Jollay wrote:You guys can lecture how ILBs aren't important in a 3-4 all you want but literally every team that runs a 3-4 values them way more highly than the Packers.
Never mind guys like Kuechly and Lewis. If you haven't seen Kendricks' impact on the,Vikings, or how much better the Steelers were with a healthy Shazier or the Niners absolutely relying on Willis, Borland and then trading up for Foster you don't watch enough football.
And we can still aspire to at least have two starters who grade out close to average without valuing the position critically. You know--not going into seasons with guys like Nate Palmer as starters...guys who shouldn't even be in the league.
I laugh because every year we avoid nasty, hard hitting ILBs in the 1st round and people make excuses.......then midway through the season all the same fans who make excuses for passing up these guys are whining we don't have enough speed and toughness in the middle of the field.
As usual, I will wait to see the finished product. However, considering we could right now have Reuben Foster, Jordan Willis (or Alvin Kamara) and Rasul Douglas I am not too happy. Plenty of speed, productivity, and toughness....while fitting needs. I assume most of our picks today will be spent on offense (OL, WR, RB).
I'm also disappointed we missed out on James Connor, but don't blame our GM because nobody thought he would go in the 3rd. Ironically I compared him to Bell and now he is going to back him up and possibly replace him in a few years.
