Official 2008 NFL Draft thread Day 2

[Badgerinmaine]

No, she wouldn't go for that, she's recovering from surgery and ain't in the greatest mood!

Did Mel Kiper Jr. know she'd need surgery when you drafted her? :P

Seriously, my best wishes for her recovery.

[GrnBay007]

Green Bay Packers Draft Picks
Rd 2 - #5(36) Jordy Nelson (WR) Kansas St
Rd 2 - #25(56) Brian Brohm (QB) Louisville
Rd 2 - #29(60) Patrick Lee (CB) Auburn
Rd 3 - #28(91) Jermichael Finley (TE) Texas
Rd 4 - #3(102) Jeremy Thompson (DE) W Forest
Rd 4 - #36(135) Josh Sitton (OT) C Florida
Rd 5 - #15(150) Breno Giacomini (OT) Louisville
Rd 7 - #2(209) Matt Flynn (QB) LSU

Well, how does this draft look to you? Time will tell what the impact is. As many have said, since Green Bay had few needs and not much player movement (save the huge retirement, but had a successor in place of course) there were probably going to be less picks, and less guys who were drafted to have to depend on right away.

Nelson, Lee and Finley make the biggest year one contributions, while the other draftees get into the system and get comfortable.

You forgot Swain?

[Lurker64]

I'm happy with this draft. We got two OL prospects one who has a chance to play this year and one who has tremendous potential longterm. We got a good player at CB that projects to end up at #4 or so on the depth chart by the end of the season. We got a backup TE with a high ceiling and a good attitude. The more I read about and watch videos of Nelson the more I like him, I think he has a shot to be great. Thompson will probably push Montgomery off of the roster and I think he will get a good number of snaps this year.

The picks I don't really like are the two QBs (though we need some backups, I'm just not high on Brohm and I have trouble seeing Flynn making the roster since I think we need a veteran) and Swain (he might be great, I'm just struggling to understand why we pick him.)

[Bretsky]

Pack takes WR Swain: No Bio

Love the first 5 picks and Flynn. Hate the other 3. Makes no sense. I'd rather have another punter to give Ryan competition.

Agree, although to be honest I'm not completely fond of the first pick either. Not my first choice at WR there; although from past history that might be a good thing

[Chubbyhubby]

Caleb Campbell goes to Detroit instead of Iraq, is that an improvement?

He could've went to GB... better than some WR from SDSU...

Where you been man?

Got married 5 weeks ago - been busy celebrating and such. Work has been work. Off season is boring for me - needed a break after Brett retired. Baby girl coming early Sept (just in time for reg season) - not sure how often I'll be around this summer.

How you doin?

Congradulations on your wedding and baby girl! My baby girl is turning 1 years old in 1 month.

[Lurker64]

Pack takes WR Swain: No Bio

Love the first 5 picks and Flynn. Hate the other 3. Makes no sense. I'd rather have another punter to give Ryan competition.

Agree, although to be honest I'm not completely fond of the first pick either. Not my first choice at WR there; although from past history that might be a good thing

Read the blurbs on the two OL on the JSOnline Blog. There's a lot there to feel hopeful about. Some folks think that Sitton might well be a steal, and he was flying up draft boards since he was discovered and he projects naturally to guard in this system. Other folks think that despite the fact that Giacomini is pretty raw, he has a shot at growing into a great player if a team is patient with him. He's big, intense, mean, a little crazy, and has experience with the system.

[red]

so, we drafted 6 white guys

thats gotta be some sort of modern day record

[Iron Mike]

Other folks think that despite the fact that Giacomini is pretty raw, he has a shot at growing into a great player if a team is patient with him. He's big, intense, mean, a little crazy, and has experience with the system.

Apparently he's not shy about flying the double deuce, either.

https://www.nfldraftscout.com/rating...php?pyid=61406 - 65k

[Lurker64]

so, we drafted 6 white guys

thats gotta be some sort of modern day record

Giacomini is Brazilian by descent (his parents immigrated from Brazil), are you counting him as white?

Also, Mike, he may well be a lot crazy.

[Badgerinmaine]

Well, how does this draft look to you?

I'm mostly quite happy with it, though I would have liked to have seen a RB in there someplace. The draft day trades looked reasonable, too.

[Harlan Huckleby]

so, we drafted 6 white guys

thats gotta be some sort of modern day record

Yes, Ted is drafting for character.

[Badgerinmaine]

Apparently he's not shy about flying the double deuce, either.

[texaspackerbacker]

Well, I said I would never complain about Ted Thompson and his picks ........ but why, if we were gonna take a WR in the last round, was it Swain instead of Marcus Monk or Adrian Arrington?

[Freak Out]

Two QBs and not a punter? WTF TT....? This guy is a mad scientist.

[Badgerinmaine]

Well, I said I would never complain about Ted Thompson and his picks ........ but why, if we were gonna take a WR in the last round, was it Swain instead of Marcus Monk or Adrian Arrington?

Did you notice the Saints took Arrington with the pick they got from Green Bay?