Those two moves could blow up in his face and potentially cost him his job, especially if Raji eats his way out of the league and Crabtree becomes the second coming of Jerry Rice.

Silverstein is pissing me off this morning:

We didn't lost 10 games because of the WR last season.

"SlickVision" wrote:

"Continuity is the bedrock of long-term success."

Thank you William Clay Ford! :)

I could cite dozens of studies in continuity in this league over the years that swirled around the toilet endlessly before the turd disappeared (see "Detroit Lions"). I will grant you that time is necessary in developing a SB caliber team, but in general, that development is recognized fairly early on.

As a for-instance, it was apparent by 1994 that the Packers were on the cusp of an appearance at the big dance; they had a HOF caliber QB and they had Reggie, they had the coaching and a stellar GM (who wasn't afraid to drop a buck or two on the floor), and they had depth.

We're not there yet. I think we have the QB, but there are obvious gaps elsewhere. Hopefully, Raji will help fill the gap in the defense. Our offense was not too much of a problem last year, but Ryan Grant needs to justify his paycheck IMO. Our wides, who presumably are so deep that Ted passed on Crabtree, are not so deep as we think. I would have passed on Crabtree also due to his personality issues that other teams recognized, and also because I believe we have the best wideout in the league already in Greg. But Driver is getting up there in years; Jordy will be fine and Jones might surprise everyone next year with a return to healthy status. We could've used a stud in this category, but I have no problem with picking the D studs ahead of the wides.

Bottom line on this thread; I still think Ted Thompson will never be successful enough to get us to the SB, but he did OK in this draft. I also still have my doubts about Mike McCarthy's play calling, but we'll see what transpires this season.

I fully expect this subject line to appear again next January.

"oskarliminga" wrote:

If we drafted Crabtree would we have really gained much? If comes in and gets 1000+ receiving yards that won't mean that Rodgers had 5000 yards it will just mean one of the other receivers had less yards. That isn't a great offensive improvement.

"Stevetarded" wrote:

"Stevetarded" wrote:

The impact of having Crabtree on the Packers wouldn't have been found in total passing yards.... it would have been found in completion percentage, third down conversion ratios and probably total points.

Think about Jennings, Driver, Nelson, Jones and Crabtree on the field at one time.. the defense would be so thinned out trying to cover that natural holes would be huge.. Jones, Nelson and Crabtree hitting the unders and Jennings and Driver hitting the seams.. damn that would be tough to defend.

I loved the drama that was part of the chat when Crabtree was on the board, and I personally wouldn't have been upset if he was the pick there.. but all things considered.. we made the best move for the Packers in the situation. Raji sitting there was unexpected by me..

Plus it was fun watch people like Foster squirm a little.. :lol:

"pack93z" wrote: