Packers chat with Tom Silverstein
Submit your questions about the Packers, NFL draft and free agency in advance of Tom's chat at noon Friday.
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In 2005, the Packers didn't need a quarterback, but a top QB prospect slid, and the Packers grabbed him at 24. None of the top quarterback prospects in this year's draft are rated as highly as Rodgers was in '05, but if one slides similarly and is available at 29, would the Packers consider taking him?
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I don't think he got fired. I think he left the business. If he had gotten fired, he would be working someplace else. He might have felt lost in the management system McCarthy had on offense with Bennett as the coordinator and Van Pelt as quarterbacks coach. If he did get fired, they probably gave him a lot of money not to work someplace else this year.
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He's a local favorite and has good bloodlines. But I think the comparison with Clay Matthews is misguided. He may have the same test numbers, but it doesn't mean he has the same foot speed, flexibility and explosiveness. He fits a need for the Packers and he played at Wisconsin. Enough said.
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Hi Tom,
I see us taking a WR in the first three rounds. Jordy's old and in the last year of his contract, Cobb has really tapered off the last two years, and Adams needs another season like last one before I'm sold on him. Everyone else we've got is an unknown. Thoughts? -
I think TT will always take a wide receiver, or at the very least sign a bunch in post-draft free agency. That's his position. He's hit it there more than any other spot. So, yes, I do see him continuing to build on that position. I also don't rule out him taking a tight end. They're going to need someone for the future and there are a couple good ones in this draft.
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I can't help you on Lambeau Field chow because I never sit in the stands or visit the concessions stands. I did once find a frozen bratwurst under my windshield wiper after a game. Does that count? I think Peterson and Charles are close to washed up. Only if the Packers strike out at running back in the draft would they consider one of those guys.
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Well, if you think about it, there aren't that many good ILBs anymore. Most of them come off the field on passing downs, so finding a complete guy is tough. And everyone in the NFL shops for big men first. Without them, you don't win. The NFL draft is littered with defensive line busts. That position has not been Thompson's strength, but he has to try. Clark I think will be one of his hits. Jones, Worthy, Boyd, Harrell, those were not.
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