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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 663817"><p>From strictly the 2016 perspective, I'd give this draft a D, but that's not really the point, which I'll get to in a minute or three. Other than swapping out Raji for Clark (the similarities are remarkable), for whom I believe a C grade is appropriate (where C is a non-curve average quality pick at #27), it is not reasonable to project any of these picks for even semi-regular duty barring starter injuries.</p><p></p><p>Martinez: Meet your new dime backer. The consensus is that his particular strength is zone coverage, which is exactly what you want in that spot. Maybe some nickel zone work. One would expect him to bring more field awareness than last season's efforts, which is a low bar to top.</p><p></p><p>Davis: Possible kick returner, possible stretch-the-field option in occasional 4 wide sets just to shake things up. Long strider with long speed. Unless he's a remarkable quick study in learning some routes and shows some wiggle off the line of scrimmage, he'll probably need to earn the kick return job to make the game day roster in 2016. He's slight...NFL press coverage will be an issue in putting the speed to work in 2016.</p><p></p><p>Spriggs: As I said before the draft, I can see him at TE in the short yardage 7-man front in 2016 as he adds some heft and polishes up some technique. I think it's been underappreciated how the poor short yardage running performance hurt this offence in extending drives. Thompson did not draft a blocking TE, we know the incumbents are not very good at it except maybe Cook, and from what I've seen, among the 20 or so UDFAs (whether actually signed or invited for tryouts) there's one TE, Grinnage (which almost rhymes with "scrimmage"), who actually fits the bill. Perhaps he'll be the surprise of this rookie class making this squad as the 3rd. TE and special teams player. Or maybe not. </p><p></p><p>The rest are not likely to see much playing action in 2016.</p><p></p><p>As for grading this draft for 2017 when the big FA class hits, I'd give it a B, maybe even a B+ but that's an optimistic developmental projection.</p><p></p><p>We've talked until we're blue in the face about how few O-Linemen and OLBs are under contract for 2017. This draft addressed that. There's considerable potential in Spriggs, Fackrell and Murphy at those positions but they are all projects to one degree or another. They all need to bulk up, which is a reasonable expectation given their frames, and they all need technique work. The ceilings are pretty good on these guys relative to their draft positions.</p><p></p><p>While Murphy is not the classic Packer OT-to-OG conversion (see Sitton and Lang, both around 6'4", 315 lbs. compared to Murphy's lanky 6'6", 305 lbs.), one would expect that's the thought process in picking this guy after Spriggs was already on board.</p><p></p><p>Lowry was dubbed "T-Rex" elsewhere in these pages for his extremely short arms on a very tall body. I wouldn't have thought it was genetically possible to be 6'5" with only 31" arms. Daniels has short arms, but not this short, and he's stumpy to start with. Perhaps the thinking is "what's 1 1/2 inches among friends?" relative to Daniels. Wolf's comment was hardly a debunking of the concern:</p><p></p><p>“He does have short arms for his frame, but we didn’t really see that as an issue,” Wolf said. “There’s a lot of guys with long arms who don’t extend them.”</p><p></p><p>What he did not illustrate is how those guys with long arms who don't extend them actually produce.</p><p></p><p>He's from my alma mater, so I'd like to see him make it, but it's not like I watch more than a couple of college football games per year, so I'm not going to get all excited one way or another.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 663817"] From strictly the 2016 perspective, I'd give this draft a D, but that's not really the point, which I'll get to in a minute or three. Other than swapping out Raji for Clark (the similarities are remarkable), for whom I believe a C grade is appropriate (where C is a non-curve average quality pick at #27), it is not reasonable to project any of these picks for even semi-regular duty barring starter injuries. Martinez: Meet your new dime backer. The consensus is that his particular strength is zone coverage, which is exactly what you want in that spot. Maybe some nickel zone work. One would expect him to bring more field awareness than last season's efforts, which is a low bar to top. Davis: Possible kick returner, possible stretch-the-field option in occasional 4 wide sets just to shake things up. Long strider with long speed. Unless he's a remarkable quick study in learning some routes and shows some wiggle off the line of scrimmage, he'll probably need to earn the kick return job to make the game day roster in 2016. He's slight...NFL press coverage will be an issue in putting the speed to work in 2016. Spriggs: As I said before the draft, I can see him at TE in the short yardage 7-man front in 2016 as he adds some heft and polishes up some technique. I think it's been underappreciated how the poor short yardage running performance hurt this offence in extending drives. Thompson did not draft a blocking TE, we know the incumbents are not very good at it except maybe Cook, and from what I've seen, among the 20 or so UDFAs (whether actually signed or invited for tryouts) there's one TE, Grinnage (which almost rhymes with "scrimmage"), who actually fits the bill. Perhaps he'll be the surprise of this rookie class making this squad as the 3rd. TE and special teams player. Or maybe not. The rest are not likely to see much playing action in 2016. As for grading this draft for 2017 when the big FA class hits, I'd give it a B, maybe even a B+ but that's an optimistic developmental projection. We've talked until we're blue in the face about how few O-Linemen and OLBs are under contract for 2017. This draft addressed that. There's considerable potential in Spriggs, Fackrell and Murphy at those positions but they are all projects to one degree or another. They all need to bulk up, which is a reasonable expectation given their frames, and they all need technique work. The ceilings are pretty good on these guys relative to their draft positions. While Murphy is not the classic Packer OT-to-OG conversion (see Sitton and Lang, both around 6'4", 315 lbs. compared to Murphy's lanky 6'6", 305 lbs.), one would expect that's the thought process in picking this guy after Spriggs was already on board. Lowry was dubbed "T-Rex" elsewhere in these pages for his extremely short arms on a very tall body. I wouldn't have thought it was genetically possible to be 6'5" with only 31" arms. Daniels has short arms, but not this short, and he's stumpy to start with. Perhaps the thinking is "what's 1 1/2 inches among friends?" relative to Daniels. Wolf's comment was hardly a debunking of the concern: “He does have short arms for his frame, but we didn’t really see that as an issue,” Wolf said. “There’s a lot of guys with long arms who don’t extend them.” What he did not illustrate is how those guys with long arms who don't extend them actually produce. He's from my alma mater, so I'd like to see him make it, but it's not like I watch more than a couple of college football games per year, so I'm not going to get all excited one way or another. [/QUOTE]
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