2016 Draft

[woodbuck27]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2635892-2016-nfl-drafts-all-sleeper-team/page/4

Wide Receiver: Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia

A sleeper at WR?

" Once considered one of the best athletes in the country as a freshman, injuries and a lack of a true positional identity pushed Malcolm Mitchell out of the national spotlight. However, as Matt Harmon of NFL.com published in his yearly “Reception Perception” research, Mitchell has been on par with some of the best receivers in the country."

[woodbuck27]

Tight End: David Grinnage, North Carolina State

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2635892-2016-nfl-drafts-all-sleeper-team/page/5

[woodbuck27]

Offensive Line: Anthony Fabiano, Harvard

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2635892-2016-nfl-drafts-all-sleeper-team/page/6

[mraynrand]

I was guilty of that.

It was easy to do. I saw that same clip and while they were showing it, I think they were talking about the other guy.

[Carolina_Packer]

Hey Wood, if you have any more sleepers, but sure to post them in that thread. Tomorrow and right after the draft it will be interesting to see where these names end up. All the good ones to Green Bay, of course!

[woodbuck27]

Cornerback: Arjen Colquhoun, Michigan State

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2635892-2016-nfl-drafts-all-sleeper-team/page/9

Comment woodbuck27:

Ok....I'll give him my....... Canadian Seal Of Approval.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I like Malcolm Mitchell. I like Anthony Fabiano as a late round sleeper. I don't like David Grinnage much. I had him as the lowest rated TE of the 20 that I researched.

[woodbuck27]

Hey Wood, if you have any more sleepers, but sure to post them in that thread. Tomorrow and right after the draft it will be interesting to see where these names end up. All the good ones to Green Bay, of course!

Yes.....I enjoy watching for these 'Sleepers' to go off the board.

It's difficult to know just where best to post this stuff....... and ..... Thanks.

I see there are threads now specific to each round...that's good.

[woodbuck27]

an Edit of:

http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2016-nfl-draft-packers/2016/4/30/11543088/best-available-going-into-day-3/in/11296053

Three prospects to watch for in Day Three of the 2016 Draft:

Christian Westerman, G, Arizona State

" Christian Westerman is an athletic Guard, fluid and quick off the ball. His biggest knock might be his size and ability to push players off the ball. He needs to add a little weight to his 300-pound frame. He is good at using his athleticism to seal off blocks but doesn’t have the power to drive defensive lineman away from the line of scrimmage. He’ll add good depth to whoever grabs him in the 4th round.

Joshua Perry, ILB, Ohio State

Joshua Perry was a playmaker at Ohio State but can do that at the next level. He seems like a good fit for a 3-4 middle linebacker. He's physical and can fill the gaps on running downs. He needs to improve his coverage skills. He’s a smart, physical player that will step in and play the MLB position and could be a big factor on special teams as well.

Pharoh Cooper, WR, South Carolina

Cooper has been one of the most consistent receivers in the SEC over the last few years and was the lone bright spot on the South Carolina offense this past year. He is disciplined and a playmaker. He needs to polish his route running and technique. His big plus is that he can step in to be a kick returner.

He's a slot receiver able to use his speed and special teams potential as a selling point.

[pbmax]

Woodbuck, you got Grinnage on the squad.

[woodbuck27]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000656148/article/2016-nfl-draft-trade-tracker-details-of-all-the-moves

2016 NFL Draft trade tracker: Details of all the moves

NFL.com

Published: April 28, 2016 at 06:31 p.m. Updated: April 30, 2016 at 07:12 p.m.

