Grade the Packer Draft

[GrnBay007]

You've seen some of the Grades given for the Packer draft.....now it's your turn. How did they do?

[CaliforniaCheez]

Some teams had traded away picks and didn't do well.

Some had extra picks from trades.

The Packers had an extra 2nd round pick and a compensatory pick.

They traded a 6th for Ryan Grant.

They traded a late 7th for a 6th next year.

Lots of BPA's.

Until we see them play it is tough to grade. I gave a B+

Not to change the subject but some teams had bad position but did the best they could. No one will rank the Giants high but they did the best they could. Seattle also didn't do anything too squirrelly but did well with what they had.

[Joemailman]

Sort of hard to give a grade when you don't have a lot of glaring weaknesses which means none of these guys are likely to start this year, but I gave TT a B. Some consider Nelson a reach, but he's an intriguing guy. Brohm and Lee were great value picks as both were considered potential 1st round/early 2nd round guys. Lee will probably get the most playing time of all the rookies. Finley can stretch the field and gives the Packers some options they didn't have with Bubba Franks. Jeremy Thompson should be an upgrade over Montgomery, and could eventually be a starter. My only disappointment is that they didn't draft anyone who is likely to challenge the starting guards this year. Sitton may be tried at Guard, but won't be ready to challenge for a starting spot this year.

[Lurker64]

Are we counting "The rights to Ryan Grant were acquired for 2008's 6th round pick" in our evaluation of this draft or not?

[Tarlam!]

Are we counting "The rights to Ryan Grant were acquired for 2008's 6th round pick" in our evaluation of this draft or not?

I am, which is why I gave an A- .

[Lurker64]

Are we counting "The rights to Ryan Grant were acquired for 2008's 6th round pick" in our evaluation of this draft or not?

I am, which is why I gave an A- .

That was my reasoning for giving the same grade you gave.

[Rastak]

B+

Nelson pick wasn't bad, BPA. Brohm pick was smart. Rodgers == unknown and now TT has hedged his bets with 2 good prospects, Rodgers being more than ready to start now. He also picked up the steady stream of guys in later rounds.

Not a bad draft, probably an A- with Grant.

[RashanGary]

I give it a C, but I reserve the right to bump it to an A if we get a bunch of studs and F if we have a bunch of flops.

No, I'm going to give it a C+ (just a guess). I really can't stand teh Patrick Lee pick and after Lee it was a bucnh of projects as well. The only hope we have is that it was 7 projects so even if 2 of them realize their high potentials, this can be looked back on as a really good draft.

[Brohm]

B w/o Grant. Good draft for depth.

[The Leaper]

I'm going to give it a B.

It is very difficult to have an A draft when you are picking at #30. We probably didn't land any franchise players, but we addressed several areas of need while getting several kids that have a lot of potential to improve into excellent players at the next level.

Including Grant in the equation would make it an A- for me.

[Tarlam!]

I don't see how you can include the Allen trade in grading the Vikes and disregard the Grant trade.

I know Grant was last year, but it was THIS DRAFT's 6th that we gave up. That has to count in appraising this draft.

In 3 years, if Grant sucks, grade the draft a D. But for what we háve seen so far, RG made this draft a B before we even selected Jordy.

[Badgerinmaine]

I agree with the people that say it depends on how Ryan Grant is counted. Just judging the players taken this weekend, I would give it a B, but if we count Grant and picking up a 6th round pick next year, I would go up to an A-.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I think Grant needs to be included in the draft grade, but I think his grade should go on last year's draft. I just brought it up because I'm sure most of the "experts" in a couple of years will forget about the Grant acquisition when analyzing the 2007 Packers draft.

Harrell, Jones, Barbre, Crosby, Hall, Jackson, Rouse, Wynn, etc. will look even better with Ryan Grant added to the list.

Or this year's class will look even better with Grant added to the list.

[MadScientist]

I don't see how you can include the Allen trade in grading the Vikes and disregard the Grant trade.

I know Grant was last year, but it was THIS DRAFT's 6th that we gave up. That has to count in appraising this draft.

In 3 years, if Grant sucks, grade the draft a D. But for what we háve seen so far, RG made this draft a B before we even selected Jordy.

Players received for future draft picks count when they were acquired, not when the draft would be. Does Cleavland's picking Quinn count as part of this year's draft (the traded pick) or last year's (when they got him)?

Allen is a change for the vikings this year, as are the picks, so it is somewhat reasonable to include Allen in the grading (with the asterisk).

[Tarlam!]

Does Cleavland's picking Quinn count as part of this year's draft (the traded pick) or last year's (when they got him)?

Great question. I know I#ll be on the wrong side of this argument, but I'd say, this year's draft. It was this year's 1st.