It doesnt matter and as your list points out - it just doesnt matter unless a team is in real need of a franchise QB - and if one looks at all the high end QB failures over the past few years - and we have one visiting us on Monday night. It doesnt matter. Our last really high pick was AJ Hawk and in looking at that draft - he was a pretty good pick - considering the final results of other members of that class. Everyone always says take the best player available - and that might be true - unless there is a draft class that is according to those so- called draft experts heavy to one position or another. I think that no matter where we pick we need to pick the best tight end available and unless there is some sort of tackling machine inside lineback - ie a Parson type close by. BTW no matter who you pick - nobody is a saviour - ie has Pitts saved Atlanta from the tight end or would Chase or Waddle been better - same as us = would Rousseau been better than Stokes.
Right now it is looking like maybe - just maybe Gute is going to be a hero if Love turns out to be the next guy
That is why I hope that after we beat the Rams on Monday - that we lose in Miami and give Love a chance to show what he's got against Minnie and the Lions - even if they are just playing out the string.

To the extent that we aren’t very good, and have no cap and holes, it matters. We either need a shot at a premium pick to help Rodgers or to help the reload either directly or via trading back for more pick volume. The reality is that we have a lot of needs: TE, S, DL, to name a few where a higher pick could make a significant difference.

If there was a point, a coherent basis for winning a few more and thus weakening the pick, that would be one thing, but this year there really isn’t, regardless of who will be QB. Moreover, we are going to be highly dependent on the draft, the more options in every round from an earlier pick only help that.

I have No Faith in Gutey. The concern should be putting Points on the board now.

The better the draft selection position, the development process takes less time, which is important if Love is the QB, since he has already been sitting 3 years.

I believe Rodgers will be back for next year only and better draft picks will ease the salary cap somewhat with the veteran dump that needs or will be forced to be performed.

Naturally, the FO has to convince Love to sit another year, or convince Rodgers to agree to a trade or to retire. Good luck with that happening.

The only times in recent memory the Packers could be accused to "tanking" on the field (not to be confused with giving your highly-drafted younger players more snaps in order to better prepare for the future) are the final games of the 2017 and 2018 season vs. Detroit. And I was stupid enough to watch them both.

It would be an encouraging sign if the Packers were to "finish strong" with younger players like Love, Wyatt, and Toure. But if you're continue to trot out Rodgers, Lowry, and Cobb, or others who may not be with the team next season, then there's really no long-term significance in doing so, even if the team ends up with a more respectable record.

Trying to predict what Gute will do draft-wise is an exercise in futility. But the only player he should even consider moving up for is a stud TE prospect like Mayer. Otherwise, trading down seems like an appealing option to add another quality piece at either edge, safety, or WR. There shouldn't be any temptation to tank unless you're vying for a top QB prospect.

One good thing about being higher in the draft order is the fact that it applies to every round. It’s more than just the first round. The vast majority of a team’s personal come from later rounds.

"Herm Edwards once famously said, “you play to win the game.”"

Who was it who said, "it's hard to lose your way into winning"?

Wont matter as long as Joe Berry is the defensive coordinator . This man has single handedly ruined the franchise and maxe dom capers look like Buddy Ryan .

Lets not lafluer gute or murphy off the hook they hired him they still keep him employed.

These 3 stoges will down in packer history as worse than the tony mandarich pick.

Bunch of soft losers

It shouldn't be about tanking or not. We should play our future now and hope they play well enough to win. Love should start and all of our young players should get a lot of reps. I just think Rodgers has to much power and MLF and the front office allow it. The team has no chance to win a super bowl with him it's time to move him and move on.

The draft is, indeed, a crap shoot. Take a look at the QB's that were taken the last few years. There were teams that traded multiple picks to move up to get "their guy", only to find that it was fool's gold. Look at SF. They traded three firsts and a third to get Trey Lance. And found they were just fine, first with Garoppolo, and now with Purdy. Chicago spent several draft picks to move up one slot and get their guy (Mitch Trubisky). So, earlier draft slots gives you more choices. But if those choices don't pan out (Josh Rosen), and then Kyler Murray for Arizona pop to mind, it simply means you're choosing the wrong guy earlier than later.

I for one deplore any thought or suggestion a team or player at ANY level should “tank”.
IMO, “tanking” suggests, fraud, scandal, cheating, deception, payoff.
What legitimate competitor would give the green light to “tanking?”
There are many here who are/were players and coaches at various levels of competition.
Shame on you if you would consider this an appropriate solution.

Is anyone in here good at picking stocks? Not sure if I should go offensive or defensive due to the current economy. Of course, who knows right? It's all so risky and sometimes you just have to be lucky despite all the research that goes into those perfect stocks that will put a jolt into the portfolio. GPG!

I'm not sure what draft purgatory means. Good scouting and proper assessment of the team's draft should mitigate the selection risks whenever their slot comes up in each round. Having said that the draft is still a crap shoot since there are so many variables involved with each player selection, even in the top 10 picks.

Teams like the Browns, Jets and Lions, to name a few, seem to go on and on forever with high draft picks and without fielding a playoff or championship caliber team.

Bottom line is that it is a very difficult feat to accomplish on a consistent basis even in this era of Free Agency. Thanks, Since '61

I'm not a fan of tanking, but if we were to ever tank, I would hope that it would have been in 1989.

We beat the Cardinals the last game of the season and went from drafting first to drafting in the number two position and we chose Tony Mandarich and we all know how that turned out. These are the first five players drafted in the 1989 draft and four out of the five are in the NFL Hall of Fame.

1 Dallas Cowboys Troy Aikman qb, UCLA
2 Green Bay Packers Tony Mandarich T, Michigan State
3 Detroit Lions Barry Sanders rb, Oklahoma State
4 Kansas City Chiefs Derrick Thomas LB, Alabama
5 Atlanta Falcons Deion Sanders dB, Florida State

Much to consider here.
Had the opportunity to select one of the three best ever at their positions.
But honestly, I was (at the time), jazzed they selected Mandarich.
I believed then, he would become one of the best ever O-linemen.