LeRoy Butler’s replay absolutely would’ve held up if the TD had been called back. One of the Aaron Rodgers‘ highlights that keeps popping up on YouTube is the one of him vs. Chicago where he’s dancing in and out of the pocket, finally steps up from about 45 yards out, throws a missile to Davante Adams down the middle as he’s getting high-lowed by two Bears defenders, and Adams catches it for the TD. WOW! Only there was holding on the play and the TD didn’t count. Still an amazing play!
Hey, don’t let a yellow handkerchief stand in the way of a good memory.
Good morning, Wes. Thank you for the in-depth draft analysis in the latest “Packers Unscripted.” Your opinion about taking a top OT at 15 or not at all sounds perfectly logical. How many seventh-round tackles do we need to stockpile? Would you apply the same logic to the running back room? If you like Bijan Robinson at 15, then you don’t need to draft another. If not, do you keep hoping to find the next Aaron Jones on Day 3?
The only issue with that comparison is how few running backs are drafted in the first round these days. For example, there wasn’t a single one last year. The meant Kenneth Walker slid into the second round, Dameon Pierce into the fourth and Isiah Pacheco being available in the seventh. My take on Robinson is that if he’s the best player at “15,” I’d work the phone and see if someone wants to trade up to take him. Green Bay used a premium pick on AJ Dillon three years ago. That’s who I’m riding with.
When is the last time the Packers didn’t draft an offensive lineman? It seems they have core players there already.
2015, which came after Green Bay’s starting five of David Bakhtiari, Josh Sitton, Corey Linsley, T.J. Lang and Bryan Bulaga played together in 17 of a possible 18 games (including playoffs). That’s the only example in the last 25 years of the Packers not drafting an offensive lineman.
Hi guys! Most GMs and scouting departments have certain athletic profiles that a prospect must have in order to make it on their board. We see guys fall in the draft all the time because of short arms or slow 40 times. How do scouts and GMs go about deciding when to ignore the testing numbers and trust the tape?
Every GM does it differently. Some will favor certain tests and drills more than others in prospects. Other times, they’ll throw out the numbers and let the film speak for itself. Micah Hyde is a good example of that. It all goes back to trusting your eye and baseline numbers. Ron Wolf…
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