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Green Bay Packers
Larceny in pick 177 lands the Packers a A-, Moore and all.
by clp4305 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 21 picks
· 6 steals
· 3 reaches
If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Packers, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.
Landing Moore that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Reaching for Martin left real value on the table behind him. The veteran additions, Tyler Lockett chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.
Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.
Pick-by-Pick
The board had Dallas Turner higher than Round 2, Pick 3, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Kalen King in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
By-the-book stuff, Mekhi Wingo at pick No. 61 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Ja'Lynn Polk at slot 67 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. The roster fit checks out.
They read the board right and Byron Murphy II was the payoff at the 73rd pick. It fills a real need, too.
They paid sticker price for Amarius Mims in the 82nd overall pick, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Zak Zinter at Round 3, Pick 23 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Pratt. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Shilo Sanders in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A straight-up fair deal on Adisa Isaac at slot 120, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Antwane Wells Jr. is a better player than pick 122 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They took Joe Milton III at par in the 135th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They paid a round early for Cam Hart in the 168th overall pick, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A defensive back of that caliber at No. 177 is the definition of value, full stop. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Devin Neal at Round 6, Pick 12 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
No drama and no debate, Bryson Nesbit went about where he belonged in No. 213. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They did well to land Dominic Lovett in pick No. 217, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Curtis Jacobs in the 219th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A reach for JT Daniels in the 230th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Landon Jackson at the Round 7 slot is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Marshel Martin well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.