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I've been watching a lot of podcasts and don't remember which football guy said it but one of our UDFAs, Thyrick Pitts/ WR from Delaware , he predicted to make the 53 player roster. 6'3" 200 with 4.37 speed. That would be very interesting considering our WR room as it stands.

It seems like fans were high on Wypler more than NFL teams were. He was drafted at pick 190. Kramer was drafted at pick 207. Just shows you draft projections don't matter. Everyone that wanted Wypler already have him on the roster. Doug Kramer. Only two OCs had draft credible value. Joe Tippmann and JMS.

Jones overall performance was downplayed because he was a 5 th pick but he was ranked the 16 th best OT even thou he had a lot of penalties and sacks. He has a high ceiling. If he was a high pick people would talk better about his progression but he was looked at negatively. Whitehair and Patrick will upgrade OC, average would be a big leap forward over Mustifer last year.

Historically its hard to find rookie TEs that contribute high end production. Only a handful in the last 10 years. Their WR room has an upside to it but it's going to take some time for all the young players to jell with Love if he ends up being any good. The thing Rodgers did was extend his throwing time by good pocket awareness. Don't know if Love has that. Watson is the only potential number 1 in the group and he has a long way to go. Last year they were 21st in the league in rushing, nothing special. The only two quality OL is Jenkins and Barkihari, he's injured all the time. The Packers are on the decline unless Love ends up being good.

Definitely going to be interesting to see how it works out He's still a talented player but his skills have eroded. A good coach might be able to make things work but not solely on Rodgers being the star. Bringing in Cobb and Lazard is just giving you 2022 Packers garbage 2.0

What I like is we now have (nasty ) OL with 3 starters. Jenkins, Davis and Wright. They don't want to just block you but destroy you. I think we're in a good spot.

Just listened to a Barroom segment with Gabriel talking about UDFAs. He said he thinks, the OT Houey could replace Borom on the roster. His question was medical not tape. He has a nasty attitude and fits the hitz principle. If he stays healthy could eventually becomes a starter.

Actually Tyler Scott was the value pick. Rated 48th best player by Brugler, that's a steal on a deep threat. That's what Velus was supposed to be. I think the reason Poles didn't take Wypler is we have the same player on the roster in Doug Kramer. Very similar in all their traits. Like you, I liked Brown but Poles took Johnson instead. I really trust Poles until he makes a big mistake with a draft pick. Last years picks only Ebner looks like a mistake. Robinson, Carter, Kramer, and Velus Jones still could turn into good players. Hicks is a good special teamer already , which is good for the 7 th round. Zach Thomas was sto!en by LA and got starts last year. I like what Poles is doing, it seemed flawed last year but it's falling into place. I think this year we win more than we lose. If we can make the playoffs in his second year with 2 first round draft picks staring us in the face. We have a fun next 5 years coming. I know I'm being very optimistic but it looks very promising to a lot of people, not just me.

The biggest thing Poles did was add WR depth so if someone gets hurt, minimal drop off. Everyone forgets about V Jones but he's going to have one WOW play a game with only 5 or 6 touches . Line up Mooney and Claypool on the outside and have Scott and Velus in the route package. That's a lot of speed. This offense is going to be so good. Last year we had 5 games where we had over. 29 points a game. We are going to have that weekly this year.

I would have taken Tuli instead of Dexter too and AA. Poles clearly thinks Dexter turns into D Buckner or Chris Jones. I think Poles knew he was getting Travis Bell late and rates him a AA clone. If he hits on those 2 DTs , this will be an awesome draft. Brugler had Scott rated as a top 50 player in this draft. (48). Wright will be an all pro one day and Johnson will be eventual starter. A lot of experts have Stevenson rated high and Terrell Smith isn't far behind. If Sewell had come out a year earlier, he would have been a first round pick. He had a great 2021 year. As far as OC, he felt comfortable with vets maning the center position. With a young OT, A rookie and a young Jenkins, he clearly thought another rookie would hold down the growth of the OL. I agree, 4 young players and Davis would take longer to jell. Had he drafted JMS or Joe Tippmann, he may have changed that philosophy but he needed those high picks to get DL. In one off-season, he made the back 7 defense one of the best in the league. Added WR help, OL, and Rbs. Another target with Tonyan. Poles has did an outstanding job. Plus draft capital in the future.

I agree with everyone's opinion. Herbert has problems being an every down back. Pass protect and receiving questionable, but good runner. I think Foreman is going to surprise everyone how good he is. Everywhere he's been, he was the backup. Last year in Carolina he got to be the lead back. Was better than Monty. He's senior season at Texas, over 2000 rushing. He won't get the chance here but if healthy, he could be top 5 rushers in the league. I watched a lot tape on him, I didn't realize he was that good. Then they draft Johnson who would easily be an every down back. Our rushing offense is going to be outstanding with so many good backs. Added Wright, Davis, and Cody moving to OC. Then Jones and Jenkins getting better. Our offense is going to be outstanding. I think they also increase the passing offence, with such balance we will add 10 to 15 more offensive plays to each game. I predict our offense is going to be top 5 in scoring if Fields takes his next step forward.

Go for it, competition is a good thing.

The WR room was bottom 5 last year, maybe the worst in the league. One year later, Poles turned into top 10 .( IMO) Obviously Fields taking a giant forward makes that happen. DJ Moore is a top 12 WR in the league. Mooney and Claypool are above average WRs in this league. Venus Jones will be a gimmick player. Tyler Scott will be interesting to see what role he develops. The key here is if we have any injuries, we have good depth.

I thought Dexter would be a NT but he's going to be a 3 T. Flus had Buckner in Indy, I think they are trying to recreate that player in Dexter.

He's played 3 yrs in a row on one year contracts. At this stage of free agency with some other vets getting cut, he's probably going to sign cheaper. One year, 10 mil with bonuses sounds doable.

Weatherford came with some creed, I want to see him play and go from there.

We are going see how good of coaches we have. Dexter can contribute but where he needs to be, to be formidable, he needs lots of growing. I think Pickens has a higher floor but wouldn't be as good a player. It's an upgrade for us but we need one star. Not sure if he's on the roster yet

The only pick that bothered me was the Dexter pick at 53. I like productive players. He has talent but this is based on traits.Poles clearly thinks he will turn into Chris Jones. He was in KC when they drafted him. I have seen several scouts say Jones is the pro comparison. I think he plays NT and Pickens plays 3 T. 3 T : Justin Jones/ Pickens NT : Dexter/ Billings DE: Walker/ Gipson/ Robinson/ Greene Interested to see Travis Bell as a 3T.

2 years of injuries without seeing him play for most of a year is to risky. He's making 11 mil this yr. He only played 10% of the snaps last year. Then you have to give up draft capital. Poles is not going to do that.

If you look at round 2 there was a ton of edge getting drafted ahead of their pick. So just took their highest rated DL ahead of a edge they didn't want. I like the idea of drafting highly productive players but they drafted for ceiling instead of floor. I think boom or bust types. They could think Robinson is going to take a step up this year. Still get one in free agency. Lots of time left to figure it out.

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He's the same size as Kancey and AA. Maybe that's the reason they didn't take AA, they knew they were drafting this guy that fits the same mold.

If he's there, Payne Durham is the next pick.

AA will only fit certain D's, so not so easy to place him. I would take him, in the 4 th round, not as much risk if he fails.

I heard a Florida beat reporter say that Florida didn't have any depth on the D line so he had to play to much. The first half was where all his production came from and and the second half was terrible. Pickens and Stevenson both played in the senior Bowl under Gresty. So we know those players well.