Time for TT to hit a blue chipper

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Tyrone is with partial. Throw away all our picks for the #1.

tyrone always plays roulette in vegas.

Tyrone is funding his retirement by winnng the lotto.

[Deputy Nutz]

So can we use this thread to virtual-backhand Partial??

I dont like the idea of trading up because you pin all your hopes on one player. There is strength in numbers and 3 first day picks have way better odds then 1.

Sure the last time the Packers traded up in the first round they landed Walker, but they also traded up and got Jamal Reynolds. Trading up isn't really the answer, like Mad said it is better to spread your chances amongst more picks instead of hoping on just one.

[Lurker64]

I'm not the biggest fan of Dorsey, so I'll stay away from that area...but there are 2 guys I would trade up to get in this draft...Jake Long & Rashard Mendenhall.

Someone's going to draft Jake Long way too high to be their Right Tackle of the future. He's Robert Gallery all over again.

[b bulldog]

Lurker, I think he is good but nowhere near what joe Thomas brings to the table.

[packiowa]

Greg Jennings was a 2nd round pick. Is he not a blue-chipper? Why the need to forfeit picks to move up? Why the suggestion that only top 10 picks are potential blue-chippers?

I'll keep the three picks in the first 2 rounds, thank you very much.

Jennings is easily one of, if not "the", top young wr in the game. He's clearly ahead of Calvin Johnson right now (you know, the blue chipper)

[Partial]

I think every team should just do what you said and win a championship. Then we can say all of the NFL GM's know as much as Partial and give everyone a championship ring.

Either that or we can recognize that Thompson has a steady climb up and the trend looks to be continuing into this season where improvement would likely mean a SB appearance or win if a few things bounce our way.

You know what Neon Hawkins.. Or should we mention how you watched tape of Corey Rodgers and had a source who was positive he would be a star?

Your manlove of Ted Thompson is foolish. You think we're at the top already. I on the other hand would be equally surprised if we didn't make the playoffs as I would if we made them. We're sitting at being the 4th best team in the NFC right now. About 10th-20th overall depending on the day.

[MadtownPacker]

Sure the last time the Packers traded up in the first round they landed Walker, but they also traded up and got Jamal Reynolds. Trading up isn't really the answer, like Mad said it is better to spread your chances amongst more picks instead of hoping on just one.

Dammit I dont understand why you would say..

Oh, you wait are agreeing with me. Well you're right. TT is going to address some big needs with all these picks. It is really the rich getting richer. For a team that was one game away from the SB having all these picks is almost unfair (but it isn't). For sure not as bad as the cheaters getting the #2 after losing the #31. Only difference is El Thompson worked the system to get his.

[Fritz]

Agreed with those who say keep the picks. If anything, in a draft this deep, I say trade down if you have a chance and don't have a player sitting at #30 who turns you on big-time. Grab another second and third or second and fourth. I wouldn't mind the Packers drafting a couple of corners, a linebacker, a QB, a tight end, a defensive end, and a guard and a tackle.

[RashanGary]

I agree. If we draft 9 or 10 guys, 7 or 8 have strong chance of sticking even with the deeper roster we have now.


CB
CB
OT
OG
WR
RB
DE
DT
LB
LB


That's 10 spots right now that we could easily add to our roster and not even blink. We're getting deeper but we're not there yet. We still need a lot of things and we could use a good player at any position.

[RashanGary]

Would anyone honestly complain if we upgraded Tony Palmer, Junius Coston, Daryn Colledge, Ruvell Martin, Bolston, Muir, Frank Walker, Jarrett Bush, Brady Poppinga, Tracy White, Jason Hunter, Michael Montgomery, #3 QB, John Kuhn, Deshawn Wynn, Vernand Morency or Koren Robinson? ?


Injuries happen every year. We're going to have to plug in reserves. There is nothign wrong with having a reserve compete with a starter. Hey, if the reserve is that good, it gives you flexiblity to trade the starter like what we did with Williams and good things start to stack on good things. Thompson is doing the right thing. We have 8 picks right now. I'm guessing we end up with 10 and our team will be better for it in the short term because we have better players and in the long term because we have better players. Better players have a timeless goodness about them. .

[BallHawk]

Ignore the fact that we have holes at other posititions, that we have a 1,000 yard back and we spent a 2nd on a RB last year.

Screw that. I want to go after whoever the hell Mel Kiper thinks is going to be a great player.

[Lurker64]

Tracy White is an ace special teamer, I doubt we will be able to upgrade him easily.

But realistically, who would complain if we upgraded any position on the roster?

[RashanGary]

Ignore the fact that we have holes at other posititions, that we have a 1,000 yard back and we spent a 2nd on a RB last year.

Screw that. I want to go after whoever the hell Mel Kiper thinks is going to be a great player.

I think if we packaged all of our picks we could move up into the top 6. You think Vernon Gohlston, Rashard Mendenhall or Leodis McKelvin are worth all of our draft picks? If they're anythign like AJ Hawk, I say screw the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th rounders and just move up and grab that stud muffin


Duh, I'm partial

[Partial]

Ignore the fact that we have holes at other posititions, that we have a 1,000 yard back and we spent a 2nd on a RB last year.

Screw that. I want to go after whoever the hell Mel Kiper thinks is going to be a great player.

We don't have a thousand yard back. Playoffs don't count. Grant is solid but he is not a stud. Stewart is Ahman Green version 2. We would have won the super bowl with him!! Dorsey is a stud. Could be a Tommy Harris from inside or a Reggie White off of the edge. He's that good.

[Partial]

Ignore the fact that we have holes at other posititions, that we have a 1,000 yard back and we spent a 2nd on a RB last year.

Screw that. I want to go after whoever the hell Mel Kiper thinks is going to be a great player.

I think if we packaged all of our picks we could move up into the top 6. You think Vernon Gohlston, Rashard Mendenhall or Leodis McKelvin are worth all of our draft picks? If they're anythign like AJ Hawk, I say screw the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th rounders and just move up and grab that stud muffin


Duh, I'm partial

Well, with your philosophy we'll see if we ever get to a super bowl. The only reason we made to the Championship game and got blown out is because of one superstar. After he's gone, we're a 9-7 team.

You know nothing about football and your only actual real opinion is whatever TT says is 100% correct. Me, I would rather win a super bowl than spend years and years exiting the playoffs in the first round. TT has never led a team to the super bowl, has never shown the ability to put together a team that can win the big game, and has drafted two good players in AJ Hawk and Greg Jennings, and a lot of unknowns.

Without adding an absolute stud this team is destined to be 9-6 - 10-6 annually despite its depth. It's funny how you can make all these claims when you yourself were infatuated with going with Vernon Davis and his superstar talent over the solid Hawk. My, how your tune has changed after TT's first winning season.

We're close while we have Favre. Why not get a guy to put us over the top? After all, if Rodgers doesn't pan out, we're a bottom 10 team in the league. Aaron Rodgers has yet to win a game.

When your window is short how it is in the NFL, you cannot be afraid to make a move. Wolf moved up for Vonnie Holliday, he traded a #1 for a 3rd string quarterback, and the year before the won the super bowl he signed stud players in Santana Dotson and Eugene Robisnon. Without us making daring moves to put us over the top, I see a first round exit from the playoffs.