Good point. The team has options at C, some of them with existing personnel. With Love emerging as a top 10 QB, it's gonna be important to keep him protected (well, yeah, that's true for all QBs.....). So the immediate needs are finding a v good G, and supplanting Walker at LT, if necessary, or providing depth at the blindspot position.
I second that!
Was it ever mentioned why he was underdrafted? I had us actually taking him in the third round. Wonder why he fell so far.
I don't see someone that went undrafted in the post you quoted? Who are you speaking to?
I don't know why you are not concerned about the O line. The guard we have coming back did not play any better than the guard I was glad to see go. Most say our center is not very good. Maybe he'll improve??? And we don't have any proven depth anywhere nor worldbeaters sitting in the wings. We lost two playoff games because of O line imho.
Both were draft picks of the Packers. McDuffie in the 6th round (#220) of the 2021 draft and Walker was a 7th round (#249) in the 2022 draft. For what the Packers invested in both, I like the returns thus far.
When did I say I wasn't concerned about the O Line? I said that I felt it was in better shape than some fans felt, but the Packers will use 2-3 picks on it. If you listen to some people, the Packers don't have a LT, RT, RG and the center sucks. The Packers have always been good with draft and develop when it comes to the OL, I don't see that changing anytime soon.
Geez guys. I keep reminding you about reading comprehension. He said UNDER DRAFTED!
So is that "underdrafted" or "under drafted"? Asking for a friend.
To be honest I assumed it was a typo - mainly because declaring someone underdrafted is something I have always struggled with the merit of such a statement. Guys are drafted right where they were - every single player, and I mean every single one is going to have folks that say they had no business there, had business higher or shouldn't have been picked at all.
Nice try. Reading comprehension has nothing to do with spelling. Which I believe I comprehended reading in the rules it was not okay to correct someone's spelling.
I agree. Myers was the weakest link on the O-line, but it was still a damned good line despite that - probably upper 1/3 in the league, and should be better if Walker improves even more (which is not unlikely). Plus, I think Myers did play better toward that end of the season, so replacing him may not seem as urgent next year.
Yeah the draft will be an opportunity to create a consistent group of starters, and of course add some depth. As far as speculating on the draft, after Joe Alt, there isn't much consensus in how the elite OTs come off the board. So if the Packers stand pat at #25, they'll likely take a T, ideally with the versatility to move inside. And then somewhere in rounds 2 and 3, they'll grab a G.
Spot on. I do chuckle when 30 minutes after a Packer pick, I read the comment "oh man this guy was a total reach, I never even heard of the guy, what was Gute thinking?" Maybe on the casual fans draft board that player was an unknown reach, but I doubt Gute had him 3 or 4 rounds later on his board.
Might be a little of the Tom Brady and Josh Purdy effect, as well as QB desperate teams willing to risk their 1st round pick on the hopes of finding THAT guy.
Good point on McCarthy. Just me, but seems like he has done little in real football games to justify a #5 pick. As you say, desperate teams will take the risk when it comes to QB. Trubisky and Lance are two examples, although I'd argue they had a greater body of work than McCarthy.
Probably at least 2 or 3 tackles, too.
I would be pleasantly surprised if 6 QBs go before pick 25.
