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That's not really shocking given how their regular season went despite LeBron and AD staying relatively healthy. A deep playoff run was likely the only way he was going to keep his job...

Honestly, 19th seems about right. I kinda figured they were going to be a middle of the pack in terms of rankings. I don't think Green Bay necessarily had the sexiest drafts, but they filled needs with good value pretty consistently. Good work as always.

You act like Rasheed Walker didn't play well in the 2nd half of the season.

Always think it's more interesting to see how rival fans' feel about your teams' draft than your own opinion. Chicago - A I thought Chicago nailed their first two selections. Obviously, Caleb Williams was pretty clearly always going to be 1.1 in the draft, and the only question was going to be who was going to end up with the pick. Fortunately, the Panthers' stupidity in 2023 is in Chicago's favor. I didn't think the Bears would take Rome Odunze at 9, and I thought they'd prioritize moving down to get more picks but grabbing what was my BPA at that pick shows me that maybe Ryan Poles has finally figured out the whole GM spot. Because his first 2 years on the job have been borderline comical to me as a Packers' fan. I did like the gamble of Kiran Amedgadje in the third even if he's nothing more than a swing tackle at the next level. Personally, I don't like taking pure ST players before the 4th round so while I get the point of taking Tory Taylor I don't like the value. If you're drafting him that high, you better be 100% confident he's in the upper echelon of punters in the NFL almost immediately. I did like the gamble on Austin Booker and getting him for taking a future pick in the same round seems like pretty good value. But I'm not sure Booker doesn't end up out of the league before his rookie contract is up. Detroit - C+ I don't think Detroit did poorly but I also don't think Detroit did anything well. Trading up ahead of Terrion Arnold seemed like Detroit was pretty desperate to jump Green Bay and the Packers probably weren't all that interested in him to begin with but he's good value at that pick. Maybe it was prospect fatigue but feels like Ennis Rakestraw went backwards the longer the draft process drew out. I thought he was a potential FRP early in the process, but smallish corners that aren't particularly athletic usually aren't very successful in the NFL. The skillset says boundary corner, but the physical limitations say slot. Trading a future 3rd round pick for Giovanni Manu is very odd even if his upside may be tremendous. There's probably a better chance he's on the practice squad than of him starting in the next 2 years. I did like Sione Vaki, although I'm not sure where you play him. I think the concept of those utility players makes a ton of sense, but they don't seem to turn out to much outside of Taysom Hill. Grabbing Mekhi Wings and Christian Mahogany who were talked about potential Day 2 picks in the 6th round was really good value even if they don't amount to much. Minnesota - A- It's incredibly risk of Minnesota to pretty much put all their eggs in the basket of JJ McCarthy and Dallas Turner, but I at least get what they're going for. This could be the draft that sets their future for the next decade or it could be the one that sets them back for the next decade. This whole draft is tied to JJ McCarthy and if he's successful than the Vikings potentially have one of the best offenses in the NFL for a while. But they also need to correct their IOL play. If Dallas Turner can be what Will Anderson was of the Texans, that pick and all the future draft capital they gave up to get him will be easily forgiven. I wasn't really a fan of Khyree Jackson and probably feel his future is as a backup safety and/or core ST player. If we're being honest, I preferred Evan Williams to Khyree Jackson if we're comparing the two. I didn't think Walter Rouse is anything more than a potential swing tackle at the next level, and never really impressed me at Oklahoma. I didn't see the need to take Will Reichard has Greg Joseph didn't seem like that he was the issue, although you don't hate competition. Michael Jurgens and Levi Drake didn't do anything for me and were more UDFA fodder.

I'm assuming Trae Young is probably going to be their top target this offseason. Murray probably would be but I don't think Atlanta is keen on moving him short of them being able to recoup the picks they dealt for him. I just don't see the Lakers dealing more than a pick or two for him. And I'm not Grant really is their guy since they still likely believe in Rui Hachimura.

He'll be back. I can't see him going anywhere other than LA or Cleveland, and I don't think Cleveland has the cap space to sign him outright.

Did you hit your daily limit?

