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<blockquote data-quote="BorderRivals.com" data-source="post: 489633" data-attributes="member: 6416"><p>How'd the Packers get lucky by drafting A-Rodg? Selecting Rodgers was an incredibly gutsy call by TT. Not only did 22 other teams have the chance to select him (Vikes had two cracks at him in fact), but Favre was still playing at a high level at the time. Plus, it was TT's first ever selection. So, for him to stick to his BPA philosophy in his first draft with a legend already at that position, shows a strong GM in my opinion.</p><p> </p><p>Similarly, TT traded up to get Clay. That isn't luck. That is a GM making a move to get a guy he wanted. And at the time, Clay wasn't considered a first round pick. In fact, he was taken ahead of the much more acclaimed teammate Maululaga (sp???). </p><p> </p><p>And remember, TT signed Woodson, Pickett, and Tramon as free agents. Of course there are free agents that he could have made to make the team better, but there are also plenty of examples where free agent spending has yielded terrible results - see Philly and Buffalo this year. </p><p> </p><p>Finally, we are all forgetting TT's uncanny ability to get talented undrafted FA's: Moses, Barclay, Shields, Zombo (kind of - he did start in the SB - for what that's worth), DuJuan Harris, and Ross (and I'm probably forgetting some).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BorderRivals.com, post: 489633, member: 6416"] How'd the Packers get lucky by drafting A-Rodg? Selecting Rodgers was an incredibly gutsy call by TT. Not only did 22 other teams have the chance to select him (Vikes had two cracks at him in fact), but Favre was still playing at a high level at the time. Plus, it was TT's first ever selection. So, for him to stick to his BPA philosophy in his first draft with a legend already at that position, shows a strong GM in my opinion. Similarly, TT traded up to get Clay. That isn't luck. That is a GM making a move to get a guy he wanted. And at the time, Clay wasn't considered a first round pick. In fact, he was taken ahead of the much more acclaimed teammate Maululaga (sp???). And remember, TT signed Woodson, Pickett, and Tramon as free agents. Of course there are free agents that he could have made to make the team better, but there are also plenty of examples where free agent spending has yielded terrible results - see Philly and Buffalo this year. Finally, we are all forgetting TT's uncanny ability to get talented undrafted FA's: Moses, Barclay, Shields, Zombo (kind of - he did start in the SB - for what that's worth), DuJuan Harris, and Ross (and I'm probably forgetting some). [/QUOTE]
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