Round 2 Pick 33: Kevin King CB

[longtimefan]

1st pick

 

[AmishMafia]

Excellent.

 

[C-Lee]

Great pick. TT didn't **** up!

 

[Patriotplayer90]

Excellent pick. Fills a need and arguably the BPA.

 

[jetfixer]

I'm good, would have been good with him at 29, now we got another pick with him.

 

[HardRightEdge]

I give this pick a "C". Not crazy about this guy; he lacks twitch and physicality. I see him as a FS. But I am not surprised one bit. At least that's better than the "D" I gave the Randall pick, another FS trying to play perimeter corner.

Oh, wait a sec. When I gave Randall a "D" I questioned whether the plan was to move Clinton-Dix to corner and play Randall at FS. Both scenarios seemed equally implausible.

Maybe now Randall goes to FS with Burnett playing in the box. Then I'd give this pick a "B".

That, of course, is not going to happen.

 

[Spanky]

I would have been totally fine picking him at 29 so getting him at 33 is a major bonus.

Now get an edge rusher with the next pick in the second.

 

[C-Lee]

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[Jerellh528]

Great pick! I woulda been happy with him at 29, and we still got him and the 1st pick in the 4th. Nice ted!

 

[HardRightEdge]

Ted blinked. At least he got an extra pick in the trade down.

 

[Ted Thompson's Mind]

King me!

 

[Ogsponge]

I give this pick a "C". Not crazy about this guy; he lacks twitch and physicality. I see him as a FS. But I am not surprised one bit. At least that better than the "D" I gave the Randall pick, another FS trying to play perimeter corner.

Oh, wait a sec. When I gave Randall a "D" I questioned whether the plan was to move Clinton-Dix to corner and play Randall at FS. Both scenarios seemed equally implausible.

Maybe now Randall goes to FS with Burnett playing in the box. Then I'd give this pick a "B".

That, of course, is not going to happen.

I agree with you 100% I am not sure why people are excited about this pick at all. I'm guessing only because anything is better than what we had playing cornerback last year

 

[JK64]

We need a #1 CB. Is King it? We'll see. I am happy with this pick.

 

[HardRightEdge]

I agree with you 100% I am not sure why people are excited about this pick at all. I'm guessing only because anything is better than what we had playing cornerback last year

He's going to play cornerback and his Combine numbers are first round. What's not to like, right?

 

[fistfullofbeer]

He's going to play cornerback and his Combine numbers are first round. What's not to like, right?

The truth is that certain people will always complain when a player of their choosing was not picked. It is something I see in both sports I follow: Hockey (Sharks) and Football (Packers).

And then a few years later if the player picked by the team does not perform, there will be a 'I told you so' comment made. The truth is that these players are all just kids. There is no 100% guarantee that their skill will translate to the Pro's.

Atleast with King he has good numbers at both the combine and at Washington. I am pretty pleased by the pick.

 

[AmishMafia]

I agree with you 100% I am not sure why people are excited about this pick at all. I'm guessing only because anything is better than what we had playing cornerback last year

Who would u have taken?

 

[Ogsponge]

Who would u have taken?

TJ Watt with the 29th pick. A guy who will actually help us when the roid abuser pulls a hamstring and misses half the season. I understand this pick I just don't think King is going to be the CB we are all looking for

 

[HardRightEdge]

The truth is that certain people will always complain when a player of their choosing was not picked.

My comment was sarcastic. I couldn't tell if you got that.

As for you comment, perhaps. But certainly not in my case. I only looked at tape of a handful of CBs, RBs and WRs. Ted could have picked any number of players, any of the OLBs for example, and I wouldn't have an opinion until I looked at some tape after the fact.

I really didn't have one favorite player.

I didn't think Thompson had the balls to take Mixon that high, but I would have been quite happy with that pick. B+

I liked Awuzi among those likely to be available. Not in love with him by any means but he checked a lot of boxes. B-

Had Thompson picked somebody I was not familiar with I might have liked him after some study.

It just so happens King was one of the guys I looked at before the draft, and I didn't like him in the first round then and I don't like him at #33 now.

 

[NelsonsLongCatch]

Really good pick! Tall, rangy corner to cover tall receivers. Fits both a need and best player available.

 

[mongoosev]

we got king.....CHECK. MATE!

 

[PackerFlatLander]

How can anyone not like this pick, lol??? Ted made a master chess move last night, and it worked.

 

[SoonerPack]

I love the pick. He and House immediately help in the backend. There are a lot of high-end defenders left for those of you panning the pick. This kid is something we don't have: a tall CB that can both run and jump, play press man and has good ball skills. Just because Ted didn't take "your guy" doesn't make it a bad pick. Just my 2 cents... Big night ahead! G P G !!

 

[AKCheese]

My "pick" a week ago was to trade down and we did. I think TT looked at the board, saw a couple players he'd be happy with at #33, picked up an extra top 100 pick AND saved money he can use to pay PROVEN players. I'm not a huge TT fan but this was an excellent move. As far as the kid we picked up? Who knows?..... nobody knows

 

[thequick12]

Mixon will be better guaranteed but king will be a good corner and I guess the packers can win a super bowl without a special running back but they're not gonna without at least good corners.

 

[KevinR]

Awuzie next ?