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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 709992" data-attributes="member: 7261">Just getting this off my chest.  While I understand most of the criticism laid on TT and I am one who has been critical of him as well, people who want to imply "TT got lucky picking AR and he was trying to trade the pick away" irks me.  When that is brought up, it totally feels like someone desperate to twist facts to further discredit TT, by trying to take away one of his biggest accomplishments as GM.Read up on the history of the draft room that day in 2005.  TT knew Rodgers was free falling and began to ask the opinions of everyone in the Packer draft room if they would be on board selecting him if he continued to fall, they were.  Of course TT was entertaining trade talks during the draft, I would imagine that is his MO for every draft and every round.  Did TT trade that pick away?  Did TT have to pick AR?  Did the Packers need a QB at the time?The only luck involved with TT picking AR in the draft was that the teams picking before him didn't.  We as Packer fans are lucky TT was behind the controls that day, had he not been, I'm not so sure AR is a Packer today.So carry on with your criticism of TT, but for this fan, I am grateful he drafted AR.</blockquote>

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