OT prospect for the 1st round

[Pejorative Miscreant]

Erving is beast, if either him or Lewan fall to us that is money.

 

If Gross doesn't retire than Lewan can play RT and eventually grow into the LT positio

 

If we win the SB then Gross might retire.  If not I don't think he hangs them up yet.  Would love to go OT in the first if there is value but would not reach too much. 

[stirs]

Maybe Lewan drops to us after all.  Hey, you can dream.

 

 

 

(12:01 AM): Top UM OT denies assault allegation ... Michigan LT Taylor Lewan, a potential top 10-15 pick at the 2014 draft, is denying an allegation that he assaulted an Ohio State fan at an Ann Arbor bar after the Wolverines'loss to the Buckeyes' late last month. Lewan has not been charged or arrested, but was one of several people interviewed by police following the incident. According to Lewan he was 'just trying to help out a situation and break up something

[bababoey]

I think Robinson could end up being the best of the bunch.  He is an NFL ready run blocker right now.  Mathews will end up going top 5 but if Robinson works at it he is the only guy I have seen in the past 5 years or so that has like Pace like potential.  But thats just potential.  It takes work to get there. 

[ajax4132]

Maybe Lewan drops to us after all.  Hey, you can dream.

 

 

 

(12:01 AM): Top UM OT denies assault allegation ... Michigan LT Taylor Lewan, a potential top 10-15 pick at the 2014 draft, is denying an allegation that he assaulted an Ohio State fan at an Ann Arbor bar after the Wolverines'loss to the Buckeyes' late last month. Lewan has not been charged or arrested, but was one of several people interviewed by police following the incident. According to Lewan he was 'just trying to help out a situation and break up something

I like having guys like that on the line, enforcers and refuse to cow down to nobody, they end up being the most dominant on the field.

[stirs]

Michigan lineman seem to do pretty well in the NFL also

[ctrcat]

Lewan would be too good to be true. He would have been a top 10 pick in the 2013 draft.

[carolina-chuck]

I can def see Lewan being available to us. Greg Robinson and Cameron Erving will probably go before him. Lewan has a lot of potential and talent but still needs to improve in some areas. Tho, it would be very hard to pass up on him.

[tiger7_88]

I can def see Lewan being available to us. Greg Robinson and Cameron Erving will probably go before him. Lewan has a lot of potential and talent but still needs to improve in some areas. Tho, it would be very hard to pass up on him.

 

 

Gimme gimme gimme.

[stirs]

If we were to get someone like Lewan in the first and then a good WR like Benjamin or Robinson, Matthews or Adams fall to us in the second, we would be golden

[DaCityKats]

thought i would place this nugget in here.Bob McGinn is a packer beat writer who has several plugs inside of the drafting/ scouting world. every year before the draft, he does position breakdowns and is probably the best out there, as far as info giving to him from scouts. his early draft look has lots of info, and is a great read. the position breakdowns before the draft, will actually say what scout, GM, and scouting director are saying about the top prospects.

 

Personnel men don't see a franchise left tackle in the draft but it's still another strong, deep position.

"There's probably five tackles that can go in the first round," one scout said. "Six if you factor in the Auburn kid.

"Everybody knows what they get with Jake Matthews. (Cyrus) Kouandjio is a good player. Taylor Lewan's a good player. The other tackle (Cedric Ogbuehi) from Texas A&M is a good player. They're all first-rounders."

Matthews (6-4½, 305) is a four-year starter who moved from RT to LT this season. His father, Bruce, was a Hall of Fame offensive lineman.

"Good, not a great athlete," one scout said. "Really good technician. He's a little soft. Not that he won't be a really good player."

Michigan's Lewan (6-6½, 315) is aggressive, sometimes overly so. Alabama's Kouandjio (6-5, 320), a junior, has extremely long arms and is an outstanding pass blocker.

"The Alabama guy still makes raw mistakes," said one scout. "He's got more up side than Matthews. I think he's smart. He just doesn't have much football background."

