How would you feel if the packers drafted Ahmad Brooks??

[The_Dude]

Been thinking about this and I'm really torn about this. The only way we would get him is by using a 3rd or 4th (god forbid a 1st or 2nd) round pick tomorrow. He is a tremendous talent and has all the POTENTIAL to be a great LB. We have a need for a SLB or even the debate of moving Barnett to the outside can begin again. But then I think why, why would we do that. We have a very talented LB corps already with Taylor, Barnett, Hawk and Hodge, also Poppinga as well. If we do grab him, he better turn out because you can be people will be seeing what we could have had instead of him next draft. If he does turn out to be good, then we have an amazing Lb Corps, young and extremly fast. If not, another wasted pick.

[MadtownPacker]

Re: How would you feel if the packers drafted Ahmad Brooks??

We have a very talented LB corps already with Taylor, Barnett, Hawk and Hodge, also Poppinga as well.

wWelcome to PR Dude.

The sentence above is why I doubt it will happen. TT needs to work on the O right now and get another solid WR.

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[Deputy Nutz]

I think if you can get a talent like brooks in the 3rd or 4th round you have to go for it.

He will most likely be a threat coming off the edge in passing downs. I think his days as a midldle linebacker might be numbered. But where ever he plays he certainly has a talent that you can't teach. He sort of reminds me of a LT.

[OS PA]

I think if you can get a talent like brooks in the 3rd or 4th round you have to go for it.

He will most likely be a threat coming off the edge in passing downs. I think his days as a midldle linebacker might be numbered. But where ever he plays he certainly has a talent that you can't teach. He sort of reminds me of a LT.

He will be one of the steals of this year I believe. I think that his bad days are behind him, the kid dropped 30 lbs in a few weeks to get in shape for his try-out. He has a nasty mean streak and is known for dominating people. He was going to be a top 5 pick in 2005, but didn't declare, and couldn't declare this year.

I would love to see him as a project end. He has the strength and weight to power tackles, just needs more height (sadly that won't happen). He'd also be an instant upgrade on Special Teams over any player we have. Brooks, Poppinga, and Underwood wouldn't allow a returner past the 20.

Another thing is if we find a use for him on the end he could double as a back-up at all three LB positions.

I'm sorry for rambling here, I just think if he is available come the 3rd round he is too big a steal to leave hanging.

[The_Dude]

What would you do if TT used a 2nd round on Brooks?? Me, I'd have to wait at least till next year to see if it was a good decision. Does anyone remember what people thought of Sherman when he used a 2nd round Supplemental draft pick on Whale??

I think he would be an amazing OLB in a 3-4 defense (has the same build as Terrell Suggs) but could be just as good as a OLB in a 4-3 and perhaps a Pass rushing DE on passing downs. Imagine that line up. Brooks and KGB on the outside and move Kampman inside with Jenkins. Talk about a speed rushing front 4

[OS PA]

Brooks and KGB on the outside and move Kampman inside with Jenkins. Talk about a speed rushing front 4

I'd actually do this

RE - KGB
LE - Brooks
DT - Peterson
DT - Jenkins

With this we'd have 3 or 4 rested rushers every 3rd down pass play.

[AKfaust]

Gotta have the D to win it all. Go for it.

[StPaulPackFan]

What would you do if TT used a 2nd round on Brooks?? Me, I'd have to wait at least till next year to see if it was a good decision. Does anyone remember what people thought of Sherman when he used a 2nd round Supplemental draft pick on Whale??

Actually, I believe Ron Wolf picked him. But I do remember how dissappointing he was in his first year at Tackle. At that point it looked like a wasted pick. Fortunately he blossomed into a high quality Guard.

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[PackerPro42]

Brooks is actually 6-4.

[Bretsky]

Wolf too Clifton

I'd have no problem if GB took Ahmad Brooks. What we have to remember is TT is conservative. He won't take a flyer on this guy unless he thinks he's getting good value out of that draft pick.

That probably means round 3 or maybe even 4.
My guess is a very good team rolls the dice with him in round 2.

Heck, the Steelers aka the top tier teams will not find a guy with this kind of talent at the end of round two, and they also have the ability to groom him along slowly.

[Spaulding]

I gotta go 3rd round as in other years this would almost be a 2nd for us due to our high draft position in the supplemental this year. His negatives (attitude/maturity, weight, etc.) obviously drop him from the first and although some team might take a flyer on him in the 2nd I'd be surprised. His upside although high (speed, strength, mean streak/competitiveness) isn't a position we any longer have a strong need and he's started he dropped the weight because he didn't want to play on the line.

With us already likely being set at LB for the future (you could make a case for Brooks moving to SAM but that would then mean Poppinga and Hodge would essentially be wasted picks other than for depth and they were taken too high for that) I just don't see ANY chance we take this guy unless he somehow drops to the 5th.

Personally, I'd rather see us take a flyer on Berryman in the 7th and try to groom him or Tollefson to replace KGB next year if he doesn't restructure his contract.

[woodbuck27]

Too many things shout NO !

"Brooks reminds me in many ways of Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher, as he possesses a similarly rare combination of size, speed and athletic ability. Brooks has the potential to play inside or outside linebacker in the NFL and can also be effective when turned loose off the edge on obvious passing downs. Unfortunately, Brooks has some major "red flags" as a pro prospect, including character, work ethic and durability. In our opinion, Brooks is too risky to consider in the first round but too talented to pass up in the third round. "

With 9 more draft picks to ink, and the Conservative ways of TT we won't budge today, but if we do.

I'm intrigued by the prospect to bring in . . . FB A. Hall, but he still has 2 more years to go with his hitch, and that would make him 28 year's old when he's available to us. Maybe I'm missing something here and he can come to us sooner? I really don't see that happening either.

The Packers don't make a move in this Supplementle draft. We need too much on Offence, and we need experience at WR and Guard (and at RB). Big time !

[Willard]

If I am TT I am very nervous in two areas: RB and QB pressure. I would go for Brooks' in the 3rd if I projected he could be a starting pass rusher in the NFL. Is he a much better prospect in this role than a longshot like Jason Hunter? Does he project to be at least as good as KGB? If so, I go for him. If I think he truly is best suited as a NFL LB I pass, not because he won't be good, but because I can't afford to give up another pick for that position with so many other holes left to fill.

(By the way if I am TT I am also damn nervous about OG and QB, but I made that bed and now I gotta sleep in it and hope for the best).