dbain21 is right; of course 2nd round picks are supposed to start and contribute. But he's been injured twice now. It's not like he's not contributing because he isn't talented enough (like Brohm) or unmotivated. I believe when he arrived in Green Bay he was already the strongest guy on the team. At Purdue he bench pressed 510 pounds, did 615 lbs. in the squat and a 385 lbs. jerk. (His father, a firefighter, once benched 525.) I wonder, but have no evidence one way or another, whether all that muscle mass makes him more susceptible to injury. IOW, is he "too strong" or "too muscled" for his frame?
For a man of his size and strength he's quick. Obviously two games worth of work isn't enough to make an evaluation on but for me he more than passed the "eyeball test". If he can return healthy and stay healthy (two big "ifs" at this point) he should be the best pass rushing DL on the team and he and Raji in the 2-4-5 base should be able to provide a consistent push up the middle.
Quick, what do all these players have in common:
Nick Collins, Terrence Murphy, Daryn Colledge, Greg Jennings, Brandon Jackson, Jordy Nelson, Brian Brohm, Pat Lee, Mike Neal, Randall Cobb.
Ya, too easy: They're Thompson's second rounders.
