SnakeLH2006
04-19-2011, 02:22 AM
http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/sports/packers_and_nfl/having-32nd-pick-in-nfl-draft-rarely-brings-home-a-starPackers could trade 32nd pick in NFL draft
GREEN BAY - The Green Bay Packers have the pick every team wants to have for the NFL Draft: the 32nd pick, the last pick of the first round. That means they won the Super Bowl the previous season, which the Packers did when they beat Pittsburgh, 31-25, in Super Bowl XLV.
So that’s the good part. The bad part is actually owning the 32nd pick and having to pay the player first-round money. If you go back the last 20 years, the 32nd pick isn’t actually the Who’s Who of NFL players.
Last year, the Saints picked cornerback Patrick Robinson, who totaled 28 tackles and two passes defensed. The 32nd pick in the 2009 draft, defensive tackle Ziggy Hood from Pittsburgh, has totaled only three sacks in two years.
The Packers have had the 32nd pick once in the previous 20 drafts and selected cornerback Craig Newsome in 1995. Newsome was a solid corner, who was with the Packers for four seasons. After playing well his first two good seasons, Newsome missed all but one game in 1997 with a knee injury and after 1998 moved on to San Francisco.
Newsome was never the same after undergoing reconstructive knee surgery in 1997, losing what little speed he had. He registered four interceptions during his career, three with the Packers.
Arguably, the two best players picked at No. 32 in the previous 20 drafts are Drew Brees and Logan Mankins. Brees was actually a second-round pick by San Diego and has become one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks, having guided the Saints to a Super Bowl win two years ago.
Mankins, a guard, is a three-time Pro Bowler for the Patriots.
So there is a shot at striking gold at No. 32, it just isn’t likely
Some other notable players picked at No. 32 have been Anthony Gonzalez (wide receiver, Colts, 2007), Mathias Kiwanuka (defensive end, Giants, 2006) and Ben Watson (tight end, Patriots, 235 career catches, 2004).
Because the No. 32 pick isn’t a great spot to find great talent, Packers general manager Ted Thompson will likely look to deal this pick. If a quarterback like Jake Locker or Ryan Mallett is available at No. 32, the Packers could find a team looking to pick what it thinks is a franchise-type quarterback.
This is especially true if Carolina, which is projected by many to pick Cam Newton at No. 1, pulls a surprise and doesn’t pick Newton or a quarterback. Carolina then might look at No. 33 (first pick of the second round) for a quarterback, which would open Green Bay’s No. 32 slot for a team to trade into to get a quarterback before Carolina picks one.
Whichever teams make the 32nd pick, one thing seems certain, he won’t be the offensive/defensive rookie of the year, as the No. 32 pick has never claimed a rookie of the year honor.
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Who gives a fuck! We just won the Super Bowl with the youngest team in the NFL and the most injured?? LOL...Teddy T does his job and we are primed for the next 4-7 years under ARod and this low-paid team of young guys and injured guys coming back. LOL. Glad to be a Packer fan...BTW Snake was all about town (parties and bars) with his woman that nite and barely remembers the SuperBowl game in itself but has it DVD'd. I might watch it someday. LULZ
GREEN BAY - The Green Bay Packers have the pick every team wants to have for the NFL Draft: the 32nd pick, the last pick of the first round. That means they won the Super Bowl the previous season, which the Packers did when they beat Pittsburgh, 31-25, in Super Bowl XLV.
So that’s the good part. The bad part is actually owning the 32nd pick and having to pay the player first-round money. If you go back the last 20 years, the 32nd pick isn’t actually the Who’s Who of NFL players.
Last year, the Saints picked cornerback Patrick Robinson, who totaled 28 tackles and two passes defensed. The 32nd pick in the 2009 draft, defensive tackle Ziggy Hood from Pittsburgh, has totaled only three sacks in two years.
The Packers have had the 32nd pick once in the previous 20 drafts and selected cornerback Craig Newsome in 1995. Newsome was a solid corner, who was with the Packers for four seasons. After playing well his first two good seasons, Newsome missed all but one game in 1997 with a knee injury and after 1998 moved on to San Francisco.
Newsome was never the same after undergoing reconstructive knee surgery in 1997, losing what little speed he had. He registered four interceptions during his career, three with the Packers.
Arguably, the two best players picked at No. 32 in the previous 20 drafts are Drew Brees and Logan Mankins. Brees was actually a second-round pick by San Diego and has become one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks, having guided the Saints to a Super Bowl win two years ago.
Mankins, a guard, is a three-time Pro Bowler for the Patriots.
So there is a shot at striking gold at No. 32, it just isn’t likely
Some other notable players picked at No. 32 have been Anthony Gonzalez (wide receiver, Colts, 2007), Mathias Kiwanuka (defensive end, Giants, 2006) and Ben Watson (tight end, Patriots, 235 career catches, 2004).
Because the No. 32 pick isn’t a great spot to find great talent, Packers general manager Ted Thompson will likely look to deal this pick. If a quarterback like Jake Locker or Ryan Mallett is available at No. 32, the Packers could find a team looking to pick what it thinks is a franchise-type quarterback.
This is especially true if Carolina, which is projected by many to pick Cam Newton at No. 1, pulls a surprise and doesn’t pick Newton or a quarterback. Carolina then might look at No. 33 (first pick of the second round) for a quarterback, which would open Green Bay’s No. 32 slot for a team to trade into to get a quarterback before Carolina picks one.
Whichever teams make the 32nd pick, one thing seems certain, he won’t be the offensive/defensive rookie of the year, as the No. 32 pick has never claimed a rookie of the year honor.
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Who gives a fuck! We just won the Super Bowl with the youngest team in the NFL and the most injured?? LOL...Teddy T does his job and we are primed for the next 4-7 years under ARod and this low-paid team of young guys and injured guys coming back. LOL. Glad to be a Packer fan...BTW Snake was all about town (parties and bars) with his woman that nite and barely remembers the SuperBowl game in itself but has it DVD'd. I might watch it someday. LULZ