Official Day 2 (Rounds 2 and 3) of the 2015 NFL Draft Thread

[Bretsky]

Pretty underwhelming draft so far....the jury is still out obviously. But in keeping up with it I can't help but thinking back to the inactivity by TT in free agency. Had we brought House back, or added another corner, we could have gone Anthony or Kendricks in the first and made the same 2nd and 3rd picks. I would have been super pleased with the Packers offseason. Of course I don't know all the particulars of any negotiations that may or may have not gone down, this is just my armchair GM opinion. The front seven has been in need of talent and depth and we have added essentially nothing with our last 12 draft picks. That's not good.
But who knows how the rest of the draft will unfold and we will see what these guys can do this summer. I give Ted some leeway because he has put together a competitive team. But the last two drafts really do have me scratching my head a bit.

GREAT POST

[sharpe1027]

I am also pretty sure they don't want Cobb to take too many hits running it inside.

Good point. I think this shows some flexibility. The offense has been evolving since the days of Driver and Jennings. They just don't seem to be targeting the same mold, at least not exclusively.

I think TT's tendency, if he has one, is draft counter to the flavor of the month. If most teams are targeting huge WRs, he finds value in the smaller guys with other positives.

[red]

Pretty underwhelming draft so far....the jury is still out obviously. But in keeping up with it I can't help but thinking back to the inactivity by TT in free agency. Had we brought House back, or added another corner, we could have gone Anthony or Kendricks in the first and made the same 2nd and 3rd picks. I would have been super pleased with the Packers offseason. Of course I don't know all the particulars of any negotiations that may or may have not gone down, this is just my armchair GM opinion. The front seven has been in need of talent and depth and we have added essentially nothing with our last 12 draft picks. That's not good.
But who knows how the rest of the draft will unfold and we will see what these guys can do this summer. I give Ted some leeway because he has put together a competitive team. But the last two drafts really do have me scratching my head a bit.

better watch out, you'll be branded a negative anti-packer fan with posts like that

[red]

Okay, I can somewhat understand confusion over this season, but what's so perplexing about last season?

the fact that we needed an ILB last year, and went for a slug like kyrie or whatever his name is instead

and although i like the 3 wrs he got last year. really 3 wr's taken, when we needed a ILB and didn't get one?

[yetisnowman]

Okay, I can somewhat understand confusion over this season, but what's so perplexing about last season?

It's the combination of the two drafts. In our last 12 picks we have drafted 4 receivers. Yet just one lb and one d-lineman.(both appear to be busts) That doesn't perplex you at all?

[HarveyWallbangers]

We resigned Cobb and Bulaga, so I think FA went pretty well for us.

[sharpe1027]

Pretty underwhelming draft so far....the jury is still out obviously. But in keeping up with it I can't help but thinking back to the inactivity by TT in free agency. Had we brought House back, or added another corner, we could have gone Anthony or Kendricks in the first and made the same 2nd and 3rd picks. I would have been super pleased with the Packers offseason. Of course I don't know all the particulars of any negotiations that may or may have not gone down, this is just my armchair GM opinion. The front seven has been in need of talent and depth and we have added essentially nothing with our last 12 draft picks. That's not good.
But who knows how the rest of the draft will unfold and we will see what these guys can do this summer. I give Ted some leeway because he has put together a competitive team. But the last two drafts really do have me scratching my head a bit.

Yeah, I can see your point. I was surprised they did not bring House back. They don't let many young guys go through free agency, unless they simply can't play. Something must not have added up for them.

Relative to other team's free agents, I love the excitement of seeing new player's come in as a fan. But if I am really objective, free agency is like gambling at a casino. You lose on average. Also like a casino, everyone seems to talk about and remember the time some guy wins big, but far fewer hear or remember the time some guy lost his shirt.

[mraynrand]

Yeah, I can see your point. I was surprised they did not bring House back. They don't let many young guys go through free agency, unless they simply can't play. Something must not have added up for them.

6 million and inconsistency

[mraynrand]

We resigned Cobb and Bulaga, so I think FA went pretty well for us.

it allowed TT to select d-backs instead of a starting tackle

[HarveyWallbangers]

Yeah, I can see your point. I was surprised they did not bring House back. They don't let many young guys go through free agency, unless they simply can't play. Something must not have added up for them.

Relative to other team's free agents, I love the excitement of seeing new player's come in as a fan. But if I am really objective, free agency is like gambling at a casino. You lose on average. Also like a casino, everyone seems to talk about and remember the time some guy wins big, but far fewer hear or remember the time some guy lost his shirt.

They saw House as a good talent with durability concerns. They had his value at $4-5 million. Jacksonville saw his value at $6+ million. I lean towards the Packers position.

[sharpe1027]

6 million and inconsistency

Yes, but they have shelled out a lot of money for their own guys in the past, more than I would have expected in some cases. I can justify the decision to let House go after-the-fact, but it still surprised me at the time.

[yetisnowman]

I just feel like a serviceable db or lb or both should have been added via free agency to give us more depth and flexibility in the draft. We had cap space to be a little more aggressive, especially considering the holes and departures of rotation guys. The defense looks like it is going to be quite the adventure next season, hope the young kids are ready to come in and perform right away.

[sharpe1027]

I just feel like a serviceable db or lb or both should have been added via free agency to give us more depth and flexibility in the draft. We had cap space to be a little more aggressive, especially considering the holes and departures of rotation guys. The defense looks like it is going to be quite the adventure next season, hope the young kids are ready to come in and perform right away.

They did add Josh Francis (ILB) and Kyle Sebetic (DB).