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Message: <blockquote data-quote="El Guapo" data-source="post: 917129" data-attributes="member: 5830">Great topic. I haven't posted it much in recent years, but I've maintained a draft spreadsheet that goes back to 1950 tracking all of the Packers picks. I just use "Success" or "Failure" as that's how it began, but Poppa's criteria has a lot of merit. To Pokerbrat's point, I usually note when a player goes on to play well with other teams. However, my criteria is pretty simple. Regardless of draft position, did the player become a solid contributor for the team as a starter or strong backup for multiple seasons. Grading draft position (IMO) is unfair to the player. AJ Hawk is always a great example because he was a stout ILB for many years. Some think he's a bust because he was drafted at #5 but had he been drafted in the 7th round we would think of him as a steal - like Bryce Paup, a 6th round gem who continued to have a good career after the Packers.In this situation, I always think of Mike Sherman drafting punter BJ Sander in the 3rd round of 2004. What a waste! In that same third round, he also drafted Joey Thomas (CB) and Donnell Washington (DT) but nobody really remembers them.I look forward to more of this discussion.</blockquote>

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