ODE TO TED---TOP 10 HITS and TOP 10 MISSES

[wist43]

I would add Damarious Randall to the misses list... it's official - terrible pick.

[Joemailman]

I would add Damarious Randall to the misses list... it's official - terrible pick.

Well, that's that. Better luck in Round 2, TT.

[mraynrand]

I would add Damarious Randall to the misses list... it's official - terrible pick.

LOL Unsound!

[Maxie the Taxi]

I would add Damarious Randall to the misses list... it's official - terrible pick.

Disagree. I didn't pay attention to Randall because I didn't pay attention to Safeties. However, he's in essence a cover CB, which is what we lacked. So I'm willing to trust TT on this.

The only thing I hate about the selection is that we missed out on the best ILB available, IMO. Now the options for ILB are Kendricks/McKinney/Perryman, for whom we'll likely have to trade up, or Dawson who might slide to our 2nd rnd pick.

Then again, TT might cross us up again and go with a lower rnd ILB and take a WR or DL guy with our 2nd.

[Fritz]

I would add Damarious Randall to the misses list... it's official - terrible pick.

The Packers really need to hire you. You already know he's going to be terrible. Wow. You ought to be an NFL GM.

[smuggler]

Wist and (to a lesser extent?) red are so certain that he'll suck that I feel much better about the pick.

Thanks for your service. guys!

[wist43]

The Packers really need to hire you. You already know he's going to be terrible. Wow. You ought to be an NFL GM.

No shit, huh, lol...

He's a midget, misses tons of tackles, takes bad angles...

By TT's way of evaluating though - those things mean nothing. All TT cares about is that he can run (which he can), and he can play the ball in the air (which he can).

So, we're going to be stuck with watching this midget bounce off of Alshon Jeffrey, Calvin Johnson, and Kevin White - it is what it is.

I saw very little on tape that would warrant a 1st round pick - more like a 5th rounder. He's 185 lbs soaking wet...

[mraynrand]

So, we're going to be stuck with watching this midget bounce off of Alshon Jeffrey, Calvin Johnson, and Kevin White

That's a penalty!

[red]

Wist and (to a lesser extent?) red are so certain that he'll suck that I feel much better about the pick.

Thanks for your service. guys!

he might turn into something decent in a couple years or 3, but our team is set up to win now with just a couple added pieces

almost everything you read on the guys says its gonna take time with him, but he should be able to set in on nickle and dime situations early and contribute on special teams

thats not what you want out of a first rounder IMO, that sounds more like a later round pick

[mraynrand]

I saw very little on tape that would warrant a 1st round pick - more like a 5th rounder. He's 185 lbs soaking wet...

And Waynes is one inch taller and 1 pound heavier. So why did he go earlier? Because he can run, faster than Randall. And some of his angles look like crap on tape - when you're trying to find flaws. Try and get your story straight, guy. You always fall into the same trap - you have such vested interests in proving your negative viewpoints that you ignore straight up facts and/or make absurd, contradictory arguments.

By the way, the league doesn't agree with you. No one is drafting 'thumper' corners because, guess what, the rules have changed. You miss that one maybe?

[mraynrand]

he might turn into something decent in a couple years or 3, but our team is set up to win now with just a couple added pieces

almost everything you read on the guys says its gonna take time with him, but he should be able to set in on nickle and dime situations early and contribute on special teams

thats not what you want out of a first rounder IMO, that sounds more like a later round pick

By all accounts Sam Shields was a total moron coming in his first year. How'd that turn out? Ya think maybe the Packer organization has some confidence in their ability to get raw guys prepared and on the field? That's kinda their modus operandi, isn't it? Not a lot of old fellas on the Packers.

[pbmax]

I saw very little on tape that would warrant a 1st round pick - more like a 5th rounder. He's 185 lbs soaking wet...

I couldn't find much video on the web. Do you gave links to the video you watched?

[pbmax]

he might turn into something decent in a couple years or 3, but our team is set up to win now with just a couple added pieces

almost everything you read on the guys says its gonna take time with him, but he should be able to set in on nickle and dime situations early and contribute on special teams

thats not what you want out of a first rounder IMO, that sounds more like a later round pick

I haven't read that at all. The Packers needed a cover guy for the dime, general depth and an influx of talent. This is that guy.

He won't start, Hayward and Shields will. He needs to play nickel and dime. Outside of maybe Waynes, I don't think there was a CB getting drafted this year that is going to unseat Hayward.

[wist43]

I'm not saying he'll "suck"... I just don't like smurf-like CB's that can't tackle. My expectation is that he'll primarily be our nickelback - which it would seem with this pick, Dom intends to go back to being our base.

From what I could see - he does some things well, and other things not so well - on top of the fact that he's a midget. He has a narrow frame - which means he won't be able to sustain the "fake weight" he put on for the combine.

I read a couple of scouting reports that said they thought he had added "fake weight" for the combine. Another criticism is that he is an "ankle biter" tackler, i.e. he dives at guys feet b/c he's so slight of frame that's his best chance of getting the guy on the ground - no way could he play safety at the NFL level - he's simply too small.

Don't see how he can compete with NFL WR's on the outside - best case scenario is that he'll be a competent nickelback.

[pbmax]

Trust the Beard!