A good draft for Ted Thompson to trade down

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

11 years ago

Green Bay - Last year, Ted Thompson was the bold one. The Green Bay Packer general manager was the cavalier chasing up his draft board for potential starters on defense.

Twelve picks became eight. He moved up three times.

Out of character?

"I'm not my father's son anymore," Thompson joked then. "It's pathetic."

The theme of the 2012 draft was aggressiveness, defense, need. Thompson looked to invigorate the league's last-ranked pass defense through trades and by riding the first-round wave of pass rushers in USC gamble Nick Perry.

This year - picking at the end of the first round again - it'd be wise for Thompson to be his father's son.

This time, he should trade down.

The stars may align for such a scenario. If a market for quarterbacks - think Ryan Nassib, E.J. Manuel, Mike Glennon, maybe even Matt Barkley - does build then Thompson should capitalize and trade out of the first round.

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play2win
Senior Member

11 years ago

As long as they get the players on defense to improve the entire unit, I'm fine with whatever they do, moving up or down. Of course there are players I would like for them to get, and I'm just hoping they get a bunch of them.

yooperfan
Veteran Member

11 years ago

I'm with P2W, trading up or down means not to me as long as Ted gets players that improve this team.
Preferably in the trenches.

PackerTraxx
Senior Member

11 years ago

This draft is one of the most unpredictable I can remember. A trade down in order to be able to pick up an extra player that can help sooner rather than later would be an ideal situation, but who knows what will happen. Ted Thompson will earn his money this year. Hopefully, he comes out a big winner.

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