MajorDad wrote:i think many people would have liked the draft more if the packers picked burnett in the second round and then picked neal in the third round without giving up our pick 4th round to do so. I'd have to ask , was there anybody in the 4th round who would have been a difference maker for the packers?
My thoughts exactly. Hard to guarantee Neal would be there in the 3rd, but I think there's a good chance and if not you get someone comparable. In the 4th we could've had:
1. Eric Norwood OLB
2. Akwasi Owusu-Ansah CB
3. Jason Fox OT
4. O'Brien Schofield OLB
5. Ricky Sapp OLB
6. Dominique Franks CB
7. Perrish Cox CB
8. Ed Wang OT (insert wang joke here)
9. Cam Thomas DT
To me, trading that 4th was the single biggest blunder of this draft. I don't mind moving up to get Burnett if you really like him, but we could've just taken him in the 2nd and seen who drops in the 3rd. Huge mistake, I think, when you look at the list above. I think TT assumed a guy from the above list would still be there in the 5th.