must've went to the capt school of how to use dramatics in math when it suits the argumentI would still contend that having a quality backup Tackle, although nice, was not a luxury the Packers could afford to spend 3 picks on in the 2016 draft when they had other more pressing needs. This was debated before, so silly to debate it again. My opinion then and now haven't changed, so far the results just strengthen my view of the risks of gambling on 1 pick VS 3.
I won't even play the hindsight card and list all the guys we could have used those picks on instead of Spriggs.
whoever we picked in the 2nd round was going to cost a pick. It' not like we gave that pick away. Instead of #57 we got #48. We did indeed give up a 4th rounder and #248 in the 7th round to do so. #248, just an FYI there were only 253 total selections in that draft, we gave away a pick 5 slots away from Mr. Irrelevant to help move up almost 10 spots in the 2nd round. In a draft where people were raging to draft Ragland, they need to remember what they thought back then too. Then decide if they're really tuned into who we should pick or not. we started the weekend with 9 picks and made 7.
I hope we never need a backup tackle again. Should we, and he does a good job, the pick will have been worth it. If he doesn't, then he was a bad pick. If we never need him, then we should thank our lucky stars.