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Re: 2023 NFL Draft Discussion 

Post#161 » by ReasonablySober » Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:44 pm

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I wouldn't mind it, but I think the only for sure first round DB I'd be interested in as of now is Witherspooon.


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Re: 2023 NFL Draft Discussion 

Post#162 » by ReasonablySober » Wed Jan 25, 2023 2:40 pm

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Ahhhaha Kiper's got him going #10 in his new mock.

Interesting that he's got Johnston falling all the way to #22. Has the Packers taking Mayer.
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Post#163 » by Ron Swanson » Wed Jan 25, 2023 2:57 pm

Darnell Washington for me if we're going TE early. Just give me the freak speed/size/strength guy who can also block. He's got the basketball background too, so yeah, that's usually a good indicator for me.
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Post#164 » by sdn40 » Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:18 pm

TE is a quandry for me. If MLF wants to use a TE as an H=back, then drafting a Finley type doesn't fit, and is a waste.

Have to identify why the interior of the OL gets owned and fix it. This team can't move forward without being able to convert short yardage.
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Re: 2023 NFL Draft Discussion 

Post#165 » by M-C-G » Fri Jan 27, 2023 11:11 pm

sdn40 wrote:TE is a quandry for me. If MLF wants to use a TE as an H=back, then drafting a Finley type doesn't fit, and is a waste.

Have to identify why the interior of the OL gets owned and fix it. This team can't move forward without being able to convert short yardage.

I think the appeal with him is you are getting a young Mercedes with upside to be more. I haven’t looked at the snaps but would guess Lewis probably leads the TE room in snaps. Which is something


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Re: 2023 NFL Draft Discussion 

Post#166 » by Matches Malone » Sun Jan 29, 2023 4:29 pm

I'm intrigued by Lukas Van Ness from Iowa. Looks like he can align on multiple fronts and has a nice bullrush. Had some reps at DT and DE, mainly hand in the dirt, but I think he could play edge for us with his speed. He wasn't a starter though so his production isn't quite there. Still pretty young and raw though, would be a pretty big boom/bust pick in the first.
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Post#167 » by Matches Malone » Tue Jan 31, 2023 6:30 pm

Dawand Jones is a monster.

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Post#168 » by Matches Malone » Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:06 pm

Our boy lookin’ good early.

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Post#169 » by ReasonablySober » Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:53 pm

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Post#170 » by ReasonablySober » Wed Feb 1, 2023 4:39 pm

Just read a mock where the Packers got the Jets' 1st, 2nd, and 2024 1st. Yes please.

Wasn't in love with the picks, though (Skoronski and JS-N).
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Post#171 » by Treebeard » Wed Feb 1, 2023 4:45 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:Just read a mock where the Packers got the Jets' 1st, 2nd, and 2024 1st. Yes please.

Wasn't in love with the picks, though (Skoronski and JS-N).


I wouldn't be surprised by an early O Line pick, as who knows how long Bahktiari is on the roster. Grampa Skoronski was a Lombardi Packer, so I could see the marketing side of the FO try to sell that connection. I have no idea if he's worth that high of a pick, so theres that too.
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Re: 2023 NFL Draft Discussion 

Post#173 » by Matches Malone » Wed Feb 1, 2023 9:18 pm

Jammie Robinson putting in some nice reps today.
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Post#174 » by Matches Malone » Wed Feb 1, 2023 9:39 pm

Nathaniel Dell looks like a weapon
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Re: 2023 NFL Draft Discussion 

Post#175 » by M-C-G » Wed Feb 1, 2023 10:01 pm

Matches Malone wrote:Nathaniel Dell looks like a weapon


There quite a few very interesting ‘undersized’ WR that seem to have game changing spice with the ball in their hands. Flowers and Downs seem to have that kind of juice as well as Dell.


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Post#176 » by Matches Malone » Thu Feb 2, 2023 7:07 pm

I wonder if Calijah Kancey will strictly be hand-in-dirt, D-line at the next level. He almost looks like he's quick enough to play edge while still being strong enough to handle the 5-tech... Lots to like.
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Re: 2023 NFL Draft Discussion 

Post#177 » by Matches Malone » Wed Feb 8, 2023 3:06 am

This feels like a reach in Round 1.

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Re: 2023 NFL Draft Discussion 

Post#178 » by Treebeard » Wed Feb 8, 2023 2:50 pm

Matches Malone wrote:This feels like a reach in Round 1.

Lance Zierlein Mock Draft

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I have no clue on any of these guys, as I haven't watched one inch of film on any of them. Still, I get a kick out of reading the write ups in the mocks and other prospect scouting reports. Some of the previously overlooked TEs seem to be getting more press lately, probably as much from the writers needing new material, rather than continually recycling old stuff. Maybe he's a workout warrior too?

98% of the mocks I've seen so far have locked in on the Pack picking some flavor of receiver, so there's that driver at work too.
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Re: 2023 NFL Draft Discussion 

Post#179 » by ReasonablySober » Wed Feb 8, 2023 3:02 pm

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Matches Malone wrote:This feels like a reach in Round 1.

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I have no clue on any of these guys, as I haven't watched one inch of film on any of them. Still, I get a kick out of reading the write ups in the mocks and other prospect scouting reports. Some of the previously overlooked TEs seem to be getting more press lately, probably as much from the writers needing new material, rather than continually recycling old stuff. Maybe he's a workout warrior too?

98% of the mocks I've seen so far have locked in on the Pack picking some flavor of receiver, so there's that driver at work too.


Tight end and edger rusher are the deepest positions in the draft. It probably won't happen, but four TEs could go on the first day. Musgrave is indeed a workout warrior. 6'5", 250 lbs. Last offseason, Musgrave vertical-jumped 36 1/2 inches, broad-jumped 10-1 3/4, clocked a 4.51 40 and did 4.21 in the pro agility. He big and he fast.
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Re: 2023 NFL Draft Discussion 

Post#180 » by Ron Swanson » Wed Feb 8, 2023 3:04 pm

I do like Musgrave and he might actually be my #2 TE (behind Washington), but 15 is too high. I'd just trade back into the 20's-30's and grab an extra pick if he's my target.

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