At 1:00 he looks like he gets blown back onto his heels with a hump move, but makes a seemingly remarkable recovery. Any of you old lineman have an opinion?Originally Posted by Joemailman
At 1:00 he looks like he gets blown back onto his heels with a hump move, but makes a seemingly remarkable recovery. Any of you old lineman have an opinion?
Well look at this, the phoenix rising. What’s up man! You like the pick mofo or Cooper crying like others?
Who knows. It's like buying lottery tickets. I like the position, as O-line play in the NFL has fallen off a cliff, and guys are really scarce.
It's looking like they got the guy they really wanted at that spot. Gute said they turned down multiple offers to move down, including one from Detroit. They also weren't able to move up high enough to get another player they were targeting. They also turned their pick in almost immediately, which I think speaks to them being happy that they got their guy.
No kidding? He said that? Well, that's really cool. Very reassuring. Like I said, he wouldn't have been my choice, and I was quite surprised, but if Gute is good with it I'll take that and not complain. The man knows his job better than I do. I did wonder whether he tried to deal it and couldn't find a dance partner, but if he was turning down legit offers because this was His Guy, I'm a lot more comfortable. I'm sure he has some plans for Day Two to fill the needs I was hoping he'd fill on Day One. Can't wait to see what they are.
Thanks for sharing that information. I sure woud be curious to know what offers he turned down, but we'll probably never know.
I know! Scotty Campbell, that old rogue. Glad to see him back.
You know who this pick reminds me of? The Bryan Bulaga pick back in 2010. Nobody was excited about that pick - just a ho-hum, solid guy. Granted, the Cowboys picked Dez Bryant right after that, but at the time the Pack had a stable of wide receivers.
The pick should not surprise us. There were offensive linemen flying off the board by then, and this guy hits those Green Bay traits. Athletic, big but not freaky, good work at the Senior Bowl, and most importantly, versatile. Consider:
Zach Tom
Tom Zach
Could go either way.
Jordan Morgan
Morgan Jordan
Uh-huh. See?
Like most of you, the pick doesn't excite me. However, I have to remind myself that a year ago I was fuming that the Packers passed on Brian Branch to trade back for some extra shitty later picks, and then picked some "meh" guy from Michigan State - that Jayden Reed guy. I was so pissed.
So - shows you what I know.
In Guter we trust, cuz we have no other choice.
So here's to hoping the guy ends up being one of those guys whose name you never hear called because he always does the job.
"The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."
KYPack
No way!! Welcome back man!!
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