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Packers Select Cal WR Trevor Davis in the 2016 NFL Draft, Round Five
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jeremyjjbrown
April 30, 2016 at 02:52 pm
I like this pick. He has nice hands and is deceptively quick. He's also a big reason the Goeff was the 1st pick.
Too bad the Vikings just drafted Moritz Boehringer.
Evan
April 30, 2016 at 02:54 pm
Eh. Poor man's Janis.
jeremyjjbrown
April 30, 2016 at 03:02 pm
I just don't want to root against him because his story is fun.
Bearmeat
April 30, 2016 at 02:56 pm
Even IF Boehringer turns out to be a stud, they'll have to get another QB to take advantage of him. Teddy flat out SUCKS over 10 yards. He's a check-down-charlie. I'm not worried AT ALL about the Vikings offense this year. Defense will be nasty. But with AP quickly reaching "over-the-hill" status, they won't score, so it won't matter.
That said, even though Davis can run, I'd rather have taken Moritz. We don't need another slot WR. We need another boundary WR.
Evan
April 30, 2016 at 02:58 pm
You think Davis is a slot guy? How come?
Bearmeat
April 30, 2016 at 04:06 pm
Other than DeSean Jackson, do you know any other WRs that play primarily at the X spot under 200 lbs in the NFL? In order to be an acceptable outside WR, he'd have to put on AT LEAST 20 lbs - and I just don't see 20lbs of good weight on that frame.
Idiot Fan
April 30, 2016 at 04:14 pm
I would take him in a DJax role.
Bearmeat
April 30, 2016 at 04:27 pm
Yeah. But that's the point. There's only 1 DJax. For every time it works, there's 100 that doesn't. He's not big enough for a normal WR and if he had a special skill set, he'd have gone much earlier.
jeremyjjbrown
April 30, 2016 at 04:30 pm
There is this guy named Antonio Brown, you might have heard of him...
Bearmeat
April 30, 2016 at 04:35 pm
He sucks. ;)
mrtundra
April 30, 2016 at 03:41 pm
I always love telling vikings fans that the receivers they draft must have been scouted for running short routes because that's the only way TB can get the ball to them. LOL! I see Davis as being a kick returner more than a receiver. He'll get as much time at receiver as Janis did early last season. If someone gets injured then his chances go up of playing more. I love the depth we have at WR.
Irish_Cheesehead
April 30, 2016 at 05:08 pm
I agree. Great pick. We need more speed at WR.
Chad the white Scandinavian
April 30, 2016 at 02:53 pm
Does anyone else remember what happened with the receivers last year? I don’t have anything against this pick at all! And it’s possible that Janis or Abbrederis just aren’t panning out.
Bearmeat
April 30, 2016 at 02:57 pm
He's too small to play outside. We need a HWS prospect outside in case Jordy isn't back to normal and Janis doesn't grow up. Adams is not fast enough.
Evan
April 30, 2016 at 02:59 pm
6'1" 190lbs. Could stand to add a little weight, but I don't think he's too small.
MarkinMadison
April 30, 2016 at 03:26 pm
Greg Jennings played outside at 5'6".
Idiot Fan
April 30, 2016 at 03:55 pm
Wait, what? There's no way Jennings was 5'6". I don't recall how tall he was, but that can't be right.
Or was that sarcasm? Sorry, it's hard to tell sometimes.
Bearmeat
April 30, 2016 at 04:08 pm
GJ was 5'11" and 200. Shifty as hell. At least until about 2012.... I dunno... I guess...
chugwater
April 30, 2016 at 04:41 pm
Jennings route running was excellent. He could transition from the LOS into his route without wasting a move. Not sure Davis is that fluid.
Crackerpacker
April 30, 2016 at 07:58 pm
I seem to remember two 5'9'' wide receivers and a hof quaterback breaking just about every passing record in the book, And the rules didn't favour the wrs as much as it does now.
jeremyjjbrown
April 30, 2016 at 02:58 pm
I think you mis-spelt Adams twice in one sentence.
Chad the white Scandinavian
April 30, 2016 at 03:10 pm
Adams isn't a lost cause just yet.
Amanofthenorth
April 30, 2016 at 05:53 pm
He's 22 and his stats for first two years are better than jotdy's.
