The immediate assessment of a draft class is often based on what can be assumed is instant impact potential. The Packers’ 2021 draft does not suffer from this problem. – In the first round, the Packers added an elite athlete with two years of high-level play in the receiver-rich SEC. – In the second round, […]
The Packers didn’t want to risk it, so they took the elite athlete at cornerback and checked off a top need off the list. Moving up with the Jaguars could have been the right play if the Packers really liked either Newsome or Bateman. – There was a big run on offensive tackles in the […]
Georgia defensive back Eric Stokes covers a play against Florida during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. Allowed only three touchdown passes despite playing almost 1,600 total defensive snaps the last three seasons, per Pro Football Focus. They said it: “The 4.29 always gets your attention…Pat Moore, our area scout, […]
McDuffie played in 40 games and started 20 games at Boston College, tallying 230 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, four pass breakups and one interception over four seasons. Let’s say this right off the bat: Instant draft grades are mostly meaningless little things. …Read the full story
Chandon Sullivan’s two seasons in Green Bay have been mostly solid, but it remains unclear if he’s a long-term solution in the slot. When everyone is healthy, the Packers will likely have five capable starters in Bakhtiari, Elgton Jenkins, Lucas Patrick, Billy Turner and Jon Runyan Jr., but there’s little to no depth at offensive […]