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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mondio" data-source="post: 832747" data-attributes="member: 10441">I get the draft capital argument.  but using our situation is also all the ammo you need to argue that it doesn't matter a whole lot.  All these 1st round picks on defense vs offense and what has it done for our defense?  This idea that spending those picks on offense would mean Rodgers had more to work with is everything but a guarantee as we've found out with the defense.  On the flip side, though high picks weren't used, outside of last year and this, you're going to be very hard pressed to try and make an argument that Rodgers didn't have plenty of quality offensive guys to line up with.  From the linemen protecting him to the guys catching passes, no matter the round, there has been plenty to work with in the past decade plus on that side of the ball and most were 2nd round or much later.  once your drafted, the slotting means nothing in the NFL, and many of those guys could play and did very well.  a couple still are for us.</blockquote>

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