umphrey
10-20-2008, 11:40 AM
Round 2 - Jordy Nelson
This kid is going to be a star. I see him and Jennings as 1a and 1b as the receivers of our future. We weren't as stacked at this position as I thought. It looks like Driver's going to retire right around Nelson's 3rd year, which works perfect for a seamless transition. I think he makes a great complement to Jennings. As a player, he is incredibly reliable. He gets open, he runs great routes, he catches the ball as natural as I've ever seen in a receiver. Look for him to tear up the league after an offseason of weight training.
Round 2 - Brian Brohm
Bust? Looks like it. First year quarterback and we all expected him to look bad. But getting beat out by a 7th rounder is embarrassing. From what we've seen so far he looks like he has the upside of a backup quarterback.
Round 2 - Patrick Lee
We all know he's athletic. With the injuries to our secondary he's played respectable. With all the bad luck we've had with corners I think we finally found a good one (along with Williams, of course). I think he has a bright future as a starting corner for us. Has much more upside than Williams and looks to be developing very nicely.
Round 3 - Jermichael Finley
All I've seen from him is a phantom holding call that cost us a field goal I believe. He's a pretty good athlete but he's obviously red shirting this year. I liked him coming out of the draft, but I don't have much hope for him. He's raw, but I just don't see much in him.
Round 4 - Jeremy Thompson
Looked like garbage in preseason. Played well the last 2 games when pushed into the starting position. I see him as a started down the road. He's progressing very well. I am very interested in what happens at RE for us. Jenkins is good but can we keep relying on such an injury risk? If Thompson continues to improve at this rate he might even be an upgrade there. He isn't a good pass rusher, though he has the tools. He either needs to improve there or we need to bring in a successor to KGB.
Round 4 - Josh Sitton
Looked like garbage in preseason. The coaches are very high on him though. He's finally getting healthy again. They think he can start for us. If we finally get a rookie guard that plays lights out right from the get go I'd be ecstatic.
Round 5 - Breno Giacomini
Physically talented, looks like a career backup.
Round 7 - Matt Flynn
Not so physically talented, still a career backup. He has the intangibles and desire to be in the league but he'll never start. Looks like a valuable backup though, Doug Peterson to Aaron Rodgers perhaps, pending Brohm's status.
Round 7 - Brett Swain
Alright receiver, nothing special. Might bounce around our practice squad and to the roster if we get injuries for a few years, then spend his days as a #5 on a below average team.
Overall a pretty good draft. Thompson and Nelson are the best of the bunch so far. Lee looks like he will be valuable. Finley and Sitton could still make big impacts. The rest look pretty useless, but I'm talking about 5th-7th round picks. Expectations couldn't be too high with where we were drafting.
Brohm, Finley, Sitton are all to be determined that can make or break this draft. I don't have much hope for Finley. It looks like we screwed up on Brohm, but he's a rookie quarterback, I won't write him off yet. I have a lot of confidence in Sitton, even though he didn't look very good in preseason and then got hurt.
This kid is going to be a star. I see him and Jennings as 1a and 1b as the receivers of our future. We weren't as stacked at this position as I thought. It looks like Driver's going to retire right around Nelson's 3rd year, which works perfect for a seamless transition. I think he makes a great complement to Jennings. As a player, he is incredibly reliable. He gets open, he runs great routes, he catches the ball as natural as I've ever seen in a receiver. Look for him to tear up the league after an offseason of weight training.
Round 2 - Brian Brohm
Bust? Looks like it. First year quarterback and we all expected him to look bad. But getting beat out by a 7th rounder is embarrassing. From what we've seen so far he looks like he has the upside of a backup quarterback.
Round 2 - Patrick Lee
We all know he's athletic. With the injuries to our secondary he's played respectable. With all the bad luck we've had with corners I think we finally found a good one (along with Williams, of course). I think he has a bright future as a starting corner for us. Has much more upside than Williams and looks to be developing very nicely.
Round 3 - Jermichael Finley
All I've seen from him is a phantom holding call that cost us a field goal I believe. He's a pretty good athlete but he's obviously red shirting this year. I liked him coming out of the draft, but I don't have much hope for him. He's raw, but I just don't see much in him.
Round 4 - Jeremy Thompson
Looked like garbage in preseason. Played well the last 2 games when pushed into the starting position. I see him as a started down the road. He's progressing very well. I am very interested in what happens at RE for us. Jenkins is good but can we keep relying on such an injury risk? If Thompson continues to improve at this rate he might even be an upgrade there. He isn't a good pass rusher, though he has the tools. He either needs to improve there or we need to bring in a successor to KGB.
Round 4 - Josh Sitton
Looked like garbage in preseason. The coaches are very high on him though. He's finally getting healthy again. They think he can start for us. If we finally get a rookie guard that plays lights out right from the get go I'd be ecstatic.
Round 5 - Breno Giacomini
Physically talented, looks like a career backup.
Round 7 - Matt Flynn
Not so physically talented, still a career backup. He has the intangibles and desire to be in the league but he'll never start. Looks like a valuable backup though, Doug Peterson to Aaron Rodgers perhaps, pending Brohm's status.
Round 7 - Brett Swain
Alright receiver, nothing special. Might bounce around our practice squad and to the roster if we get injuries for a few years, then spend his days as a #5 on a below average team.
Overall a pretty good draft. Thompson and Nelson are the best of the bunch so far. Lee looks like he will be valuable. Finley and Sitton could still make big impacts. The rest look pretty useless, but I'm talking about 5th-7th round picks. Expectations couldn't be too high with where we were drafting.
Brohm, Finley, Sitton are all to be determined that can make or break this draft. I don't have much hope for Finley. It looks like we screwed up on Brohm, but he's a rookie quarterback, I won't write him off yet. I have a lot of confidence in Sitton, even though he didn't look very good in preseason and then got hurt.