Packers Draft Day Discussion 2009

[jackalope]

Yes, Brad Jones could turn into a 7th round success story, but he was a 7th round/UDFA prospect. Occasionally those guys turn out to be much better pros than they were college prospects, but having high expectations before we even get to training camp is ridiculous. Once he starts playing, then we can pass judgment on if he'll succeed.

[johbur]

Brad Jones = DROY!!!

Ok, maybe not, but it's always nice to pimp a 7th rounder on this board. TT also seems to spend a good deal of effort to try to turn over rocks others have missed. Sometimes he finds gems, like Bigby, and other times he finds dirt, like Harrell. ;D

[jsa230]

while i have high expectations for jones i am cautiously optimistic. I seriously think he could contribute on d this year and be potentially beastly on st.

[Mr.Regular]

Jones should be groomed in a Tracy White type role...when we released him it really hurt our ST, so I think that is why he was drafted. And from what Ive seen, he looks to have some 34 OLB potential down the road too.

Im pretty pumped about Quinn Johnson TBH. He looks like a real tough guy. Kuhn and Hall were both good, but Johnson should be better down the road. Should give the running game a real shot in the arm.

[Burger]

Jones can very much be in the 3-4 OLB rotation. I have a feeling Justin Harrell is going to prove he is not a bust this year.

[TitleTown088]

Originally Posted by Burger

Jones can very much be in the 3-4 OLB rotation. I have a feeling Justin Harrell is going to prove he is not a bust this year.

You feel, or you hope?

[Zycho32]

Hunches always have a ring of hope to them- you need hope to make them to begin with, and even MORE hope to do something real drastic like gamble away all you have for a shot at fortune. Horseracing lives and dies on the hunches of the bettors.

[Burger]

Brad Jones will be in the game, as knowing the position of 3-4 OLB.

[J-Mike88]

Originally Posted by jackalope

Dammit, we could have kept our 3rds and got Everette Brown at 41. We got robbed on the trade up.

Guys, this has been a very fun few minutes reminiscing back to last years amazing Packers draft class!
I'm getting pumped for next month, but read thru all this... it brings back great memories.
Interesting to see who wanted Crabtree. What a shock that was for both him and BJ to be there at 9. Ted was not planning that to happen either.
We all knew the trade value chart favored NE in that deal, but sometimes to get a great prospect, its well worth it. Someone made a good, funny, point about Ted's 3rd round history!

To come away with Matthews and Raji is a great foundation.
But he also got us TJ Lang, Brad Jones, Quinn IronHammer Johnson, 3 guys that immedately helped... not so much QJ, but he will. And also Underwood hopefully will figure it out this year. Meredith was another pick that might have worked out in the end, but they tried to hide him on the practice squad so they could keep 3 fullbacks.

[J-Mike88]

Originally Posted by Yatta!

TT is absolutely killing this draft. Great value at positions of need.

Thoughts on todays picks:
TJ Lang is a great pickup, he was top of my big board for us this morning. Fantastic pick.

Didn't think fullback was really a position of need, but I do love a punishing lead blocker and that is what Johnson does so I'll take it.

Meredith is another great pick, 2nd to Lang on my day two want list.

Jairus Wynn looks like a solid developmental end.

Brandon Underwood gives us more depth at corner and is a physical player, just the way we like them.

I have no idea who Brad Jones is, which is worrying considering I have over 700 players ranked but whatever the rest of the draft is absolutely epic.

You Inglorious Basterd Yatta! You just made me spit out my soda reading this and LMFAO !!!!