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3rd Round Pick (88th Overall): Oren Burks [LB; Vanderbilt]


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1 minute ago, SSG said:

I understand.  He's going to be a part time player who will lucky to see the field on 25% of defensive plays.  He'll most likely be a much bigger ST contributor next year than defender.  Its great to have an upgrade for Joe Thomas but Thomas played in only 10% of defensive snaps last year.  

 

I wouldn't dislike the pick so much if we weren't completely ignoring positions like Edge and WR.  Nothing like going into a season needing huge seasons from guys like Kyler Fackrell and Gerinimo Allison.  

I really disagree with the percentage of snaps you think he could possibly play. Mark Barron has carved out a mainstay roll with the Rams. Kwon with the Bucs, Whitehead formerly of the Lions etc. There's a LOT of snaps to be had from this guy. There's more passing downs in todays league than there are running downs.

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2 minutes ago, SSG said:

I understand.  He's going to be a part time player who will lucky to see the field on 25% of defensive plays.  He'll most likely be a much bigger ST contributor next year than defender.  Its great to have an upgrade for Joe Thomas but Thomas played in only 10% of defensive snaps last year.  

 

I wouldn't dislike the pick so much if we weren't completely ignoring positions like Edge and WR.  Nothing like going into a season needing huge seasons from guys like Kyler Fackrell and Gerinimo Allison.  

For the last time...the draft AND the off-season aren't over. I really feel you just want to complain for the sake of complaining. There are still a plethora of EDGE and WR options on the board. 

R-E-L-A-X

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1 minute ago, Gopackgonerd said:

My thoughts so far watching his Bama/Tennessee tape. 

Im not too impressed with him albeit I only watched 2 games. He seems like a safety who isn't a great tackler playing ILB. His highlights look better but overall I'm not feeling him so far. His athletic traits and combine is really impressive. Hopefully he'll turn into a better tackler putting on a few pounds. Feel like we have a guy in Josh Jones can play the role he's gonna play but I guess they are really set on him playing SS.

Hopefully thats part of the keeping it simple for him. He is gonna have his hands full (Jones)

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1 minute ago, HighCalebR said:

I really disagree with the percentage of snaps you think he could possibly play. Mark Barron has carved out a mainstay roll with the Rams. Kwon with the Bucs, Whitehead formerly of the Lions etc. There's a LOT of snaps to be had from this guy. There's more passing downs in todays league than there are running downs.

Deion Jones is 6'2" 220. Roquan Smith is 6'1" 225. If we had either of them, he wouldn't be bitching about size.

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2 minutes ago, SSG said:

I understand.  He's going to be a part time player who will lucky to see the field on 25% of defensive plays.  He'll most likely be a much bigger ST contributor next year than defender.  Its great to have an upgrade for Joe Thomas but Thomas played in only 10% of defensive snaps last year.  

 

I wouldn't dislike the pick so much if we weren't completely ignoring positions like Edge and WR.  Nothing like going into a season needing huge seasons from guys like Kyler Fackrell and Gerinimo Allison.  

Are you really expecting a 2nd-or later round draft pick to come in and contribute as a pass rusher or receiver in anything more than a rare sub package? Receivers have to learn the pro game, pass rushers in college often flourish with physical superiority and one or two rush moves. There are a few rare ones out there that can play day one with the big boys but expecting to find them in the third round is chasing a unicorn

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3 minutes ago, Gopackgonerd said:

My thoughts so far watching his Bama/Tennessee tape. 

Im not too impressed with him albeit I only watched 2 games. He seems like a safety who isn't a great tackler playing ILB. His highlights look better but overall I'm not feeling him so far. His athletic traits and combine is really impressive. Hopefully he'll turn into a better tackler putting on a few pounds. Feel like we have a guy in Josh Jones can play the role he's gonna play but I guess they are really set on him playing SS.

My thing with him is this...He's immediately going to get to plays that our past linebackers simply couldn't get to. Even just hindering those plays a bit will make a massive difference. Whether it be a deflection or even simply slowing his guy down. He's not a finished product at all, but the tools are scary. LIS on page 6, if he ran a 4.5 he goes before a ton of the other off the ball backers. He's versatile and it's going to be fun watching how Pettine uses him.

