Mocking The Draft: Packers Select Miami DE Allen Bailey

by Brandon on Apr 26, 2011 11:00 PM CDT in Green Bay Packers Draft

In the second round of the SB Nation writers mock draft over at Mocking The Draft, I selected Miami DE Allen Bailey for the Green Bay Packers.

At 6-3 and 275 lbs., he's similar in size to DE Mike Neal. And just like Neal last year, Bailey isn't showing up in any mock draft I've seen. He's a great athlete who would hold up well against the run and could become a solid inside pass rusher in the NFL. I'm not sold on him, and he was one of several players I was kicking the tires on with this pick, but he's the type of player I could see them selecting. And he fills a need for depth on the defensive line.

Dan Kadar said that he's got a lot of upside, he can play end in a 3-4 defense, and he's good at "hitting gaps and penetrating the pocket." That makes him sound like a good replacement for DE Cullen Jenkins. He's not a sure thing, but if he's got Top 10 talent if he can put it all together.

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Blech.

Neal at least did SOMETHING in college; Bailey regressed from 2009 to 2010 and didn’t live up to expectations (in a rather down ACC, Bailey only made the 2nd team, and this was a year that Robert Quinn and Jason Worilds weren’t there for). I don’t think TT would take Bailey with a first round pick.

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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Apr 26, 2011 11:39 PM CDT reply actions

Brandon took him with a second round pick

Selgy

by mittens on Apr 26, 2011 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions

and I quote....

In the second round of the SB Nation writers mock draft over at Mocking The Draft, I selected Miami DE Allen Bailey for the Green Bay Packers.

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by Wiedmann on Apr 26, 2011 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Yikes.

FAIL

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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Apr 27, 2011 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions

LIAF!!!

by Bush League All Star on Apr 28, 2011 1:28 AM CDT up reply actions

FIAL!!!

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by NorthStarr on Apr 28, 2011 3:48 AM CDT up reply actions

Yes.

"It's a great day to be great, baby!"

"Here I am, brain the size of a planet,
and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper.
You call that job satisfaction?
'Cause, I don't."

THE BEARS STILL SUCK!

by NorthStarr on Apr 28, 2011 3:58 AM CDT up reply actions

FAIL

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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Apr 27, 2011 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions

Bailey similar size to Neal?

Same height yeah… But Neal has 10 lbs on him. Decent pass rusher, but I really don’t think he can play 34 DE. Maybe he can put on 20 lbs and be good, but I don’t see it. IMO, he’ll be a good nickel pass rusher for the Packers. Just seems far better off going to a 43 team! Bailey isn’t 275… Just checking on him hes listed 285+. I think Acho would be a really good 34 OLB and better pick overall.

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by Strohman on Apr 27, 2011 12:37 AM CDT reply actions

Bailey gaining more weight would make me cringe

He’s already slow enough off the line. He’s usually the last one out of his stance compared to his fellow linemen. You can only imagine how much slower he’ll get with added weight. Just not a good fit for the Packers, in my opinion.

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by Jabooty on Apr 27, 2011 3:57 AM CDT up reply actions

I’ve come around to Acho. I think he could be a steal for us if we get him in the 2nd.

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by packallday555 on Apr 27, 2011 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions

Ive liked him as a second for while

If nobody at OLB that we like is there at 32. The only problem is that we pick at the bottom, behind all the teams that need OLB’s.

by Shoes31 on Apr 27, 2011 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Acho

I don’t see the Packers moving up in the 1st… But this is an area where moving up would be well worth it. I don’t really see Acho falling all the way to 64, but if I’m Thompson, I sit at 32 and take BPA, and look at moving up in the 2nd to jump all the 34 defensive teams at the end of round 2 who might take Acho before he gets to the Packers. If Acho falls to about 50 overall, it would be a good move to go up and get him.

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by Strohman on Apr 27, 2011 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions