2008 OFFICIAL DRAFT THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[woodbuck27]

I honestly really didn't know anything about Nelson prior to the senior bowl...outside of the fact he caught 122 passes. He stood out at the senior bowl, and I was impressed. When I found out he had only been playing WR for 3 years, I was more impressed.

He does have upside.

[Rastak]

Bungles take WR Simpson:


Strengths: A good-sized receiver with above average height, adequate bulk, enormous hands and unusually long arms. He has outstanding leaping ability to climb the ladder for jump balls. He displays one of the best set of hands in this class. Hands are big, strong and soft. Shows very good focus and will make the tough catch in traffic. Plucks on the run effortlessly and does a great job of adjusting to poorly thrown balls. Is tough and competitive. Shows good initial quickness and vision after the catch. Not afraid to go over the middle. Gives a good effort as a blocker and is strong enough to sustain once locked on. Very durable athlete.

Weaknesses: Lacks ideal burst. Will occasionally struggle to get a clean release off the line versus press coverage. Takes a bit too long getting in and out of cuts. Needs to become a savvier route runner in order to consistently separate from tight-man coverage in the NFL. Does not possess the top-end speed to stretch the field vertically at the next level. Will be making a big leap from small-school collegiate level to the NFL.

Overall: Simpson established himself as a starter for the Chanticleers as a true freshman, appearing in 34 games (27 starts) over the next three seasons (2004-'06). During that period, he piled up 120 receptions for 2,023 yards (16.8 average) and 33 touchdowns. Simpson's numbers as a senior didn't quite live up to his lofty totals of the previous season, but he managed 41 receptions for 697 yards (17.0 average) and 11 TDs in 11 games (all starts) working with a new starting quarterback. He also set school records in the long jump and high jump competing on the Coastal Carolina outdoor track team during the football season. The small-school prospect had erratic production during his collegiate career. While it was easy to chalk his dip in production as a senior to a new starting quarterback, it helped to see Simpson emerge as one of the elite players during the week of practice at the East-West Shrine game. In addition to dominating practice sessions, Simpson measured the longest arms (35 5/8) and second-biggest hands (10 3/8) of any player participating in the game regardless of position. The one concern we have with Simpson is that he struggles to consistently separate from press-man coverage. If he becomes savvier in that regard, Simpson could easily emerge as a possession No. 2 or No. 3 receiver in the NFL. Regardless, don't be surprised in April's draft if Simpson comes off the board in the third-to-fourth round range.

[LL2]

Kevin Smith and Calais Campbell our two second round picks

I will say cheers if this happens!

[Guiness]

Bullshit Nutz.

You wouldn't have made that pick and not one other Packer fan would have either. Look back at my earlier post and see that TT had far too many other options.

I don't hate TT. He's just too far out man. Whacky as they come.
He's X 10. A bag of gas!!

Same old Woodbuck. Hating on TT even after he's turned this team into a Superbowl contender. What more does the guy have to do for you? When is the last time you were an NFL GM? That's what I thought..

Who'd a thought Canada and the US were so far apart, eh Woody?

What Woody was trying to say here is that it's funny to watch TT, in the way you watch that unpredictable guy at the party just to see wtf he's going to do next

[Rastak]

So where did everyone go? Pack has two more picks coming up? Where is the speculation?

[BallHawk]

So where did everyone go? Pack has two more picks coming up? Where is the speculation?

They'll come back. A few are probably picking up the broken china and such.

[GrnBay007]

I hate when that little screen comes up on the Packers:

Key Loss: Favre
Key addition: none

[Badgerinmaine]

The draft is like Christmas and opening presents. You don't bad mouth the things you get...at least not in front of the relatives.

Don't be like the wierd uncle drunk and raving in the basement that everyone upstairs is avoiding.

Yeah. Isn't that position filled here anyway?

[gbgary]

So where did everyone go? Pack has two more picks coming up? Where is the speculation?

They'll come back. A few are probably picking up the broken china and such.

[BallHawk]

I hate when that little screen comes up on the Packers:

Key Loss: Favre
Key addition: none

Think I should call ESPN and protest for Joe Toledo to be put on the additions list?

[Rastak]

So where did everyone go? Pack has two more picks coming up? Where is the speculation?

They'll come back. A few are probably picking up the broken china and such.

Oh yea, I forgot about the need for that. Thanks Ballhawk.

[GrnBay007]

So where did everyone go? Pack has two more picks coming up? Where is the speculation?

They'll come back. A few are probably picking up the broken china and such.

...or making a quick run to the liquor store.

[woodbuck27]

So where did everyone go? Pack has two more picks coming up? Where is the speculation?

It's "a Dark and Stormy " time Rastak.

Drinking.

[mngolf19]

I hate when that little screen comes up on the Packers:

Key Loss: Favre
Key addition: none

I had a different reaction.

[Rastak]

Eagles take Laws DT:


Strengths: Plays with outstanding motor. Is at his best when on the move. Will never give up on a play and makes a lot of tackles in pursuit for an interior defensive lineman. Plays with very good leverage, discipline and technique. Gets good forward lean in stance, anticipates the snap well and can get into the backfield. Moves well laterally, slants well and runs line stunts well. Works from snap to whistle and takes sound angles to the ball. Very good spin move. Shows great awareness. Reads keys fairly well and can sniff out screens. Stays balanced, uses hands to protect legs and rarely gets knocked to the ground by cut blocks. Wraps up upon contact, shows good body control and is an effective open field tackler. Hands are active, flashes good power at the point of attack and flashes effective rip move. Times jumps well and gets hands up when isn't going to get to the quarterback.

Weaknesses: Lacks ideal height and lower body strength. Can get driven back when he doesn't win with first step and struggles to hold ground against double teams. Though never stops working, lacks the power to consistently collapse the pocket and isn't a great bull rusher. Is very quick but lacks great closing burst and there are concerns about ability to get to the quarterback at the NFL level. Sat out the 2003 season with an injury and durability is somewhat of a concern.

Overall: Laws arrived at Notre Dame in 2003 but sat out the entire season because of an injury. In his first three active seasons (2004-'06), he played in 37 games (25 starts) and amassed 112 tackles (14.5 for losses), six sacks and three blocked kicks. He was a terror as a senior last season, starting all 12 games and turning in 112 tackles (eight for losses), four sacks, five pass breakups and three blocked kicks. Laws was college football's only defensive lineman to record 100 or more tackles in 2007. Laws is a three-technique prospect that lacks ideal height but makes up for it with good quickness, technique, upper-body power and a non-stop motor. Laws built on a strong senior season by turning in impressive showings at both the Senior Bowl and the NFL scouting combine. His draft stock is soaring as a result. In a weak class of defensive tackles, Laws could come off the board as high as the second round.