Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New resources
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Resources
Latest reviews
Search resources
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Open Football Discussion
Green Bay Packers Fan Forum
Go Eagles
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Magooch" data-source="post: 1058190" data-attributes="member: 17987"><p>This is kind of the crux of it for me. I mean, what is the expectation of a first-round pick? Should we be satisfied with drafting guys who are able to just be "contributors," or is it unreasonable to expect more "game-changers" out of that kind of investment? </p><p></p><p>I don't remember who it was, but some pundit said it recently....basically that we have repeatedly invested heavily in drafting defense early but for all of that we don't really have anyone we've drafted who other teams have to game-plan for on defense. Alexander when he played, and maybe Cooper is getting there, but otherwise there's not a lot of defenders we've drafted recently who other teams have to go out of their way to account for. Gary, Stokes, Savage, Van Ness etc can all be "contributors" but they're not players that opposing OCs are losing sleep over figuring out how to handle... </p><p></p><p>So, I dunno. Is that unfair for that to be the expectation? Maybe so but IMO it's better to aim for a higher standard than "started games for us as a rookie" or at least have that as the bare minimum expectation. If we are just looking to draft guys who can be solid contributors and/or starters then perhaps we should just go ahead and trade down out of the first every year, as Gute's shown he can draft starters and contributors outside of round 1 just fine... <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magooch, post: 1058190, member: 17987"] This is kind of the crux of it for me. I mean, what is the expectation of a first-round pick? Should we be satisfied with drafting guys who are able to just be "contributors," or is it unreasonable to expect more "game-changers" out of that kind of investment? I don't remember who it was, but some pundit said it recently....basically that we have repeatedly invested heavily in drafting defense early but for all of that we don't really have anyone we've drafted who other teams have to game-plan for on defense. Alexander when he played, and maybe Cooper is getting there, but otherwise there's not a lot of defenders we've drafted recently who other teams have to go out of their way to account for. Gary, Stokes, Savage, Van Ness etc can all be "contributors" but they're not players that opposing OCs are losing sleep over figuring out how to handle... So, I dunno. Is that unfair for that to be the expectation? Maybe so but IMO it's better to aim for a higher standard than "started games for us as a rookie" or at least have that as the bare minimum expectation. If we are just looking to draft guys who can be solid contributors and/or starters then perhaps we should just go ahead and trade down out of the first every year, as Gute's shown he can draft starters and contributors outside of round 1 just fine... :P [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Members online
DABIGZ
Magooch
Firethorn1001
Capitol 8805
Latest posts
Badgers Football 2025-2026
Latest: Pokerbrat2000
Today at 10:10 AM
Wisconsin Badgers Forum
Movies and TV shows Thread
Latest: Pokerbrat2000
Today at 10:09 AM
Movies and Entertainment
2026 Roster Thread - Semi-Live
Latest: Pokerbrat2000
Today at 9:48 AM
Green Bay Packers Fan Forum
Christian Watson signs a 4 year 110m extension
Latest: Cornelius Weems
Today at 9:25 AM
Green Bay Packers Fan Forum
H
Josh Jacobs facing charges…
Latest: Heyjoe4
Today at 6:50 AM
Green Bay Packers Fan Forum
Forums
Open Football Discussion
Green Bay Packers Fan Forum
Go Eagles
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top
