Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Packers Draft

1st Round, 28th pick, LB Nick Perry. Perry is an effective pass rusher and is hopefully the next Clay Mathews.
2nd Round, 51st pick, DL Jerel Worthy. The Packers have signed a couple defensive lineman as well so the competition applied should bode well for improving the defensive line.
2nd Round, 62nd pick, Casey Hayward. "Hayward is a play-maker and one of the more instinctive corners in the draft class." He has had 13 interceptions in the past two years and is not afraid to tackle.
Fourth Round picks, 132 and 133 picks respectively, DL Mike Daniels and S Jerron McMillian. Daniels "Daniels is a tad undersized for a tackle, but he makes up for it in effort and technique. he keeps his pad level low, fires off the snap and uses his leverage to keep clean on the rush." He is classified as an over achiever and is expected to be full of surprises. McMillian has the opportunity to start with Nick Collins leaving and Peprah's struggle. He's not tall, but he's big, fast, and "very willing to tackle." Many picks are compensation to improve upon our statistically bad passing defense.
Fifth Round, 163rd pick, LB Terrell Manning. "Where he excels is on passing downs, most notably in coverage. He does a great job waiting for a play to form and not moving too early. He can easily bump a receiver or running back off his route and closes very quickly when the ball is delivered." Although he's very athletic he could struggle since he's not a large person, and gained muscle mass could take away from some of his speed. There are high hopes for this athletic guy.
Round seven, OL Andrew Datko. He is a tackle with long arms and a solid punch off the snap. Although it's not expected to see very much of him this year, his unpolished skills will see to it that he'll be competing for a spot on the starting line up down the road.
Round Seven, QB B.J. Coleman. "He has a strong arm and can make all the throws scouts want a QB to make. He has pretty good accuracy and is a very smart player." His main issues lie in the fact that he has poor footwork and that affects his accuracy. Under Aaron Rodgers and the staff at Green Bay they hope for him to learn and grow.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1168923-2012-green-bay-packers-draft-class-where-do-the-rest-of-day-2-3-fit

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