| How happy were you with your team's NFL Draft?
As we all should know, the NFL Draft (my favourite sporting event of the year) was held this weekend.
As a Packers fan, I was a bit wary going into the draft, since I've never been especially happy with a Packers draft. I felt even worse after finding out Mario Williams was signed by the Texans, and wouldn't be available at #5.
Now that it's all said and done, though, I gotta say I'm pretty ecstatic. AJ Hawk at #5 was a no-brainer; while it's not the sexiest pick, and we're sacrificing potential for production, LB was a major weakness and Hawk is a guy who will start as a rookie and no doubt be one of our best players. After Hawk, GM Ted Thompson wheeled and dealed what was originally a six-pick draft for the Pack into TWELVE total draft picks, including seven in the first four rounds. With so many holes to fill on offense and defense, this was by far the best thing he could have done.
Darryn Colledge (round 2) will probably start at OG from Day One, WR Greg Jennings (round 2) should come in right away and be at least the 3rd WR, and MLB Abdul Hodge (round 3) is probably my favourite pick in the whole draft -- with Hawk and Nick Barnett, he solidifies the Packers LB corps for the next decade.
My two favourite late-rounders were QB Ingle Martin (Furman) and CB/WR Will Blackmon (Boston College) -- neither guy needs to contribute for a couple of years, and both have spectacular raw talent that just needs to be groomed.
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