A review of the Clark, Spriggs and Fackrell picks

[pbmax]

Other Ted comments on Spriggs:

Green Bay Packers @packers 12h12 hours ago
Thompson on Jason Spriggs trade: "We really wanted to make him a Packer." #PackersDraft

Rob Demovsky
Packers GM Ted Thompson explained why he traded up in the second round to take Jason Spriggs. "It might have been a little conservative on my part, but I'd rather have him than risk losing him."


Ted's PC after 3rd round, discussing Fackrell and Spriggs.

http://www.packers.com/media-center/videos/Thompson-on-Day-2-Its-a-tricky-business/e20a8c03-0efe-4579-ae36-74cf627eb0b8

[Maxie the Taxi]

Darn it, Maxie. Now you have jinxed him for sure! Do you not recall the rookie years of Aaron Taylor, Mike Flanagan and JC Tretter? Why would you make such a guarantee?

You left off the "knock on wood" part!! That ALWAYS works...knock on wood!

[yetisnowman]

I'd hope Fackrell is expected to contribute right away seeing as how he's almost 25. That's a pretty quick expiration date for a project. Good reads JH.

If only there was a proven NFL linebacker around the same age we could have targeted in free agency.....

[Fritz]

...who didn't cost 6 mill a year...

[RashanGary]

JH, where did you get the quotes? Gutenkisk or Lutefisk or Gutenberg was at the PC after the Spriggs pick. Ted came down again after grabbing Fackrell.

Tt talked about Clark after day 1 and spriggs and the lb after day two. I listened and watched his body language, and formed impressions that can be argued and disagreed with, but impressions none the less. That's what I shared. Opinion. I've been getting more consistently right with my opinions over the years, not always, but more often. It's still an opinion though and certainly up for debate.

[RashanGary]

Good stuff, JH.

Like you, I enjoy trying to decipher Ted's speech and his nonverbals. I disagree with your analysis only in that Teds most telling moment was when he first picked Nelson. He positively looked like the cat who ate the canary on that one. As it turns out, rightfully so.

Sometimes I miss things. But yes, those are the types of things that can be gleaned if a person wants to pay attention to context! Nice observation, and i trust it!

[RashanGary]

Pb, I would recommend listening to the pc and watching yourself, not reading. So much gets lost in the translation to written word.

[pbmax]

Yeah, I did listen to the PC last night on the radio and today on their website. He doesn't say anything specific about his playing. You've got me spooked.

[RashanGary]

That's it. He says nothing about how spriggs plays. Said was tough, said was athletic, said wanted to be good. Said nothing about actually being good. It's what he didn't say that concerns me.

[Bretsky]

Billings or Adams would be nice

[yetisnowman]

...who didn't cost 6 mill a year...

Let's just keep saving and drafting and developing until our HOF quarterback is a shadow of himself.
I'll maintain that our approach via the draft and free agency needs to be much more aggressive over the next few years. We pay Clay more than double what Trevathan is being paid per year, and the contract was a year longer. For whatever reason money doesn't matter, as long as TT drafted the player getting paid.

[mraynrand]

Let's just keep saving and drafting and developing until our HOF quarterback is a shadow of himself.
I'll maintain that our approach via the draft and free agency needs to be much more aggressive over the next few years. We pay Clay more than double what Trevathan is being paid per year, and the contract was a year longer. For whatever reason money doesn't matter, as long as TT drafted the player getting paid.

I don't think the Trevathan issue was so much about money - I think it was about whether they liked 'em or not.

[Bretsky]

another LB; nice.

[Bretsky]

How about another DT, TE, or scatback RB next ??

[RashanGary]

I think you're in the wrong thread, brah!