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<blockquote data-quote="Dantés" data-source="post: 794828" data-attributes="member: 12283"><p>I think there’s a legitimate gripe about not doing more at OLB in recent drafts. They should have invested a high pick or at least multiple high<em>er </em>pick<u>s</u> in the position so that Matthews and Perry could be spelled by a more talented young player. However, I think the main issue isn't that they haven't invested to fix the issue, but that the investments haven't paid off.</p><p></p><p>Staying at the OLB position, they spent a 3rd in 2016, a 4th in 2017, and a 7th in 2018. That's all while they have Matthews under contract. And while they were still on the hook for Matthews, they gave Perry a big extension. Altogether, that's a lot of investment. But the draft picks haven't paid off and Perry hasn't regained the form of his 11 sack season because he's perpetually nicked up with nagging injuries, all while Matthews fades.</p><p></p><p>Many fans, based on Perry's absentee performances, complain then that we was signed. But that fails to consider the context of when he was resigned-- all of the good, veteran edge rushers of his caliber were tagged or extended before hitting the market. By the time the Packers gave Perry his new deal, he was slated to be <em>the </em>guy in free agency at the position. And they got him for less than the other deals that were handed out at the same time (e.g. Melvin Ingram, Chandler Jones, Olivier Vernon, etc).</p><p></p><p>Safety is another where they haven't ignored it at all, but players haven't panned out. Haha is a first round pick who, on balance, has been fine as a starting safety. Brice is only starting because Josh Jones, a 2nd rounder, hasn't taken that job based on merit.</p><p></p><p>This is similar to when fans critique play calls without looking at the execution. Oftentimes, calls would work if players execute. The Packers haven't failed at these spots due to a lack of effort to fix them-- they've failed because their efforts haven't actually panned out.</p><p></p><p>The life blood of a team's roster are the day 1 and day 2 picks that start/contribute on rookie contracts. That has to be the foundation so that a team can afford to extent the great ones onto much larger second contracts and add free agents to supplement holes in the depth chart. So if you want to know why it seems as though the Packers aren't trying to address annoyingly weak spots on the roster, consider these top 3 round picks from Thompson's last few drafts:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kevin King</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Josh Jones</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Montravious Adams</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kenny Clark</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Jason Spriggs</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kyler Fackrell</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Damarious Randall</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Quinten Rollins</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ty Montgomery</li> </ul><p>One stud (Clark) and one guy we all still have hope for (King). Jones and Adams are not lost causes, but it isn't looking good at the moment. Only one certain hit in 3 seasons. There's your problem.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully Gutekunst can continue with impactful drafts while being more willing to supplement with free agents. If he does that, then I think the perception that the Packers don't try to address weaknesses will go away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dantés, post: 794828, member: 12283"] I think there’s a legitimate gripe about not doing more at OLB in recent drafts. They should have invested a high pick or at least multiple high[I]er [/I]pick[U]s[/U] in the position so that Matthews and Perry could be spelled by a more talented young player. However, I think the main issue isn't that they haven't invested to fix the issue, but that the investments haven't paid off. Staying at the OLB position, they spent a 3rd in 2016, a 4th in 2017, and a 7th in 2018. That's all while they have Matthews under contract. And while they were still on the hook for Matthews, they gave Perry a big extension. Altogether, that's a lot of investment. But the draft picks haven't paid off and Perry hasn't regained the form of his 11 sack season because he's perpetually nicked up with nagging injuries, all while Matthews fades. Many fans, based on Perry's absentee performances, complain then that we was signed. But that fails to consider the context of when he was resigned-- all of the good, veteran edge rushers of his caliber were tagged or extended before hitting the market. By the time the Packers gave Perry his new deal, he was slated to be [I]the [/I]guy in free agency at the position. And they got him for less than the other deals that were handed out at the same time (e.g. Melvin Ingram, Chandler Jones, Olivier Vernon, etc). Safety is another where they haven't ignored it at all, but players haven't panned out. Haha is a first round pick who, on balance, has been fine as a starting safety. Brice is only starting because Josh Jones, a 2nd rounder, hasn't taken that job based on merit. This is similar to when fans critique play calls without looking at the execution. Oftentimes, calls would work if players execute. The Packers haven't failed at these spots due to a lack of effort to fix them-- they've failed because their efforts haven't actually panned out. The life blood of a team's roster are the day 1 and day 2 picks that start/contribute on rookie contracts. That has to be the foundation so that a team can afford to extent the great ones onto much larger second contracts and add free agents to supplement holes in the depth chart. So if you want to know why it seems as though the Packers aren't trying to address annoyingly weak spots on the roster, consider these top 3 round picks from Thompson's last few drafts: [LIST] [*]Kevin King [*]Josh Jones [*]Montravious Adams [*]Kenny Clark [*]Jason Spriggs [*]Kyler Fackrell [*]Damarious Randall [*]Quinten Rollins [*]Ty Montgomery [/LIST] One stud (Clark) and one guy we all still have hope for (King). Jones and Adams are not lost causes, but it isn't looking good at the moment. Only one certain hit in 3 seasons. There's your problem. Hopefully Gutekunst can continue with impactful drafts while being more willing to supplement with free agents. If he does that, then I think the perception that the Packers don't try to address weaknesses will go away. [/QUOTE]
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