Two questions

[b bulldog]

I would have taken the Browns up on their trade offer and I would hAVE DECIDED between Weddle,Harris,Irons,Rice,or Jarrett. I probably would have taken Weddle.

[pittstang5]

At first - hated the pick, mainly because I knew he was injured during the year and felt if TT really wanted him, he could have gotten him in the 2nd or maybe even the 3rd. I'm coming around. I did some more research on the guy and realize that he may have been considered a top 5 pick if it wasn't for the injury. I like his "football attitude" and the fact that he wore Reggie's old number. I remain skeptical, but after a cool down period, I'm ok with the pick right now.

Who I would take? - Jarvis Moss. I just figured he was the BPA at the time.

[Freak Out]

The two LBs I wanted were off the board as well as Lynch when we picked so I had no problem with it really (the injuries do concern me though). I am glad he went defense.

[Bretsky]

Re: Two questions

Were you upset with the Harrell pick?
Who did you want instead? One name that was available. No crazy trade scenarios. Get your vote on record.

I say no to the first.
I wanted Robert Meachem at the time of the draft, but I think Harrell is a fine pick.

1. Not Happy, but willing to wait and see after my Packer Homerism kicked in and I started creating reasoning for the pick

2. Meachem

But again, I want the trade the team did directly one pick behind us. It's very practical to think Denver would have offered the same thing for one pick earlier.....then they'd have the pick of the two DL left that they were interested in.

Meachem was still there when Jacksonville was picking

[HarveyWallbangers]

It's easy to say Meachem was there, but if you were the GM and wanted Meachem, at the time of the pick you wouldn't have known if he was available to pick later. So, the easiest thing to do is pick a player you wanted instead. I have both of us down for Meachem, but I'm hopeful I'm wrong--just like I was wrong on Collins and Jennings.

[Lurker64]

Re: Two questions

But again, I want the trade the team did directly one pick behind us. It's very practical to think Denver would have offered the same thing for one pick earlier.....then they'd have the pick of the two DL left that they were interested in.

Well, word out of Denver is actually that the Broncos had targeted one of three defensive linemen with their draft pick (Anderson, Harrell, or Moss) and were betting that a couple of those guys were going to be there when they picked and were content to sit back and just take the guy that fell to them. My understanding was that they were motivated to trade up when two of the three guys they had targeted went earlier than they anticipated and they were faced with the prospect of having all of their guys gone by the time they traded up.

I'm fairly confident that if Green Bay had taken Meachem or Leon Hall at 16, Denver would not have traded up.

[ND72]

I was surprised, but I guess not shocked. I knew he'd come out of left field with the pick. I was, however, happy it WASN'T Meachem or Nelson.

At that point in the 1st round, I either wanted Brady Quinn or the trade. I didn't see anyone else that was going to contribute to our team at the #16 pick.

The reason I wasn't "shocked" over the pick is because I was reading saturday morning that Justin Harrell could rise to as high as #13 pick depending on how the draft plays out. I also heard that the 49ers had Justin Harrell #2 on their board behind Patrick Willis. So again, it's not shocking to me.

[Bretsky]

It's easy to say Meachem was there, but if you were the GM and wanted Meachem, at the time of the pick you wouldn't have known if he was available to pick later. So, the easiest thing to do is pick a player you wanted instead. I have both of us down for Meachem, but I'm hopeful I'm wrong--just like I was wrong on Collins and Jennings.

Yes, me as well

[RashanGary]

I'm excited to see the defense. If we start showing signs of domination on that side of the ball we'll be on the right track.

[Bretsky]

I'm excited to see the defense. If we start showing signs of domination on that side of the ball we'll be on the right track.

Agree

But I hope this isn't step one of letting Corey Williams go; if you want to build strength and strength in numbers we need to pay him as well.

[ND72]

I'm excited to see the defense. If we start showing signs of domination on that side of the ball we'll be on the right track.

Agree

But I hope this isn't step one of letting Corey Williams go; if you want to build strength and strength in numbers we need to pay him as well.

I don't think it's the sign of letting Williams go, but a good backup plan if nothing else. Williams has had 1 good season...if he doesn't produce next year, we have our guy already there. We could legitamantly have a solid DT rotation, and if one gets hurt, we're still ok. That's the positive. The more I read on Harrell, and the more I think of it, the more I personally like the pick.

[Joemailman]

Interesting how many people on here have come around to the idea that maybe this wasn't a bad pick. I wonder if the people who booed TT at Lambeau have had a change of heart.

[b bulldog]

It is real simple, Cole and Williams are signed for this year and this pick hopefully gives us a player at DT and also gives us insurance for next year.

[The Shadow]

I am secretly hoping that perhaps now we have a decent chance of actually stopping a 3rd & one. Have not had much confidence in that for at least a decade.

[3irty1]

I am secretly hoping that perhaps now we have a decent chance of actually stopping a 3rd & one. Have not had much confidence in that for at least a decade.

I'm ready to start converting 3rd and 1.