For 31 teams the most optimistic time of the year is The NFL Draft. For the Superbowl Champions it is about keeping on keeping on.

Eventually (Although I do Not Want this To End.) it will be all about repeating... and the Superbowl Champions will become another of 32 in the hunt.

This is why I find going back... A Year... And understanding what happened, how it happened, and why it happened is so very interesting.

The happening... Of Course... A Superbowl Championship.

From about a year ago...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/385684-ted-thompsons-top-10-draft-picks-for-the-green-bay-packers-6-10 

CAN NOT WAIT FOR THE 2011 DRAFT.

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Justin Harrell with replace Jankins and prove all you haters wrong!

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If he remade that list, Raji would have to go up at least 5 spots. He's been beasting all year.

We needed a CB? Heh. Misguided youngsters!

Yeah well without the Sam Shields miracle we'd have been pretty screwed.

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Nick Collins at #2? I thought he should've been #5. And one year after this list was made, it's questionable whether Lang, Jones, and Jolly belong there at all. But it was a fun read. Everything is more fun after your team wins a championship.

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I would probably put Collins at 3;

Rodgers
Mathews
Collins
Jennings
Sitton
Raji

Collins is the best Safety in the NFC, I cant think anyone better, and a top 5 Safety in the league for sure. Ed Reed is easily better, and Polomalu probably, but is hurt too often to really say he is definitely better. Possibly top 3/borderline all pro? Not too bad for a 2nd round pick, with this mentality he should be placed above Jennings.

Collins finished 3rd in the all pro voting at S, which goes along with my thinking. Jennings 7th, which I dont think is the best gauge, but it goes to show that Collins is pretty much regarded as the 3rd best S in the league.

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I think Jennings is more important to the team than Collins. Jennings is our primary threat on offense. He stretches the field and takes up a lot of double coverage, and is still our most productive receiver. Collins is a great player too, but I think the defense could get by without him better than the offense could get by without Jennings. And I don't think for a minute that Collins is better than Polamalu.

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TJ Lang is a funny name to see on there. I guess we all assumed he would be the starting RT last year. I wonder where Ted and Mike see this kid future. I could see him as our new LG or RT, assuming they think Bulaga can play the left side.

I liked what I saw last year. Hopefully Lang continues to develop and get better and is a solid starter real soon!

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I remember reading that article. What a difference a few months makes. Today Starks and Bulaga would be on the list. Jones Jolly and Lang off or lower. Raji would move up.

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