Cry harder

Why?

Luv both picks! Tomorrow we concentrate on "WR" & "Edge"

You do realize that Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson and Davante Adams were all selected in the.....2nd round, right?

This draft is far from over. Don't panic.

So what is your football resume then?

Gutey surprises again………duh?

Do most “surprises” emanate from smart people or from stupid people?

Gutey seems to create lots of costly surprises.

I distrust Gutey. He is in over his head.

I wonder how much that has to do with the defensive coordinators? Pettine certainly never valued the position, nor the DC's before him. Barry seems to really like inside linebackers both when he was with the Rams and last year with Campbell. Seems to be a major change in philosophy.

Pete Dougherty called Quay Walker as the pick 45 minutes before it was made. Noted the formidable pairing with Campbell.

Said Joe Barry wanted to run more nickel & dime, and referenced the great LB pairings of the old San Francisco pair of Bowman & Willis, along with the Tampa Bay pairing of LBs Shelton Quayles & Derrick Brooks.

Adding Devonte Wyatt in front to keep them clean with Kenny Clark?

CHEF’S KISS.

I’m ecstatic with today’s R1 picks.

RUN STOP! It was arguably a bigger need on this team than WR. Packers gave up > 60% conversions on 3rd & short 2021. They’ve had the 24th ranked DL or worse for the last 5 years.

Not going to win anything that way.

Exactly dobber, not trying to be downer, but why draft him when we just signing a lb..

Shoot, I wanted Eric Kendricks in 2015. 10 year starter for the Vikings.

28 coming up...need to make sure we get a full evening's worth of discombobulation.

Your trust is foolish as you admitted your a cluless fan .

This has been the most ADHD draft ever. So many amazing players left on the bone. Hopefully we have a plan to move up and grab some quality players in the second.

Thank you at least a few Packers fan still have a brain i remember a day when our fans were the brightest in the NFL sadly it seems those days are long gone our GM is amongst the
worst .

LH, that’s both of us, but I know were both excited about the future of the packers D:)

They went with the bigger guy...

Quay is exactly who they wanted and they made sure to get him. Gute's guy, Barry's too. He can defend the Deebo Samuel type runner/receiver. He covers tight ends which we needed. Good run defender. Extremely high ceiling. Ideal compliment to Campbell. Awesome pick (just like AJ Dillon was not the reach we all thought he was).

Might indicate a desire to shift away from a 3rd-safety and toward more 2-ILB sets.

As is said "what does the man on the street know"? Two good ILB on an team that is leaning more defense way makes a ton of sense.

Fans before the draft: packers done value ILB. Big mistake for years. Yeah, resigned Campbell but still need another

Fans after draft: another ILB, what the hell????!?!!

Give me ALL the Bulldogs!!!
Defense wins championships.
Go Pack Go!!

I thought he'd go defense with the first pick. Though I was looking at edge or a safety. I like the pick. This guy is a sideline to sideline LB.

I just today saw this guy mocked to GB and thought no way. They need an edge rusher.

Comment on Walker from Jersey Al's draft guide:

FIT WITH THE PACKERS:
If Green Bay is in need of an immediate contributing inside linebacker, Walker may not be the best fit for them. However, if they can afford to be patient Walker could be a playmaker on their defense a few years down the road. Even if he is not ready to contribute right away as a starter, Walker could see the field early as a dime linebacker in passing situations. Having an athletic linebacker that can hold up in coverage is something they have been missing for years.

Not what I was expecting for our first pick at all. Thanks, Since '61

Finally. The Packers are going to stop the run. Go dogs! GPG. Stoked for Walker and Wyatt! Thx BG!

I hope to Christ one of these two guys selected in the first round can run a wheel route.......Really surprised they didnt grab the kid from ND state. P'raps theres something going on with a trade for an established receiver out there that we arent aware of....I hope.

Never thought I’d see LB and DL in round one. Just as I’m typing this, Cole Strange went in round 1? Wow??!!

