Packers Related NFL Combine Discussion
by Brandon on Feb 27, 2010 9:54 AM CST
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PrintI don't know if the Green Bay Packers have the budget room for the $12 to $13 million it would cost next season to resign both LT Chad Clifton and RT Mark Tauscher, but that price tag is not surprising. Both tackles can still start, Clifton even snuck into the Pro Bowl, and despite their age, they are arguably the best tackles available in a weak free agent class.
The good news is that the 2010 draft class is deep. Which would help the Packers find replacements, or may keep bidders away from Clifton and Tauscher because there are younger options available. There are four potential 1st round lineman mentioned in this post from Mocking The Draft, and that doesn't even include uber-prospects Russell Okung or Anthony Davis. Oklahoma's Trent Williams is another great one.
According to the NFL combine schedule, there is a lot going on today with the offensive linemen. NFL Network is covering the combine, but SB Nation has writers on the ground too. Check out SB Nation.com, Arrowhead Pride, Battle Red Blog, and Cincy Jungle for more.
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then any left over money, spend on signing Clifton and Tauscher. The more of the team we keep together, the better. We had a pretty dominant team last year and it was the youngest team in the league, if you wanna draft a couple tackles, more power to you. But don’t put yourself in the position where you need to rely on unproven tackles (again). I would preferably like to see us be able to use the 1st round pick on the best player available (personally I like Kindle and we could use that OLB, so it’s even better). We almost always bust on our first round picks, obviously Clay was awesome and I like Raji, but we’ll see. Plus OLineman, more so than any other position, can be found deep in the draft.
yea I dont get the “almost always bust on 1st round picks” idea either.
I know Hawk gets alot of hate on here but he’s not a bust. Since 2000 the busts are : Reynolds, Carroll, and Harell. Not that bad when you consider the other 1st Rd Picks this team has chosen
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OL
While its true that OL in general can be found in any round of the draft, LT are almost always 1st rd draft picks!! Look at the starting LT in the NFL on all teams and you will find a distinct trend… Almost all were 1st rd picks, a couple were 2nd rd picks and 1 or 2 were late or undrafted. The guys that have the ability to play the All Important LT position, share common traits that are generally easily idenifiable. Long arms, leg power, nimble feet, are among the more important traits and the guys that have those traits are identified and drafted EARLY (most in the top 15 picks). So while OL can be found in any round, LT cannot be found in any rd…
If it's a choice between the two I'd rather keep Taush than Clifton and let Lang start at LT
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Me, too
Clifton has been giving me flashbacks of Ken Ruettgers for the past couple of seasons and I keep expecting the bottom to drop out, like it did with Ruettgers, who I wish could have held on long enough in 1996 to get a ring.
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The glass is more than half-full.
While I Agree ~
I still think we should have Clif on the roster… Lang can’t back up both Clif & Tausch at the same time… Which means we HAVE to have another young and coming TACKLE!!!! I don’t see one anywhere on the ROSTER!!!
GO PACK!!!!!
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