Agreed. Gluten only had 6 picks (after giving up two 7th round picks for kicker Smack in the 6th). Based on needs and the qualities of the players selected, I thought he did a great job. We'll know in three years. But right now, I'm really happy with this draft.
How has that worked out for them lately? Asking for a friend.I will take an extreme case, just to make a point. If you had 2 Kickers playing at Lambeau in January and its a windy 10 degree day, would you rather line up the guy that grew up in Northern Wisconsin and had been kicking in the same conditions all his life. Or would you rather line the guy up that grew up in Brazil playing soccer and this is the first time he has ever seen snow?
I am sure that there are kickers that adapt better to the cold, wind, rain, etc. and I guess if I am looking at hiring one to play 3-5 games a year in what could be frigid weather in Green Bay, I would like to know he can kick under those conditions.
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Lot of teams got better. We have to hope we can keep up with them.
It’s certainly possible we could get a Day 3 trade. Our 7th for your 6th type thing.
We still have Havrisik on the roster, do we cut him?
I felt like we would have won the NCF North and around 12 to 13 games last year if there was just a normal number of injuries. There were so many key players hurt last year.
I guess we would have to jump to an alternative world, where the Packers only use Brazilian kickers that have never seen snow, to really know the answer to that.
Why would any team offer a nice draft pick for the loser of a rookie vs sub-par veteran competition?
What do you mean alternative world. The Packers almost signed a guy they tried out when they played in Brazil as their international player.
Just a note. I’m not so sure
No, you give the kid a shot. This is the kicker who set the record for the longest FG in Packer history. And it helped win the game. We owe him that much.
Those do not sound like very good moves by the Vikings. I was thinking the main competition for the Division would be the Lions and the Bears.
It will be Lions and Bears at this point. Vikings have confidence in New prospects. It will be a year of transition for them like it is for us.
The Bears
Well said. I imagine most of them are in the gym, and I could excuse a few for taking a few nights to celebrate after being drafted, but being a college and pro athlete are demanding jobs - both playing, and staying physically and mentally on top of the game.
Thanks OS. It seems to me that the Bears had a lot of offseason losses (and gains). But the losses seem excessive. How many guys from last season won't be back with the Packers? Are the numbers close between the Bears and Pack? Thanks OS.
Agreed. The Vikings are very well coached, but they have made a habit of making bad moves in the off season.
