2006 Live DRAFT Thread

[Scott Campbell]

SATURDAY, April 29, 2006, 1:43 p.m.

By Cliff Christl
Hawk wanted to stay home

A.J. Hawk gave four reasons for not going to New York for Saturday's NFL draft.

1) Life has been hectic enough in recent days without throwing in a trip to the Big Apple.
2) He's still going to school.
3) He wanted to be with his family.
4) He wanted to avoid the TV cameras and all the hoopla in New York.

That said, the Packers just announced that Hawk will fly to Green Bay today and meet with the media about 8 p.m.

[imscott72]

lol this is great. ESPN showing Viking draft blunders..

Drafting McKinnie and Kevin Williams are NOT blunders....

I agree there...

[Rastak]

Vikes take Chad Greenway...cool...

[imscott72]

SATURDAY, April 29, 2006, 1:43 p.m.

By Cliff Christl
Hawk wanted to stay home

A.J. Hawk gave four reasons for not going to New York for Saturday's NFL draft.

1) Life has been hectic enough in recent days without throwing in a trip to the Big Apple.
2) He's still going to school.
3) He wanted to be with his family.
4) He wanted to avoid the TV cameras and all the hoopla in New York.

That said, the Packers just announced that Hawk will fly to Green Bay today and meet with the media about 8 p.m.

Thats good to hear that he's not camera whore like Leinart..

[Deputy Nutz]

Rastak gets his man!!!

[imscott72]

Greenway, good pick for your Vikes Ras...

[RashanGary]

LOL...

Is this a replay of 2003.....

Barnett, Bailey, Henderson
Hawk, Simms, Greenway

[Scott Campbell]

A big SHOUT OUT to the Vikes for making a pick.

[Rastak]

Chad Greenway
OLB, Iowa

War Room analysis
Against the inside run: Is aggressive; shows power and explosiveness in tight spaces. Is tough. Attacks the line of scrimmage. Uses hands well to shed blockers. Must strengthen lower body and bulk up to beat NFL linemen. Grade: 8.2.

Against the outside run: Is a sideline-to-sideline playmaker with great speed and quickness. Has great lateral pursuit, takes good angles to the ball and shows an explosive burst. Seals the backside in pursuit, and fills cutback lanes. Grade: 8.5.

Blitz/coverage: Is active. Shows great quickness and instincts on blitzes and a closing pass-rush burst. Has all the physical tools in coverage -- can turn and run with running backs and tight ends, and drops quickly into his zone. Must develop better man-to-man skills downfield. Grade: 8.2.

Run/pass recognition: Shows great awareness, and reads plays quickly and correctly. Rarely takes false steps or gets caught out of position. Grade: 8.3.

Pursuit/tackling: Uses great body control and vision to break down and make tackles in pursuit, shutting down cutback lanes. Is a steady yet explosive tackler in open field. Grade: 8.3.

Bottom line: Greenway has all the tools -- great speed, attitude, intelligence and work ethic -- to be an outstanding weakside linebacker. There are some concerns about a serious knee injury in '02, and he still needs to get stronger. Still, Greenway should be able to contribute as a rookie. He wasn\u2019t impressive in pre-draft workouts, causing his stock to slip toward the end of the first round.

Dan Pompei analysis
Is big, physical and fast with good burst. Is athletic; shows some coverage skills. Plays with abandon. Is rangy, tough, aggressive and smart. Generates good power when tackling but tends to be inconsistent. Is a bit slow to read, react and get moving. Has better long speed than short-area quickness. Tends to gets caught up in traffic. Best football likely is ahead of him.
No. 2 on Pompei's OLB rankings

[Rastak]

A big SHOUT OUT to the Vikes for making a pick.

Pack got #1 OLB Vikes get #2.

[RashanGary]

Athleticly he leaves something to be desired. He's alot like Hawk except that Hawk is a physical monster and Greenway is just solid.

I think he'll be a solid addition and a pretty darn good pick. I think the main difference you'll see between Greenway and Hawk is that Greenway will lose alot of one on one battles esspecially early. You'll see guys break tackles and throw pancake blocks on him but he'll develop into a very, very good player after a few years.

Hawk will be great from day one and will be even better in a few years. Minn had the #17 so it was a pretty damn good pick.

[pacfan]

so what are the packers looking at for the second round?

We need WR, G, C, DL

[Rastak]

Athleticly he leaves something to be desired. He's alot like Hawk except that Hawk is a physical monster and Greenway is just solid.

I think he'll be a solid addition and a pretty darn good pick. I think the main difference you'll see between Greenway and Hawk is that Greenway will lose alot of one on one battles esspecially early. You'll see guys break tackles and throw pancake blocks on him but he'll develop into a very, very good player after a few years.

Hawk will be great from day one and will be even better in a few years. Minn had the #17 so it was a pretty damn good pick.

If I had to pick I would definately take Hawk.

[falco]

Please god let us take Tamba Hali in the 2nd...

[Scott Campbell]

A big SHOUT OUT to the Vikes for making a pick.

Pack got #1 OLB Vikes get #2.

Ironically, that's just like the way we usually finish in the division too.