My prediction for the 1st 2 rounds are Konz and James running back from Oregon :)

Originally Posted by: dhazer 

... my hope is that Ted never drafts another player with a recent injury history. Never. Why take the chance? I could see later rounds, a guy who is spiraling down the draft boards, a really good player with a good prognosis. OK. Draft him later. But not first couple of rounds. Please, no.

Originally Posted by: play2win 

How do draft boards get set up in their ranking?

Do they give certain players a higher grade in certain rounds or is it by the teams need or do they rank the top 300 players ... or mixture of everything or what?

I'm curious how best player available can be different for every team ... and I believe that to be true. The best player available when the Packers are picking is going to be different than the Colts. Right?

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 

I thought a few years ago Ted Thompson said they rate their top 300 players and then simply pick the best player left. That also helps them decide which free agents they are going to try and sign. But there's got to be more to it than that unless the rating system is very complex.

Originally Posted by: PackerTraxx 

We won’t do it intentionally. We don’t draft that way. Draft for long-term investment not immediate or perceived need.

Ted Thompson wrote:

To be blunt, this article, Joe, is pretty much an analysis of what Ted himself has stated after he drafted BJ Raji: when players are rated similar on the Packers board, need comes into play in making a selection. Frankly, if people are still doubting those words after they came from Ted... well let's just say they might need to reconsider the sources they do believe.



"[R]ecent" injury history? I think that's a bit of an awkward way of putting it... "recent" would imply probably past season to me. Yet with some of Thompson's biggest busts - Harrell, Neal (to date) - their injury issues were consistent throughout their college careers. It's hard to argue that Ted should be willing to pick injury prone players in the first few rounds considering our results, but I'm not too worried if he drafts someone who seems to have missed games his last year due to a nagging injury.

I'd love to get a candid look at what Ted thinks about taking players who have consistently been injured throughout their college careers considering the past results of this. I highly doubt it would, at present, be a marginal factor. I dare say another high pick used on a DL who has trouble staying healthy might lead us to yet another early playoff exit.

Originally Posted by: all_about_da_packers 

Ted Thompson had this to say when asked about addressing the needs on defense.


The smart ass in me says ... you better draft a pass rush specialist or the Packers will be investing in a new General Manager in the immediate future. :P

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool