Who Should TT Pick at #9?

[rbaloha1]

I am beginnin to get the vague sense that to get BJ (if that's Thompson's intention), he might have to slide up a couple of notches, perhaps at the cost of one of those #3's.

I would be a bit disappointed if TT traded up just to get a BJ.

Agreed. The roster is deep but more playmakers are needed in the front seven.



i wonder who he'd be trading up with to get the B.J. from?

I think that a really stout nose tackle is the place to begin with the 3-4.
BJ looks like the guy.
The problem is his stock is on the rise, and even a Jacksonville (or even a team that does not at first glance seem to be looking in that diresction)could nab him before us.
Unlike previous years, where the roster needed to be greatly upgraded depth-wise, the Packers now need to concentrate on guys who are difference makers.
If he can be the key to a successful upgraded D-line, we need to get him.

BJ is the pick if available. Pickett and Jenkins plays de. Gulp Kampy at olb and Poppinga at olb.

Hawk and Barnett at ilbs. Maybe the new scheme allows more opportunities for making impact plays.

[Merlin]

Skill position-wise I don't see a game changer worth taking that high and we need to focus on the tough positions, OL and DL. Michael Oher looks like a beast but is he too big to be effective in the ZBS? I guess we will find out more after the combine about his speed and quickness and how he stacks up. B.J. Raji looks to be an interesting prospect at DL. He isn't tall but he isn't small either. The nice thing about either of these players is that that actually played football in college and they don't carry an injury history with them. I am not sure though that either of them is worthy of a first round salary.

Trade out of the first round, either gets more picks, or use it to bring in a proven veteran. I doubt Thompson will do the later, we wouldn't want to do anything to make the team competitive now, we are rebuilding you know...