Who Should TT Pick In The 1st Round? - 2.0 - Post FA Version

[RashanGary]

I like Louis nix, pending his health. He's big, strong, moves well and he's a fighter, seems to embrace the violence inside.

[run pMc]

OK, I read more carefully...gotcha! OK, now that I'm a little Red...see what I did there? How can you defend wanting a safety ahead of Mosely or Ebron? Are you saying you think those safeties the the BAP ahead of Mosely or Ebron at #21, or are you strictly looking at team need?

So, if Ebron and Mosely are gone at #21 and Dix and Pryor are sitting right there, and the Packers like them both the same, wouldn't it make sense to try and find a trade partner to move back a little to try and get another pick?

If those are your top 2 rated remaining players, and you have the luxury to get 1st choice of them I think you take the pick. Thing is, I think there will be other similarly rated players, and I don't think TT is going to specifically go into the draft targeting a safety in R1.

I think if Nix is there they'll take him and let him get healthy and learn the pro NT spot as Raji's understudy, then let Raji walk next year and have Nix slide in as the starter.

I'm thinking TT will lean towards defense in R1, if Mosley is there I'll probably vote for him over HaHa (who I think will be gone) or Pryor. Pryor feels like more of a SS than FS to me. Totally agree they need help at S, and I think they'll address it with McMillian and Jennings gone, but they aren't going to reach and draft purely for need.

I really don't think Ebron will be there at 21. Don't recall seeing him rated #3 anywhere, although I know pre-combine there was debate over him, Amaro, and ASJ as top TE in the draft. Post-combine he's most people's top TE, and I think that will hold into May. ASJ just elected to have surgery for a stress fracture, that likely slips him into R2. With how offenses are using TE's as weapons it would shock me if he was there.

[Guiness]

I voted Pryor, but have to admit even I think that would be a need pick vs a BPA. I think in the first round you draft freaks that are football players if there is one, and freaks that could become football players if the former are all gone. There are only so many good big men around, whereas there are a lot more talented athletic guys that don't have dominating size. Those are the guys you get in the 2rd round and later.

[woodbuck27]

OK, I read more carefully...gotcha! OK, now that I'm a little Red...see what I did there? How can you defend wanting a safety ahead of Mosely or Ebron? Are you saying you think those safeties the the BAP ahead of Mosely or Ebron at #21, or are you strictly looking at team need?

So, if Ebron and Mosely are gone at #21 and Dix and Pryor are sitting right there, and the Packers like them both the same, wouldn't it make sense to try and find a trade partner to move back a little to try and get another pick?

I can see ted Thompson trading back...certainly. This draft is deep maybe as far back as Rd. 3. A lot will be determined by his position and post Free Agency and the state of the DL, IMO. The head of that snake is weak as I see it right now. Then there's this:

Ted Thompson hasn't had great success picking on the Defensive Line.

All of the above aside:

I'm a little concerned over the DL and a BIG GUY that can hold the front end up and actually make plays (pressures and a few SACKSs). So we resigned ** Busari "B. J." Raji, Jr.

** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BJ_Raji#Early_years

** What do you read there that has you impressed? What have you seen over the past two seasons that's impressed you?

I'm not aware of any news and Ryan Pickett. I'm not sure we'll ever see Johnny Jolly in Green Bay Packer Colors again. I'm not at all assured of our DL.

I've not checked on anything NFL since I discovered that we have Juluis Peppers signed for a three year contract.

GO PACK GO !

[Carolina_Packer]

I like Louis nix, pending his health. He's big, strong, moves well and he's a fighter, seems to embrace the violence inside.

If football doesn't work out for him, he can try comedy: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-...st-feel-sexier He's a funny kid. Natural timing on delivery. He would keep things loose in the locker room.

[mraynrand]

Ted Thompson hasn't had great success picking on the Defensive Line.

2005 Mike Montgomery, R6
2006 Johnny Jolly, R6
Dave Tolleson, R7
2007 Justin Harrell, R1
2008 Jeremy Thompson, R4
2009 B.J. Raji, R1
2010 Mike Neal, R2
C. J. Wilson, R7
2011 Ricky Elmore, R6
Lawrence Guy, R7
2012 Nick Perry, R1
Jerel Worthy, R2
2013 Datone Jones, R1
Josh Boyd, R5

I'd say Neal, Perry, D. Jones, Boyd, Worthy are out of the mix either because of injury, too early to tell, and/or changing positions. Neal and Perry may be just fine at LB if we get to see them healthy for a whole year. Harrell and Thompson were injured. It's certainly a checkered history, but when it comes right down to it, as far as picking linemen in rounds 1-3, Thompson basically has picked one guy - Raji - who you can actually evaluate at this point.

[smuggler]

Raji was a faller that we werent even supposed to have a shot at. It was an easy pick.