Time to back in the glory of Gute. Which pick this year got you hot and bothered?
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Time to back in the glory of Gute. Which pick this year got you hot and bothered?
Cooper. LB is a big need and also it helps all the cooper dejean lovers have a explanation for the tattoo they got before the draft.
Cooper. We've needed that aggressive tone-setter on D for fucking ever. He might be THE GUY.
None really, but in approximate order and considering where they were picked: Cooper, Oladapo, Lloyd, King, Bullard, Hopper. I, of course, don't care for O Line, but we did need a couple, and the ones we got seem fairly decent.
I’m going with Lloyd. I thought the second day was a master class from Gute. He has a lot of ammo, and he came out firing. Both second round picks were fabulous, both addressing need while also getting dynamic athletes. However, grabbing Lloyd was something I was not expecting, yet it was a tremendous pick. This kid is a mirror image of Jacobs. That will no doubt be very helpful in getting Lloyd up to speed in the NFL. It provides crucial depth at a position that proved how important it is for this offense last season. A strong run game is going to help Love and company become one of the most efficient offensive attacks in the league.
Bullard. I think he will complement McKinney very well. And will also see some reps at slot corner.
Jordan Morgan was one of my pre draft crushes so I have to go with him. My main beef overall was trying to draft the tallest midget each step. We tried to get the top guys at every weak position. That feels like reaching to me, however if Cooper lives up to his billing and Bullard ends up better than savage I'll be pretty happy.
Monk just seems like the epitome of a Packers center and just a great football name. Honorable mention to Edge Cooper for being the right price and filling a huge need and Evan Williams for the booze connection.
Olidapo because it’s fun to say.
Voted for Bullard but can't wait to hear Coooooooooooooooooooooooppp!! from crowd at Lambeau.
Both 2nd round picks
The last two OL.
I'm pretty stoked about this draft over all, and the addition of Xavier. Lloyd is going to be really good
Edgerrin Cooper based only on his NFL Hall of Fame name.
Monk is my honorable mention. Go figure in a monster OL draft the 2 picks I liked were OL. Monk will never play tackle in the NFL, but I bet he plays a lot of interior football for us.
Walker, Jenkins, Tom, Monk, Morgan... I can live with that.
My favorite breakdown, as always. Wahle really likes Bullard. For those who haven't he's worth a listen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To3IRCeoopQ
I'm going with Morgan. The Packers needed upgrades on the Oline, and a better Oline makes everything about the offense better. An unstoppable offense will make the defense better as well.
Good stuff. Morgan and Monk incredible upside but probably need a year at least to get technique down.
Cooper plays with his hair on fire and probably starts on day one because he’s better than what we have.
Bullard is a football player. Smart, detailed, fast, natural at it, physical, can do everything. With the huge paycheck to McKinney and now drafting this kid, I think the days of dumb athletes at safety are over.
It would be really hard to focus if your hair was on fire.
And we don't want that for Olidapo, or how can we enjoy the ever-changing hair colors?
I voted for Cooper. The guys highlight film makes him look like the ultimate game wrecker.
Wahle is great. I'm surprised a team hasn't brought him in as a coach.
I hope Hafley is the right guy. With how much we invested on D in the draft and signing McKinney, he will have no excuses. Hiccups are okay, but boy it's going to be a huge letdown if the defense doesn't at light slightly improve...
He was once, 3 years, $25M on his second contract, which made him one of the highest paid centers at that time. When that expired the Packers went into the off season well over the cap and also had Aaron Jones as a free agent. They signed Jones and let Linsley look elsewhere for his 3rd contract.
Kalen King is my vote just because he should have been drafted in round 4.
Since GB will play a lot of 4-2-5, there is an opportunity for him....
I think Tom to guard is a lot more likely.
Morgan/Jenkins/Myers/Tom/Walker ain't half bad.
That was always my thought process. If you read my drivel you know I have always said he's a guard, but when the report came out they talked about viewing him as a HoF center so you have to consider it a possibility.
Its funny that everyone who thought Jenkins (who played a really good LT pre injury) should shut up and play guard regardless of salary disparity thinks Tom on the other hand will demand they play him where he wants.
I also think if Walker doesn't stay put at LT it will only be because he regresses. He finished last season with a strangle hold on the job, I don't care what "coach speak" is happening right now.
Most likely opening day OL will be
Walker, Jenkins, Myers, Morgan, Tom
That will be for various reasons. 2 years from now it could be the 4 of the same: Walker, Jenkins, Monk, Tom, Morgan
I think Morgan starts interior because while he has great feet, he doesn't always use them perfectly and he is a powerful run blocker who gets to the 2nd level. He also has some work with his hands that needs to improve before he stops NFL edge rushers. Both of those are easily within his ability to get right, but it takes time. I doubt he has ever had a great coach. But he has power and balance and that gets you starting at guard on day 1.
Where have you observed Morgan being a powerful run blocker?
I think Morgan is a bit of a project. I don’t see much of a chance of him starting at tackle in game 1. While you can see his athleticism on film, there also are a lot of poor tendencies that need to be coached up. Perhaps he starts at guard early, but I’m even doubtful of that. I think the Packers are fine letting him develop and mostly providing depth in year one. I can get behind Wahle’s opinion that Monk is probably more likely to get a start first because he will be playing the position of our weakest (and soon to be departed) interior lineman. Morgan may turn out to be better in time, but his learning curve will be steeper at tackle.
Mike Wahle agrees with you, KingF, on Morgan.
I read an interesting tidbit on the new safeties - the team appears to think both Bullard and Williams can play either safety spot OR nickel, while they see "Walking Boot" Olidapo as more of a box safety-maybe-free-safety type of guy.
Living here, I have multiple friends who are AZ college fans so I watched several of his games. I have seen him block with power and I have seen him shield guys off in the run game. And I've seen him get to the next level and terrorize LBs more than once. He is a really good run blocker.