Ogbuehi (6-5, 300), another junior, might have played better at guard in 2012 before moving to RT. "This is a left tackle in the league," one scout said.

The "Auburn kid" is Greg Robinson (6-5, 315), a redshirt sophomore. After turning in a superb performance against Missouri's Kony Ealy on Dec.7, he might become one of the first offensive linemen to enter the NFL as a redshirt sophomore.

"He's a stud," said one scout. "Left tackle. You're talking about a ton of athleticism, size, strength. He's not getting a lot of attention because people don't realize he's a redshirt. Not quite sure why (Gene) Chizik redshirted him. I think that was a big mistake. He's in the top 10, 15 easy if he comes out."

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/early-look-at-the-nfl-draft-b99168238z1-236899801.html

[Captain Morgan]

and here's what he said about receivers 

 

 

RECEIVERS

The last draft with more than four first-round wide receivers was 2009. After two below-average to poor wideout drafts, this one should be much better.

 

"Hypothetically, there are seven first-round projections," one scout said.

 

Juniors Sammy Watkins (6-1, 205) of Clemson, Odell Beckham (5-11, 193) of Louisiana State and Marqise Lee (6-0, 195) of Southern California, and redshirt sophomores Mike Evans (6-5, 225) of Texas A&M and Kelvin Benjamin (6-5, 225) of Florida State head the list.

 

"Very average as a senior group," said another scout. "The juniors will enhance every position. When you start to see these redshirt sophomores and juniors come out in droves like they have, you're going to rely on them for a draft."

 

Watkins has 4.35-second speed in the 40-yard dash and excellent hands.

 

"True playmaker and he's a returner as well," one scout said of Watkins." Lee will be one of the top players in the draft. Very good speed. He was injured a lot this year and didn't have quite the numbers you're looking for, but he's a top-10 pick."

 

Evans had 65 receptions for 1,322 yards (20.3) and 12 touchdowns.

 

"More of a strider but very sure-handed," one scout said. "He's got phenomenal size. He understands how to use his size to post up."

 

Beckham is a precise route runner with superb skill after the catch. Benjamin is talented but raw.

 

Wisconsin's Jared Abbrederis (6-1, 190) is going to the Senior Bowl after a 73-catch season. He scored 32 on the Wonderlic intelligence test.

 

"He's going to be drafted in the third or fourth round but will be a competitive player from Day 1," one scout said. "If he goes to Denver or New England, he may catch 80 balls in his rookie year. He runs good routes. He'll be a slot receiver."

 

Juniors Eric Ebron (6-4, 245) of North Carolina, Austin Seferian-Jenkins (6-6, 276) of Washington and Jace Amaro (6-5, 260) of Texas Tech all have first-round shots at tight end.

 

"Ebron's a really good athlete," one scout said. "Can run. Outstanding hands. Can run after the catch. He's your receiving tight end. Antonio Gates-like."

 

Seferian-Jenkins tends to be more of a receiver as well but has the size to grow into a blocker.

 

"He's going to be close to (Rob) Gronkowski, talent-wise," one scout said. "Now he's lazy. Like there's always something with him. But he can be on the line and block."

 

Iowa's C.J. Fiedorowicz (6-5½, 265) might be the best senior and should be gone by the third round.

 

Colt Lyerla (6-5, 250) was arrested for cocaine possession in October several weeks after leaving Oregon as a junior.

 

"He's the wild card in this whole thing," one scout said. "Extremely talented kid. Is he going to be the Aaron Hernandez kind of player, a first-round talent that somebody got in the fourth? But just a real nightmare in that regard (off the field)."

 

 

 

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[Captain Morgan]

also for those who want a corner in the first two round...

 

"This is not going to be a great corner group," one scout said. "It really isn't. There's really no dynamic corner this year."

After teams relished picking from a top-notch safety group in April, this class is inferior.

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[DaCityKats]

"Hypothetically, there are seven first-round projections," one scout said.

that sticks out to me. this draft is set up for the panthers to get a decent WR early from this draft.

[Captain Morgan]

more than decent.  we should get a very good receiver.