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 Originally Posted by Lukie
Originally Posted by Ltrain
Best quote, I think it was from Mayock or McShay, "He's a poor man's Loadholdt."
Great draft for my Packers, filled needs at the right time without reaching. Loved the Raji pick, his tape footage, especially from the Senior Bowl practices, is just sick. Really happy with the Clay Matthews pick, he reminds me of Bill Romanowski. I can see him having a beer with Kevin Greene, Nick Barnett and AJ Hawk talking about Pro Wrestling, then starting a bar fight roadhouse style. Great value 2nd day on the O-line with Lang and Meredith, would have liked to see a 6th or 7th round punter though.
Did you actually watch the tape footage of Raji at the senior bowl? (I haven't)
If you did, what did you think of the Raji vs Alex Mack battles?
Yes, the NFL Network showed clips from a 1 on 1 rush drill in practice, I don't remember which specific players were trying to block him. Granted it was just a practice and they were highlighting good plays, but Raji was just driving people up off the ground Reggie White style. The commentary was that in practice he was unblockable all week. I didn't see anything on Mack that I remembered from this past weekend, but my recollection was that he also did very well and left the Senior Bowl as the best center prospect.
Edit: I found this news report on the Raji vs. Mack Battles;
http://www.footballsfuture.com/2009/...sdaynorth.html
From the article, "...The big losers on the day were Alex Mack and Xavier Fulton. Fulton allowed defenders to get into his chest and drive him straight back. Mack really struggled with B.J. Raji the entire day. Raji was playing motivated and it was apparent that Mack couldn’t handle his power and leverage. This just reaffirmed my beliefs that Mack is a pure zone-blocking center. Phil Loadholt once again struggled with resetting his feet after the initial move. He’ll get a chance at right tackle, but if he doesn’t improve in handling the second move, it won’t be long until he’s out of the league. Still, once he gets his hands on you, the play’s over.
Wednesday’s practice was yet another day dominated by BC defensive tackle B.J. Raji. He’s moving his way into the early teens and possibly even the top ten. Raji blew up numerous plays in the backfield and manhandled interior linemen, particularly Alex Mack, in the one-on-one drills. When his motor is rolling, it’s nearly impossible to lock him out for extended periods."
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