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How soon everyone forgets about the shit back half of our D that was rolled out onto the field last year. 7 total Ints. and not one hitter who can lay the wood in the bunch. That's fukking pathetic.
It wasn't good enough, but this guy might not be an upgrade except possibly in short yardage situations. You have to get to the ball carrier before you can lay the wood.
My initial reaction to this pick was that it was the Ol Amari Rodgers or Josiah Deguara situation.
But he got a respectable 7.0 RAS and plays bigger than his size so maybe plays more like a 7.5 ras.
He’s not versatile in the sense of being a do everything safety, but he is versatile in the sense of being a really strong run defender and blitzer. If you want to play some big nickel with Quay, Cooper and Williams as your linebackers, I think you have the speed there to be a pretty effective big nickel unit or even kind of a small base unit depending on how you view it.
But it opens up some options with his just good enough safety skillset along with his linebacker like tackling and thumping ability. It’s a different versatility, maybe more of a luxury than full time piece, but you can see some options there. If he’s a baller. And there is a lot of talk that he’s a football player, a dude, and a hard working football guy.
I think the biggest shift I’ve seen in the last couple years is the mental makeup of the guys we pick. A few years back it seemed like we took good hearted kids, always good people, but now it seems like they have to be great guys with the rough and tumble all football mindset. A lot of the guys we picked are just that rowdy, tough types the last few years. And it’s paying off.
Monk is another Gutes type. Played all 5 spots, team captain, lotta starts in college. I like him here, but I would have liked getting higher end guys earlier and be taking shots at LB now.
The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary -- Vince Lombardi
Monk is another Gutes type. Played all 5 spots, team captain, lotta starts in college. I like him here, but I would have liked getting higher end guys earlier and be taking shots at LB now.
With the success of Tom 4th, Walker 7th, Runyan 6th the last couple years they might be getting arrogant
Decent athleticism and positional flexibility. Just what the Packers like on the online. Plus he's been a team leader. Most of his flaws sound like they can be fixed with good coaching. Seems like a decent value pick at this position.
I really like the small town Georgia boys and the small town rough and tumble types in general. The young ones are getting softer and softer so you kind of have to find those corn field, tobacco field country kids to get some of the old culture now.
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