2020 Draft Thread

RRyder823 · Post #41 » by **RRyder823** » Sun Feb 2, 2020 3:03 am

RiotPunch wrote:Queen is climbing quickly, I doubt he'll be there for us in the 1st, let alone in the 2nd.

Honestly it's not even worth projecting like that till after the combine

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RiotPunch · Post #42 » by **RiotPunch** » Sun Feb 2, 2020 3:12 am

RRyder823 wrote:
RiotPunch wrote:Queen is climbing quickly, I doubt he'll be there for us in the 1st, let alone in the 2nd.
Honestly it's not even worth projecting like that till after the combine

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Yeah, just saying based off the CFP hype, he's seen his stock soar.

Post #43 » by **ReasonablySober** » Tue Feb 4, 2020 8:43 pm

Watch on YouTube

JM: If you could catch an NFL pass from one quarterback of your choosing, who would it be and why?

GD: One NFL quarterback playing right now? I gotta go with Aaron Rodgers. I’ve been watching him my whole life. My grandfather is actually a big Green Bay fan. We’ve been watching Green Bay games together dating back to the Brett Favre days. That’s why I’m going with Aaron Rodgers. There’s so many other great quarterbacks as well. Guys like Drew Brees, Russell Wilson, Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson. All of those guys are so great to me but Aaron Rodgers would be my choice.

Treebeard · Post #44 » by **Treebeard** » Wed Feb 5, 2020 1:22 am

ReasonablySober wrote:

Watch on YouTube

JM: If you could catch an NFL pass from one quarterback of your choosing, who would it be and why?

GD: One NFL quarterback playing right now? I gotta go with Aaron Rodgers. I’ve been watching him my whole life. My grandfather is actually a big Green Bay fan. We’ve been watching Green Bay games together dating back to the Brett Favre days. That’s why I’m going with Aaron Rodgers. There’s so many other great quarterbacks as well. Guys like Drew Brees, Russell Wilson, Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson. All of those guys are so great to me but Aaron Rodgers would be my choice.

When's he likely to get picked?

Frank Nova · Post #45 » by **Frank Nova** » Wed Feb 5, 2020 3:26 pm

I really want Kenneth Murray at 30. And then hopefully someone like Raegor, Hamler or KJ Hill in the 2nd. That would be my ideal start to the draft right now.

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RiotPunch · Post #46 » by **RiotPunch** » Wed Feb 5, 2020 7:20 pm

Treebeard wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:

Watch on YouTube

JM: If you could catch an NFL pass from one quarterback of your choosing, who would it be and why?

GD: One NFL quarterback playing right now? I gotta go with Aaron Rodgers. I’ve been watching him my whole life. My grandfather is actually a big Green Bay fan. We’ve been watching Green Bay games together dating back to the Brett Favre days. That’s why I’m going with Aaron Rodgers. There’s so many other great quarterbacks as well. Guys like Drew Brees, Russell Wilson, Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson. All of those guys are so great to me but Aaron Rodgers would be my choice.

When's he likely to get picked?

WalterFootball has him mocked to us in the 1st round, but I'd say his range is rounds 1-3 at the moment.

Post #47 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Feb 5, 2020 8:24 pm

RiotPunch wrote:
Treebeard wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:

Watch on YouTube

When's he likely to get picked?

WalterFootball has him mocked to us in the 1st round, but I'd say his range is rounds 1-3 at the moment.

Yea, it'll probably hinge on his combine.

IrishRainbow · Post #48 » by **IrishRainbow** » Thu Feb 6, 2020 3:37 am

Frank Nova wrote:I really want Kenneth Murray at 30. And then hopefully someone like Raegor, Hamler or KJ Hill in the 2nd. That would be my ideal start to the draft right now.

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Dream...er...preach on! The FA pool is so shallow regarding MLB I'd certainly look early for a difference maker in the draft. I think moving up is the only way to get Murray...but how far? I've seen early teens to mid 20s...and we've seen in the past guys just fall.

Drawing up FA positional priorities and targets and potential mutual interest is paramount going into this draft. Really wish there would be a week or two of FA period before the draft.

Edit: Just checked Walter and they now have Murray @ 32.

Not that mocks mean anything at this point.

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Treebeard · Post #49 » by **Treebeard** » Thu Feb 6, 2020 4:30 am

IrishRainbow wrote:
Frank Nova wrote:I really want Kenneth Murray at 30. And then hopefully someone like Raegor, Hamler or KJ Hill in the 2nd. That would be my ideal start to the draft right now.

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Dream...er...preach on! The FA pool is so shallow regarding MLB I'd certainly look early for a difference maker in the draft. I think moving up is the only way to get Murray...but how far? I've seen early teens to mid 20s...and we've seen in the past guys just fall.

Drawing up FA positional priorities and targets and potential mutual interest is paramount going into this draft. Really wish there would be a week or two of FA period before the draft.

Edit: Just checked Walter and they now have Murray @ 32.

Not that mocks mean anything at this point.

