Who Should The Packers Draft: 1st Round

[woodbuck27]

LaMichael James....give us a sproles type out of back field to go with Starks

Darren Sproles 'type'. You can just go out and find one of those. GREAT! I was imagining that type of ' a football player ' was rare. Silly me. I have to check out this Super weapon.

[digitaldean]

I wouldn't mind a pass rushing DE. We need some heat on the opposing QB and BAD.

Though I'd like to see Blackmon in a Packer uniform (and so would he http://deadsp.in/x5LJCe), the Packers need is to upgrade that defense with some badass pass rushers.

[red]

i went for nick perry, we HAVE to have more of a pass rush next year. Hell our first 2 or 3 picks should be devoted to the pass rush

we absolutely don't need a RB. we don't use them, they just have to be there to set up the pass. both grant and starks averaged around 4.2-4.3 yards per carry. thats the same as frank gore and marshawn lynch and almost the same as arian foster. grant and starks though COMBINED for less then 270 carries on the year foster, gore and lynch all got more carries by themselves.

we're fine at RB

[Joemailman]

A look at who some people think the Packers will take 1st round:

http://www.drafttek.com/CMDRound1_17-32.asp Jared Crick DE Nebraska
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/mock Michael Brockers DT LSU
Courtney Upshaw OLB Alabama
http://www.gbnreport.com/2012projection.html Mark Barron SS Alabama
http://www.footballsfuture.com/2012/nflmockdraft.html Jared Crick DE Nebraska
http://www.draftcountdown.com/sub/Mock-Draft-B.php Nick Perry OLB USC
http://www.draftking.com/mock/2012/ Devon Still DL Penn State
http://walterfootball.com/draft2012_1.php Mark Barron SS Alabama

[denverYooper]

I've seen mocks with Fletcher Cox going to the Pack also.

[smuggler]

Voted 'other' for BPA

[smuggler]

I definitely believe that the cure to our pressure woes starts on the line, not with the backers.

[packrulz]

Here's a mock draft I don't necessarily agree with but it wouldn't surprise me: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/n...tscout-RobRang
If the draft did go down that way I would rather have TT draft Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin, since Scott Wells is a free agent and Konz would be a better run blocker.

[Pugger]

Wrong thread...

[Carolina_Packer]

If the 49'ers can fix their defense in 1 year after going 6-10 and making it to the NFC Championship game without a great offense, then the Packers, who do have a great offense, can also fix their defense in short order and be a more complete team next season.

We have to grade out who we have, try and get rid of the JAGs such as Peprah and Bush and get some more quality pass rush. If we were able to make guys like Eli more uncomfortable in the pocket and get off the field on third downs, then our secondary would not have to cover guys as long as they have to and get gashed for first downs. A much stronger pass rush and pressure overall would go a long way to solving the ills of this defense. We also seemed to just keep doing the same thing all the time, regardless of results. I'm not suggesting a vanilla defense, but if you are not getting to the QB anyway, while sening so many guys and putting your DB's on an island, then what's the use? You have to be able to rush with less and beat your man, or have guys who can beat their one on one matchup when someone like Clay is getting doubled.

[denverYooper]

If the 49'ers can fix their defense in 1 year after going 6-10 and making it to the NFC Championship game without a great offense, then the Packers, who do have a great offense, can also fix their defense in short order and be a more complete team next season.

We have to grade out who we have, try and get rid of the JAGs such as Peprah and Bush and get some more quality pass rush. If we were able to make guys like Eli more uncomfortable in the pocket and get off the field on third downs, then our secondary would not have to cover guys as long as they have to and get gashed for first downs. A much stronger pass rush and pressure overall would go a long way to solving the ills of this defense. We also seemed to just keep doing the same thing all the time, regardless of results. I'm not suggesting a vanilla defense, but if you are not getting to the QB anyway, while sening so many guys and putting your DB's on an island, then what's the use? You have to be able to rush with less and beat your man, or have guys who can beat their one on one matchup when someone like Clay is getting doubled.

The Packers have the luxury of focusing on pass rush this year, whether that be on the DL or from the OLBs. Hopefully they do so.

They should still get some value there out of Mike Neal, too, if he can stay healthy. Pretty hard for the guy to do much on that knee this year, though. I think just getting out there for the remainder of the season was a win as far as he's concerned. I wouldn't be comfortable in any way with them going into next season leaning too heavily on him, but he's got potential and it seems like he's got the will to get there if his body will hold out.

I guess what I'm saying is that I hope they attack the pressure problem through FA and the draft and I hope to hell Mike Neal comes around. They could go from farce to fierce there pretty quickly if a few things hit for 'em.

[Pugger]

Yes, if we can fix our defense we'll terrorize the league big time next season.

[packrulz]

65 underclassmen so far are coming out early for the draft, so that will cause some good players to slip for the Pack: http://rob-rang.blogs.cbssports.com/...82485/34465372

[wist43]

We desperately need front 7 help... doesn't matter if it's DL or LB.

TT's approach usually calls for graduating guys from previous drafts - but the cupboard is bare. Pickett, Raji, and Matthews are the only keepers... everybody else either needs to be replaced immediately, or is nothing more than a pedestrian stop-gap.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Here's a mock draft I don't necessarily agree with but it wouldn't surprise me: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/n...tscout-RobRang
If the draft did go down that way I would rather have TT draft Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin, since Scott Wells is a free agent and Konz would be a better run blocker.

If TT drafted a C in the first round, there would be a riot at 1265 Lombardi Ave draft party.