NickPerry
April 30, 2016 at 04:15 pm
I agree Chad, he needs to stay healthy though. I think TOO MUCH was put on his plate last year and he wasn't ready. He started playing out of his funk the last week or 2 of the regular season and in the Playoff game VS Washington well until Richard Rodgers landed on his knee. I think Adams comes in ready this year and is the next James Jones but faster and can leap.
jeremyjjbrown
April 30, 2016 at 04:33 pm
He's not a "Lost Cause", but he certainly is not "Panning Out" either.
NickPerry
May 01, 2016 at 06:00 am
He has a WR Coach this year, that will make a huge difference. I think a lot of what happened last year was a result of not having a position coach to help coach them through it.
Adms had few games his rookie season against some pretty good defenses. Montgomery will push him for the #3 spot and IMO Monty will be the #3 but Adams will see a lot of time. The "Dog Fight" will be between Janis, Abby, and Davis.
chugwater
April 30, 2016 at 04:46 pm
He'll have a chance to get out of his sophomore slump with Jordy and Randall soaking up the No. 1 and 2 CB coverage every Sunday.
I like him and think he'll do well. WRs take a few years to mature. It took Donald Driver over three years to get above 30 total catches.
Thegreatreynoldo
April 30, 2016 at 10:41 pm
That is what we are looking for: a WR who can only succeed against the opponents 3rd or 4th DB. What a backhanded compliment.
JerseyAl
April 30, 2016 at 03:05 pm
If he's half as good in the NFL as in these highlights, Ted has a steal here...
Doug_In_Sandpoint
April 30, 2016 at 04:41 pm
Yeah Al. And you gotta think WSU hated him. Looks like he scored 3 TDs on them including back to back KO returns.
Amanofthenorth
April 30, 2016 at 06:00 pm
Just the quantity of highlights is enough to be excited about this guy.
Thegreatreynoldo
April 30, 2016 at 10:46 pm
True enough, but it seems to me that players tend to turn out to be well less than half as good as they look on highlight reels. One can hope for the exception with Davis - bear in mind I have never heard of the guy, but I like his speed, but more I like his 3 cone.
MITM
April 30, 2016 at 03:07 pm
The first thing that stands out watching him is his hands. Also i believe he ran the best WR time at the combine with a 4.42. Could be wrong though about that, but this guys hands are like fly traps.
TKWorldWide
April 30, 2016 at 04:49 pm
Speed. Hands. Coach him and let's see. Let him be a returner this year and in the future could contribute on offense.
holmesmd
May 01, 2016 at 07:53 pm
You mean "unAdams like"? Lol;)
RobinsonDavis
April 30, 2016 at 03:10 pm
Well....looking at this film, you can see the appeal.
Miisbigsur
April 30, 2016 at 03:28 pm
That Goff guy throwing him the ball looked pretty good. Might be a high round pick some day.
MarkinMadison
April 30, 2016 at 03:30 pm
I doubt it.
Crackerpacker
April 30, 2016 at 08:06 pm
If a team is really desperate maybe.
NickPerry
April 30, 2016 at 03:41 pm
Needs to get much stronger, 11 reps on the bench but he can run.
TKWorldWide
April 30, 2016 at 04:50 pm
Abby did 4.
Hell, I did 4.
holmesmd
May 01, 2016 at 07:54 pm
I can do 23 and I'm 48 y/o!Lol:P
holmesmd
May 01, 2016 at 07:54 pm
I can do 23 and I'm 48 y/o!Lol:P
HankScorpio
April 30, 2016 at 03:51 pm
I like the pick, Year 3 is time for pass catchers to put up or shut up. Adams, Abbrederis and Janis are at that point. All 3 of those guys show potential. But potential that never translates to production will only take you so far. If they can't do more than 675 yards combined, then at least one piece is expendable. Of the 3, Adams has produced the most by far but the arrow seems to be pointing up more for Janis and Abbrederis while it's flat or pointing down for Adams.
Trevor Davis is a hedge against one or more of them failing to make a big step forward. I like all 3 but I don't like the chances of the Packers going 3 for 3 in player development at the position. The pragmatist in me says one of them is going to disappoint.
