Could The Packers Draft Anthony Davis?

Hell yes! If Davis falls that far then TT should pick him out without hesitation. LT is still by far our biggest need. I realize we just signed Clifton to a 3 year deal but that doesn’t mean a whole lot. He was nothing more then average last year, and struggled with injuries. I would expect his average play to continue, as well as some of the nagging injury problems he had as well. Watching him last year, it’s really hard to imagine him playing past 2011, and really past 2010.

After him we have no other LTs, aside from Lang who isn’t a LT. Sure, he could do average playing there but why do that when he can be a good LG, and maybe even RT? The OL musical chairs act needs to end as soon as possible. It should be pretty evident to everyone, TT included, that picking a bunch of guys who can play either OT or OG isn’t a good idea, and isn’t the way to build a good OL. We have the guys to play the interior positions in Lang-Spitz-Sitton, and now the OT positions need to be addressed.

I love the Norwood pick. He is a great pass rusher, and is athletic and fluid enough to drop back into coverage. After watching him numerous times I was honestly shocked to find out that he was projected by many to be a 3rd-4th round pick. He does only weigh 245 lbs. right now which I would imagine might be why he projected in the mid rounds but for anyone who has watched him play, there is no denying that he can rush the passer.

What would some of you guys think about possibly taking Spikes out of Florida to be an ILB? When the mock drafts first initially started to come out Spikes was an early 1st rounder in pretty much everyone I looked at. Recently though I haven’t seen him in the 1st round, and sometimes not even in the 2nd round. I’m pretty sure I remember there being some talk about how he had a relatively poor showing at the combine but it seems a little off to me that, that would drop him as significantly as many think it will. Does he have character issues?

Especially, if there are a few other teams looking for “franchise” QB’s in the first. Then I can definitely see a OT falling to us. I have to keep hope alive on a LT first. It would be nice to be able to predict TT. Sometimes he trades up, sometimes he trades down for volume, sometimes he picks up an FA and nobody seems to know until the last second. I cannot complain about depth too much though, the last year or 2 has been the deepest I have seen our roster.

I am not saying we don’t have needs, I am saying that roster depth has improved over the last couple of seasons. He does seem to like LB’s though, which is a good thing in the 3-4 so I can only hope he has a plan for OLB.

All the draft speculation is just a little much for me. There are just too many players and possibilities at pick 23 to really talk that much. When you are a top 10, its a little easier to speculate but this just get ridiculous for me after a while. I guess I am just worn out on it all…

The LT for this draft are really a mixed bag… Most are very good tho. Rating them like this, IMO…
Okung- Far and away the best LT prospect in the draft, due to experience and potential. Top 5 pick.
Bulaga- Has experience but lacks elite athletic ability and has short arms.
Williams- Sr season a bit disappointing, but clearly has LT ability and measurables.
Davis- Great potential. Not dilligent in working out that scares teams off. Potential is very high, but so is Bust potential.
Brown- Very good pass blocking LT. Smaller than preferred and may have trouble staying over 300 lbs. Not good power run blocker, best in zbs (Packers)
Campbell- unlimited athletically! Has NEVER play near potential, dropping his status to 2nd rd, IMO…

why no OT in the first?

If Bulaga somehow dropped I’d consider him, but drafting an OT in the 1st Round to possibly sit for up to 4 years along with attitude problems just doesn’t bode well for me. This is a win now league, and my thoughts on a 1st Round draft pick is somebody we can plug in on Day 1 of the upcoming season to start. On top of that, he was falling down the draft boards lately. That’s not a good sign.

If we are going to draft an OT for depth to sit on the bench for a couple years, then there is little reason to draft him any higher than the 2nd Round. Our first round pick should be an immediate starter, not a project player.

Clifton is signed for 3 years. Tauscher is signed for 2 years. That doesn’t mean they will play for all those years, but they potentially could. The approach I would like to follow is to draft the best available OT in the 2nd Round of this draft. Draft another OT in the later rounds for depth. Draft an OT in the 1st or 2nd Round of next year’s draft, and we are sitting good. I think we will land our future RT in this years draft and our future LT in next year’s draft.

I too am growing more fond of Charles Brown, but his weight is a concern. The thought of Jared Allen, Julius Peppers, and Kyle Vanden Bosch pushing him around and into Rodgers is a scary thought.

I think we all agree on the basic needs of the team:
LT, CB, OLB, S, and RB if a sexy pick falls to us.

As for falling in love with a player, well that’s just not practical at this point. Even in a draft where you can nail down the first two or three pics solidly pick 23 is just a crap shoot to predict. With new format, new off-season rules, and general uncertainty going forward we don’t know who’s going where for teams picking alone….let alone who any given team will take.

For all we know the Rams get up and draft Suh, then most of the mocks out there are shot.

I say Teddy bought himself a reprieve last year with Raji and Matthews. The only down right bust of his picks is Harrell…and that’s not too bad in the NFL. TT will take what the board gives and look out for what’s best for the Pack.