I only know so many towns in Wisconsin. It was either that or Fond du Lac.

I was in Green Bay all day Saturday, so it wasn't me!

Its simple if you think about it.

The past 3 years Thompson has rebuilt the whole entire base of the team through the draft, and choice free agent picks. He traded down, to have more shots at getting the right guy. Now Thompson felt comfortable enough, that the 3 year base he developed was strong enough to start trading up to fill the remianing gaps on the team.

QB is covered, RB and WR as well.

So the need was on defense, and we needed lineman on both sides and linebackers specifically. The secondary is loaded, so no needs there.

We got a DE and NT, plus a OLB which plugs up holes there. We also got tackels, and signed Duke Preston for a spot.

So now this the year in which Thompson's grand plan of setting up a possible divisonal dynasty should start to come into action.

"When told the Packers had drafted strictly at need positions, he fell to his knees and cried out “no wide receivers”? Lol, nice.

"So now this the year in which Thompson’s grand plan of setting up a possible divisonal dynasty should start to come into action." Everyone was saying the same thing after 2007. Winning the offseason doesn't always mean winning in the regular season. Just ask the Washington Redskins. Don't get me wrong, I thought this was a really strong draft. It's just too soon for me to accept a dynasty

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I agree with you. But to analyse, you have to start from somewhere, so the current roster and the past performance of players is the material in which you evaluate who's better, right? Starting from that point, you have to agree that we had 3 big holes in our team, pass rush, run defense and offensive line. With this draft, we are closer to fixing those gaps. I agree that they didn't have a snap in the NFL, but Raji brings more value than Jolly, from what we can compare to. Meanwhile, the Bears, Lions and Vikins, for what they've done, didn't adress all their holes.

Like you said, we'll only see in September, but from a roster analysis perspective, I'd say we're closer to getting there than most of these teams. Looking at the rosters past performances and the evaluation, and the performances of the players drafted by each team, I'd say we're above 70, 80% of the league, at least.

"But to analyse, you have to start from somewhere, so the current roster and the past performance of players is the material in which you evaluate who’s better, right?"

Oh for sure. Just trying to account for what you can't quite account for right now. Not saying he's wrong-- just that nothing is certain. "Like you said, we’ll only see in September, but from a roster analysis perspective, I’d say we’re closer to getting there than most of these teams." I agree with that 100%.

Good stuff, Al. Too bad you hang out at Packer Chatters

There’s plenty of room for everybody…

Going to beat a dead horse. Still think we're weak at DE. Does anyone know the status on Holliday? He was only cut because he was getting a bonus. He's a perfect band-aid for that spot (stats were great for 3-4 DE)

Well, he's from Jersey (just a few towns over from me), so it needs to be Jersified. The easiest way to do that would be, whatever you come up with, it goes on a "hard" roll. I've heard them called Kaiser Rolls, don't know if there's a different name for them in Wisconsin.

Just got a great idea: We should have a packerslounge contest to come up with the RAJI BURGER. Thoughts? I've already started drafting one.

http://www.theintaweb.net/fatty.JPG

A Buger topped with P.E.C...

Pork Roll, Egg, &amp; Cheese, baby..yeah!

In NJ, Pork Roll = "Taylor Ham". People have told me it's tough to find outside of NJ. I would skip the egg, since this isn't a breakfast sandwich.

This is a good start - A burger with Taylor Ham and Cheese on a hard roll - now just add condiments and you've got it!

Well R-A-J-I would be pretty nasty.

Relish-Artichoke-Jalepenos-Iceberg Lettuce

What these galaxy smashers need at least is one thing, Bacon.

I've been to many a funky burger joint in my day, so I tried to do something completely original...

Black angus with a pocket of pepper jack cheese in the middle of the pattie (requires a hand-made pattie)

Toppings:

Pulled Pork
BBQ Beans
Tater tots
diced onions optional

...the cheese in the center of the pattie was inspired by a dish called Chinese Assholes which are italian sausage meatballs filled with onions and mozz cheese.

Overall, I wanted a flat out dirty burger to symbolize the fuck-shit-up nature of Raji's role in the 3-4.