Mel-MinAlum
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IMHO he is. What are your thoughts on trading up at that price?
Here's my thought process......We are going to be picking at or very near the bottom of Round 1 next year anyway, and with all the under classman coming out this year due to the likely rookie cap next year, Kindle is probably better than what will be available at our spot next year.
I thought you didn't like the workout warriors........like Mays. A 4.5 short shuttle is the only thing you can come up with? Alot of people say he is better than Orakpo. Here is my opinion. We need that other guy on the opposite side of Matthews. Kindle is that guy. Jones is not. Even if Jones gets better..........Kindle is better now than Jones will be 2 years from now. Do we want to go to the Superbowl?No. Would I be devastated by a trade like this? No. But IMHO he isn't worth so much, not with a 4.5 short-shuttle...
This is just the way I personally think, but I feel a second round pick should not be sitting on the bench waiting in the wings so to speak. Maybe at the begining of the season. He needs to be making a contribution. If you want someone to be sitting back for a couple years. Pick up the Linebacker from Wisconsin later on in the draft since he will be nursing his knee for a year or so.No. Do NOT trade for Kindle. Grab Spikes in the spot we're in. He's an inside backer with outside speed. Which means he can sit back for a couple years, learn the inside position and take over for Barnett, OR if Matthews or the other outside backer gets hurt he can step in and play for them. Spikes would be another "depth" pick, a guy like Chillar that could play all 4 spots.
The other difference is that not a single scout mentioned anything negative about Hughes' attitude or character. In contrast, every scout in the league is familiar with facets of Kindle's background that they deem troubling to various degrees.
In 2007, Kindle was arrested for drunken driving and suspended three games. His license was suspended, he attended mandatory Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and he performed 60 hours of community service.
Last June, Kindle suffered a concussion when the car he was driving in Austin, Texas, slammed into an apartment building. He didn't report the incident to police until the next morning.
At the combine, Kindle said the accident occurred because he was texting. Also at the combine, he told the Journal Sentinel that he no longer used alcohol.
Several sources said Kindle also suffers from narcolepsy, a disorder in which he would fall asleep in meetings and Longhorn coaches wondered what was wrong with him. He takes medication that has controlled the narcolepsy and an attention-deficit issue.
"At the end of the day, unless they're extremely talented, guys like that tend to bust," another AFC personnel man said. "Because they don't have inside what it takes to be successful. Not the greatest kid in the world."
I dunno if we'll be looking to trade up for Kindle. He's proven to be a bit of a liability. From http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/91783214.html:
Not to mention the possibility of needing microfracture surgery:
BostonHerald.com - Blogs: Rap Sheet
Might be better to either let someone else take him or let him fall to us, especially when we don't have a glaring need at the position. I believe Brad Jones will improve, and picking up a guy in a later round to serve as a backup might be smarter.
This is just the way I personally think, but I feel a second round pick should not be sitting on the bench waiting in the wings so to speak. Maybe at the begining of the season. He needs to be making a contribution. If you want someone to be sitting back for a couple years. Pick up the Linebacker from Wisconsin later on in the draft since he will be nursing his knee for a year or so.
If I'm not mistaken, Bulaga ran the 40 faster than him. I'm positive that Campbell and Williams did...whats with all the spikes talk?? at the combine they said he was stupid slow and there was ol running faster 40times.