As a general rule I don't really like taking 5th year seniors unless they were injured in their 4th year and did a medical red shirt. Most of the time players with real talent come out after their 3rd or 4th year in college no matter how much eligibility they have left. Players who stay in tend to have already reached their max potential. Goodson being 25 may fall into that group. Hopefully there is still some upside to him.
One of the things we will never know but I think about, what would this draft have looked like if GB had lost 1 or 2 more games. Their needs would be exactly the same as what they are right now but they would have been picking in the 10th or 14th spot instead of 21st.
Originally Posted by: wpr
Great point wpr. Speaks really to how good this Packers team really is or might be. Winning as much as we did with that many injuries. At key positions.
I keep thinking about a couple of things:
1. cannot experience a Ted Thompson draft without getting really disappointed, initially, then having to walk back my reactionary statements after reviewing his selections. Happens every year. I usually feel better once I've figured out who these players are, and hearing their rationale for picking them.
2. I think after all these years, Ted has earned the right to take a flyer or two. Usually does this later rounds, minimizing risks if they don't pan out, but maximizing value if they do.
This last bit always, always leaves me walking away from draft day feeling weirdly reserved, thinking he sometimes makes this a bit harder than it needs to be.
Those later round picks can be super important. Oh, well. That's just me, and I do think we are a far better team today than we were last week, and I support his decisions. The guy is ALL about his job as GM of the Packers, always trying his best.