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1st player is Clay Matthews and the 2nd player is Aaron Wallace from UCLA. Tricky!
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Nope. The opposite. 1st player is Aaron Wallace. 2nd is Clay. Only the names were changed to protect the innocent. Kind of an interesting coincidence, hey?Originally posted by Carolina_Packer View Post
One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
John Maxymuk, Packers By The NumbersComment
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Dangit, that's how I had it and then I switched it because of the reference to the father. Fell right into your trap.
Hey, it worked before when we drafted Clay, so perhaps the Packers need to do try it again. The kid almost transferred from UCLA after having to compete for playing time with Anthony Barr and then Myles Jack. That's pretty decent competition. He's ranked as the #54 OLB by CBSSports.com, so he will likely be a priority free agent. Funny how his profile is similar to Clay's.Last edited by Carolina_Packer; 03-19-2016, 06:48 PM."Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." -Daniel Patrick MoynihanComment
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Gotcha. LOLOriginally posted by Carolina_Packer View PostDangit, that's how I had it and then I switched it because of the reference to the father. Fell right into your trap.
Hey, it worked before when we drafted Clay, so perhaps the Packers need to do try it again. The kid almost transferred from UCLA after having to compete for playing time with Anthony Barr and then Myles Jack. That's pretty decent competition. He's ranked as the #54 OLB by CBSSports.com, so he will likely be a priority free agent. Funny how his profile is similar to Clay's.
I'm hoping lightning strikes twice and TT signs him one way or the other.One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
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Wow. That's a pretty good athletic test band to be considered an undrafted-tier talent.Comment
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NFL Draft Tracker has Wallace rated as the 16th best LB and 10th best among OLB's. But he's way off of everybody else's radar. He doesn't even show up on Fanspeak's mock draft database.
One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
John Maxymuk, Packers By The NumbersComment
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I'll have to check him out. CBS and ESPN don't have him on their list of draftable OLBs. Normally, players are added to NFL.com's draft tracker before the pre-draft process and prospect ratings don't get adjusted, so their rankings get outdated. Not sure why this guy was ranked so high and now seems to be completely off the radar."There's a lot of interest in the draft. It's great. But quite frankly, most of the people that are commenting on it don't know anything about what they are talking about."--Ted ThompsonComment
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Mystery solved. He wasn't even a starter in 2015. He did play well when he got playing time due to injury.
His weakness seems to be indecisiveness and lack of instincts... If he's an edge rusher prospect, it may not matter.Comment
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Yeah, I really liked him... he'll definitely be drafted.Originally posted by Carolina_Packer View Post
Those 2 spotlight games against Louisiana Tech and Washington - I thought Thomas looked very good. Demonstrated very good hands, showed some burst, he has good size... lot to like here.
Didn't see him run a full route tree, and he struggled to get off the jam against Washington - file those things under 'raw'.
Would definitely like to see TT throw a dart at this guy.wistComment
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Dude didn't even get a combine invite. There were a few guys that were relatively highly ranked that didn't get a combine invite. At some positions that's been a death knell. For example, no RB who didn't get a combine invite was drafted the last two years. Three WRs (Evan Spencer, Bud Sasser, and Andre Debose) who didn't get combine invites did get drafted. This year there were several WRs that didn't get combine invites who are somewhat intriguing. Thomas, Paul McRoberts, Jay Lee, Daniel Braverman, Dominique Williams, Alex Erickson, Danny Antrop, etc. A few played in the Shrine Game and a few played in the Senior Bowl.Originally posted by wist43 View Post"There's a lot of interest in the draft. It's great. But quite frankly, most of the people that are commenting on it don't know anything about what they are talking about."--Ted ThompsonComment
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Aaron Wilson @AaronWilson_NFL 24h24 hours ago
Source: Packers have Friday night dinner meeting with Toledo wide receiver Alonzo Russell http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/...lonzo-russell/ … via @footballpostBud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.Comment
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CBSSports.com has him rated as the #306 overall player on their board, #37 for WR's. He's projected to be a 7th round or priority free agent. He's listed at 6'4 and 206.
PRO DAY RESULTS
40-yard dash: 4.47 seconds
Vertical: 30 1/2 inches
Broad jump: 9 feet, 8 inches
Short shuttle: 4.4 seconds
3-cone: 7.16 seconds
Here is the full write-up: http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/profil...ell?id=2555479
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I like Jones a lot... he won't be there at our pick in the 3rd, so the question on Jones is - is he a 2nd round pick or better??Originally posted by Carolina_Packer View PostI think the question mark on Jones will be that he was only a one year starter. That could push him down the draft board for many, but as you allude to, it only takes one team to fall in love with his potential and draft him higher. I'm also not sure if he's considered ILB material. He could be the chase/cover LB. It's possible this guy might not come off the board until the third day, and I think that would be intriguing for the Packers, if they haven't already drafted a more top-tier guy by that point in the draft. In one respect, perhaps a bit like Keith Marshall in that he didn't have sustained production in college, but has terrific measurables and you wonder what he can become at the next level. While he's from a top program, which gives him a higher profile, what does he project to being in the NFL? If you read the profile below, you know this kid won't mind playing special teams, and that's always a good way to ascend on the Packers.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/n...lb-deion-jones Seems like a good kid.
I think he is. CBS has him at 95 in the 3rd round... I think he's better than that, and won't last to our pick at 89.wistComment
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Queue the Jefferson's theme...movin' on up! Hey, they did it for Hayward, Jerel Worthy and a few others. Wouldn't it be nice to have an ILB with some quick twitch and some chase/coverge ability?Originally posted by wist43 View Post"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." -Daniel Patrick MoynihanComment
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This is a really good article, filled with some names we've mentioned here and some others I hadn't heard of. http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/2016-nf...-draft-choices
One profile that jumped out at me is this guy: Dominque Robertson, OT, West Georgia- At 6'5" 324 lbs I don't know if his footwork is at a Tackle level, but the fact that he has 36" arms and benched 225 30 times is impressive.
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