2006 NFL Draft Game

[CyclonePackFan]

Well, we're less than a week away from the NFL Draft, and I'm already going out of my mind. I figured this might give us a little something to do in anticipation of Saturday. There was something similar to this on the JSO forums last year, and I had a pretty fun time doing it, so why not give it another try?

The Premise:

Pick 10 players YOU think the Packers will draft this year and what round you think they'll go in. Whoever racks up the most points, wins.

Scoring:

Points will be awarded according to the round the player was taken in, since predictions are proportionally more difficult in the higher rounds. One additional point will be added if the round prediction is correct. Some examples:

Have a pick of "A.J. Hawk, LB, Ohio St., 1st round" and if the Packers take Hawk with the 5th pick, you get 2 points, one for hitting a first round pick, one for correctly predicting the round.
A pick of "Brian Calhoun, RB, Wisconsin, 3rd round" with the Packers taking Calhoun in the 3rd round would net you 4 points, 3 for hitting a third round pick, and one for getting the round correct.
Having "Craig Eslinger, C, Minnesota, 3rd round" and the Packers take him in the 4th round will net you 4 points for picking a 4th round pick.

It doesn't matter which 10 players you pick, your list could be Bush, Leinart, Young, Cutler, Hawk, Williams, Ferguson, Huff, Sims, Ngata, or it could be 10 guys nobody ever heard of. You don't have to take a player for each round.

Submissions/changes will be accepted until Tagliabue slams his gavel to open the draft on Saturday morning. Winner gets the honored distinction of either being a lucky SOB or having way too much time to think about the NFL Draft. I dunno. Maybe I'll give you a cookie or something if I ever see you on the street. :wink:

Any questions/suggested changes feel free to post them, otherwise happy drafting!

[CyclonePackFan]

I'll begin:

A.J. Hawk, LB, Ohio St., 1st round
Michael Huff, DB, Texas, 1st round
Tamba Hali, DE, Penn St., 2nd round
Tutusi Laitui, G, USC, 2nd round
Davin Joseph, G, Oklahoma, 2nd round
Briain Calhoun, RB, Wisconsin, 3rd round
Tim Dobbins, LB, Iowa St., 4th round
D.J. Shocklye, QB, Georgia, 5th round
Nick Leaders, DT, Iowa St., 6th round
Cory Rodgers, WR/KR, Texas Christian, 6th round

[HarveyWallbangers]

LB A.J. Hawk, Ohio State - Round 1
OG Davin Joseph, Oklahoma - Round 2
LB Thomas Howard, UTEP - Round 2
WR Maurice Stovall, Notre Dame - Round 2
WR Brandon Marshall, Central Florida - Round 3
CB David Pittman, Northwestern State - Round 3
OG Rob Sims, Ohio State - Round 3
OC Greg Eslinger, Minnesota - Round 4
QB Tarvaris Jackson, Alabama State - Round 4
OG Chris Kuper, North Dakota - Round 5

[MJZiggy]

Harvey, is that who you want them to draft or who you think they WILL draft.

[Rastak]

Harvey, is that who you want them to draft or who you think they WILL draft.

The idea is to WIN, it has to be who he thinks they will draft...only a fool would enter a contest and put down who he hopes. Maybe it's both....but he doesn't strike me a mirror image of TT....LOL.....

[HarveyWallbangers]

Both. I looked more at guys that I think would fit the system. Some examples:

Some teams might have Giles ahead of Joseph, but Joseph fits the zone blocking scheme better.

Howard fits the mold of a fast LB that the Jim Bates scheme needs. He's one of the fastest in the draft.

Stovall and Marshall are big receivers that the Packers covet.

Thompson has shown he'll go for a small college DB who was productive at that level and who has good athleticism. Pittman fits that mold, and he's also a big corner--which the Packers would ideally prefer.

Eslinger and Kuper are two guys that I think fit the scheme on the OL.

Travaris Jackson and Reggie McNeal are two QBs that I think would be good to bring in the middle rounds. They have good upside.

