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Do We REALLY NEED a CB THAT BBADLY?
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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 451537" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">You meant "I told you so"? as humor, right? I mean you're the guy that had to restrain himself from "screaming 'Why in the blue world do you MORONS think we need a CB?!?!? We just got Davon House in the fourth last year.'", right? <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /> </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I'm going to go out on a limb and say Ted Thompson knows more about the talent in the 2012 NFL draft and more about the needs of the Packers than either of us or anyone else posting on this forum. While no one knows what Thompson and those in the Packers' draft room were thinking, their jumping up 28 spots from the third round to the <em>second round</em> to grab Casey Hayward is p<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">ersuasive </span>evidence Thompson and staff saw the obvious need at CB HyponGrey inadvertently alluded to in the OP. Just like the need they ID'd when they traded up to grab Matthews and just like the need they saw at DL when they traded up to get Worthy. So Ted Thompson answered the question, "Do We REALLY NEED a CB THAT BBADLY?", "<em>Yes</em>". </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">That's why I'm cautious about predicting what Thompson and his team will do on draft day. I don't know how many, if any, had Hayward rated as a second rounder, just as few (none that I remember) had Nick Collins rated as a second rounder. As for an idea about keeping a certain number of CBs, I suggest adding Woodson (regarding the makeup of the roster via positions) to the group of safeties and re-asking the question. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 451537, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][FONT=Georgia] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma]You meant "I told you so"? as humor, right? I mean you're the guy that had to restrain himself from "screaming 'Why in the blue world do you MORONS think we need a CB?!?!? We just got Davon House in the fourth last year.'", right? ;) [/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Tahoma]I'm going to go out on a limb and say Ted Thompson knows more about the talent in the 2012 NFL draft and more about the needs of the Packers than either of us or anyone else posting on this forum. While no one knows what Thompson and those in the Packers' draft room were thinking, their jumping up 28 spots from the third round to the [I]second round[/I] to grab Casey Hayward is p[FONT=Tahoma]ersuasive [/FONT]evidence Thompson and staff saw the obvious need at CB HyponGrey inadvertently alluded to in the OP. Just like the need they ID'd when they traded up to grab Matthews and just like the need they saw at DL when they traded up to get Worthy. So Ted Thompson answered the question, "Do We REALLY NEED a CB THAT BBADLY?", "[I]Yes[/I]". [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]That's why I'm cautious about predicting what Thompson and his team will do on draft day. I don't know how many, if any, had Hayward rated as a second rounder, just as few (none that I remember) had Nick Collins rated as a second rounder. As for an idea about keeping a certain number of CBs, I suggest adding Woodson (regarding the makeup of the roster via positions) to the group of safeties and re-asking the question. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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