I'd give Green Bay a solid B grade. Maybe B+ if you want to be generous. 1.25 - OT Jordan Morgan - B I personally wasn't a huge fan of Morgan going into the draft with his less than ideal arms. I thought he'd be a solid OT but he could be an All Pro OG at the next level. Based on comments made by Gutekunst, he's a tackle until he proves he's not a tackle which is pretty much what you want to hear. He played well at Arizona and was a big key for their success this past season. He's got easy movement skills and seems to be capable of playing tackle at a reasonable level. I'm not nearly as optimistic on him as a franchise LT, but he should be at least a capable OT at the next level. 2.45 - LB Edgerrin Cooper - A- Personally, I'm not a huge fan of spending premium picks on non-premium positions, but the value here is fine. They probably entertained taking him at 25 if Morgan wasn't available. He's an instant starter for Green Bay alongside Quay Walker, and he was wildly productive at A&M especially attacking the LOS. I'm not sure he's as good as an athlete as he tested, but if you're creating an attacking style defense than Cooper is a natural fit. I was a little surprised that the Packers didn't look to make a small trade up to ensure they landed Cooper DeJean, but they clearly liked the safety class more than most. 2.58 - S Javon Bullard - A This was probably Green Bay's "best" pick of the first two days of the draft in terms of value and filling needs. I felt like he was probably a mid-to-late SRP originally but once the DBs, specifically DeJean fell in the draft his stock probably move backwards a bit. He was arguably the best safety in the class even with his less than ideal frame. He's versatile enough to play all over the secondary but probably goes into a Brian Branch-esque role as an nickel back for the Packers. 3.88 - RB Marshawn Lloyd - B In a rather weak RB draft, you could argue that Marshawn Lloyd might end up being the best RB prospect in the draft. I didn't have him as that, but there was enough to like him late on Day 2 or even better on Day 3. He's clearly talented, and the offense he came out of USC didn't highlight him enough as it was more of a system for QBs and WRs. But he was very productive despite that but he needs to cut down on the turnovers. Clearly, Green Bay feels like they can fix that issue with him and that will probably ultimately decide his future with Green Bay. 3.91 - LB Ty'Ron Harper - C- I get the pick, but I don't like the pick. It's just too much for me in the projection of the game slowing down for him for me to like him especially this early in the draft. I thought he was more of a 4th/5th round prospect. For me, he's got a pretty high floor as I think he's going to be a ST cog for the next 5-6 years because he plays fast. For me, the biggest issue is that the Packers have been vocal that nickel is their base defense and that 2 LBs is going to be the norm, so one of Quay, Edgerrin, or Ty'Ron will be on the bench more than they won't. 4.111 - S Evan Williams - B I like Evan Williams but maybe a tad bit higher than I thought he'd go. Not bad value by any means, especially when boards start to muddle up after the first 90 or so picks of a draft. I think you've got a few picks that come out of left field in the first 90 or so picks, but after that you tend to see more variations in boards. I think a reasonable floor/upside is a key ST player and solid depth at safety. Maybe he becomes a fringe starting safety but I just don't think he's got much in the way of upside but should carve a career in the league. 5.163 - OL Jacob Monk - B Green Bay has a history of finding starter on the OL in the early parts of Day 3 and Monk appears to be in that mold. I don't think he's ever going to be a high impact starter at OG, but I think it's a guy who can probably be a 10+ year starter in the league. And I think he's got versatility that he can probably play 3 or 4 of the positions on the OL at a reasonable level. I'm not sure LT is a position he can play, but I think he could probably get you through a game at RT if you needed him to. But OG or C seems to be his position of choice. 5.169 - S Kitan Oladapo - B+ I liked Kitan Oladapo at this spot more than I liked Evan Williams at the position he was drafted, but don't hate them going with safeties 3 times in this year's draft. Personally, I didn't think it was a very strong draft at the top for safeties especially when the highest ranked one is a projection. But I thought it had a solid depth at the class and I think Kitan Oladapo is a good player who probably went off the board a tad later than he probably should have. 6.202 - OT Travis Glover - C Meh. I mean, I get it but the Packers already have a couple of players in the mold of Travis Glover on the roster who have been in the system already. He's a mammoth of a man who might be able to play offensive tackle in the NFL. Given the Packers' history with OL, you don't hate the concept of taking an OL and seeing what stye can get out of it. 7.245 - QB Michael Pratt - B+ There clearly is no QB controversy in Green Bay as far as the starting QB goes, but they are creating competition at QB2 where Sean Clifford likely has the leg up. He probably could have gone a bit higher if he had more upside, but he's potentially a solid backup QB in the NFL for the next decade. 7.255 - CB Kalen King - A This late in the draft, you might as well as gamble on some guys who looked good in previous year but struggled their final year in college. Kalen King was viewed as a probable FRP coming into the season, but struggled badly and tested just as poorly. He probably won't be a starting CB in the NFL unless he can figure out his press technique better, but it's not a bad gamble by any means.

That's honestly going to be the thing that keeps him from succeeding. If he didn't have the fumble issues in college, I would have put money on him being a top 64 pick.

I count 3 unless you can guarantee me that Eric Stokes stays healthy.

My thoughts as well. He was talked about as a potential FRP going into last season, and he had a miserable season.

thank you @Zycho32

Had something come up, who wants to make the threads for the remaining draft picks?

Only part of Jonathan Owens any of us are ever going to miss.