Comments on: 2009 NFL Draft Team Needs: Green Bay Packers

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Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:42:59 +0000

[...] NFL Mocks put an intriguing blog post on 2009 NFL Draft Team Needs: Green Bay Packers | NFL Mocks …Here’s a quick excerptThe Packers most glaring need on draft day is their defensive line. They are currently understaffed and undersized for new defensive coordinator Dom Capers’ [...]

By: MALe

MALe — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:42:14 +0000

The thing about the Packers this year, especially with Thompson and McCarthy at the helm, is that they believe in "growing" their team from the best player available. That means that their board will decide their pick moreso than any sense of "need." They also seem more than willing to ignore what other people think, and to follow their own beliefs in what makes a good player. Thompson clearly likes football-smart guys with good attitudes, but it happens that a lot of this year's top players seem to fall under that description.
As a Packer fan, I'd like to see Raji, as I believe a good NG is vital to a 3-4, and he seems capable of becoming a Pro-Bowl caliber player eventually. I think many of the other current players (Kampmann, Hawk, Barnett, Woodson, Pickett, etc.) have great leadership skills, and will help hone the attitude on any young guy they bring in. However, I agree with Thompson's approach of "getting the best players" as well as trading down for additional picks, so we'll see what his board says this year.

By: Justin Breedyk

Justin Breedyk — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:26:30 +0000

Orakpo is the best player we might have a chance of getting, with Raji in a close second. We need defense right now more than anything else.

By: Andrew Andrekopoulos

Andrew Andrekopoulos — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:39:57 +0000

I think the pack should take Oranpo if he is still there at 9. I am hoping he is. He’s got great size and strength and I believe will become a force on the dl