Saturday, April 28, 2007

Draft Day


Draft day is back, and I have to confess this is always one of my favorite days of the year. I hate the pacing of the draft, but usually I like the trades, and the picks and the projections. You can almost talk yourself into believing that this is the draft that is going to put you over the top. Having said, only twice in my life have I ever actually predicted who the Packers might take at a particular slot (Terrell Buckley and Derrick Mays) niether of which worked out great for the Packers. My thoughts this year are that I am nervous about picking a RB in round 1, maybe too many visions of Brent Fulwood in my head, I think the Packers will pick up a receiver today, either Moss or drafting one (all the Wisconsin guys are convinced we love Meachem from Tennessee), a CB/S, a RB, a TE, and then more depth at LB and OL. Also if Ted Thompson is anything like Ron Wolf, which I believe he is then you will probably see us take a QB late. The Packers have a total of nine picks which I think may go this way:
1. CB/S- the best one available.
2. TE-Best one available, but don't be shocked if we flip flop one and two.
3. RB- Michael Bush? Maybe.
4. WR-Traded for Randy Moss.
5. LB-Someone we have probably never heard of, although maybe the short LB from FSU
6. RB-Don't be shocked to see them double up on RB's, although a special team returning WR makes sense here too.
7a. OL- Some interior lineman, C or G
7b. QB- If he is still here, Jordan Palmer UTEP
7c. OL- More depth

That's my two cents, now the Packers will go out and make me look like a fool. I must watch more sports and be worse at predicting them than anyone else on the planet.

1 comment:

christian said...

i'm impressed with your ability to produce a draft sheet prior to the event, BUT even more amazed at how far off you were- AND we're losing moss to NE? any chance favre changes his mind before training camp?