[Deputy Nutz]

1. AJ Hawk, LB, Ohio St, 1st rd.
2. Tamba Hali, DE, Penn St, 2nd rd
3. David Joseph, OG, Oklahoma, 2nd rd
4. Ashton Youboty, CB, Ohio St, 2nd rd
5. Joe Klopfenstein, TE, Colorado, 3rd rd
6. Greg Eslinger, C, Minnesota, 4th rd
7. Le Kevin Smith, DT, Nebraska, 5th rd
8. Jeff Webb, WR, San Deigo St, 5th round
9. Rob Sims, OG, Ohio St, 5th rd.
10. Chris Gocong, DE, Cal Poly, 5th round

[packrulz]

1.Mario Williams, DE, NC
2.Bobby Carpenter, OLB, OS
3.Ahston Youboty, CB, OS
4.Brian Calhoun, RB, WI
5.Mark Setterstrom, G, Minn
5th. We have no 6th. Kellen Clemens, QB, Oregon
7.Jason Posiak, TE,WI

[CyclonePackFan]

1.Mario Williams, DE, NC
2.Bobby Carpenter, OLB, OS
3.Ahston Youboty, CB, OS
4.Brian Calhoun, RB, WI
5.Mark Setterstrom, G, Minn
5th. We have no 6th. Kellen Clemens, QB, Oregon
7.Jason Posiak, TE,WI

You don't have to pick one player for each round. You could pick 10 D-II prospects to go in the 7th round or 10 1st rounders. Just name 10 guys you think will wind up in Green and Gold. Sorry, I didn't really make that clear. I'll change the original post.

[packrulz]

Ok, well, I like Quinton Porter, QB, Boston, & Victor Adeyanju, DE, Ind.

[ND72]

Not a big fan of who i have realistically...but these are guys I would like them to have...so here ya go


A.J. Hawk, OLB OSU 1st round
Michael Huff, S Texas 1st round
Davin Joseph, OG OU 2nd Round
Thomas Howard, OLB UTEP 2nd round
Mathias Kiwanuka, DE BC 2nd round
Brian Calhoun, RB UW 3rd round
Brandon Williams, WR UW 3rd round
Cedric Griffin, CB Texas 3rd round
Charlie Whitehurst, QB Clemson 3rd round
Jeremy Bloom, KR/PR Colorado 7th round

[Joemailman]

1. A.J. Hawk LB Ohio St.
2. Kelly Jennings CB Miami FL
3. Travis Wilson WR Oklahoma
3. Rog Dims G Ohio St.
4. Abdul Hodge LB Iowa
4. Omar Jacobs QB Bowling Green
5. Johnny Jolly DT Texas A&M
6. Charles Davis TE Purdue
7. Rob Smith G Tennessee
7. P.J. Daniels RB Georgia Tech

[CyclonePackFan]

Bumppedy bump bump.

Get those submissions in people...Use someone's mock draft, pick names out of a hat, throw darts at a board full of names...after the first two rounds it's pretty much a crapshoot anyway, so join in!

[Joemailman]

Bump. Only 25 hours left.

[OS PA]

I wouldn't mind this as the draft, 4 starters in the first 4 rounds makes me smile =).

AJ Hawk, 1st
Nick Mangold, 2nd
Davin Joseph, 2nd
Tamba Hali, 2nd
Maurice Stovall, 3rd
Greg Eslinger, 3rd
Devin Aramashadou, 4th
Mark Setterstrom, 5th
Mike Hass, 5th
Brett Basanez, 7th

[MJZiggy]

I'm gonna suck at FF aren't I? I couldn't go past the third round.

[Merlin]

TE Vernon Davis ~ 1st
DT Mario Williams ~ 1st
WR Chad Johnson ~ 2nd
CB Michael Huff ~ 2nd
RB Laurence Maroney ~ 3rd
OG Davin Joseph ~ 3rd
FB Matt Bernstein ~ 4th
WR Jonathan Orr ~ 4th
OG Dan Stevenson ~ 5th
OG Robert Cleary ~ 5th

[RashanGary]

A.J. Hawk
Vernon Davis
Maurice Drew
Chris Kuper
Nick Mangold
Richard Marshall
Davin Joseph
Chris Gocong
Joseph Addai
De Meco Ryans

[HarveyWallbangers]

TE Vernon Davis ~ 1st
DT Mario Williams ~ 1st
WR Chad Johnson ~ 2nd
CB Michael Huff ~ 2nd
RB Laurence Maroney ~ 3rd
OG Davin Joseph ~ 3rd
FB Matt Bernstein ~ 4th
WR Jonathan Orr ~ 4th
OG Dan Stevenson ~ 5th
OG Robert Cleary ~ 5th

Michael Huff in round 2?

