I like that humor

Injured a lot?

"He was a durable component to the Horned Frogs' defense, missing just two games in his collegiate career."

What am I missing. Is this incorrect?

EDIT: OK, just read this.

"and his injury history is alarming,"

Those two statements seem to contradict. Or else he played injured all the time.

QB ..... WR ..... OL ..... RB?

I count 5 currently. Burks, Crawford, Sheldon, now Summers and, after this weekend, Jones would seem destined to head in that direction.

It is also possible that one or more of the OLBs is moved to a dual role or completely to ILB: Donnerson, Gilbert and Fackrel would appear candidates to either shift or share time based on the influx of edge players and resources to move players around across the front.

jeremyjjbrown,

If he has a "want to" almost all athletes can be taught.

Good catch, Oppy.
Hmm.

Summers had surgery to repair a torn labrum in 2014, and high ankle sprains in 2017 and 2018.

Regardless, the kid produced at a high level. He has the size and speed (6-2 235 4.51) to improve in coverage with solid coaching, and listening to the kid, he has the character and will to succeed. On the subject of coverage, he might be far better than the pundit buzz is allowing. Sometimes I wonder where "experts" get their info... Look up his highlights to see for yourself. A number of scouts, both AFC & NFC, had Ty Summers in their Top 100 players list.

Pretty solid in both Man and Zone coverages, and the guy reads route combinations well. Can cover RBs/TEs in short/intermediate areas, plus can run deep. He's effective, even covering WRs out of the slot. The guy covered slot WR Hakeem Butler very well v. Iowa St.

317 tackles, 167 Solo, 22.5 TFL, 10.5 sacks, 2 INT, 9 PD, 1 FF, 1 FR

This dude just loves getting after the QB, and he's got the speed and recognition to close on receivers. VERY solid tackler. Should be a phenomenal STs player. Versatile enough where he played some 5 & 7 tech on the DL due to injuries there, but he's a natural LB.

Ty Summers might be our best VALUE selection in this draft, next to Elgton Jenkins.... uh, Jake Sternberger... Kingsley Keke.... Funny. What a great draft.

Good, sane stuff, crazypackfan.
It may help to remember that Hockenson, the Devins, Allen, and other fan favorites at CHTV were gone by the time the Packers picked at #12.
Burns was available, but I'm concerned that he has bulked up quite a bit in a short amount of time.
In any case, just about all these guys have question marks. Even Nick Bosa is coming off a missed season due to injury, with (I think) another major injury in his past.
From what I can tell, these draft selections of the Packers are not just great athletes, but have shown some significant results on the field.
As our top pick, Gary is an amazing athlete who may have been playing out of his optimal position at too great a weight this past season, and may have been held down statistically by being double and triple teamed -- all of which may have held back his energy and enthusiasm.
A trimmed-down and mentally rejuvenated Gary may be dynamic as an inside linebacker -- with much more power than Devin Bush, and not all that far behind in bursts of speed within a twenty-yard radius.

I agree Crazy. Gute DOES believe in the current Packer WRs. I have been on this same line of thinking too. He DOES believe in our QBs , he did NOT draft Drew Lock, as some crazy folks on this site wanted. CRAZY! He DOES believe in the Packer's O-linemen. He added depth which I am in favor of. He did NOT draft O-linemen at premium picks, they were not worth it. He did draft a good powerful RB at a position of value. He drafted IMO the best TE Jace Sternberger, a steal in the 3rd round.

I am not a fan of Rashaun Gary. This was my most critical call against Gute for the entire draft, and it was the first pick. I now am completely in favor of Darnell Savage in the most pressing position of need at Safety going into this years draft. I will take a great player in the first round, sacrificing 2 fourth round good guys. Look at the draft in the 4th round (picks 114 and later) in hindsight. Does anyone see a steal for the packers to pick in the entire 4th round? I do not. Adding Keke at DT was great. He is a young & upcoming talent at a position of need for the Pack. ILB was a position of need too. Ty Summers, drafted late but could really stick if he can remain healthy. CB Ka'Dar Hollman is a total unknown, but we can never have too few CB's in the NFL.

In conclusion, the Packers drafted both for value & need. I give them a B grade. All the boxes were checked in areas where the Pack was thin. Super happy we deferred on WR, OL, & QUARTERBACK! Go Pack Go!

Not everybody was pining for those 50/50 guys. I like this draft. Allen was never going to fall too far in this draft.

Lb is fare from filled...

The team seem high on him and he was apparently injured through most of the season. It will be very interesting to see who lines up in base 3-4 formations at ILB when camp gets underway, but I think a lot of players will spend time in an ILB position this year.

We will see how the roster shakes out, but I think Pettine is not going to use a set personnel lineup anywhere near as often this year. If players are moving and shifting, OLBs and ILBs will need to as well as far as I see it.

Burks, Donnerson in second year could be ready to step in and compliment Martinez.

That's what the offseason is for.

Fans have really lost perspective on the realities of the draft, and I think so much of that lost perspective is due to the proliferation of mock draft boards from multiple sources that simply echo each other's sentiments.

YOu are 100% correct; the draft is a huge crap shoot, even for the guys who get paid handsome salaries to navigate it for their NFL franchises. Somehow, many of us have fallen into believing that those mock drafts, draft boards, etc are gospel and all one has to do to evaluate how good or bad a pick was is to look at the charts from the pundits and see if the player was selected before or after he was 'supposed' to be picked.

NitschkeFan, you're SO dead nuts ON with this.

Any draft geek like myself knows the pundit/prognosticator stuff needs to be taken with a grain of salt, and it is mostly fluff. I've been studying them since 1995 with a fervor. Learned along the way that watching as much as you can helps far more than reading opinions of so called "experts."

Reading the info is all good, but, it needs to be tempered. Stats are good to know, but again, they need to be considered with other factors.

From what I've gleaned altogether, I think Gutey and his staff have done well, and we will just have to wait and see. They've earned my trust thus far.

Nijman who is reported to be signing as a UDFA actually could be a much better long term prospect as a tackle. Obviously late round tackle finds are rare diamonds and UDFAs more so, but he apparently has valid reasons to be raw, premium physical traits and hence the possibility to be a real prospect not just a ceiling as a back-up. If we are going to invest, I’d rather we did so with a prospect who has at least an outside chance to pay back our investment by becoming starter caliber.

Some players just got over-rated. I think Gute made two mistakes in this draft. 1. Gary. 2. The 2 forth rounders for Savage. Lindstrom was @12 by Kiper. Not surprising! The Thornhill drop was age. And his slower reaction time in the senior Bowl. (Not his college production or RAS) Adderley/Thompson= was like our Jackson. The 1 year jump stuff. Questionable speed.( On and Off) Were able to gamble more in college. Gute did well late! Good college players! It might just make up for Gary. I sure didn't have Summers going in the seventh. Hope he's not Biegal. If he bulks up. He will be better then Burks!

First round hit rate is slightly more than 50%, and it goes down from there. If 30% of your draft class hits, you’ve done well.

Agreed. But watching some of his video highlights has me concerned he will draw the flag a lot in the NFL because of slamming players to the turf. Hopefully he can make the roster.

greengold, I had Summers above Devin Bush in my Linebackers board. He is slightly smaller however his game reminds me a lot of Leighton Vander Esch. In my opinion the defenses biggest problem was not stopping the run last season. This is where Gary and Summers will help in their first year. SPEED. Thanks greengold for your perspective.