They usually draft for 1-2 years in the future, and Walker's contract situation is uncertain. So I wouldn't be surprised if they take one on day 3. But yeah, I don't think it's a priority.
Originally Posted by: earthquake
I don't think it's uncertain, I think they turn down the 5th year option, Walker goes into a contract year, Packers offer him something, and most likely he's disappointed it's not more and signed elsewhere.
Which is why they re-signed McDuffie for 2 years. As he'll be a stop gap, and maybe they'll draft a LBer high in 2026 if no one else steps up.
I would say they still draft one. Hopper has been a horrible pick thus far, and Welch is somebody who didn’t make the team previously. There is still 0 depth behind the top 3 guys. They need to address this in the draft.
I’m hoping Hopper takes a step because right now it doesn’t look good on Gute. The dude was expected to go 6th/7th round and he took him in the 3rd.
Originally Posted by: go.pack.go.
Yeah, but it's LB, usually only the two 2 are on the field, as all 32 teams majority run nickel defense, I think for some teams, some years have run more dome defense with 1 LB than they have with base with 3 LB on the field.
So I think they only need 3 for the 2 LBer spots.