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<blockquote data-quote="UncleMeat" data-source="post: 239017" data-attributes="member: 1450"><p>So, my car was hit while parked and needed to go in for a week worth of repairs... during which time I've been driving a loaner and have had to listen to local radio. I found the Milwaukee AM sports stations and have been subjected to a solid week of people screaming about TT not going after free agents.</p><p></p><p>I won't get into that too much, but do we really expect Thompson, after 4 years, to go get a guy like Haynesworth? If we give a free agent a deal with $20m, $30m or even $40m in bonuses, is that one signing worth losing possibly Kampman and Jennings next year? Without all the numbers in front of me, I can't say why we don't have more cap money than we do, but the point is that there are limited financial resources and our team is not one player away from winning a Super Bowl. Thus, that one player is not worth the long term sacrifice.</p><p></p><p>That said, the common defense to not splurging on free agency is that it is smarter to build via the draft. I mostly agree with this and most quality teams have a strong foundation of drafted players along with a few key veteran signings. It's a proven method.</p><p></p><p>Which leads me to my question (finally)... how exactly is TT "building" via the draft? Looking at his first two drafts with the Packers, he took 23 players in 2 years. With Mike Montgomery out as a free agent, 12 of those 23 players are currently not with the team!!! Over a 50% fail rate on the draft. I'm not saying he has to find stars in the 6th round, but at least find guys in the first 5 rounds who can still make the team 3-4 years later. Unless Harrell can turn his young career around, the '07 Packer draft class is looking like 2-3 solid players, a few departed names and several players who are career backups. It looks like the only starter from that group is the kicker. It's early, but Pat Lee looks like he has the most promise to be a starter from the '08 group. Finley could break in at tight end in a couple years, but right now he is definitely a project like many other players Thompson picks. </p><p></p><p>Whether Thompson suddenly changes philosophy or we get someone new in a couple years, we need to go away from drafting on potential alone. Good teams pick players who have talent and who have the skillsets that fit the dynamic they have built in the organization. The Packers? We just have a bunch of guys... they don't really have much of anything in common other than the color of their uniforms.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UncleMeat, post: 239017, member: 1450"] So, my car was hit while parked and needed to go in for a week worth of repairs... during which time I've been driving a loaner and have had to listen to local radio. I found the Milwaukee AM sports stations and have been subjected to a solid week of people screaming about TT not going after free agents. I won't get into that too much, but do we really expect Thompson, after 4 years, to go get a guy like Haynesworth? If we give a free agent a deal with $20m, $30m or even $40m in bonuses, is that one signing worth losing possibly Kampman and Jennings next year? Without all the numbers in front of me, I can't say why we don't have more cap money than we do, but the point is that there are limited financial resources and our team is not one player away from winning a Super Bowl. Thus, that one player is not worth the long term sacrifice. That said, the common defense to not splurging on free agency is that it is smarter to build via the draft. I mostly agree with this and most quality teams have a strong foundation of drafted players along with a few key veteran signings. It's a proven method. Which leads me to my question (finally)... how exactly is TT "building" via the draft? Looking at his first two drafts with the Packers, he took 23 players in 2 years. With Mike Montgomery out as a free agent, 12 of those 23 players are currently not with the team!!! Over a 50% fail rate on the draft. I'm not saying he has to find stars in the 6th round, but at least find guys in the first 5 rounds who can still make the team 3-4 years later. Unless Harrell can turn his young career around, the '07 Packer draft class is looking like 2-3 solid players, a few departed names and several players who are career backups. It looks like the only starter from that group is the kicker. It's early, but Pat Lee looks like he has the most promise to be a starter from the '08 group. Finley could break in at tight end in a couple years, but right now he is definitely a project like many other players Thompson picks. Whether Thompson suddenly changes philosophy or we get someone new in a couple years, we need to go away from drafting on potential alone. Good teams pick players who have talent and who have the skillsets that fit the dynamic they have built in the organization. The Packers? We just have a bunch of guys... they don't really have much of anything in common other than the color of their uniforms. [/QUOTE]
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