Official 2008 NFL Draft thread Day 2

[Chubbyhubby]

TT trades down to get a 5th and a 7th

[TennesseePackerBacker]

I'd like to see the Pack spend a 6 or 7 on Eric Young G from UT. He was a real player in college. Call me a homer, but when the Pack drafted Scott Wells I knew he'd be a good player, you could see it when he played. Same thing with Eric Young.

[Lurker64]

That's a reasonable trade. TT apparently isn't in love with any of these players, and he gets to take a mad flyer on somebody on the extra 7th.

[RashanGary]

WE got 137 and 217

[Rastak]

Steelers take OT Hills:


Strengths: Possesses outstanding height and wingspan. Continues to add bulk to frame and still has room left to get bigger. He displays good feet and balance. A natural knee-bender with good mirror-and-slide skills in pass pro. He's big enough to engulf smaller defenders at the point of attack. Has quick hands and does a good job of keeping pass rushers in front of him. Very impressive mobility when asked to pull or block downfield on runs and screens. Fires out quickly in the run game and takes solid angles.

Weaknesses: Needs to do a better job of sustaining once locked on. Seems to lack a mean streak and must become more physical in order to elevate his game to the next level. Hands are quick but he lacks explosive power behind his punch. Rarely jars defenders with his punch. Must continue to improve overall strength. He will struggle at times versus powerful bull rushers that stand him up and get him off-balance. Sustained a potentially career-ending knee injury during senior season in high school and a broken left fibula ended his 2007 season in mid-November so durability is clearly a concern.

Overall: Hills signed with Texas in 2003 and redshirted the year. He was moved from tight end to offensive tackle, and in his first three seasons (2004-06) appeared in 31 games, including starts at left tackle in all 13 games his junior year. He started the Longhorns' first 11 games of 2007, but suffered a fractured left fibula that cost him the last two games. Hills was forced to redshirt and sit out the '03 season after reconstructive surgery on his left knee, following a career-threatening injury (nerve damage). Hills is coming off a season-ending leg injury and he needs to get stronger at the point of attack. However, he's still a good value early on Day 2 of the draft. The reason is he is quick, he moves very well for his size and he has the frame to bulk up without losing much if any of that agility.

[justanotherpackfan]

Jeremy Thompson DE
395-pound bench press … 450-pound squat … 352-pound power clean

[Fosco33]

We got the 2nd in the 5th and the 10th in the 7th for that last trade.

Net of 8 draft pts or so

[Bretsky]

two 7ths now

Use one of those on IKE

[MateoInMex]

Okay,

So looking at Packers.com, the Packers get only 1 pick in the 5th round. No 6th round, and two 7th rounders.

[Scott Campbell]

So the Packers give up the 128th pick - 44 points

and get the 137th pick (37.5 points) and the 217th pick (4.6 points) - 42.1 points.

[GoPackGo]

two 7ths now

Use one of those on IKE

and a new punter



eagles took IKE!

[RashanGary]

Looks like we lost 2 pts on this one too.

[SkinBasket]

We got the 2nd in the 5th and the 10th in the 7th for that last trade.

Net of 8 draft pts or so

Can we use those to buy player upgrades? I would like to suggest adding 1 point to Lee's Agility.

[gbgary]

Jeremy Thompson DE
395-pound bench press … 450-pound squat … 352-pound power clean

wow!! hey, i'm pretty good with a 25# dumbell.

[Lurker64]

Iggles take Ike.