WR Sammie Coates, Auburn
64.Patriots - G A.J. Cann, South Carolina

But I do want to take issue with how they started the article:

"Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson went outside the box -- literally and figuratively -- in Thursday's first round of the NFL draft."

How did TT literally go outside the box with the pick of The Randall? Do they literally even know what "literal" means?

[red]

maybe he stepped outside to make the call?

[esoxx]

if we take an OLB (to play outside LB), in the second, i will shoot myself in the balls

No need to be so extreme. Use Bretsky's route of disappointment relief with the ol' can of vasoline.

http://packerrats.com/showthread.php...-Thread/page20

[Maxie the Taxi]

pb, not sure what you want...but the big name guys I have in mind w/NFL Draft Tracker grades are:

5.8 DAWSON
5.8 KENDRICKS
5.7 MCKINNEY
5.6 PERRYMAN

2nd Tier ILB's are:

5.4 RAMIK WILSON
5.4 TAIWAN JONES

3rd Tier:

5.2 BEN HEENEY
5.2 HAYES PULLARD
5.2 AMARLO HERRERA

Then there is:

5.1 DAMIEN WILSON
5.1 JEFF LUC
5.1 JOHN TIMU

Then:

5.0 BRYCE HAGER
5.0 ZACH VIGIL
5.0 QUAYSHAWN NEALY

Then 4 or 5 that grade less than 5.0 (guys who have less than a 50/50 chance of making an NFL roster).

A grade of 6.0 means the guy should become an instant starter. By the way, Stephone Anthony graded 5.7. So you can see the ILB talent is slim this year.

For comparison's sake, OLB's Eli Harold and Randy Gregory grade out at 6.1 and 6.4 respectively.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/tracker?icampaign=draft-sub_nav_bar-drafteventpage-tracker#dt-tabs:dt-by-position/dt-by-team-input:sf/dt-by-round-input:1/dt-by-position-input:lb

PS - OLB's Lorenzo Mauldin, Jordan Hicks and Jake Ryan grade 5.6, 5.4 and 5.3 respectively.

[pittstang5]

So the consensus, and I'm probably stating the obvious, is, that if we want a top tier ILB, TT needs to trade up.

Who could be a partner? Pure speculation - Jets, Redskins and Chargers? I heard the Redskin's GM wants more picks and the Jets and Chargers only have a handful of picks left.

[smuggler]

How did TT literally go outside the box with the pick of The Randall? Do they literally even know what "literal" means?

He's a CB/FS. He is literally not a box defender. I agree, not a good joke.

[Maxie the Taxi]

Smidgeon, assuming the revised GBPG 2nd round mock is accurate, it begs this question:

Are the Packers better off after two rounds having drafted:

Option #1...DB RANDALL and ILB PAUL DAWSON?

or

Option #2...ILB STEPHONE ANTHONY and the next available CB at pick 62...say QUINTON ROLLINS or JOSH SHAW?

[pbmax]

pb, not sure what you want...but the big name guys I have in mind w/NFL Draft Tracker grades are:

5.8 DAWSON
5.8 KENDRICKS
5.7 MCKINNEY
5.6 PERRYMAN

2nd Tier ILB's are:

5.4 RAMIK WILSON
5.4 TAIWAN JONES

3rd Tier:

5.2 BEN HEENEY
5.2 HAYES PULLARD
5.2 AMARLO HERRERA

Then there is:

5.1 DAMIEN WILSON
5.1 JEFF LUC
5.1 JOHN TIMU

Then:

5.0 BRYCE HAGER
5.0 ZACH VIGIL
5.0 QUAYSHAWN NEALY

...

Just give me the one's you would be happy to get with the second round pick.

[red]

1. kendricks
2. perryman
3. mckinney
4. dawson

in that order. of course i still like the idea of sending a 3rd or maybe the second to the eagles for kendricks older brother

[red]

for those wanting a trade up (i do)

if we include our 2nd and 3rd we could move up about 12-14 spots

our 2nd and 4th would move us up about 5 spots

[Maxie the Taxi]

1. kendricks
2. perryman
3. mckinney
4. dawson

in that order. of course i still like the idea of sending a 3rd or maybe the second to the eagles for kendricks older brother

What Red said. (I'd put McKinney ahead of Perryman.)

[pbmax]

ILB Targets 2nd Round

1. Kendricks
2. McKinney
3. Perryman
4. Dawson

Obstacles
1. Giants
2. Falcons
3. Vikings
4. 49ers
5. Bills
6. Texans
7. Cardinals

[wist43]

Smidgeon, assuming the revised GBPG 2nd round mock is accurate, it begs this question:

Are the Packers better off after two rounds having drafted:

Option #1...DB RANDALL and ILB PAUL DAWSON?

or

Option #2...ILB STEPHONE ANTHONY and the next available CB at pick 62...say QUINTON ROLLINS or JOSH SHAW?

Hate option #1 - like Dawson on tape, but my God his workouts were lousy. And of course I hate the Randall pick.

Ted seems well on his way to making a mess of this draft.

Don't think he'd have any interest in Rollins or Shaw.

[wist43]

I think the pick will be TJ Clemmings or another OT...

If Clemmings is gone I'm thinking TT will go with DJ Humphries, OT, Florida - or - Jake Fisher OT, Oregon (fits TT's OL template - good athlete, noodle armed, gets called for a lot of penalties).

[mraynrand]

And of course I hate the Randall pick.

It was hard to tell

[Rastak]

ILB Targets 2nd Round

1. Kendricks
2. McKinney
3. Perryman
4. Dawson

Obstacles
1. Giants
2. Falcons
3. Vikings
4. 49ers
5. Bills
6. Texans
7. Cardinals

I think McKinney is more of a Zimmer type of guy although I like Kendricks.

[Rastak]

One of the first round stories was does Adrian Peterson get traded. It's still a story in the second round but his agent basically waved the white flag after the first round and said he was excited the Vikings wanted him and hoped they could work towards a deal to make him retire a Viking.....lol.

Translation? We have no guaranteed money so let's make a deal......

[pbmax]

gets called for a lot of penalties).

Really? Packer O lineman draftees are notable for their penalties?

[pbmax]

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 14m14 minutes ago
La'el Collins and his reps have decided if he's not selected tonight he will not sign a contract with a team and will renter draft next year

[mraynrand]

If Clemmings is gone I'm thinking TT will go with DJ Humphries, OT, Florida

I bet you he won't