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We probably need to wait on the combine for things to shake out. Too many incomplete variables at this point.

Having written that.... :wink:

, the most common small group of 1st round ILB's I've seen are Simmons (and he's sometimes been listed as a Safety...), Murray, and Queen. Then, there's 4-6 each of potential 1st round QB's, WR's, OL's, CB's, Edge, and DL candidates.

We can only hope one of the prime WR's or ILB's falls to #30

Matches Malone · Post #50 » by **Matches Malone** » Fri Feb 7, 2020 3:58 pm

Bored at work so I made another pointless mock draft :lol:

Treebeard · Post #51 » by **Treebeard** » Fri Feb 7, 2020 6:36 pm

A bit of off season clickbait from CBS Sports, regarding perceived mistakes from the 2019 Draft.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2019-nfl-draft-do-over-10-biggest-blunders-including-raiders-drafting-clelin-ferrell-over-josh-allen/
To be sure, all of the selections in this link are made with 20/20 hindsight; but several folks in our humble brood weren't happy with the Gary pick, as soon as it was announced.

Packers drafted Rashan Gary (No. 12 overall) over Noah Fant (No. 20 overall)
Gary made very little impact this season, which is not unexpected considering he was a bit of a tweener to start. The New Jersey native is incredibly talented but outside linebacker also seemed like a strange fit. While the Packers continued their theme of revamping their defense, they also bypassed an opportunity to add speed and explosiveness at the tight end position like they haven't had since the days of Jermichael Finley. Veteran tight ends Marcedes Lewis and Jimmy Graham are a combined 68-years-old. It would benefit them to add some youth to that room and another outlet for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Fant, the second tight end selected in the 2019 draft, showed a lot of improvement as the season progressed. He ended the year with 40 receptions for 562 yards and three touchdowns. Those numbers could have been even better while catching passes from Rodgers.

Jets drafted Jachai Polite (No. 68 overall) over Terry McLaurin (No. 76 overall)

That guy went from surefire 1st round to being a calculated(and lost) 3rd round gamble. The combine, especially the interviews ran up all kinds of red flags.

MoMM · Post #52 » by **MoMM** » Sat Feb 8, 2020 8:00 am

Treebeard wrote:A bit of off season clickbait from CBS Sports, regarding perceived mistakes from the 2019 Draft.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2019-nfl-draft-do-over-10-biggest-blunders-including-raiders-drafting-clelin-ferrell-over-josh-allen/
To be sure, all of the selections in this link are made with 20/20 hindsight; but several folks in our humble brood weren't happy with the Gary pick, as soon as it was announced.

Packers drafted Rashan Gary (No. 12 overall) over Noah Fant (No. 20 overall)
Gary made very little impact this season, which is not unexpected considering he was a bit of a tweener to start. The New Jersey native is incredibly talented but outside linebacker also seemed like a strange fit. While the Packers continued their theme of revamping their defense, they also bypassed an opportunity to add speed and explosiveness at the tight end position like they haven't had since the days of Jermichael Finley. Veteran tight ends Marcedes Lewis and Jimmy Graham are a combined 68-years-old. It would benefit them to add some youth to that room and another outlet for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Fant, the second tight end selected in the 2019 draft, showed a lot of improvement as the season progressed. He ended the year with 40 receptions for 562 yards and three touchdowns. Those numbers could have been even better while catching passes from Rodgers.

Jets drafted Jachai Polite (No. 68 overall) over Terry McLaurin (No. 76 overall)

That guy went from surefire 1st round to being a calculated(and lost) 3rd round gamble. The combine, especially the interviews ran up all kinds of red flags.

What happened on his interviews?

Renzen · Post #53 » by **Renzen** » Sat Feb 8, 2020 10:31 am

If he were to inexplicably fall to #30 in round 2, due to workload concerns, would anybody draft Jonathan Taylor?

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Treebeard · Post #54 » by **Treebeard** » Sat Feb 8, 2020 1:23 pm

MoMM wrote:
Treebeard wrote:A bit of off season clickbait from CBS Sports, regarding perceived mistakes from the 2019 Draft.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2019-nfl-draft-do-over-10-biggest-blunders-including-raiders-drafting-clelin-ferrell-over-josh-allen/
To be sure, all of the selections in this link are made with 20/20 hindsight; but several folks in our humble brood weren't happy with the Gary pick, as soon as it was announced.

Packers drafted Rashan Gary (No. 12 overall) over Noah Fant (No. 20 overall)
Gary made very little impact this season, which is not unexpected considering he was a bit of a tweener to start. The New Jersey native is incredibly talented but outside linebacker also seemed like a strange fit. While the Packers continued their theme of revamping their defense, they also bypassed an opportunity to add speed and explosiveness at the tight end position like they haven't had since the days of Jermichael Finley. Veteran tight ends Marcedes Lewis and Jimmy Graham are a combined 68-years-old. It would benefit them to add some youth to that room and another outlet for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Fant, the second tight end selected in the 2019 draft, showed a lot of improvement as the season progressed. He ended the year with 40 receptions for 562 yards and three touchdowns. Those numbers could have been even better while catching passes from Rodgers.

