For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Packers walked out of the weekend still thin at quarterback, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Johnson. Cooper has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Cooper DeJean
· CB
· rank 26
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper DeJean at pick 25, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 49
They liked Edgerrin Cooper enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 41. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Braden Fiske
· DL
· rank 58
Braden Fiske at No. 58 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Dominick Puni
· OT
· rank 89
No edge and no loss on Dominick Puni in the 88th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Gabriel Murphy
· DL-EDGE
· rank 92
By-the-book stuff, Gabriel Murphy at pick No. 91 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Isaac Guerendo
· RB
· rank 128
Isaac Guerendo in Round 4, Pick 26 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Malik Mustapha
· S
· rank 170
No drama and no debate, Malik Mustapha went about where he belonged in the 169th overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Cornelius Johnson
· WR
· rank 188
Value with a capital V on Cornelius Johnson in the Round 6 slot, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Garret Greenfield
· OT
· rank 216
They did well to land Garret Greenfield in the 219th pick, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Trevin Wallace
· LB
· rank 233
Trevin Wallace at Round 7, Pick 25 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Marcellas Dial
· CB
· rank 243
The board had Marcellas Dial higher than pick 255, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.