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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 521041" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p>As noted in my post above, three of the five WRs (Driver wasn't drafted by Thompson) you mention you're fine with Thompson "piling in" were picked in the 2nd round, not the 3rd to 5th.</p><p></p><p>Rodgers does make WRs look better than they would with an average QB, and I think the evidence shows he can make 2nd rounders look like 1st rounders. But IMO it would be a mistake to assume going forward the position can be re-stocked by middle draft picks (and lower) exclusively. The evidence shows Thompson excels at finding WRs in the second round, why not continue to utilize that?</p><p></p><p>But I agree with easyk83, I don’t like "creating rigid rules when it comes to the draft" and I don’t think Thompson does either. The number of times he’s traded down shows, at the very least IMO, his flexibility regarding acquiring talent in the draft. And that goes back to the idea of talent tiers in the draft. When there are multiple players available in the current “top tier”, it makes sense to trade down within that tier and acquire more picks. But when a player is available who the team has rated in a talent tier above their pick, it’s usually a bad idea to pass on that player. Because as recent Packer history shows, you never know how injuries will deplete a position, even one considered the deepest on the team.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 521041, member: 4300"] As noted in my post above, three of the five WRs (Driver wasn't drafted by Thompson) you mention you're fine with Thompson "piling in" were picked in the 2nd round, not the 3rd to 5th. Rodgers does make WRs look better than they would with an average QB, and I think the evidence shows he can make 2nd rounders look like 1st rounders. But IMO it would be a mistake to assume going forward the position can be re-stocked by middle draft picks (and lower) exclusively. The evidence shows Thompson excels at finding WRs in the second round, why not continue to utilize that? But I agree with easyk83, I don’t like "creating rigid rules when it comes to the draft" and I don’t think Thompson does either. The number of times he’s traded down shows, at the very least IMO, his flexibility regarding acquiring talent in the draft. And that goes back to the idea of talent tiers in the draft. When there are multiple players available in the current “top tier”, it makes sense to trade down within that tier and acquire more picks. But when a player is available who the team has rated in a talent tier above their pick, it’s usually a bad idea to pass on that player. Because as recent Packer history shows, you never know how injuries will deplete a position, even one considered the deepest on the team. [/QUOTE]
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