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Cheesehead
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Ok guys, if you were in the War Room on draft day had 7 picks, and 1 undrafted free agent to sign, but you had to take one player from each position group, who would you take? I'll give you mine, based on players I think can upgrade the team. I am going to assume that any Jr. I would look at is coming out, and that I'd know that before the draft.
QB: Nick Montana of Tulane, but it's a tough call. I'm used to seeing Tommy Rees at Notre Dame, and I like his arm and intelligence. I also like Nick Montana I saw him play this year, and while he isn't his Dad, Joe wasn't Joe in college either. I think if you brought Nick into McCarthy's QB camp, and 3rd string him for a year by the end of year 2 he could take over for Rodgers if Rodgers were to get injured again. Definite upgrade at a definite need. The difference is subtle, but I take Nick Montana simply because I know weird s*** happens when Tommy Rees starts moving his feet.
RB: Again I really love two RB here, both are Juniors, but I think one comes out and one stays. If that is the case it's easy, if not I still take Tre Mason of Auburn over Cam McDaniel of Notre Dame. Mason is an Eddie Lacy type tank back, McDaniel with about 15 pounds more on him could be a John Kuhn (Good 2-3 years ago Kuhn) type back as well. I still think McDaniel stays and Tre comes out, so Tre is my pick.
WR: Tough position here, cause not alot of guys impressed me, but gotta go with Odell Beckham of LSU. Easily the best WR in the SEC. (About 2-3 years there'll be at least 2 coming out that will be stars)
TE: Again tough position, not much out there that looks good. CJ Uzomah of Auburn would be the best player available, and I believe a slight upgrade from Quarless.
O-Line: The two lines are the easiest positions, cause there's only one stand out guy in my book. To improve our O-Line I go with the guy who has pedigree, father, grandfather, uncle, cousins in the NFL. Played C, G and T in college, and currently is the long snapper at his college. (This year's Barrett Jones minus the knee problems) Could very easily take over an interior line spot. Guy I take here is Jake Matthews of Texas A&M
D-Line: The guy I would take would make BJ Raji's large number expendable. Admittedly I'm basing this off of this player's 2012 numbers (When he had NFL caliber guys around him). He's a large DT (about 340-360 depending on who you listen to). To me he's a guy who can take up 2 or 3 blockers, leaving Matthews and whoever is opposite Matthews to pin their ears back and drool over sacks. To me the guy you take here is Louis Nix of Notre Dame. Yes he's not played as good this year as last year, but he's been called by his coach the best player on their Defense, and I think he either is, or could be another Warren Sapp skill wise. Side note on this pick: If the rest of the season goes into the tank and the team ends up with a top 15 pick, I think the Packers get him.
Linebacker: Here I think we need to fix the inside and plan for the future more than tweak the outside. Hawk is about 30 and won't play forever, I think Jones should be put back on the bench and be that Utility Linebacker like he did well at a couple years back. I see two linebackers here that I think the Packers could use. One I'll use a draft pick on, the other I'll sign with my rookie free agent selection. The draft pick (And this hurts as an Auburn fan) I would use to take CJ Moseley of Alabama. I'd like him to be 5-10 pounds bigger, 232 seems light in this day and age to be an inside backer, but he's a playmaker. Something that would upgrade our defense immensely. The rookie free agent selection here would be Carlo Calabrese of Notre Dame. I don't think he gets drafted, I worry about his speed like I do with AJ, but he plays mean, and that's another area we need. I think he gets a look from somebody, why not the Packers?
DB: Here's the biggest problem of the draft. We need what 4? Yet of the guys I've seen from watching SEC, some Big Ten, some ACC, Some Big 12, and some Pac 10, I don't see even one I'm impressed with, so if I'm a decision maker I probably trade for more picks in 2015, and try to upgrade this in Free Agency.
What would you guys do in this situation?
QB: Nick Montana of Tulane, but it's a tough call. I'm used to seeing Tommy Rees at Notre Dame, and I like his arm and intelligence. I also like Nick Montana I saw him play this year, and while he isn't his Dad, Joe wasn't Joe in college either. I think if you brought Nick into McCarthy's QB camp, and 3rd string him for a year by the end of year 2 he could take over for Rodgers if Rodgers were to get injured again. Definite upgrade at a definite need. The difference is subtle, but I take Nick Montana simply because I know weird s*** happens when Tommy Rees starts moving his feet.
RB: Again I really love two RB here, both are Juniors, but I think one comes out and one stays. If that is the case it's easy, if not I still take Tre Mason of Auburn over Cam McDaniel of Notre Dame. Mason is an Eddie Lacy type tank back, McDaniel with about 15 pounds more on him could be a John Kuhn (Good 2-3 years ago Kuhn) type back as well. I still think McDaniel stays and Tre comes out, so Tre is my pick.
WR: Tough position here, cause not alot of guys impressed me, but gotta go with Odell Beckham of LSU. Easily the best WR in the SEC. (About 2-3 years there'll be at least 2 coming out that will be stars)
TE: Again tough position, not much out there that looks good. CJ Uzomah of Auburn would be the best player available, and I believe a slight upgrade from Quarless.
O-Line: The two lines are the easiest positions, cause there's only one stand out guy in my book. To improve our O-Line I go with the guy who has pedigree, father, grandfather, uncle, cousins in the NFL. Played C, G and T in college, and currently is the long snapper at his college. (This year's Barrett Jones minus the knee problems) Could very easily take over an interior line spot. Guy I take here is Jake Matthews of Texas A&M
D-Line: The guy I would take would make BJ Raji's large number expendable. Admittedly I'm basing this off of this player's 2012 numbers (When he had NFL caliber guys around him). He's a large DT (about 340-360 depending on who you listen to). To me he's a guy who can take up 2 or 3 blockers, leaving Matthews and whoever is opposite Matthews to pin their ears back and drool over sacks. To me the guy you take here is Louis Nix of Notre Dame. Yes he's not played as good this year as last year, but he's been called by his coach the best player on their Defense, and I think he either is, or could be another Warren Sapp skill wise. Side note on this pick: If the rest of the season goes into the tank and the team ends up with a top 15 pick, I think the Packers get him.
Linebacker: Here I think we need to fix the inside and plan for the future more than tweak the outside. Hawk is about 30 and won't play forever, I think Jones should be put back on the bench and be that Utility Linebacker like he did well at a couple years back. I see two linebackers here that I think the Packers could use. One I'll use a draft pick on, the other I'll sign with my rookie free agent selection. The draft pick (And this hurts as an Auburn fan) I would use to take CJ Moseley of Alabama. I'd like him to be 5-10 pounds bigger, 232 seems light in this day and age to be an inside backer, but he's a playmaker. Something that would upgrade our defense immensely. The rookie free agent selection here would be Carlo Calabrese of Notre Dame. I don't think he gets drafted, I worry about his speed like I do with AJ, but he plays mean, and that's another area we need. I think he gets a look from somebody, why not the Packers?
DB: Here's the biggest problem of the draft. We need what 4? Yet of the guys I've seen from watching SEC, some Big Ten, some ACC, Some Big 12, and some Pac 10, I don't see even one I'm impressed with, so if I'm a decision maker I probably trade for more picks in 2015, and try to upgrade this in Free Agency.
What would you guys do in this situation?