While there are other and perhaps better NFL Draft experts out there, the figurehead that almost everyone recognizes is ESPN's Mel Kiper who gave the Packers a grade of a B+ on their selections this past weekend. While Kipers' grades are available only for subscription on ESPN's Insider content, Brandon Benson of Acme Packing Company gives some commentary. "He liked [the draft choices], except he wanted them to find more pass rushers. It's a good point, but I'm not exactly sure which players they passed on that fit the bill and tested negative for marijuana at the combine," writes Benson, referencing Georgia outside linebacker Justin Houston. There's a lot of negative reaction to the process of handing out grades to players who have yet to step out on a professional football field, so take it with a grain of salt.

From a local perspective, Fox 11's WLUK sports producer Josh Morgan gave the Packers a B+ as well. "Nothing flashy, as per usual for Ted Thompson and the Packers, but the quality and quanity was definitely apparent," writes Morgan. "Derek Sherrod eases any concerns the people have with Chad Clifton, while Randall Cobb may end up being the best pick in this draft class. With Donald Driver not getting any younger and the possibility of losing James Jones to free-agency, Cobb will likely be asked to produce in his first year. Driver still has some catches in him, don’t get me wrong, but his most important role this year might be to get Cobb ready for the future." Grades from other local personalities you may recognize such as Drew Smith and Paige Pearson are published as well.

As opposed to grades, Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel provides some analysis of each of the Packers' draft choices. One of the players with little information available was Appalachian State linebacker was D.J. Smith. "Smith had phenomenal four-year production in a 4-3," writes McGinn. "He has a nose for it. That's important, but he's smaller and slower than Ohio State's Ross Homan, who was removed medically from one club's board but went 14 slots after Smith, and Central Michigan's Nick Bellore, who wasn't drafted." On a side note, it was surprising to see Bellore, a Wisconsin native, go undrafted. He'll definitely sign as an undrafted free agent somewhere, whenever that will be.

Choosing to look at where the draft choices will fit into the team is Greg Matzek of 620 AM WTMJ in Milwaukee, the Packers Radio Network flagship station. Of fourth round draft choice Davon House, he writes, "House is a big, fast CB who should fit nicely into the Packers' defensive scheme as a press corner who will play a lot of man coverages. In Dom Capers defense, you never know when the field will be littered with DB's. House will challenge players like Pat Lee and Jarett Bush for time." Pat Lee performed well in the Super Bowl last season. House will have his hands full trying to find playing time.

Providing brief player-by-player breakdown is Michael Rodney of Packer Update, who talks about––among others––defensive lineman Lawrence Guy. "Lawrence was just another Guy last season after showing some real potential as a freshman and sophomore," writes Rodney. "How mediocre was he? Mediocre enough for 32 teams to ignore him until the 7th round despite the fact that he weighs 305 pound and runs under 5.0. This young man has the physical skills to play at the next level, but he may not have the desire."

Insight into sixth-round draft choice Caleb Schlauderaff comes via the Salt Lake Tribune, where the offensive lineman played his college ball. "There was a pulled hamstring on his pro day. Injury kept him from having a great Combine," writes Tony Jones. "And the durability questions started in earnest for a player who had been a mainstay on Utah’s offensive line throughout his career." I suppose the upside is that the longer the lockout lasts, the longer Schlauderaff will have to recover before he hits a football field.

A feature article on Ricky Elmore is written by Pete Dougherty of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. “When Green Bay came in and worked us out, they only worked us out for maybe 30 minutes, 45 minutes,” Elmore is quoted as saying. “They basically wanted to see if we could rush standing up. They said don’t really worry about dropping back right now, we’ll work with you on that, they wanted to see if we could still be explosive standing up out of a two-point stance. Obviously, they liked what they saw.” Elmore played out of a three-point stance primarily at Arizona, so his progress made into a stand-up linebacker will be imperative to becoming an effective player.

A quick look at every position on the roster now that draft choices have been added is by Jim Polzin of the Wisconsin State Journal. Of the running backs, he writes, "Third-round pick Alex Green joins Ryan Grant, James Starks, Dimitri Nance and, possibly, Brandon Jackson, who is a free agent," writes Polzin. "Green can catch the ball out of the backfield and has experience protecting the passer, so he could fit in the third-down role and make Jackson expendable."

Packers guard Daryn Colledge took in an indoor football game while he visited his hometown near Fairbanks, Alaska. A reporter caught up with him to ask about the Packers' draft. “They seem like good guys,” said Colledge. “After winning a Super Bowl, you assume there’s not a lot of improvements to make, especially because we’re such a young team, but I think they fill spots that needed filling most.” With Colledge being a free agent, it's unseen whether the newly drafted players will become his teammates or not.

Bringing us back to reality is John Rehor of the Packers Lounge. "The three day nirvana of the NFL Draft has once again been replaced with the on again, off again lockout, leaving the NFL in limbo for the time being as the issue is handed over to the lawyers to decide on the future of the league," writes Rehor. "The 2011 league year has yet to begin, the players can’t work out, the rookies can’t sign contracts, and everything associated with the NFL sounds more like a Tom Petty song then the normal process post draft."

Packer Report reminds us that in a normal year, we'd be talking about undrafted free agents right now.

Video from E:60's profile on draft choice D.J. Williams is over at Total Packers.

Journal Sentinel columnist Michael Hunt hypes up Randall Cobb.

A handy position-by-position, color-coded roster is provided by AllGreenBayPackers.com.