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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PWT36" data-source="post: 152568" data-attributes="member: 170">MassPackersFan posted "Yeah, and what if the #1 prospect next year ends up being a complete and utter bust? It's too hard to play "what if". There are so many scenarios that can happen with the draft"True words of wisdom were  posted by "Mass"  Here are just a few of really bad examples  of  first choices taken by the Packers in history of the team.In 1949 The Green Bay Packers drafted with their #1 draft choice -QB Stan Heath -Nevada Reno.  A complete bust in his rookie year  Health   attempted 106 passes completed 26  for 355 yards  pct- 24.5 --1 Td --14 intc.- -long 40 yards-- QB rate 4.6-  He was released before the 1950 season. In 1959  Packers drafted  QB Randy Duncan of Iowa  with their # 1 draft choice, He didn't  even make the team..  In 1973 The Packers drafted WR Barry Smith from Florida State  with their #1 pick.  Smith  in his 2nd year with the Packer, caught 6 passes for 77 yards  and was released after two unproductive years with the Packers.WR Lynn Swann was still was available on the  1973 draft board and was then taken by Pittsburgh Steelers.  Swann became a great WR for the great Pittsburgh teams of the 70's.T Tony Mandarich was drafted in first round of 1989 draft by then Packer's GM Tom Bratz.  He turned out to be a big Bust.  The Packers took Mandarich with the 2nd pick of the draft, instead of very great  Rb  Barry Sanders who was then taken by the Detroit Lions.  Packer fans were very, very  angry with Bratz  when he made that draft pick!!!!Remember the Packer's  1st round draft pick in 2001  De Jamal Reynolds,  I could have mentioned GB  1st round draft pick  QB Rich Campbell in the QB rich 1981 draft. or '87 draft 1st round pick  Rb Brent Fullwood. A team can't always count on, a  first round draft choice being even   average,  or good player.  There are risks. When you consider the above 1st round draft pick of  former Packer GMs. ,I  think Ted Thompson naysayers, who have been so critical   of Ted Thompson's  2005 , 2006  & 2007 draft choices. should  wait for another year or two. Then you can more accurately decide if Ted did a good job in each of those drafts. Then  you can really see the results of those drafts.Of coarse,  all NFL teams over the years have made bad draft choices , The Green Bay Packers are certanly not the only NFL team that has done so..</blockquote>

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