The 2022 Draft Class...

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I think now that were are past this groups 2.5 year mark the future is crystalizing for some, or at minimum more so. The crazy thing is when folks discuss Gute's draft history many point towards getting the likes of Jaire how he did first...or the gamble of Love seemingly making him a prophet...but folks this 2022 class is INSANE return, to the degree it shouldn't even happen.

In 2022 we had 11 draft picks. Up until literally days ago, 9 of those 11 were still in house and in Green Bay. Only Samori Toure and Tariq Carpenter are no longer here, but neither are out of the league. Jonathan Ford was the 9th one still here, but was signed off our Practice Squad by the Chicago Bears (where Toure is currently).

That means 8 of the 11 are still here. While that is still rare, the CRAZY INSANE thing is arguably if you include Kingsley Enagbare as a starter - ALL NINE ARE STARTERS FOR US.

Three of our starting five offensive Lineman are from this class; LT Rasheed Walker (7th Rd), RG Sean Rhyan (3rd Rd) and RT Zach Tom (4th Rd)
Two of our best WRs are from this class in Christian Watson (2nd Rd) and Romeo Doubs (4th Rd)
Our starting off ball LB in Quay Walker (1st Rd)
One of our better when healthy downed defensive lineman in Devonte Wyatt (1st Rd)
and finally Kingsley Enagbare (5th Rd) a guy coming into his own with elevated play now that Preston is gone.

This group is by leaps and bounds Gute's best top to bottom draft class, and is the type of hitting in a draft you can only DREAM of doing.

All great but 6 of these 8 have deals ending after 2024...all 8 do if we don't pick up the 5th year options on Quay or Devonte....that is a TON of contract decisions on the horizon...and likely I bet we see one of these guys get an extension around the draft time frame of the spring honestly (my bet is Zach Tom)...and it wouldn't shock me if they work out a deal similar to what they did with Love with the likes of Quay or Wyatt...split what would be the 5th year option money into two seasons spreading it but keeping them here to see if long term they want to drop serious money on them. Players like it as it gives them exponentially more security and teams' like it as it spreads that big 5th year option money into two. I loved the logic of doing that with Love and would support doing that here truthfully because both of those guys when good are GREAT.
 

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10/10 draft, sadly we are gonna have to let a few go. I think Doubs is one and Rhyan too. I love them both, Rhyan seems to be getter better as experiance grows. Then Quay unless the light bulb gets brighter. I think RW stays and Morgan is your starting guard and a option to swing tackle. Lets hope we can get another draft like that with 2025 home cookin.
 
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10/10 draft, sadly we are gonna have to let a few go. I think Doubs is one and Rhyan too. I love them both, Rhyan seems to be getter better as experiance grows. Then Quay unless the light bulb gets brighter. I think RW stays and Morgan is your starting guard and a option to swing tackle. Lets hope we can get another draft like that with 2025 home cookin.

Yeah I've shared elsewhere I've grown to accept that a future beyond 2025 with Watson and Doubs isn't happening. One of them is going and I actually think depending how they close out the season one of them may get traded this offseason rather than leave in FAs after 2025. Just like if Wicks figures his crap out, the team will have to pick between him and Reed eventually as well down the road.

The only way I could see it would be if those two do something NO ONE does anymore and work with Gute on a deal with higher guarantees but lower overall to stay and play. BUT I bet we'd be flirting with guarantee level money GB just won't do.
 

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It's a good problem to have thanks to Gute, hope we can maximize return on those lost guys. The OL is the spot to overpay if need be...ya gotta have it. The other sad one is when both Kraft and Musgrave come due at same time...Luke likely is a short timer too., that the biggest draw back when throw several darts at one spot at draft time... if you hit on a couple....later you got to let one go.
 
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It's a good problem to have thanks to Gute, hope we can maximize return on those lost guys. The OL is the spot to overpay if need be...ya gotta have it. The other sad one is when both Kraft and Musgrave come due at same time...Luke likely is a short timer too., that the biggest draw back when throw several darts at one spot at draft time... if you hit on a couple....later you got to let one go.

It won't be just Musgrave and Kraft....but also Reed, Wicks, Heath and Carl Brooks plus Colby Wooden and LVN....that class in short time is strong too just not as strong and CRAZY early to know still.
 

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