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<blockquote data-quote="TomBrownFan40" data-source="post: 875996" data-attributes="member: 6298"><p>Yikes!</p><p>I think it is time for some social distancing from this thread.</p><p></p><p>Some final thoughts.</p><p></p><p>We've seen a shift in strategies in Packerland. For years, Ted Thompson's philosophy was one based on the notion that stability is king and roster holes should be filled from the draft outward. Basically, it's the Pittsburgh Steelers' MO for many years. It requires a great deal of scouting expertise and crafty draft day selections but, it can produce dividends if you make the right picks as it gives you a roster full of homegrown system talent under team control for years to come. The downside is if you miss on those picks (especially the high round picks) you may find the same holes opening up every offseason. </p><p></p><p>We've since seen a shift (I might say urged on by many a Packer fan) in the Gute era. Clearly, his philosophy is binary: fill holes in the present through free agency; build the future through the draft. No, Funchess, Kirksey, and Wagner are not going to be making speeches in Canton, Ohio but, no question they fill the immediate roster holes. Whether you like it or not, Gute's selections in the 2020 draft have the future and not the present in mind. If it works, the dividends could be enormous. The transition from the Rodgers era to the Love era could put this franchise in the successful lane for many years to come. Obviously, the downside is there's no guarantee that development will happen and filling those roster holes through free agency could get more and more expensive.</p><p></p><p>In any case, we'll see. As for the 2020 draft picks, I enjoyed spending draft day with tyni and others in the shoutbox as we consistently attempted to predict a logical pick only to be dashed by the Packer brass. It's obvious very few if any of us would have made the picks Gute & Co. did. We'll see whether we were on the right track or Gute was on the right track. It's tough to be patient in these difficult times but, it's all we can do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TomBrownFan40, post: 875996, member: 6298"] Yikes! I think it is time for some social distancing from this thread. Some final thoughts. We've seen a shift in strategies in Packerland. For years, Ted Thompson's philosophy was one based on the notion that stability is king and roster holes should be filled from the draft outward. Basically, it's the Pittsburgh Steelers' MO for many years. It requires a great deal of scouting expertise and crafty draft day selections but, it can produce dividends if you make the right picks as it gives you a roster full of homegrown system talent under team control for years to come. The downside is if you miss on those picks (especially the high round picks) you may find the same holes opening up every offseason. We've since seen a shift (I might say urged on by many a Packer fan) in the Gute era. Clearly, his philosophy is binary: fill holes in the present through free agency; build the future through the draft. No, Funchess, Kirksey, and Wagner are not going to be making speeches in Canton, Ohio but, no question they fill the immediate roster holes. Whether you like it or not, Gute's selections in the 2020 draft have the future and not the present in mind. If it works, the dividends could be enormous. The transition from the Rodgers era to the Love era could put this franchise in the successful lane for many years to come. Obviously, the downside is there's no guarantee that development will happen and filling those roster holes through free agency could get more and more expensive. In any case, we'll see. As for the 2020 draft picks, I enjoyed spending draft day with tyni and others in the shoutbox as we consistently attempted to predict a logical pick only to be dashed by the Packer brass. It's obvious very few if any of us would have made the picks Gute & Co. did. We'll see whether we were on the right track or Gute was on the right track. It's tough to be patient in these difficult times but, it's all we can do. [/QUOTE]
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