Jack understands if teams pass on him NFL Draft: Follow the picks. Second-round pick Jason Spriggs, a left tackle at IN, gives the Packers insurance at both positions IN 2016 and a head start on 2017, when free agency could force the team to make tough decisions all along the line. Nor would he have swapped second-round picks and traded away fourth- and seventh-round picks to Indianapolis to move up nine slots in the second round and draft Spriggs.
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As players were flying off the board early in the second round, the Packers felt in tackle Jason Spriggs was one of the most attractive players on the board. It’s a fraction of a second quicker than Alabama’s Reggie Ragland, who was taken in the second round by Buffalo, and had been thought to be a potential first-round pick for the Packers. During his tenure at Stanford, Martinez totaled five interceptions, three of which came during his junior season. “They need to protect (quarterback) Aaron Rodgers and get more athletic (on the line)”.
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Matthews is one of the game’s top pass-rushers, while lineman Datone Jones could play more as a stand-up edge rusher this year.
I was a bit shocked at first because Clark wasn’t the best available defensive tackle, but the more I think about it the fit makes sense. “So we’ve accomplished that”, McCarthy said Saturday after the Packers made the last of their seven picks this weekend.
“Right now, I’m just looking forward to going in there, learning the playbook and learning about Packer history – doing whatever they need me to do”, Martinez said.
When healthy, the Packers have one of the best front fives in the league. Green Bay’s depth chart at receiver already includes Nelson, Montgomery, Randall Cobb, Davante Adams, Jeff Janis and Jared Abbrederis. He was a four-year starter at Indian University.
The addition of Fackrell could also mean that Mike Neal’s days with the Packers are done.
Josh Sitton and T.J. Lang are both free agents after the season, so the Packers could be on the hunt for a new guard. Clark recorded career-bests in tackles (75), sacks (6.0, t-10 in P12) and tackles for loss (11.0, t-14 in P12). General manager Ted Thompson drafted bulk.
The Packers went for defense in the first round, taking UCLA defensive tackle Kenny Clark. “But Green Bay filled some needs, especially in adding UCLA DT Kenny Clark in the first round to help replace the recently retired B.J. Raji”.
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The Packers also still have two compensatory picks to make in the fourth round, which begins Saturday, along with one pick each in the fifth and sixth rounds.
