The Official 2012 NFL Draft Talk Thread

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by shilala

Ya, Rly. A defense would kick ass.

You'd be amazed by what one measley pass rusher would do so that Matthews isn't triple teamed and the secondary isn't asked to cover for eight to ten seconds every pass. They're one year removed from being the #2 overall defense, remember? They lost Jenkins to free agency, and there went the pressure from the opposite side of Matthews.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by Stephen

You'd be amazed by what one measley pass rusher would do so that Matthews isn't triple teamed and the secondary isn't asked to cover for eight to ten seconds every pass. They're one year removed from being the #2 overall defense, remember? They lost Jenkins to free agency, and there went the pressure from the opposite side of Matthews.

Even if that's all it is, and I give you that, it's a tough spot to fill. That's gotta come from free agency, not the draft.
If the Pack wants to stop that bleeding, there's no 14 million for Flynn, so he's a memory. And if they can wrangle the 8th pick from Miami, can they pay for it ?
I'm not even arguing, just asking.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by shilala

Even if that's all it is, and I give you that, it's a tough spot to fill. That's gotta come from free agency, not the draft.
If the Pack wants to stop that bleeding, there's no 14 million for Flynn, so he's a memory. And if they can wrangle the 8th pick from Miami, can they pay for it ?
I'm not even arguing, just asking.

Even if they could pay for it (which admittedly I'm not up to speed on their cap situation), Ted Thompson simply doesn't run his football team that way. His first year he brought in Ryan Pickett and Charles Woodson, and after that, bupkis. It's really not a good year to be chasing a pass rush in free agency; especially for a 3-4 team. Personally, I'm hoping/wishing/praying that Courtney Upshaw falls to the Packers in the first round.