When I evaluate a team over a two- or three-year period, the first thing I do is check upstairs in the personnel department. The Green Bay Packers have put themselves in a position to win over an extended period of time. Ted Thompson has done an awesome job of building the team with young players and adding hungry vets along the way. Follow the money: The Packers pay players who make up the core of a team: QB, CB and both lines. Aaron Rodgers has all the tools to lead the next dynasty in the NFL, and an emphasis on the running game will also help. I like the fact that the Packers have potential playmakers in every unit. And they also have that great home-field advantage.
THE PICK: Green Bay Packers

ERIC ALLEN wrote: