Packer Draft 2016 - Day 2

The NFL Draft is always interesting!  Here are a few observations:

1 - 3 days?  The one thing that will destroy the game of football is greed.  And stretching this out for 3 days is a great example of greed!

2 - Analysis - we need have a show a year later showing how much these experts DO NOT KNOW!
One thing that is not measured is the size of the heart, the determination of a young man when things are on the line and DO they really love the game of football!  Time will tell!

3 - Some teams draft for the present, some draft & develop.  The Packers DO draft & develop, will go into detail later!

4 - Drafting in NOT easy!

First, a look at our new Packers!

Round 2 pick - Jason Spriggs, OT, Indiana - 6'6" - 301 lbs (click here for NFL.com stats)

First thing you notice, size!  He looks like an NFL Tackle!  Next thing, speed, fastest 40 yd time at
the combine!  He passing the workout test, Click Here to see some combine footage!

A look at his college web page, found this, Click here for college information!

  "also a basketball, lacrosse and track and field standout "

If you follow my blog, you know I love athletes that participate in multiple sports!

I like the pick and with all the offensive line free agents next year - we NEED him!

Round 3 pick - Kyler Mackrell, OLB, Utah State - 6'5" - 245 lbs

Again, the eye test!  He LOOKS like an athlete!  And, does he have a BIG upside?  What did he do at  the combine?  To see his 40 yard dash at the combine, click here!

Wow!  I would have made him a high hurdler!  Now, will he be a football player?  In the NFL?

Isn't that the question!  Looks like the plan is to make him an edge rusher & another piece to the Dom Capers defensive puzzle.  He looks like a Peppers replacement & we hope he listens to everything Peppers says!

He is not a young one, 25 years old, married, with a 2 year old daughter!  So, he comes to the Packers with some maturity and recovered from an ACL injury!!  Click here to read more of his background!

And guess what?

 "It’s been a long journey from Mesa (Ariz.) High School to the NFL for Fackrell. A three-sport athlete, he lettered in basketball and volleyball in addition to playing linebacker, quarterback and receiver in high school."

I'm happy! An athlete!

Day 2, we filled some needs, how good we filled the needs, to be determined!