Official 2019 Draft Thread

[wist43]

I like Adderley more than Rapp.

[Deputy Nutz]

I can't really comment as I have not watched either of them play. Just on what I have read and NFL.com says Adderley is mistake prone in coverage.

Its really hard to watch secondary players on youtube.

[Deputy Nutz]

Day 7
Nasir Adderley
Films: NDSTU, Lafayette

First Take: I have to admit its tough to get a real idea on defensive backs with the video available. Adderley is an aggressive safety and is active in the run game and attacking blocks from perimeter players, like most safeties he doesn't want to get mixed up with offensive linemen. He looks very fluid and can change direction. He takes good angles, understands his run fit, takes good angles to the football, and doesn't run himself out of plays.

[Deputy Nutz]

Day 7
Taylor Rapp S, Washington
Films: Auburn

First Take: Old school type safety that just throws his body into the ball carrier. Seems like he understands good team defense and fits well in the run game and against the quick screen and jailbreak screens. He was used as often as a blitzer and box safety, other times he was lined up 15 yards off the ball. He demonstrates that he can form up on ball carriers and make clean tackles and not lose his shoes in the open field. Rapp isn't going to cost any elevator his job when an NFL team drafts him.

[Deputy Nutz]

Day 7

Jonah Williams OT, Alabama
Films: Georgia

First Take: Williams has really good body control and on running plays he does a really good job of working up field on combo blocks and squaring up on the backside linebackers. He is quick to the second level and using good balance when engaging defenders, he doesn't fall off or whiff. In pass pro Williams can get beat like all linemen, and usually when he expects a rusher to go outside and then jump inside with a swim move. He keeps his numbers aligned to the rusher, and he does a very good job at recognizing line stunts and passing off rushers to the inside. He can lose focus. A series here and a series there, especially in the Georgia game when the Alabama QB went out of the game because Williams got beat on a pass rush and he stepped on the QB's foot. Williams offers consistency, and any team needs that out of their OT. He will give up pressures on occasion, he won't be happy about it and will work to correct.

[wist43]

Some are saying Polite might have run himself out of the 1st round entirely...

His combine is certainly at odds with the tape... he has a lot to prove at his pro day.

[Freak Out]

I like it when Nutz shows up. Fuck ya..

[RashanGary]

I like it when Nutz shows up. Fuck ya..

Yep, good stuff! Wist and nutz both, honestly.

[Deputy Nutz]

What are the most important positions that need to be addressed in the first round for the Packers? There should be players available in the first round that will fit need and BPA scenarios.

I will start.

1. The defensive front seven. I know broad, and it seems like over the past 5 years this has been solidly in the top of priorities for the Packers. In the first round over the past 10 years the Packers have taken 5 front seven players in the first round out of 10 selections. Matthews for all his woes is solidly at the top of the list followed by Clark and Raji. Raji cut his career short, and Clark is going into his 4th season. Perry had one decent season and was over paid for that one season, otherwise he has been a bust with injury and a lack of production. Datone Jones was a complete bust. Can the Packers front office figure it out in 2019? There are roughly 15 front seven players that have 1st round grade in this draft. The Packers don't necessarily need to reach with that many readily available players in the first round to improve their front 7.

2. Offensive Line. The Packers have selected two offensive linemen in the first round over the last ten years. Bulaga has been a warrior and when healthy one of the better right tackles in the NFL. But consistent injuries to his knees is costing the Packers production, and he can no longer be relied on to hold the right tackle spot. Derrick Sherrod was a late first round flyer and suffered a gruesome leg injury that he was never able to overcome. The overall depth on the line is a weakness for the Packers. The right side is dangerously bad in pass protection.

3. Safety. The Packers have spent one first round draft pick on a safety in ten years. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix could never play with the consistency a defense needed from the safety position. Whether it was due to attitude or mental understanding of coverage, but it wasn't from a lack of talent. Overall the Packers have spent 3 first round picks on secondary players in the last ten picks in the first round, you can make it four if you consider the trade two years ago that brought in King in 2017 second round. There are roughly 2 or 3 safeties that carry the potential of a first round selection.

[Joemailman]

My Draft Network Mock Draft https://thedraftnetwork.com/mock-draft-machine

12 Montez Sweat EDGE Mississippi State

30 Noah Fant TE Iowa

44 Dalton Risner OT Kansas State

75 Jeffery Simmons IDL Mississippi State

114 Damien Harris RB Alabama

118 Antoine Wesley WR TTU

150 Joe Jackson EDGE Miami

185 Elijah Holyfield RB Georgia

194 Tyree St. Louis OT Miami

226 Saivion Smith CB Alabama

Can't do trades with these online drafts, and S and ILB just weren't there when picking. I've been noticing with these interactive drafts that often in Rounds 3-5, an awful lot of the BPA are RB's and WR's.

[pbmax]

Some are saying Polite might have run himself out of the 1st round entirely...

His combine is certainly at odds with the tape... he has a lot to prove at his pro day.

Didn't he leave early? Combine meltdowns don't have a great history.

[pbmax]

Nutz, Google translate is not helping me with this:

Rapp isn't going to cost any elevator his job when an NFL team drafts him.

I am assuming either he is short OR cannot jump?

[Joemailman]

Didn't he leave early? Combine meltdowns don't have a great history.

I think he decided not to participate in some drills after saying he hurt hamstring in 40. I think the interviews he does may be as important as the drills he does at his Pro Day. He needs to show teams he's serious about being a professional athlete. If he did really injure his hamstring, he was smart to pull out of the other drills. If he pulled out because he realized he was too out of shape to do well, then that's another matter.

[red]

Nutz, Google translate is not helping me with this:



I am assuming either he is short OR cannot jump?

Not willing to go down on his women?

Or maybe he doesn’t like carrying people up and down stairs?

[Deputy Nutz]

Nutz, Google translate is not helping me with this:



I am assuming either he is short OR cannot jump?

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