incognito_man Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Are we better with Jenkins and Linsley or Taylor and Jenkins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGreen#20 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 1 hour ago, incognito_man said: Are we better with Jenkins and Linsley or Taylor and Jenkins? Assuming we're talking next year with salary implications in place, that is an absolutely fascinating question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas492 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Serious question... Who is the last GB packer Interior Offensive lineman to be picked in the first or second round who did not start in his first year? Heck throw in round 3 in there, too. ...because I have no idea. I think if GB drafts you high, and you are an interior player, you are gonna start. I hope Lane Taylor stays on the roster as valuable insurance. But I think the future is now for Jenkins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donzo Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 This guy is the total package. It’s crazy how good he could be… He’s a five-tool player (BB reference) and could be a pro bowler his rookie season. Going back to the draft, I didn’t initially like the pick. Truthfully, I didn’t know who he was. After some due diligence, I thought the pick was OK… Now, I drank all the cool aid, the entire five-gallon bucket. I’ll be surprised if he isn’t an immediate game one, top player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packer_ESP Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 18 minutes ago, vegas492 said: Serious question... Who is the last GB packer Interior Offensive lineman to be picked in the first or second round who did not start in his first year? Heck throw in round 3 in there, too. ...because I have no idea. I think if GB drafts you high, and you are an interior player, you are gonna start. I hope Lane Taylor stays on the roster as valuable insurance. But I think the future is now for Jenkins. I don't think the sample size is big enough to stablish any trend. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/draft-finder.cgi?request=1&year_min=1970&year_max=2019&draft_round_min=1&draft_round_max=3&draft_slot_min=1&draft_slot_max=500&pick_type=overall&team_id=gnb&pos[]=t&pos[]=g&pos[]=c&pos[]=ol&conference=any&show=all&order_by=default Maybe some of those Ts ended up playing inside (I don't know many of those names) but it's still too few players and across different scouting teams, coaches and GMs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
15412 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 This pick was not liked by a large percentile of arm chair coaches and Madden devotee's on this very site. This pick could end up one of the teams best in recent years, certainly solid at this point. I would think Lane Taylor would have trade value, and might really excel in another scheme. Question is, could Taylor play right tackle for us now if needed and next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGreen#20 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, 15412 said: This pick was not liked by a large percentile of arm chair coaches and Madden devotee's on this very site. This pick could end up one of the teams best in recent years, certainly solid at this point. I would think Lane Taylor would have trade value, and might really excel in another scheme. Question is, could Taylor play right tackle for us now if needed and next year? No one hated the player. The hate is for drafting an IOL in round 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
15412 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 IOL get drafted in Round 1, and occasionally like the previous draft it is warranted. Granted, we had bigger immediate needs one could argue. The board is the board, maybe he lit the teams board up at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Ben Fennell: Packers rookie Elgton Jenkins contributed 29 snaps at RG & another 16 snaps at OC (Versus HOU). Versatility a major asset for NFL OL rooms! Starts at Miss State: OC - 17 LT - 5 LG - 2 RT - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodestar Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 45 minutes ago, Donzo said: This guy is the total package. It’s crazy how good he could be… He’s a five-tool player (BB reference) and could be a pro bowler his rookie season. Going back to the draft, I didn’t initially like the pick. Truthfully, I didn’t know who he was. After some due diligence, I thought the pick was OK… Now, I drank all the cool aid, the entire five-gallon bucket. I’ll be surprised if he isn’t an immediate game one, top player. Has he really been this good? I haven't seen any of training camp. I sure hope he turns out great. My other, bigger question is has he been practicing at LG? We keep talking about replacing Taylor with him, but he didn't play there at all against HOU and only played a couple games there in college. From the sounds of it, Turner is entrenched at RG (maybe an outside possibility of replacing Bulaga at RT) so not likely to slide over. I've been under the impression that Jenkins has mostly been playing C and RG in camp, but I could well be mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 hour ago, vegas492 said: Serious question... Who is the last GB packer Interior Offensive lineman to be picked in the first or second round who did not start in his first year? Heck throw in round 3 in there, too. ...because I have no idea. I think if GB drafts you high, and you are an interior player, you are gonna start. I hope Lane Taylor stays on the roster as valuable insurance. But I think the future is now for Jenkins. Wasn't the plan for Daryn Colledge to be tne backup LT his rookie year behind Chad Clifton, but injuries and ineffectiveness pushed him into the LG spot? And you're here sitting with the assumption that all the OL stay healthy. The odds of that happening are slim. Someone's going to miss time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 48 minutes ago, 15412 said: This pick was not liked by a large percentile of arm chair coaches and Madden devotee's on this very site. This pick could end up one of the teams best in recent years, certainly solid at this point. I would think Lane Taylor would have trade value, and might really excel in another scheme. Question is, could Taylor play right tackle for us now if needed and next year? I'm waiting to make an opinion until we get to see him going up against startling-caliber DL. And I'm generally of the belief that drafting IOL early isn't a smart endeavor. As for Lane Taylor, he's a pure OG. He doesn't have the feet to play tackle. Billy Turner probably gets kicked out to RT if Bulaga gets hurt, and Jenkins slides into RG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donzo Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 9 minutes ago, Lodestar said: Has he really been this good? I haven't seen any of training camp. I sure hope he turns out great. My other, bigger question is has he been practicing at LG? We keep talking about replacing Taylor with him, but he didn't play there at all against HOU and only played a couple games there in college. From the sounds of it, Turner is entrenched at RG (maybe an outside possibility of replacing Bulaga at RT) so not likely to slide over. I've been under the impression that Jenkins has mostly been playing C and RG in camp, but I could well be mistaken. LG would be Jenkins spot... From what understand, he's been excellent in camp. Physically, he's a monster. Top length, strength and quickness. Also suppose to be intelligent... He just completely dwarfs Talylor here... It's like Taylor is Bruce Banner, and Jenkins is the Hulk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 minute ago, CWood21 said: I'm waiting to make an opinion until we get to see him going up against startling-caliber DL. And I'm generally of the belief that drafting IOL early isn't a smart endeavor. As for Lane Taylor, he's a pure OG. He doesn't have the feet to play tackle. Billy Turner probably gets kicked out to RT if Bulaga gets hurt, and Jenkins slides into RG. Geeeeeee....I'm surprised the "superstition folks" havent assailed you for mentioning possible player injury! Perhaps the Board has been cured and these false delusions have been vanquished from this cyberspace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas492 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 12 minutes ago, CWood21 said: Wasn't the plan for Daryn Colledge to be tne backup LT his rookie year behind Chad Clifton, but injuries and ineffectiveness pushed him into the LG spot? And you're here sitting with the assumption that all the OL stay healthy. The odds of that happening are slim. Someone's going to miss time. Boy. Good name with Colledge, even better for the spelling! Going from memory....didn't we lose a guard and needed a guard, so in typical fashion at that time, we took a college LT to play guard? I'm firmly in the camp of loving having the o-line depth that we have right now. If Jenkins beats out Taylor, I still want Taylor on the roster. He's valuable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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