B-
Green Bay Packers
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Packers.
by Doogie22 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 15 picks
· 1 steals
· 10 reaches
You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Packers did exactly that with Cal Haladay in the 216th pick.
The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Wallace pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 25 they get a rangy last line of defense. Need was not the driver here.
A conviction pick on T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 41 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Cooper Beebe. It fills a real need, too.
Audric Estime in Round 3, Pick 30 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
No drama and no debate, Mason McCormick went about where he belonged in the 99th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They talked themselves into Dylan Laube at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
The board had cheaper options than Luke McCaffrey at No. 129, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A real head-scratcher, Michael Barrett in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Sheridan Jones well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They jumped the gun on Jaylan Ford, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Carson Steele at the 203rd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A wild overpay on Cal Haladay in the 216th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
The board fumbled Josh Wallace all the way to pick No. 243, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Value said wait; Isaac Rex in slot 246 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A straight-up fair deal on Trey Taylor at pick 251, value and slot in agreement. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
