Official NFL Draft 1st Round Thread

[Scott Campbell]

so we take a guy that nobody was talking about us being interested in

thats why the whole pre draft thing is a waste of time

There's the entertainment value.

[red]

so what is this guy

is he a guard? or a short armed left tackle?

do we now move tom to center, walker to RT and this guy at LT?

do we screw up our future LT by making him play RT now, then switch the 2 tackles in a season or 2?

[Vincenzo]

so we take a guy that nobody was talking about us being interested in

thats why the whole pre draft thing is a waste of time

Fair enough!

[Joemailman]

This is a good pick. Could revive the talk of moving Tom to C eventually. Morgan may get the chance to challenge for RG position in 2024.

[Scott Campbell]

Wonder why not get the CB locked and maybe move up a little in 2nd if you want Morgan. Hmm.

Perhaps folks will find comfort with the memories of "reaching" for Kenny Clark, or Jaire, Rashaan Gary and Jordan Love.

[smuggler]

Morgan is a guard. He could pay at RT, but he'd only be as good as decent.

[Scott Campbell]

so what is this guy

is he a guard? or a short armed left tackle?

do we now move tom to center, walker to RT and this guy at LT?

do we screw up our future LT by making him play RT now, then switch the 2 tackles in a season or 2?

I think he might be competition for Sean Rhyan.

[red]

This is a good pick. Could revive the talk of moving Tom to C.

revive?

thats all i've been hearing for a week now since the packers "leaked" that they think tom is a "hall of fame center"

[red]

I think he might be competition for Sean Rhyan.

so a losser?

[MadScientist]

With the talk about Tom being a probowl center, I'm not too surprised they went OT. I'm also guessing they like Tom at center better than Barton.

[bobblehead]

so what is this guy

is he a guard? or a short armed left tackle?

do we now move tom to center, walker to RT and this guy at LT?

do we screw up our future LT by making him play RT now, then switch the 2 tackles in a season or 2?

He is built like zack tom. Packers have a type. They don't go for guys who are too big. Good athletes. Played LT in college.

[red]

With the talk about Tom being a probowl center, I'm not too surprised they went OT. I'm also guessing they like Tom at center better than Barton.

hall of fame center, all pro guard, all star tackle

[red]

so did anyone hear of him being linked to us at all in the run up to the draft?

i can't remember anyone mentioning him as a target or mocking him to us

gutey really had everyone fooled on this one

[Frozen Tundra]

I won't lie - I don't understand this.

I said all along, I trust Gute, and yield to his experience, his skills, and his demonstrated expertise. I absolutely meant that, and absolutely still do. I wouldn't criticize this pick even if I wanted to, because I don't know a fraction of what he knows. I am not even remotely qualified to judge or criticize.

But I do think I am qualified to be confused. And I now exercise my prerogative to wonder what the heck this was all about. It seems to me we had excellent opportunities to significantly strengthen the team in some spots where we needed improvemnet much more badly than O-line. But then again, I have never managed an NFL team for a living. So, there's that.....

Well, we have 10 more picks - 91% of the draft remains. I have total faith many of those 10 picks will make much more sense, and we're coming out of this weekend with a much stronger team than we ended the season with. Even if it doesn't look tonight the way most of us hoped or expected.

[red]

He is built like zack tom. Packers have a type. They don't go for guys who are too big. Good athletes. Played LT in college.

wouldn't mind 5 of those guys