Idiot Fan
April 30, 2016 at 04:01 pm
In general I'm in agreement, but I would like to give each of them a third year rather than just a third camp for each of them to show me what they've got. Barring injury, someone on that list isn't making the team.
So, nothing against the pick, but I would have preferred to save WR until next year and take a TE (Adams perhaps) instead, since we're so thin there.
NickPerry
April 30, 2016 at 04:06 pm
I KNOW!!!!!!!!! There were several TE's available and he didn't take one. Hope he's able to get someting as an UDFA.
Idiot Fan
April 30, 2016 at 04:16 pm
My baseless hope is that they saw Backman steadily improving in practice all year and decided that TE is actually in better shape than the rest of us know.
Idiot Fan
April 30, 2016 at 05:21 pm
Someone. Anyone!
Bearmeat
April 30, 2016 at 04:26 pm
He must really like Backman, Henry and Perillo.. Cause RRod and Cook are marginal starters...
DrealynWilliams
April 30, 2016 at 05:43 pm
I don't think it's "he really likes Backman, Henry and Perillo". I think the return of a healthy Nelson should fix any and all problems we had last season. The return of Nelson helps every WR - which should give them better matchups. TE1 and TE2 shouldn't have too much on their plate in this offense. We don't need 70 Catches/700 receiving yards/10 TDs from a TE. Also, this group of TEs in this Draft is nothing to get hype over.
holmesmd
May 01, 2016 at 07:58 pm
Dude is that actually a pic of you in your avatar? If so, your wig is friggin epic!! Big ups!:P Lol
Thegreatreynoldo
April 30, 2016 at 10:57 pm
Agree with Idiot. Drafting Davis means they probably have to choose which of the 3 incumbents to dump, barring injury, based on a camp rather than that 3rd year.
Thegreatreynoldo
April 30, 2016 at 04:02 pm
The highlights do show that 6.60 3 cone time. I cannot like or dislike this pick. The scouting reports describe a not ready for the NFL WR who cannot get separation out of his breaks despite his speed, and the highlights are a bunch of go routes. Well, maybe Davis can learn the playbook and to run routes.
NickPerry
April 30, 2016 at 04:09 pm
He only put up 11 reps so he needs time in the weight room. A year or 2 around Jordy and Cobb should help.
Thegreatreynoldo
April 30, 2016 at 04:04 pm
delete. double post. I like Kyle Murphy. Always had him in mind for the 6th/7th round.
NickPerry
April 30, 2016 at 04:08 pm
Over a TE??
Thegreatreynoldo
April 30, 2016 at 10:59 pm
It had not occurred to me that TT might have ignored TE - I assumed that he would have drafted one in the 3rd, 4th or at latest, 5th. Still surprised some of these TEs lasted so long.
dobber
April 30, 2016 at 04:35 pm
He's a solid pick at that point, but does he make the roster?
As for TE, it must be that the Packers feel that the talent just wasn't what they wanted when their picks were on the board, and that it wasn't worth manipulating the draft for. Or it could be that Henry and Backman are doing something to make people take notice...
marpag1
April 30, 2016 at 04:29 pm
OK, this is pretty off-topic, but be careful with what the so called "experts" are saying about these late-round draft picks. I just found this gem over at CBS sports, from that renowned football authority, Spencer Hall. He was "grading" the pick of Jimmy Landes, a long snapper drafted by the Lions. He said...
"Long-snapper from Baylor who will likely need to contribute on special teams for the Lions."
Uh.... yeah. Thanks, bro.
LOL.
NickPerry
May 01, 2016 at 06:04 am
LOL!!! Point Made!!
DrealynWilliams
April 30, 2016 at 04:47 pm
We need an area for all of us to submit our final thoughts/grades, so we can come back mid-season and end of season to talk about it.
PETER MAIZ
May 01, 2016 at 05:34 am
When this guy is gone, he's gone. This might have been the gift to our special team coordinator. I see a lot more here than Adams who fluked out last year. Tall and very fast and out of Berkely (smart). Another Ted diamond in the rough.
holmesmd
May 01, 2016 at 08:01 pm
6'1, is not considered tall at the position. Just sayin;)