711 Likes | 35 Comments

[HarveyWallbangers]

This is total nerd stuff, but I thought it would be fun to see how my rankings did compared to CBS, Scott Wright's Draft Countdown, Todd McShay, Mel Kiper, and Bob McGinn. I wanted to focus on the positions where I watched at least three game films of every prospect, where possible (some guys didn't have three games of film for me to watch, so I had to go off highlights). I did this at QB, RB, WR, and TE. I watched quite a few games where draftable OL went up against draftable DL (for example, I watched Ronnie Stanley against Clemson and Ohio State; Jason Spriggs vs. Ohio State and Michigan State) and a few games where draftable WRs went up against draftable CBs (for example, I watched William Jackson vs. Temple and Robby Anderson; Eric Murray and Briean Boddy-Calhoun vs. TCU). With a 10 day trip to Kenya this month, I didn't have time to concentrate on LBs and safeties much. I did read multiple scouting reports on every player I evaluated and had their testing numbers, but it's not the same as actually being able to watch the film.

What I did is took every player drafted and took the difference between what number they were drafted at for their position vs. where each had the player ranked. The final results:

Me (392), Consensus (441), CBS (442), Mel Kiper (454), Todd McShay (477), Scott Wright (522)

To be fair, McGinn beat me at quite a few positions, but he didn't rank enough WRs for me to include him in this sample. Across all of the positions that McGinn ranked enough players (all but WR and CB) the final rankings were:

Consensus (500), Bob McGinn (504), me (529), CBS (542), Scott Wright (547), Mel Kiper (571), Todd McShay (586)

Taking McGinn out, across all positions the final results were:

Consensus (992), me (997), Mel Kiper (1064), CBS (1074), Scott Wright (1086), Todd McShay (1113)

I had it won until I got to CB, but I did terrible with my CB rankings. Maurice Canady and Kalan Reed were two guys I liked, but they got drafted late and it ruined my score. Wish I could have gotten to all of the positions because it would have been fun to see how this shook out.

At each position:

QB: Consensus (28), Bob McGinn (30), me (35), Mel Kiper (37), CBS (38), Scott Wright (39), Todd McShay (41)
RB: Bob McGinn (63), me (70), CBS (72), Mel Kiper (74), Consensus (74), Todd McShay (74), Scott Wright (87)
WR: Me (253), CBS (295), Mel Kiper (299), Consensus (306), Todd McShay (322), Scott Wright (358)
TE: Bob McGinn (28), Consensus (33), me (34), CBS (37), Scott Wright (38), Todd McShay (40), Mel Kiper (44)
OL: Bob McGinn (97), Consensus (97), Scott Wright (104), me (107), Mel Kiper (107), CBS (108), Todd McShay (120)
DL: Scott Wright (70), Consensus (77), me (86), Todd McShay (87), CBS (94), Bob McGinn (97), Mel Kiper (97)
LB: Bob McGinn (134), Consensus (135), CBS (140), Todd McShay (140), me (145), Mel Kiper (146), Scott Wright (147)
CB: Scott Wright (181), Consensus (186), Mel Kiper (194), Todd McShay (205), me (215), CBS (237) -- no Bob McGinn, this killed me and there were a lot of points to be had here
S: Me (52), CBS (53), Consensus (56), Bob McGinn (56), Scott Wright (62), Mel Kiper (66), Todd McShay (84)

[ThunderDan]

Thanks Harv, but you need a hobby to get you out of the house.

[mraynrand]

With a 10 day trip to Kenya this month, ...

You teach any advanced competitive game theory?

[woodbuck27]

Mike McCarthy recaps Green Bay Packers draft

Brian Jones - Apr 30, 5:41 PM

http://gnb.247sports.com/Bolt/Mike-McCarthy-recaps-Green-Bay-Packers-draft--45109383

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" ...Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy was available to the media as soon as the 2016 NFL Draft was done, and one of the things that stood out for him was the additions of two offensive tackles Jason Spriggs and Kyle Murphy.

“There's a desire to get bigger,” McCarthy said via Lori Nickel of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. “We've accomplished that. I look at the draft board like a game plan - you need to stick to it. Stay true to the board - but you can never have enough big men. It's a big man's game. Challenges during the season, you have to make sure you take care of things up front.” .."

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