[Joemailman]

Last bump.

[Bretsky]

AJ HAWK
VERNON DAVIS

DAVIN JOSEPH
GREG ESLINGER
TAMBA HALI

CHRIS CHESTER
DEREK HAGAN
MAURICE STOVALL

ELVIS DUMERVIL
TARVARIS JACKSON

[CyclonePackFan]

RESULTS AS OF END OF FIRST DAY:

route25: 5 pts
Remaining players:
Rob Sims G OSU, Omar Jacobs QB BG, Johnny Jolly DT Tx A&M, Charles Davis TE Purdue, Rob Smith G, Tennessee, P.J. Daniels RB Ga Tech

OS PA: 2 pts
Remaining players:
Greg Eslinger, Devin Aramashadou, Mark Setterstrom, Mike Haas, Brett Basanez

nutz: 2 pts
Remaining players:
Greg Eslinger C Minn, Le Kevin Smith DT Nebraska, Jeff Webb WR SD St., Rob Sims, G OSU

CyclonePackFan: 2 pts
Remaining players:
Tim Dobbins LB ISU, DJ Shockley QB Georgia, Nick Leaders DT ISU, Cory Rodgers WR/KR TCU

Harvey Wallbangers: 2 pts
Remaining players:
Brandon Marshall WR UCF, Rob Sims G OSU, Greg Eslinger C Minn. Chris Kuper G North Dakota

Bretsky: 2 pts.
Remaining players:
Greg Eslinger G Minn, Elvis Dumervil DE Louisville

ND72: 2 pts.
Remaining players:
Jeremy Bloom WR/KR Colorado

NickCollins: 1 pt.
Remaining players:
Chris Kuper G North Dakota

MerlinWizard222: 0 pts.
Remaining players:
Matt Bernstein FB Wisc, Johathan Orr WR Wisc, Dan Stevenson G ND, Robert Cleary G

packrulz: 0 pts.
Remaining players:
Mark Setterstrom G Minn, Jason Posiak TE Wisc, Quinton Porter QB Boston, Victor Adeyanju DE Indiana

Good luck on the 2nd day

[CyclonePackFan]

And your 2006 Draft game winner is:

route25 with 10 points

Congratulations!

Scoring breakdown and final standings:
1.)route25-10 pts: AJ Hawk 2 pts., Abdul Hodge 3pts, Johnny Jolly 5 pts.
2.)CyclonePackFan-6 pts: AJ Hawk 2 pts., Cory Rodgers 4 pts.
T3.) OSPA-2 pts: AJ Hawk 2 pts.
T3.) nutz-2 pts: AJ Hawk 2 pts.
T3.) Harvey Wallbangers-2 pts: AJ Hawk 2 pts.
T3.) Bretsky-2 pts: AJ Hawk 2 pts.
T3.) ND72-2 pts: AJ Hawk 2 pts.
8.) NickCollins-1 pt: AJ Hawk 1 pt. (you didn't give me a round number)
T9.) MerlinWizard222-0 pts.
T9.) packrulz-0 pts.

Thanks for playing everyone!

[HarveyWallbangers]

Congrats. Nice. He got Hodge and Jolly.

[Joemailman]

Thanks, Cyclone, for starting the contest. It will be tougher next year since hopefilly we won't be picking this early.

Here's what I was thinking with the 3 I got right:

Hawk: There was a lot of talk about Vernon Davis in the last week, but I thought TT would go with the guy who could be a leader of the defense. Packers have lacked that since Butler retired.

Hodge: Really just a guess. He seemed to be the type of linebacker who would fit in this defense.

Jolly: I thought TT might look for a DT late. I noticed Jolly came from the same college program as Montgomery. Since I think Montgomery was a late round steal, I thought TT might take another shot there.


Nice pick, by the way with Rogers. I think he has a real chance to stick because of his kick-returning abilities.