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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 551018" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/jennings-passes-on-packers-8-million-offer-em96ep8-198638301.html#ixzz2zGHoRjmJ" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/jennings-passes-on-packers-8-million-offer-em96ep8-198638301.html#ixzz2zGHoRjmJ</a></p><p></p><p>In 2008 when Nelson was drafted the WRs on the roster were: Driver, who was in his 10th season and would retire 5 seasons later, Jennings, in his third season who would leave 5 seasons later and Jones, in his second season who would leave 6 seasons later. IMO that equals no immediate need. There were higher priorities than WR going into that draft.</p><p></p><p>IMO QB was not a critical need in 2005. Favre had been playing the retirement game since 2002 and he showed no signs of slowing down and of course he had already proven to be historical durable. His QB rating increased in each of the previous three years, culminating with a 92.4 rating in 2004. During the Favre-made mess, the Packers were willing to welcome him back within a month of his "retirement". And without the Favre-made mess he would have started at QB in 2008. Lack of concern about his age at that point translates into lack of concern three years earlier. We will never know what was in Thompson’s mind on draft day, 2008. But evidence of a <em>critical</em> need at QB would have been repeated attempts to trade up for Rodgers as the highly rated QB continued to get passed by. There were no reports of any attempt to trade up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 551018, member: 4300"] [url]http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/jennings-passes-on-packers-8-million-offer-em96ep8-198638301.html#ixzz2zGHoRjmJ[/url] In 2008 when Nelson was drafted the WRs on the roster were: Driver, who was in his 10th season and would retire 5 seasons later, Jennings, in his third season who would leave 5 seasons later and Jones, in his second season who would leave 6 seasons later. IMO that equals no immediate need. There were higher priorities than WR going into that draft. IMO QB was not a critical need in 2005. Favre had been playing the retirement game since 2002 and he showed no signs of slowing down and of course he had already proven to be historical durable. His QB rating increased in each of the previous three years, culminating with a 92.4 rating in 2004. During the Favre-made mess, the Packers were willing to welcome him back within a month of his "retirement". And without the Favre-made mess he would have started at QB in 2008. Lack of concern about his age at that point translates into lack of concern three years earlier. We will never know what was in Thompson’s mind on draft day, 2008. But evidence of a [I]critical[/I] need at QB would have been repeated attempts to trade up for Rodgers as the highly rated QB continued to get passed by. There were no reports of any attempt to trade up. [/QUOTE]
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