PossibleCabbage Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 It's very funny to me that on one of the draft podcasts I listen to there was a Lions guy who was saying that you should not mock an offensive lineman to the Lions in any round since the OL is set and they're all good and young. Meanwhile the Packers are going to take a handful of OL late every single year and hit on 2/3 of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy1027 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Zach Tom is a classic Packer pick--a midround tackle who can play all over the line. Just one little flashing redlight possibility that is bothering me: because Tom played center, I am wondering if there is a bigger problem with Josh Myer's knee surgery than we realize. Gulp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Tackles are supposed to look slight because they're the ones that need to cover the most ground. The interior is where the fat guys are. People think he may struggle to put on weight which may be why he fell this far. Perhaps that's true but one look at his face and you can't tell me that's a thin man's face. This is not a Spriggs situation. I remember when we first drafted Bakhtiari some people thought he was a centre candidate. I'm seeing similarites with Tom. Both undersized, both excellent movers, both played LT but thought to be a centre prospect at NFL level. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossibleCabbage Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, Gypsy1027 said: Zach Tom is a classic Packer pick--a midround tackle who can play all over the line. Just one little flashing redlight possibility that is bothering me: because Tom played center, I am wondering if there is a bigger problem with Josh Myer's knee surgery than we realize. Gulp! An easy way to understand this is that on average a football team at the high school or college level is going to play their most athletic OL at left tackle and their most intelligent OL at center then fill in the rest of the spots with what you've got. So when you get a tackle/center combo package, that's a good indicator. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packerraymond Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 If Yosh Nijman develops to be maybe 10-15% better than he was last year at LT, our starting OL is set for the next 5 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StinkySauce Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 35 minutes ago, HighCalebR said: Quick Highlight of the "You dont touch me" move. I like the pick, and I like the play; I just don't know if the man conjures up the "absolute technician" image for me. I'm going with "consistent run blocker" or, after another drink or two, I might move on to "forceful run blocker" if I'm feeling a bit daffy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Just saw this picture. Fat guys face but skinny legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighCalebR Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, StinkySauce said: I like the pick, and I like the play; I just don't know if the man conjures up the "absolute technician" image for me. I'm going with "consistent run blocker" or, after another drink or two, I might move on to "forceful run blocker" if I'm feeling a bit daffy. We definitely are a culture of absurd superlatives. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Punting Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 1 minute ago, Chili said: Tackles are supposed to look slight because they're the ones that need to cover the most ground. The interior is where the fat guys are. People think he may struggle to put on weight which may be why he fell this far. Perhaps that's true but one look at his face and you can't tell me that's a thin man's face. This is not a Spriggs situation. I remember when we first drafted Bakhtiari some people thought he was a centre candidate. I'm seeing similarites with Tom. Both undersized, both excellent movers, both played LT but thought to be a centre prospect at NFL level. Tom played C for three years until the switch to OT in '20. His C experience was likely why he was drafted. The backup C situation is unsettled and he's a better prospect than Hansen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire12 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 I maybe crazy, but I think this is a possible future LT after Bakhtiari is done. I think he moves that well and give him a year or so to fill out his frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Penske Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 16 minutes ago, Les Punting said: Tom played C for three years until the switch to OT in '20. His C experience was likely why he was drafted. The backup C situation is unsettled and he's a better prospect than Hansen. Positional versatility certainly helped. That's your backup C next year. Pretty much writes Hanson off the roster. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximusGluteus Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 20 minutes ago, CWood21 said: Pretty much writes Hanson off the roster. Which is a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 1 minute ago, MaximusGluteus said: Which is a good thing. Don't tell that to @Joe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximusGluteus Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Just now, CWood21 said: Don't tell that to @Joe. The fact that he liked him is even more of a reason to believe he'll never be any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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