‘24 Packers Prospect Interest Thread

[BF004]

[lupedafiasco]

Melton is one of my top CBs in this class. Not sure why he isn’t rated higher. I see some people with him in the 4th round which is insane to me.

[BF004]

[YoHoChecko]

I do this in these threads every year but

The Packers met with/spoke to every kid at the Senior Bowl

They will meet with/speak to 80-90% of the guys at the combine.

Aside from pre-draft visits and the specific individual scheduled combine interviews, this information is mostly useless.

I base this on working for the team at the combine in 2005 and having the list of the players they wanted to meet with. It is literally over 80%. I base this on listening to podcasts where former scouts and GMs talk about their experience with events at the Senior Bowl. I base this on working for the USC athletic department and attending their pro days and watching. It’s fact, not opinion or conjecture.

[Yoop]

I do this in these threads every year but

The Packers met with/spoke to every kid at the Senior Bowl

They will meet with/speak to 80-90% of the guys at the combine.

Aside from pre-draft visits and the specific individual scheduled combine interviews, this information is mostly useless.

I base this on working for the team at the combine in 2005 and having the list of the players they wanted to meet with. It is literally over 80%. I base this on listening to podcasts where former scouts and GMs talk about their experience with events at the Senior Bowl. I base this on working for the USC athletic department and attending their pro days and watching. It’s fact, not opinion or conjecture.

you brought these same reports for years, now there useless, people bring this stuff, just like all the stuff brought here mostly just to talk football, if we eliminate all the perceived useless stuff there wouldn't be much to talk about

[YoHoChecko]

I’m just warning people not to get too excited when their favorite players get added to a list of “Packers team interest.”

Again, we have a track record of drafting guys who do pre-draft visits; and the limited official scheduled interviews at the combine are a much deeper engagement than other ways to meet with a player, say, informally at the combine or on the sidelines/before/after practice at the All Star games.

So those have merit.

But “Packers talked to this guy at this public venue” is just how teams interact with players—all players. It doesn't indicates anything.

[BF004]

[Yoop]

I’m just warning people not to get too excited when their favorite players get added to a list of “Packers team interest.”

Again, we have a track record of drafting guys who do pre-draft visits; and the limited official scheduled interviews at the combine are a much deeper engagement than other ways to meet with a player, say, informally at the combine or on the sidelines/before/after practice at the All Star games.

So those have merit.

But “Packers talked to this guy at this public venue” is just how teams interact with players—all players. It doesn't indicates anything.

we/us/they bring meeting reports like this every season, here's what we know, WE very possibly are interested in drafting a ILB, either to replace Campbell, or simply to add one due to the possibility of using more 4-3, whatever this kid is one of best in class defenders, that to me is interesting

I know we talk with, or interview most draft prospects, we do the diligence, it also makes it hard for anyone to really know who we cherish with our top pick.

thanks for the reminder, again,

[lupedafiasco]

I’m just warning people not to get too excited when their favorite players get added to a list of “Packers team interest.”

Again, we have a track record of drafting guys who do pre-draft visits; and the limited official scheduled interviews at the combine are a much deeper engagement than other ways to meet with a player, say, informally at the combine or on the sidelines/before/after practice at the All Star games.

So those have merit.

But “Packers talked to this guy at this public venue” is just how teams interact with players—all players. It doesn't indicates anything.

People are going to get excited about their guys either way.

[wallyuwl]

TT had a tendency to draft guys R1 who the team had no or very little contact with. And used many if the 30 visits to target guys to pick Packers as undrafted FA. Not sure Gute's patterns?

[lupedafiasco]

TT had a tendency to draft guys R1 who the team had no or very little contact with. And used many if the 30 visits to target guys to pick Packers as undrafted FA. Not sure Gute's patterns?

I think something to pay attention to from last season is Senior players who might have had less than stellar Senior seasons but huge Junior years. He got a lot of discounted talent last season and that’s why we had such a great return. We got older and experienced players with high potential outputs.

[Scott4Pack]

TT had a tendency to draft guys R1 who the team had no or very little contact with. And used many if the 30 visits to target guys to pick Packers as undrafted FA. Not sure Gute's patterns?

I think something to pay attention to from last season is Senior players who might have had less than stellar Senior seasons but huge Junior years. He got a lot of discounted talent last season and that’s why we had such a great return. We got older and experienced players with high potential outputs.

Yeah. I don't remember which ones. But weren't there two or three that had lost time to injury their senior years? But they were still high RAS players. And their value at the draft pick was very worthwhile. I don't know how many of those guys falls to us this year. But we do know that Guty keeps his eyes on them and perhaps has them higher on his board than most GMs.