Keep Trusting Gutey? Walter football mocked him at #53. Never trust management!

He has size and speed and did quite well at the combine. He needs work but hey we was well schooled at Georgia. We can use him. A first round pick. a 22 pick, not sure. Apparently Gutt loved this guy for some reason versus passing on Christian Watson.
My take it was obvious the best receivers were toast by 22 so if your not spending captital to move up, its because you want those 11 picks to fill some needed holes.
Maybe they wont pass this year and just have your 50 mil a year qb had the ball off and we just run it? I mean you dont need a Rodgers to pass the ball to no one.

I admit I was fixated on Devin Lloyd, but Walker is bigger and faster and could probably play OLBer if we needed him to. I also admit to listening to the "experts" and now looking back, I can see why Gutey has Quay ranked ahead of Devin Lloyd. SEC Vs Pac 12, bigger, stronger, faster...

I'm also very happy about Wyatt. That makes 3 Dawgs on the team. I wonder if they asked Stokes about Walker and Wyatt? Sure, they probably did.

I am very excited to see this defense on the field next season.

Well, I will not lie. I really dislike this pick. It screams R-E-A-C-H. Walker is probably a mid-second round value, so he should be able to play. Lots of 2nd rounders turn out well. So, he has talent. But there were lots of better options available. Not happy with ILBs who lack football IQ and instincts.

I have written that the fastest way to improve the team is to get Krys Barnes off the field. Wish granted, I guess. Be careful what you wish for. Not sure how fast they can get Walker on the field, either, as he needs time. So, not the best choice in terms of needing immediate contributions out of this draft.

Rodgers works out at same place Walker does.
Claims he is a beast.

Also sounds like Rodgers is ok with no WR. 6 were rated with first round grade and all gone before GB, so it did not make sense to reach.

I liked Troy Andersen better than any LB in draft, but Quay was my second. Both better than Lloyd or Dean, imo. I am surprised at how high they valued him, but hey, ILB has been neglected for far too long. Best Defenses usually have two very good ones.

I like the strategy unfortunately they didn’t even get the best linebacker on Georgia. Nacobe Dean paired with Wyatt would be beastly.
Mark it down in 10 years Dean will be in the league and Walker will be at the local Blimpys shining shoes.
They got it wrong again. This reaks of when they selected Beagle or whatever his name was over TJ Watt.

I, like most of you, was very surprised by this pick. Don't panic. PFF said Eric Stokes was a freakin' 4th rounder last year. What?

ILB just has not been a position the Packers have valued. When was the last time they spent a 1st rounder on one? 2006 with AJ Hawk? So nearly two decades ago....I wanted Eric Kendricks in 2015 as the safe, boring pick, instead Ted took Demarius Randall who was run out of the league years ago while Kendricks still mans the middle for the Vikings.

I've seen comps to Jamie Collins. If he pans out that well, then he's worth this pick. We have been horrific at covering TEs for years. Anyone remember how the Niners always torment us with George Kittle? Anyone remember the Ravens game where Mark Andrews went nuts with 10 catches for 136 yds and 2 TDs? He was completely unstoppable. I know these are elite TEs, but it's been embarassing how bad our defense has been against these guys. We at least have to hold them to something more pedestrian like 5 catches for 50 yds and no TDs.

From PFF: Walker is one of the best run-and-hit linebackers in the class. Give him the freedom to play fast, and he'll excel. That's because he's both a speedy 240 pounds and one of the best tacklers in the class, having missed only seven times on 138 career attempts.

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Congratulations MainePakFan You get all the street cred. If I hadn't taken Chesty's advice and put Travis Jones in the 1st Round, I probably would've beat ya... Lol ; )

Thanks guys! It was fun.

Reading the comments here on Cheesehead TV it was perfectly clear that plenty of posters expected the Packers to pass on WR with the first and possibly both first round picks.

The WRs that fit the Packers X and Z receivers were in the second round (Pickens, Pierce, Watson).