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4 minutes ago, TheGreatZepp said:

Are you really expecting a 2nd-or later round draft pick to come in and contribute as a pass rusher or receiver in anything more than a rare sub package? Receivers have to learn the pro game, pass rushers in college often flourish with physical superiority and one or two rush moves. There are a few rare ones out there that can play day one with the big boys but expecting to find them in the third round is chasing a unicorn

Nobody is gonna start ahead of CM3 or Perry anyway. WR is a huge learning curve in our offense regardless who it is. I was thinking earlier who would be a decent stop gap guy there in FA

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2 minutes ago, bkobow05 said:

Deion Jones is 6'2" 220. Roquan Smith is 6'1" 225. If we had either of them, he wouldn't be bitching about size.

I think maybe he is getting hung up on the "Joe Thomas upgrade" line. Where Joe just wasn't really very good and couldn't get himself on the field more, Oren has a for sure shot here for some immediate snaps. All 3 picks have legitimate time available on the field, TC and preseason will be fun to watch. 

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5 minutes ago, bkobow05 said:

For the last time...the draft AND the off-season aren't over. I really feel you just want to complain for the sake of complaining. There are still a plethora of EDGE and WR options on the board. 

R-E-L-A-X

I  just want to get better.  Not everyone feels that every single pick is the single greatest pick in each round.  

 

You are fooling yourself if you truly believe that there is a plethora of contributors still available at OLB and WR.  

 

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7 minutes ago, bkobow05 said:

My thing with him is this...He's immediately going to get to plays that our past linebackers simply couldn't get to. Even just hindering those plays a bit will make a massive difference. Whether it be a deflection or even simply slowing his guy down. He's not a finished product at all, but the tools are scary. LIS on page 6, if he ran a 4.5 he goes before a ton of the other off the ball backers. He's versatile and it's going to be fun watching how Pettine uses him.

Burks could likely put on 10-15 pounds and be a much more physical ILB in 2 years.  The frame is there and the speed will remain.  Draft and develop is still a valuable tool for the GB Packers.

# Name ID Pos. School Age HT WT pSPARQ z-score NFL% LastName Arm Hand Wing 40 20 10 SS TC BP VJ BJ
3 Oren Burks LB05 OLB Vanderbilt 23.4 6031 233 143.1 1.6 94.9 Burks 33.375 9.125 79.5 4.59 2.64 1.59 4.15 6.82 18 39.5 10.92
19 Roquan Smith LB35 ILB Georgia 21.3 6007 236 126.1 0.5 68.1 Smith 32 10 77 4.51 2.63 1.58       33.5 9.75
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EDGE
Josh Sweat (raw athletic freak with injury history)
Jeff Holland (try hard with a great anchor)
Leon Jacobs (athletic freak)
Dorance Armstrong (raw, played in a system that didn't play to his strengths)
Duke Ejiofor (try hard)
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo (non-stop motor)
Kylie Fitts (pass rush specialist, older, injury history)
Marquis Haynes (pass rush specialist)
Hercules Mata'afa (try hard with lack of EDGE experience)
Joe Ostman (epitome of a try hard)

WR
Deon Cain
DaeSean Hamilton
EQ St. Brown
Cedrick Wilson
Auden Tate
Antonio Callaway (character so not likely on the board)
Allen Lazard (screams Packer pick)
Marcel Ateman
Cedrick Wilson
Daurice Fountain
Justin Watson
Jordan Lasley
Jaleel Scott
Jester Weah

Still plenty of options that we can gamble on with our plethora of day 3 picks. I'm not worried in the slightest.

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5 minutes ago, SSG said:

I  just want to get better.  Not everyone feels that every single pick is the single greatest pick in each round.  

 

You are fooling yourself if you truly believe that there is a plethora of contributors still available at OLB and WR.  

 

And you're fooling yourself if you think you know better than Gute does.

And holy hyperbole batman

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13 minutes ago, bkobow05 said:

My thing with him is this...He's immediately going to get to plays that our past linebackers simply couldn't get to. Even just hindering those plays a bit will make a massive difference. Whether it be a deflection or even simply slowing his guy down. He's not a finished product at all, but the tools are scary. LIS on page 6, if he ran a 4.5 he goes before a ton of the other off the ball backers. He's versatile and it's going to be fun watching how Pettine uses him.

So much this.

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