Official 2018 nfl draft thread

[pbmax]

If Gute drafts a fat guy in round 1, I'm gonna puke.

Color me with those who subscribe to the notion that fat guys should be avoided like the plague in round 1. An offensive lineman by himself is not a difference maker. Even with a great LT, defenses can still pressure the QB simply by pressuring away from the LT. Fat defensive linemen are prone to eating themselves out of the league.

Both the Eagles and the Jags went deep by going early and often on the big guys up front. Don't you want to follow the leader?

Of course, the Chiefs and Reid do too, but it never gets them out of the Division round.

[pbmax]

Good. Lord. Since we are not really doing much of anything in free agency, there is so much work that needs to be done in the draft. We also need some of our players to actually step up and produce (see Josh Jones). If not, our defense could be the new definition for "epic bad." Definitely would make sense to me to trade up to make sure we get that impact player or players we need (see Ward or James)

Patience, still two guys left people are salivating over:

Aaron Wilson @AaronWilson_NFL
Former Rice cornerback Phillip Gaines visited the Colts

He will be your favorite if you like players coming back from knee injuries.

And of course, once his heel heals and the infection is gone, Breeland is still out there.

[pbmax]

In other infectious news, Bob Uecker was bitten by a Recluse Spider in Arizona last winter. Wound got infected and they had to remove infected tissue and leave the wound open to draw out the rest. Think it was on his leg.

Prior to fast medical response with effective antibiotics (Ueck waited four days before seeing the Doc), this was a common way to deal with infection in skin tissues. If you've ever seen someone treated in this manner, its both slightly morbid and fascinating.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2018/03/19/sickness-and-health-bob-uecker-remains-married-job-brewers-iconic-broadcaster/433845002/

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Both the Eagles and the Jags went deep by going early and often on the big guys up front. Don't you want to follow the leader?

Of course, the Chiefs and Reid do too, but it never gets them out of the Division round.

Check out the fat guys Todd drafted in round 1:

Harrell: Arguably the worst draft pick in Packer history.

Raji: Inspiring for season or two, but a JAG the majority of the time before quitting.

Sherrod: Injury-prone and incompetent.

Bulaga: Injury-prone.

Clark: Started to show some promises, but jury's still out on him.

The moral of Todd's story is, don't draft fat guys in round 1. If a good fat guy is there in rd 2 or later, fine. But in round 1, give me a finesse player.

[pbmax]

Jury isn't out on Clark. He was great last year and very effective as a rookie.

Love that the only comment on Bulaga is injury prone and not Pro Bowl level RT.

And Harrell has nothing on Rich Campbell.

[mraynrand]

And Harrell has nothing on Rich Campbell.

QFT

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Jury isn't out on Clark. He was great last year and very effective as a rookie.

Love that the only comment on Bulaga is injury prone and not Pro Bowl level RT.

And Harrell has nothing on Rich Campbell.

Clark was invisible as a rook. Let see if he can prove that last season wasn't a fluke before anointing him the next Gerald McCoy.

[pbmax]

Clark was invisible as a rook. Let see if he can prove that last season wasn't a fluke before anointing him the next Gerald McCoy.

Not even close to invisible unless you weren't looking. And are the only standards in your big lineman metric injured and #3 overall pick?

[Zool]

Clark was invisible as a rook. Let see if he can prove that last season wasn't a fluke before anointing him the next Gerald McCoy.

You're dumb, and Tony Mandarich was the worst pick in team history. There were many worse than Harrell.

[pbmax]

Well is it Campbell or Mandarich, someone start a poll!

[Anti-Polar Bear]

You're dumb, and Tony Mandarich was the worst pick in team history. There were many worse than Harrell.

I did include the word "arguably." Mandarich was a bust, but he wasn't fat, at least not at the time when the Packers took him over the likes of Neon Deion and Barry Sanders.

[wist43]

Well is it Campbell or Mandarich, someone start a poll!

I'd have to go with Mandarich, simply b/c of who we passed over to take him. The next 3 players were all Hall of Famers.

Barry Sanders
Derrick Thomas
Deion Sanders

I wanted Thomas out of that group - would have been okay with Barry. Didn't want Deion b/c of the punk factor.

[Zool]

I did include the word "arguably." Mandarich was a bust, but he wasn't fat, at least not at the time when the Packers took him over the likes of Neon Deion and Barry Sanders.

And Derek Thomas and a ton of All Pro players.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Not even close to invisible unless you weren't looking. And are the only standards in your big lineman metric injured and #3 overall pick?

Clark didn't do shit til maybe the last couple of games. 13 tackles and 0 sacks in 16 games reek invisibility.

[hoosier]

Well, don't you just draft someone for defense in the first round, or draft that awesome guard, and in the second round tell TT to pick a wide receiver for you? That seems to be his golden zone.

It WAS his golden zone. Until Montgomery and Davis.