Jets drafted Jachai Polite (No. 68 overall) over Terry McLaurin (No. 76 overall)

That guy went from surefire 1st round to being a calculated(and lost) 3rd round gamble. The combine, especially the interviews ran up all kinds of red flags.

What happened on his interviews?

This is just one of several takes on his combine performance, especially the interviews.
https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/Florida-Gators-football-Jachai-Polite-NFL-Combine-2019-129708177/#129708177_4

Treebeard · Post #55 » by **Treebeard** » Sat Feb 8, 2020 1:26 pm

Renzen wrote:If he were to inexplicably fall to #30 in round 2, due to workload concerns, would anybody draft Jonathan Taylor?

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I'd sure think on it. With LaFluer's offense needing the run to work, Aaron Jones has been the only consistent producer and if he goes down, the Pack has problems. Of course, the lack of consistent production by the WR's and TE's (apart from Adams) is a big part of that calculation.

RRyder823 · Post #56 » by **RRyder823** » Sat Feb 8, 2020 4:27 pm

Renzen wrote:If he were to inexplicably fall to #30 in round 2, due to workload concerns, would anybody draft Jonathan Taylor?

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Yep. I'm actually a big fan of the idea if only it would mean the Packers aren't going to make the bad decision of giving Jones a big deal.

Plus doubling down on the run might not be the worst idea around

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Matches Malone · Post #57 » by **Matches Malone** » Sun Feb 9, 2020 3:19 pm

RRyder823 wrote:
Renzen wrote:If he were to inexplicably fall to #30 in round 2, due to workload concerns, would anybody draft Jonathan Taylor?

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Yep. I'm actually a big fan of the idea if only it would mean the Packers aren't going to make the bad decision of giving Jones a big deal.

Plus doubling down on the run might not be the worst idea around

I'm most definitely in agreement that we should add another running back or two because of how important they are to the offense, but I think round 2 is too early for one, even with a talent like Taylor on the board. I think you can get guys like Darius Anderson, Joshua Kelley, Eno Benjamin, or Perine later down in the draft and any one of them could develop into a good back for us.

Renzen · Post #58 » by **Renzen** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:40 am

Matches Malone wrote:
RRyder823 wrote:
Renzen wrote:If he were to inexplicably fall to #30 in round 2, due to workload concerns, would anybody draft Jonathan Taylor?

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Yep. I'm actually a big fan of the idea if only it would mean the Packers aren't going to make the bad decision of giving Jones a big deal.

Plus doubling down on the run might not be the worst idea around

I'm most definitely in agreement that we should add another running back or two because of how important they are to the offense, but I think round 2 is too early for one, even with a talent like Taylor on the board. I think you can get guys like Darius Anderson, Joshua Kelley, Eno Benjamin, or Perine later down in the draft and any one of them could develop into a good back for us.

Of those 4, only Perine would intrigue me... and he is at least 2 levels below Taylor. Taylor is threat to take it to the house anywhere on the field. His size, speed, and power combo are the best we have seen since probably AP, and that is something we should not pass up because we could pick up a possibly good running back a couple rounds later.
Rodgers would be so much more dangerous if we had a running back that makes safeties creep forward in fear 9f the big play up the middle. Especially if we get someone like Reagor, who can run by people. We need to improve our speed at the skill positions. Those two would be huge, along with picking up either Hooper or Henry, or both, at TE

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jimmybones · Post #59 » by **jimmybones** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 12:04 am

jakecronus8 wrote:Dammit. Kiper got me hooked on Hamler. They’ve needed someone like him for years though. A speedy yac guy to play the slot. Like a fast Randall Cobb.

Normally I’d hate to write a certain need in ink for their round one pick but they almost have to go wide receiver. As deep as this class is, there’s likely to be a huge receiver run from the late 1st into the mid second. You miss losing out on some serious talent by waiting

Same here man. I am BPA all day, but I sure hope it lines up where a WR is justifiable as the best option. There's so many god options early and we need one, so bad(WR).

Treebeard · Post #60 » by **Treebeard** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 1:22 am

jimmybones wrote:
jakecronus8 wrote:Dammit. Kiper got me hooked on Hamler. They’ve needed someone like him for years though. A speedy yac guy to play the slot. Like a fast Randall Cobb.

Normally I’d hate to write a certain need in ink for their round one pick but they almost have to go wide receiver. As deep as this class is, there’s likely to be a huge receiver run from the late 1st into the mid second. You miss losing out on some serious talent by waiting

Same here man. I am BPA all day, but I sure hope it lines up where a WR is justifiable as the best option. There's so many god options early and we need one, so bad(WR).

We can hope for a panic run on QB's earlier in the round, and others picking some of the hot pass rushers and OLine guys. On the downside, everybody wants WR's - even if they have ringers on the roster already.