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First Round Pick #23 - Matthew Golden WR - Texas
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<blockquote data-quote="Voyageur" data-source="post: 1062186" data-attributes="member: 17953"><p>I think what you said is true about a lot of writers. They make judgement on a couple of clips and word from others about strengths and weaknesses. My evaluation on Golden comes from having watched him at Texas over the years and knowing what I saw as his strengths and weaknesses. I also based my feelings on him through people I've talked to who know the guy, and how he fit into the Texas program. He can be blown up at the LOS by any CB who lays a lick on him to stop him from generating early speed. That's due to his size. He's also easily bumped off routes in man coverage because he hasn't the physicality about him to hold his position. It won't come down as interference because it only takes incidental contact to knock him off course. </p><p></p><p>I don't see him as having much of an impact if any in year one and think that we'll have to be patient watching him develop over a couple of years before we know what they got in him. In the meantime, we still needed that immediate help at CB, offensive line, and interior defensive tackle, and there were guys on the board taken later who would have filled one of those needs.</p><p></p><p>Knowing how well Gute has drafted over the years, I'm going to say that if he chose him, he must have felt it was almost necessity, especially with those holes that need to be filled. He must also know something about who will still be out there when the Packers picks take center stage tonight.</p><p></p><p>Hearing how he was offered trades down for the spot, and he didn't take them tells me he has to be high on this kid based on measurables, and even more so from his visit to Green Bay before the draft. I still find it difficult to call this better than a B pick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voyageur, post: 1062186, member: 17953"] I think what you said is true about a lot of writers. They make judgement on a couple of clips and word from others about strengths and weaknesses. My evaluation on Golden comes from having watched him at Texas over the years and knowing what I saw as his strengths and weaknesses. I also based my feelings on him through people I've talked to who know the guy, and how he fit into the Texas program. He can be blown up at the LOS by any CB who lays a lick on him to stop him from generating early speed. That's due to his size. He's also easily bumped off routes in man coverage because he hasn't the physicality about him to hold his position. It won't come down as interference because it only takes incidental contact to knock him off course. I don't see him as having much of an impact if any in year one and think that we'll have to be patient watching him develop over a couple of years before we know what they got in him. In the meantime, we still needed that immediate help at CB, offensive line, and interior defensive tackle, and there were guys on the board taken later who would have filled one of those needs. Knowing how well Gute has drafted over the years, I'm going to say that if he chose him, he must have felt it was almost necessity, especially with those holes that need to be filled. He must also know something about who will still be out there when the Packers picks take center stage tonight. Hearing how he was offered trades down for the spot, and he didn't take them tells me he has to be high on this kid based on measurables, and even more so from his visit to Green Bay before the draft. I still find it difficult to call this better than a B pick. [/QUOTE]
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