Packers Draft 2008

A quick look at the final Packers 2008 Draft and one thing stands out. Ted Thompson manages to get 5 players out of the top 102 prospects selected. Given there are 32 teams, each franchise should average about 3 players from this upper echelon of collegiate talent. I am beginning to appreciate the pattern. Get good players, don’t overpay for unproven talent, and work them into a team system.

The picks are 36, 56, 60, 91 and 102. None these players may be probable superstars based on pure athletic gifts, but they bring competitive depth to essential offensive (WR, QB, TE) and defensive (CB, DE) parts of the team. Packers Nation has thoughts on the other late round draftees but I suspect the team captured the class of 2008 they wanted in the first 5 selections.