Cheesehead
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Jonnie from Garden City, MI
Describing my perfect date, I'd have to say April 25. It's not too hot and it's not too cold. All you need is a light jacket! It also helps that it's my 40th birthday and the first day of this year's draft. I look forward to the talent the draft will bring. If given the choice between a generational talent who has confirmed off-the-field issues vs. a slightly lesser athlete who bears themselves as a consummate professional, which would you pick and why?
It’s a tough hypothetical and really depends on what the off-the-field issue is. Ted Thompson used to always say it’s his job to determine whether the kid stubbed his toe or there are real underlying issues there. You have to get to know these guys and understand what their story is. If it’s a real red flag, I take the consummate pro and never look back.
Chris from Victor, ID
I’m really interested to see how many total picks BG makes in this draft. I'd love to see an extra swing in the second and/or third round. Although maybe two newer schemes lend themselves toward wanting to make more picks. Let's set the over/under at 8½ picks...what do you take?
I told Spoff on “Unscripted” my prediction was nine picks. So I guess I have the over.
Dale from Caledonia, NY
I know teams pay higher salaries to players drafted early, but how much room for negotiation is there? Are there set minimums, so that, say, someone chosen 12th will certainly earn more than someone chosen 13th, no matter what positions those two play? Or is it entirely decided by haggling between the player's agent and the team?
Rookie contracts are slotted now, so deals are pretty cut-and-dried for the most part. The one snag over the last decade has been offset language and guaranteeing contracts of first-round picks for both injury and skill.
Doug from Green Bay, WI
I recall it being mentioned somewhere that a team can't send a scout to watch another team’s practice unless it’s a paid admission event like Family Night. Does that role hold true for joint practices or are those open for other teams to send scouts?
The same rules apply. No money. No visiting scouts.
Bill from Bloomfield Hills, MI
Our FA plunge upgraded the defense nicely, but I don't see any of those three as “tilt the field” kind of players that other teams have to game plan around, in particular an edge-rushing fearsome force. My input for perhaps the third or fourth year in a row is if you think that guy is in this draft, get him at 12 or maneuver up to get him with your draft capital.
Za’Darius Smith, Adrian Amos and Preston Smith are all around 25 or 26. You haven’t seen nothing yet.
Eric from Green Bay, WI
From purely an II perspective, what is the worst thing the Packers could do in the draft that would make your job the most difficult? Is there anything the Packers could do that would make your job easy the next day?
The most challenging would be if they draft a quarterback in the first round. I’ve been bashing people over the head, whack-a-mole style, for the past two months saying it won’t happen. The easiest thing would probably be take one of the Iowa tight ends. Inboxers love those two.
Burt from Oconto Falls, WI
Just wondering how in the big picture you view the overall talent level currently on our defense versus the talent level on the other side of the ball.
The Packers are a bit more experienced on offense at the moment, but there are young, good players on both sides of the ball. What the Packers need now is those individuals to take the next step towards greatness.
Allen from Greendale, WI
What is the basic strategy used for punt returns?
Stay north and south, and try to pick up 10 yards. If a hole develops, capitalize.
Jim from Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Who is in charge of moving the draft board? How big is it? Does it fit in carry-on so it can be closely guarded? If it is in a checked bag it could easily be "lost" and another team could "find" it. What if in the process of moving the board from Green Bay to Nashville the board gets messed up and wrong guy is drafted? So much to think about at the last minute. It's the little details that matter most.
The draft board resides in Lambeau Field and doesn’t move. The two Packers reps in Nashville, Chris Kirby and Bryan Nehring, are only there to relay whatever picks Brian Gutekunst calls in from the home base.
Gavin from Albuquerque, NM
Idea for the future that solves both the "Green Bay hosting a draft" coupled with "Green Bay goes to London" questions: Packers host the draft, compensating the team and greater Green Bay area for the financial loss of a home game getting moved to London.
No chance. The draft might be bigger for the entire state, but one week of hosting the NFL Draft won’t offset the income the community draws from a home game. It is massive. The Packers won’t give up a home game to play in London. Never say never, but never. Ever. Never ever.