Ryan from Sheboygan Falls, WI
Will Aaron Rodgers be the MVP this year?
I don’t see why not. The Packers likely will need Rodgers to help break in some young receivers and guide the offense in its first season without Adams.
Linda from Lakewood Ranch, FL
Good morning, Wes! Are you getting beyond tired of all the what-if draft questions? Who to take and when? Trade up or trade back? This position first and then that position second versus any other possibilities? On and on. I just want the draft to get here. All the speculation is just a waste of time and energy. (And then it starts all over with what they should have done.) I just let the draft occur and hope the picks turn into good choices.
It comes with the territory. There isn’t much going on right now, so naturally fans’ minds begin to wander. You just don’t want them wandering too far. It’s the “How many draft picks will it take to trade for Player X?” questions that give me an enormous headache in my eye. Class dismissed.
Brian Gutekunst needs to pray for patience, not get “itchy feet,” control the wide receiver fever and let the draft fall to him. Yes, we all can see the empty chairs in the wide receiver room but there are so many good players in the first round this year and I want to leave that round with two of them regardless of position. Day 2 and 3 plus the post-draft free agent market can satisfy our wide receiver needs. Good plan or do I have too much Ted Thompson in me?
It’s a good plan considering the Packers have that proven track record in the second round to fall back on if the value isn’t there. Thompson loved Jordy Nelson coming out of Kansas State in 2008, but still traded back out of the first round because he felt he could get better value in the second.
I’m amazed at the pre-occupation with the 40 times that wide receivers run. Very, very seldom does a receiver simply run straight down field at the snap. Can they get off the line when pressed? Can they adjust to the D-backs’ position as they’re…