I’m not a big fan of grading a draft right after it happens, due to the fact that it’s pretty difficult to grade a player before they have taken a single snap in the NFL. But there are picks the Packers made that I liked more than others, some because they fill a perceived need,…
With the completion of the 2014 NFL Draft and the subsequent undrafted free agent signings we now (probably) know the 90 players that the Packers are going to go to camp with. This means we can really start thinking (and get excited) about next season. One of the realizations that I came to after this…
Ted Thompson did some very good things in the 2014 NFL Draft, but it is the one thing that he didn’t do that could prove detrimental to the Packers’ Super Bowl chances. Last year, Thompson didn’t address the safety position during the offseason, which was clearly a glaring need. The result was terrible, as the…
Richard and Kelly flee their Mother’s Day obligations to sit and recap the Packers draft. Will Clinton-Dix make an impact at safety? Will Davonte Adams make us all forget James Jones? We debate if 2014 is a make-or-break year for Dom Capers and if Ted Thompson is already on his way out; and of course,…
This week at Packers Talk Radio Network: The NFL Draft finally arrived, and PTRN offerred analysis on each of the players as they were drafted. In order of selection, here are the articles and podcasts which were published immediately after each pick. Green Bay Packers select HaHa Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama at 21 PTRN also had LIVE…
The NFL draft comes to a stunning conclusion, but not before From The Benches has something to say about it. The guys go through every pick from Day 3. Some picks have excitement others are met with disdain. At the end of the show the guys discuss their favorite and least favorite pick of the…
Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy stood in front of reporters Saturday afternoon in the auditorium at Lambeau Field following the NFL Draft, fielding questions about the incoming rookie class of draftees. Most of the comments he made were very McCarthy-esque. Vague, non specific, and generalized. They were the type of answers the Packer faithful have grown…