Congratulations, Packers fans; you were right

MintBaconDrivel
Senior Member Topic Starter

10 years ago

Fans were right, pick is wrong.

GREEN BAY—You wanted him. You got him.

It’s a pick Packers fans wanted to make in January, after the 2013 season ended with Packers safeties having intercepted no passes, which immediately sent Packers fans scurrying through the first edition of draft preview books, searching for a prospect that would address the Packers’ most desperate need. Ha’sean “Ha Ha” Clinton-Dix, it was decided, was the man.

Thursday night, Packers General Manager Ted Thompson agreed with the fans. Ha Ha is indeed the man who will address the Packers’ need at safety.

“Real all-purpose kind of safety. He’s shown ability to cover guys in the slot. Physical player. We think he’s got very, very good ball skills,” Thompson said shortly after making Clinton-Dix the 21st overall pick of the 2014 NFL draft.

Here’s what’s most important about the Ha Ha pick: Thompson got the best available player he needs, the Packers defense got the safety it needs, and the fans got a player that had become a four-month obsession.

“It fits very well for us. We felt like he was the best player on the board,” Thompson said.

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10 years ago

The one thing I do potentially like about Burnett and Dix is they both can catch the football. Dix seems to have some pretty good hands on him and can do something with it once he catches it like Collins could.

Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."

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Mucky Tundra (5h) : beast, this is news to me! Tell me more about these, "draft picks." They seem mighty mysterious! 😉

beast (7h) : Yes, the Ravens have draft picks

dfosterf (8h) : Good luck to him.

Zero2Cool (9h) : Eric Stokes signs with Raiders

Martha Careful (10h) : Tyler Linderbaum C

Mucky Tundra (10h) : Cap space?

Zero2Cool (10h) : Do Ravens have anything we'd even entertain to have?

Mucky Tundra (13h) : I've seen trade ideas of Jaire going to the Ravens all offseason

beast (14h) : A probably false rumor is suggesting CB Jaire Alexander is being traded to the Ravens, again probably false

beast (14h) : Commanders might have a dominant offense the next 3 years at least

Zero2Cool (15h) : San Francisco 49ers announced they have released DL Leonard Floyd.

Mucky Tundra (17h) : Er getting traded twice like that

Mucky Tundra (17h) : Huh, LT Laremy Tunsil traded from Houston to Washington. Never heard of a top OT getting traded in his career like that

Martha Careful (11-Mar) : Minnesota Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy Jr. is returning on a three-year, $66 million deal

Zero2Cool (11-Mar) : Damn

Martha Careful (11-Mar) : Saints are re-signing DE Chase Young to a three-year, $51 million deal worth up to $57 million.

Martha Careful (11-Mar) : 49ers releasing FB Juszcyk any interest?

Zero2Cool (11-Mar) : digits of four

Zero2Cool (11-Mar) : four digits

Zero2Cool (10-Mar) : Eh, don't think so. better to split

Zero2Cool (10-Mar) : on new site, would Fan Shout and GameDay Chat show same messages?

Mucky Tundra (10-Mar) : The Hall of Fame stuff probably came from a scout as Zero said; at this point though it's hard to see them moving ZT from RT

Mucky Tundra (10-Mar) : Regarding ZT at C, Gute had said he felt C was ZTs best position after he was drafted.

Zero2Cool (10-Mar) : LB Oren Burks to sign a 2-year, $5M deal with the Bengals.

Zero2Cool (10-Mar) : Based on how it was worded at the time, probably scout.

beast (10-Mar) : I don't think the media person ever told the public the source, but Gute or LaFleur did say they thought Tom has earned his spot at OT

beast (10-Mar) : I think it was supposedly unnamed Packers source

buckeyepackfan (10-Mar) : Was that Gute or Lefleur or someone else?

buckeyepackfan (10-Mar) : Zach Tom could be a really good guard, an all pro tackle, but probably be a HOF Center. Who said that?

Zero2Cool (10-Mar) : It's March 10th. I don't think anything is done.

Martha Careful (10-Mar) : if we think CB is done, we have a poor roster

Mucky Tundra (10-Mar) : CB and OG in FA, narrows down the top of the draft board a little

Martha Careful (10-Mar) : Meh....I hope we can get Ward 49ers or Murphy Vikings

Zero2Cool (10-Mar) : Yes

Martha Careful (10-Mar) : did Nate Hobbs just sign with us CB Raiders?

Zero2Cool (10-Mar) : Jets have agreed to terms with former Ravens CB Brandon Stephens

Zero2Cool (10-Mar) : Aaron Banks’ PFF grade was 0.1 worse than Elgton Jenkins last year.

Zero2Cool (10-Mar) : Muwahaha

Zero2Cool (10-Mar) : Oh awesome! Nostrawrongus says 4th so SUPER BOWL ON TRACK!!

dhazer (10-Mar) : to be honest the freee agent market isnt that great this year so I can handle a 500 yr or sub 500 is fine, i see us as 4th in division

dhazer (10-Mar) : Hi Dave long time no see

Mucky Tundra (10-Mar) : Slaton to the Begals=Guaranteed Big Boy in the first 3 rounds

Mucky Tundra (10-Mar) : WE SIGNED SOMEONE!!!!!!1!

Zero2Cool (10-Mar) : Former #Packers DT TJ Slaton headed to the #Bengals on a 2-year $15.1M deal.

Zero2Cool (10-Mar) : 4-year $77M for Packers new guard Aaron Banks

Zero2Cool (10-Mar) : OL Patrick Mekari to sign with the Jaguars.

Zero2Cool (10-Mar) : oops

Zero2Cool (10-Mar) : Josh Sweat to Cardinals

Martha Careful (10-Mar) : Josh Sweat to the Arizona Cardinals.

Mucky Tundra (10-Mar) : Surprises the Seahawks signed Darnold for that money

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