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<blockquote data-quote="Dantés" data-source="post: 1060099" data-attributes="member: 12283"><p>Here are some guys who could be in the first round discussion that I'm conflicted about:</p><p></p><p><strong>1. Luther Burden, WR, Missouri: </strong>The Burden discourse reminds me so much of the discussions around Justin Jefferson coming out of LSU. Jefferson was polarizing because some people focused on what he <em>did </em>while others imagined what he <em>could do. </em>He was basically a big slot in college with a free release and a lot of manufactured production, but in the league he has taken his high level athleticism and applied it in many, many more impactful ways. The uncertainty is why he ended up going #22. </p><p></p><p>Burden is similar. Some look at him and just see what he was doing for Missouri and aren't that impressed-- lots and lots of manufactured touches. Others look at his movement skills and flashes and imagine what he could be. Burden is built like a Packer and he ran like one at the combine. I go back and forth with him a lot.</p><p></p><p><strong>2. Offensive Line (Josh Simmons, Josh Conerly, Donovan Jackson, etc.): </strong>The entire OL is difficult for me to judge, not because of the prospects themselves, but because of the uncertainty of the position on the Packers' roster. Tom, Walker, and Rhyan are a season away from free agency. I'm 100% confident that they will extend Tom, but the other two are questions in my mind-- will they keep one or both or neither? If one, which one? Then you add Morgan into the discussion-- where do they want him playing? Is RG his future home? Did he only play there because that was the most pressing need and long-term they see him at tackle? And the cherry on top is that Jenkins turns 30 this season and next year he has a big cap hit that they can easily get out of. Given how many players hit free agency next off-season, cutting him is a real possibility. </p><p></p><p>So all of that leads me to this place where I don't know how badly they feel the need for offensive line AND I don't know what position they would prioritize. </p><p></p><p><strong>3. Defensive Tackle (Grant, Nolen, Harmon, Williams): </strong>This is another spot where my uncertainty stems from not knowing what the Packers plan to do.</p><p></p><p>Question #1: Do they want to continue developing Wyatt, Brooks, and Wooden at 3T and just focus on the position next to them?</p><p></p><p>Question #2: Will they ask Clark to major as the 1T? Are they planning to release him next season or ride it out for one more year?</p><p></p><p>Question #3: If they're primarily focused on the 1T, what type of guy do they want? Do they like the idea of a Vita Vea/Jordan Davis type and so will be interested in Kenneth Grant? Are they more enamored with the Deforest Buckner/Arik Armstead guys and so will go after Derrick Harmon? Or do they like someone more in the mold of Javon Hargrave so they will look to Tyleik Williams? I honestly don't know. </p><p></p><p><strong>4. Donovan Ezeiruaku, DE, Boston College: </strong>Ezeiruaku is my favorite prospect in the class, so I don't have questions about him as a player, but I do wonder if they would be interested. He doesn't really fit the mold of what they target on the edge. But that also makes him a good complement to what they already have. Normally, I would rule him out as a likely option, but I recall after the Jets drafted Will McDonald that there were rumors that he was high on the Packers' board and they might have taken him, given the option. Ezeiruaku is very similar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dantés, post: 1060099, member: 12283"] Here are some guys who could be in the first round discussion that I'm conflicted about: [B]1. Luther Burden, WR, Missouri: [/B]The Burden discourse reminds me so much of the discussions around Justin Jefferson coming out of LSU. Jefferson was polarizing because some people focused on what he [I]did [/I]while others imagined what he [I]could do. [/I]He was basically a big slot in college with a free release and a lot of manufactured production, but in the league he has taken his high level athleticism and applied it in many, many more impactful ways. The uncertainty is why he ended up going #22. Burden is similar. Some look at him and just see what he was doing for Missouri and aren't that impressed-- lots and lots of manufactured touches. Others look at his movement skills and flashes and imagine what he could be. Burden is built like a Packer and he ran like one at the combine. I go back and forth with him a lot. [B]2. Offensive Line (Josh Simmons, Josh Conerly, Donovan Jackson, etc.): [/B]The entire OL is difficult for me to judge, not because of the prospects themselves, but because of the uncertainty of the position on the Packers' roster. Tom, Walker, and Rhyan are a season away from free agency. I'm 100% confident that they will extend Tom, but the other two are questions in my mind-- will they keep one or both or neither? If one, which one? Then you add Morgan into the discussion-- where do they want him playing? Is RG his future home? Did he only play there because that was the most pressing need and long-term they see him at tackle? And the cherry on top is that Jenkins turns 30 this season and next year he has a big cap hit that they can easily get out of. Given how many players hit free agency next off-season, cutting him is a real possibility. So all of that leads me to this place where I don't know how badly they feel the need for offensive line AND I don't know what position they would prioritize. [B]3. Defensive Tackle (Grant, Nolen, Harmon, Williams): [/B]This is another spot where my uncertainty stems from not knowing what the Packers plan to do. Question #1: Do they want to continue developing Wyatt, Brooks, and Wooden at 3T and just focus on the position next to them? Question #2: Will they ask Clark to major as the 1T? Are they planning to release him next season or ride it out for one more year? Question #3: If they're primarily focused on the 1T, what type of guy do they want? Do they like the idea of a Vita Vea/Jordan Davis type and so will be interested in Kenneth Grant? Are they more enamored with the Deforest Buckner/Arik Armstead guys and so will go after Derrick Harmon? Or do they like someone more in the mold of Javon Hargrave so they will look to Tyleik Williams? I honestly don't know. [B]4. Donovan Ezeiruaku, DE, Boston College: [/B]Ezeiruaku is my favorite prospect in the class, so I don't have questions about him as a player, but I do wonder if they would be interested. He doesn't really fit the mold of what they target on the edge. But that also makes him a good complement to what they already have. Normally, I would rule him out as a likely option, but I recall after the Jets drafted Will McDonald that there were rumors that he was high on the Packers' board and they might have taken him, given the option. Ezeiruaku is very similar. [/QUOTE]
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