Pete Dougherty Chat

[Rastak]

Not many people that I hear on the radio or write in the papers seem to think Hawk is a good pick at 5.

Let's see these sources. This seems to be your own opinion. I wouldn't try selling it as the consensus.

Peter King I believe said Greenway may end up being a better playmaker than Hawk...I don't think so but that's what he said.

[Patler]

... but I have to say that the guys running the TMJ sports shows for the weekend are idiots. They consistently misrepresent facts and don't know as much as the average poster in here.

AMEN! These guys continually show a lack of preparation, such as not knowing which FAs or RFAs have been signed (even by the Packers), etc. Just a few weeks ago, (I think it was the WTMJ weekend show) one confessed that he did not know what the salary cap figure is for 2006. They once referred to part of the Packers problem last year coming from Walker playing "less than half the season", as if they didn't realize he played less than a full game. I don't think I've ever listened to them for more than a half-hour without hearing a major blunder or mischaracterization with a fact.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Re: Pete Dougherty Chat

Mike Holland, Houston, Texas: Pete: If D'Brickshaw Ferguson is still on the board when the Packers come up at number 5, could they draft him for LT, move Clifton to RT, put Tauscher and Barry at the guards and let White and Wells vie for the Center position? In your opinion, would this work and would this fix the O Line problem for the Packers? Thanks.

Pete Dougherty: That's what tomorrow's draft-series story is about. It's definitely something that could happen, and you have to think it would improve the line substantially. I'm not saying it's the best move, but it would be hard to argue with it if Ferguson is as good as almost all the scouts I've talked to think he is.

The big problem with drafting Ferguson is that he is only suited to play left tackle. He's not big or powerful enough to play RT, at least right now.

And Clifton is also only suited to play left tackle only, he's tall and top heavy. Klemm is also a natural Left Tackle.

I wish they could take Ferguson, but just don't see how they would use him in 2006.