Green Bay Packers NFL Draft prospect profile: TE Blake Bell Player Information: Blake Bell, TE Oklahoma 6-6, 252 pounds Hometown: Wichita, KS STATS NFL Combine: 40 yard: 4.80 Bench: 14 Vert: 33″ Broad: 116″ 3 cone: 6.85 Shuttle: 4.32 News and Notes: While Randall Cobb is a fantastic player when it comes to running routes, catching the […]
Author: Thomas Hobbes
NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Shaq Thompson, ILB/OLB/RB/SS Washington
Green Bay Packers NFL Draft prospect profile: ILB/OLB/RB/SS Shaq Thompson Player Information: Shaq Thompson, ILB/OLB/RB/SS 6-0, 228 pounds Hometown: Sacramento, CA STATS NFL Combine: 40 yard: 4.64 Bench: N/A Vert: 33.5″ Broad: 117″ 3 cone: 6.99 Shuttle: 4.08 News and Notes: Probably the biggest enigma in the draft not named Jameis Winston, Shaq Thompson offers a dazzling array […]
The Loser’s Curse of Free Agency: Randall Cobb Edition
Some of the more academically inclined readers of this fair blog might have read “The Loser’s Curse: Decision Making and Market Efficiency in the National Football League draft”; I recommend going over it although some of the central points about drafting efficiency are no longer true due to the implementation of a rookie contract cap in […]
NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Benardrick McKinney, ILB Mississipi State
Green Bay Packers NFL Draft prospect profile: ILB Benardrick McKinney Player Information: Benardrick McKinney, ILB, Mississippi State 6-4, 246 pounds Hometown: Tunica, MS STATS NFL Combine: 40 yard: 4.66 Bench: 16 Vert: 40.5″ Broad: 121″ 3 cone: 7.21 Shuttle: 4.27 News and Notes: A potential 1st round pick when the NFL draft hype really got started, McKinney […]
2015 Packers Position Group Analysis: Cornerbacks
Packers cornerbacks: Deep was probably the best word to describe the Packers secondary last season, in particular the cornerbacks. While the Packers don’t have a Richard Sherman or Darrelle Revis on the team, the Packers do have enough cornerbacks who can start a game and acquit themselves honorably and a couple of special teams players who can make an […]