This draft was kind of a crapshoot more than anything just because of the fact that there is no possible way to know how well or badly the current roster would perform in this defense. I think based on the information at hand at the time of the draft picking up Raji and Matthews was the best possible decision. If Pickett and Thompson win their starting spots it means they performed well above expectations. Though nomatter what I expect to see Raji on the line whether it be DE or NT.

Maybe it's just me but I really don't care what player is playing what position or when they were drafted as long as the team does well. If we win games with Justin Harrell at QB and Aaron Rodgers at ILB then thats fine with me. =)

"Stevetarded" wrote:

I just picked the thread i had open lol. Didn't know what one it was in :p
LTF the main question is wouldn't you kind of have your projected starters playing with the 1st team? Just like i saw a post stating that Raji didn't get any snaps at NT. Isn't that the position we drafted him for? Matthews was drafted to be the OLB opposite of Kampman. I was just curious about why they don't have them with the 1st team.

"dhazer" wrote:

What? A positive thread? Nobody is unhappy with their contract or position? ;)

But seriously I think Thompson is going to be a contributing factor for this defense.

"Bigbyfan" wrote:

Has anyone in the Packers' organization ever stated explicitly that Raji was drafted to play NT, or is that simply what everyone else assumed? Maybe he was actually drafted to play DE. Or, given the fact that we know Ted Thompson likes to draft versatile players, maybe they're just getting Raji accustomed to playing multiple roles.

I do think the Jeremy Thompson pick lends further credence to the theory that Ted Thompson has had a multi-year plan to move to the 3-4 for some time now. All the people who have assumed he's an inept buffoon with no long-term vision are looking dumber all the time.

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote: