coolhandluke121 wrote:ReasonablySober wrote:
Yea, you have to be really certain you like the guy you're trading up for. Like when the Packers traded up in the first for Clay Matthews Jr., Jaire Alexander, and Jordan Love.
I'm sure that they were "certain" they liked some other guys they traded up for who didn't pan out, too. I have confidence in Gute and his staff, who have been better than average IMO, but I have just as much confidence in them to make good picks later in the draft as I do in the first round - especially since development is a big part of the picture, and I think they are really good at that (at least on offense) right now.
I know the last two drafts look good, but their 2nd and 3rd day picks from 2021 and before were pretty lousy. The only thing saving those drafts were the first round picks.