Now it IS possible the Packers move up in round 2 to get one of the better remaining WRs, but it is absolutely clear Gute is committed to best available player in his highest remaining tier on their board.

Is the 7th best wide receiver at pick 22 the best player ? Gute didn't think so and I didn't expect a receiver at 22 either. It COULD have happened at pick 28, but there was (in the Packers eyes) better value at DT, a very good D lineman still there in a year where there were not that many good ones available.

I love both picks. I've wanted two good ILBs for years. Lombardi loved LBs. Nitschke, Robinson, Caffey. Great Packer teams always had great defenses. Gute is going back to that construction. Great corners?.. Jaire an all-pro, Douglas and Stokes solid. Safeties?... All-pro Amos and potential All-pro in Savage. Pass rushers?... Smith solid, Gary becoming a beast. LBs?... All-Pro Douglas and a Douglas clone in Walker.

The Packers will yet find a WR or two in the draft. Maybe trade for a vet, but Rodgers is that good that he makes average receivers good and great receivers great. Rodgers has had great receivers before; Jordy, Jennings, Driver, Jones, Cobb... three or four at a time, and still won only one SB. The D almost always let us down (although last year it was definitely the offense).

We'll find receivers. Harder to create a great defense. That's what I think Gute has done. I'm happy.

Packers have learned for the playoffs in the cold you need to run the ball and play defense that's what this draft is all about it seems , I like the picks .

I loved both #1 picks.

WRs - value depleted. check
no trade - check
strength of draft - defense. check
Q Walker - my last pre-draft prognostication on this site was this guy - look it up.
D Wyatt - pleasantly surprised he lasted till 28

Was very surprised J Johnson fell to mid 20s. Must have been a reason.

btw - pairing up Campbell and Green with mates should greatly benefit both pro-bowlers.

Will be very interesting to see how Gutey plays the board tonight. Will he go aggressive for WRs? Or will he continue to let draft come to him. Enough quality talent remaining that he can afford to sit back and wait. Even so, I expect at least one R2 Wr tonight. Maybe one in R3 as well. Heck, we could see 2 Wrs and a TE. ROT still very possible. Would be logical to focus on offense IFF the value is appropriate. Otherwise, keep going defense is OK by me.

Lot to look forward to this pre-season. Love and our spanking new defense. Plus 3 picks tonight!

How many years in a row have we needed an inside linebacker and we passed again and again. This year with the biggest needs at WR and OT and after resigning our all pro ILB we REACH and pick an ILB at 22 that we could have got at 53!!! WE didn't even draft the best ILB at 22!! If I read in GUTEY we trust one more time I will shoot myself. With 6 wide receivers gone the 22nd pick should have been Florida ST edge rusher who could have been a top 10 pick. I could have understood that even though I wanted a WR. I would have been ok with tradeing out of the 1st round with both picks because we could have gotten both of these guys in the 2nd round. Now we can look forward AGAIN to WASTING both of our 4th round picks to TRADE up in the 2nd round to pick players at POSITIONS OF NEED!!! Every other team understands how to move around in the draft except us. What a bad start to the draft. Now we can watch Chistian Watson,George Pickens and Jalen Tolbert go off the board ahead of us. Maybe we can pick the 25th best receiver or worse. At this point we would be better off offering 4th or 5th round picks to the Jets for Denzel Mims,to the Eagles for Jalen Reagor, or the Pats for NKeal Harry. Those would make more sense than throwing picks away to move up.

If our offense is not as explosive as it has been because of Adams leaving, then it’s up to the team to have an improved defense. This may be a start.

can we draft Kirby Smart to coach all these Georgia Bulldogs to a championship?

WR, DL, S, OL, .....where we really need an upgrade is at HC...

I absolutely love this pick and the addition of Devonte Wyatt as well.

Quay Walker will be a force, with speed to cover TEs/RBs/WRs.

Walker is bigger and faster than Treylon Burks.

This kid is going to transform our defense in the middle with De'Vondre Campbell.

Hell, if we get desperate, we can put him as WR1!