Packers Should Consider Trading Up in the 2012 NFL Draft: Fan's Take

[Scott Campbell]

Some here want to paint a Profile of woodbuck27 as some CRAZY..OLD dumb member of Packerrats.

Yeah, you people ought to be ashamed.

[woodbuck27]

Freak Out.

Damn you.Your making me homesick. (-:

[woodbuck27]

I dunno - if TT trades up, I'll trust that he really, really likes someone. And in TT I trust. So far.

I trust what I see. As 'just a fan' I cannot see it all; in any case I'll offer what would be a decent set of strategy options for our GM Ted Thompson:

Ted Thompson doesn't have to trade up or down around his first three picks (#28;#59 and #90) unless an NFL team makes him an offer that's attractive.

Ted Thompson doesn't pull all the strings; neither does he seem that sorta guy.

Yet...TT may covet a certain player ie at his 59th Second Round Pick. He has a host of defensive prospects to assess and target in Round two and again with the 90th Pick in Round 3.

Round One

Who can Ted Thompson secure for us with his First Round one pick at #28 ?

One of these prospects will be avaiklable:

1. Devon Still, DT, Penn State
2. Dont'a Hightower, ILB, Alabama
3. Mark Barron, SS, Alabama
4. Vinny Curry, DE/OLB, Marshall
5. Ronnell Lewis, OLB/DE, Oklahoma
6. Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina
7. Andre Branch, DE, Clemson
8. Zach Brown, OLB, North

Round Two

If you research the TOP 100 prospects today one of the following are more than likely going to be available at Pick #59 and I will offer some of Ted Thompson's options.

These are prospects that today seem likely to be available to Ted thompson at Pick #59:

Markelle Martin, SS, Oklahoma State
Shea McClellin, DE/OLB, Boise State
Casey Hayward ,CB,Vanderbilt
Mychal Kendricks,LB,California
Alameda Ta'amu, DT,Washington
** Mitchell Schwartz, OT, California**
Cam Johnson, DE, Virginia.

Ted thompson has pick # 123 in the 4th Round with a trade value (TV) of 49 Pts. If he had to trade up to Pick position # 54 ... 'to get his guy' ... he might offer Pick #123.

Pick NO.163 in the 5th Round has a TV of 26 and offering that pick in a trade up 'might' move TT from Pick #59 two slots up to Pick #57.

Offering his 4th and 5th round picks or (a TV = 750 may get Ted Thompson all the way up to Pick NO. 52 and some of the following prospects come into play:

1. Jayron Hosley, CB, Virginia Tech
2. Jerel Worthy, DT, Michigan State
3. Harrison Smith, SS, Notre Dame
4. Lavonte David, OLB, Nebraska
5. Derek Wolfe, DT/DE, Cincinnati
6. Jake Bequette, DE, Arkansas
7. Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska

ROUND Three

Our GM Ted Thompson many options 'in the 3rd Round' in terms of staying put at Pick #90 Vs trading up.

Who might he choose in Round NO. 3 with Pick #90 ? One of these prospects will be available here:


1. Antonio Allen, SS, South Carolina
2. Billy Winn, DT/5T, Boise State
3. Leonard Johnson, CB, Iowa State
4. Tank Carder, ILB, TCU
5. Bobby Wagner, OLB/ILB, Utah State

6. Jonathan Massaquoi, OLB/DE, Troy

7. Chris Polk, RB, Washington

8. Keenan Robinson, OLB, Texas
9. Nigel Bradham, OLB, Florida State

10.** James Brown, OT, Troy **

11. Emmanuel Acho, OLB/ILB, Texas


GO Ted Thompson !

GO PACKERS GO !!