He was worth the risk in my opinion - especially in that draft. There was little talent selected after him in the first round.
Hindsight is 20/20, I suppose, but I honestly never liked the pick. Talent truly means nothing if you're not available, something that McCarthy preaches as a mantra. As far as little talent selected after him, what about: Leon Hall, Michael Griffin, Aaron Ross, Dwayne Bowe, Brandon Meriweather, Jon Beason, Anthony Spencer, Joe Staley, Ben Grubbs, Greg Olsen. Even in the second there were guys like Eric Weddle, Zach Miller, Chris Houston, Sidney Rice, LAMARR WOODLEY, David Harris, Eric Wright, Ryan Kalil. A few in the 3rd: Ryan Harris, Charles Johnson, etc. Man the Panther's had a nice draft in 2007. Almost all of those players have had decent careers at worst and some are elite talent.
It was clearly a huge mistake, but whatever. They happen and will happen again. It's part of the game. Fortunately for the Packer's, Ted drafts well in all rounds, minimizing the importance of first round picks.