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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 6794" data-source="post: 677380"><p>The least a seventh round pick does is guarantee the Packers to be able to draft a player the team otherwise would have to compete with 31 other franchises to sign in undrafted free agency. At best the selection results in drafting Donald Driver.</p><p></p><p>With the Packers draft and develop philosophy it's not amart trading away the team's most valuable assets, even if it's only a late rounder.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Neither do I. The Packers will have to make a decision on Lang in March of next year though. With currently no backup on the roster best suited to play guard it will be awfully tough to evaluate a replacement for him before having to decide whether to re-sign Lang or let him walk away in free agency.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There's absolutely no doubt that having quality backup tackles is important. No reason to give three picks in return to get one though.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, there are only two scenarios how drafting Spriggs plays out. Either he performs up to Bakhtiari's level in which case extending the current starter was a mistake that will cost the Packers an additional $32 million in cap space over the next four years. Or Spriggs doesn't turn into a decent tackle meaning that Thompson made the right choice spending three picks to select him.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Once again, nobody is arguing about the importance of having decent backup tackles. There's no reason to spend three draft picks to assure having one on the roster though.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>While that might be the perception because of trading up for Matthews actually Thompson has failed more often when trading up than making a successful move. The only other player TT moved up to grab that was a win for the Packers is Morgan Burnett. Casey Hayward had some impact with the team but not enough to justify getting a sevond contract.</p><p></p><p>Johnathan Franklin, Jerel Worthy, Terrell Manning and Jeremy Thompson all turned out to be busts.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You can twist and wriggle it as much as you like, it's a fact the Packers spent a total of five picks to draft Hundley and Spriggs during the last two drafts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 6794, post: 677380"] The least a seventh round pick does is guarantee the Packers to be able to draft a player the team otherwise would have to compete with 31 other franchises to sign in undrafted free agency. At best the selection results in drafting Donald Driver. With the Packers draft and develop philosophy it's not amart trading away the team's most valuable assets, even if it's only a late rounder. Neither do I. The Packers will have to make a decision on Lang in March of next year though. With currently no backup on the roster best suited to play guard it will be awfully tough to evaluate a replacement for him before having to decide whether to re-sign Lang or let him walk away in free agency. There's absolutely no doubt that having quality backup tackles is important. No reason to give three picks in return to get one though. Well, there are only two scenarios how drafting Spriggs plays out. Either he performs up to Bakhtiari's level in which case extending the current starter was a mistake that will cost the Packers an additional $32 million in cap space over the next four years. Or Spriggs doesn't turn into a decent tackle meaning that Thompson made the right choice spending three picks to select him. Once again, nobody is arguing about the importance of having decent backup tackles. There's no reason to spend three draft picks to assure having one on the roster though. While that might be the perception because of trading up for Matthews actually Thompson has failed more often when trading up than making a successful move. The only other player TT moved up to grab that was a win for the Packers is Morgan Burnett. Casey Hayward had some impact with the team but not enough to justify getting a sevond contract. Johnathan Franklin, Jerel Worthy, Terrell Manning and Jeremy Thompson all turned out to be busts. You can twist and wriggle it as much as you like, it's a fact the Packers spent a total of five picks to draft Hundley and Spriggs during the last two drafts. [/QUOTE]
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