I’m looking at BPA alone. That’s one of the things Gute bought with his FA activity. If that turns out to be a TE, so be it, but if not, that shouldn’t affect the rest of the draft.

I Polite ly say. No thank you.

Seriously though. I think the only attribute for this guy is his bendiness. But, I see Gute and Pettine moving away from bendy OLBs to guys who can contain. I just don't think he fits the scheme.

The only fit I see there is his foot; in his mouth.

Absolutely BPA is the way to go at 12. Packers have holes in their rosters everywhere so they need major talent. IF edge player is best, take him. IF its a TE...take him. Doesn't matter the position, all roster spots, except QB needs work.

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You're missing some steps, Jason. For me it's "who did I want in September? In January? After the Senior Bowl? After the Combine? After the Pro Days?" :-D I keep all of those predictions, and it's interesting how often the players make a circle and come back to some of the September values.

Polite seems to have Eddie Lacy syndrome - lots of physical gifts but no will to stay dedicated.

Would a guy like Zach Allen make sense in round two?

Ross said Polite would be a very good player. So what if he wants to play for the patriots. The mocks are Hype. With are holes it doesn't matter who is the BPA. We all want that favorite player. But does that favorite player want to be a PACKER. They don't like rebuilding. Fans don't either. Happiness is winning. Most players want to win. So what do we need to win. Free Agency changed are edge. The trench wins the war. And the best DL will be gone by the time the packers pick. The ILB position is the heart beat of the defense. That is the position we need to fix. Gute needs a ILB. April fools day has just begun. It won't stop until the draft is done. Lets not be fools and take a TE, when the heart of the defense pumps us up.

We can't presume what Gute will do. Picking the best player available, or picking the best in the areas you want to fill or trading down to get more picks. I lean towards trading down and getting more picks in the first three rounds. Trading up is taking a risk that the player will be what you think will be an all pro. Too much risk for me. Last year the top three picks, only one was ready last year. Will Jackson and Burks make a second year jump? Who knows. The point is last year, only one third of the top three picks made it quick. So I say get up to five picks in the first three rounds by trading down. Perhaps two will be ready the first year and one or two develop.

The Polites of the world are the reason why combine and pro days are important. He has outstanding game tape, but then when it gets to the testing and measurements they don't add up. There are now red flags.

So now you have to go back and watch the game tape to see if you see flaws in his game.

The hard part to evaluate with players is when their game tape doesn't match the tests.
Is he one of those guys that won't match up well against NFL caliber players?
Is he one of those guys that just tests poorly?

There were the comments about when he was talking about teams bashing him. Personally I don't have issues with what he said there. He was just being honest, and I think media ran with it a bit.

It will be really interesting to see where Polite goes in this draft.

Trading up or down for draft picks. Drafting for need or best player available. Considering which positions in the draft are deepest in talent.
Evaluating players from college stats, game film, combines, pro days, interviews, impressions, background research.
It seems the options and opinions regarding the draft are so varied that maybe the way to go is to just put your favorites in a hat -- and then, on draft day, pull one out selection by selection.
These young men at about age 22 are still developing physically and personally, and it's so hard to know who they'll be in a year or two.
Perhaps the Packers keep things simple. Stay put in our draft positions; sift through the information overload as best as possible without going crazy; then go with their best hunches as to the right guys for our team as far as talent and character.

PACKERS AND BROWNS TRADE QB'S AND DRAFT PICKS!!!
Well, heck, it is April fools day after all. :) All these mocks are interesting but I always have a problem with the term "draft expert" applied to anyone. I've yet to see one of the supposed "experts" really get much, if any, of the later rounds correct. There's just too many draft day surprises, panics, "runs" on position players, etc. That's what makes the draft so interesting. Even the first round typically can go completely sideways after just a pick or two and throw over half the mock drafts out the window. Still fun to watch!

FA settled the yo yo position of the d-line. The Pack has the ability on paper to pressure the QB up the middle and on the edge. Gute and co did this for a reason, to work their board to their advantage. We experts have no idea what the board looks like, but it's fun to speculate.

politely stay away from polite
go OL at 12
S at 30
OR VICE VERSA

At pick 12 would really like White or Oliver. Most mocks predict White will be gone so Oliver looks more likely.

I think it is the media that yo-yo’s. What the team is thinking is never publicized. If you listen to what Gute and most GM’s say, it is about the tape of the games. I believe the first round is BAP and how a team rates a players draft position. If the guy on your board is worth the draft position then draft him. It is usually not that clean as a team may have 2-4 players rated closely therefore moving down makes sense as you will get the BAP / rated close to others “given up” and an extra pick. First couple rounds BAP for the long term. Draft for need rounds 5-7 but even then within the framework of your board.

Did it ever get settled how much cap space the Packers have?