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@Pakrz posted:


...Found some interesting tidbits on the innerweb at landryfootball.com related to past Packer drafts.  I think most of us know about Mandarich/Sanders and Ray Lewis.  This is the first I've heard about Bart Starr's decisions as a GM. Montana and Lott???  Wow.

1979 — Green Bay Packers scouts wanted to draft Notre Dame QB Joe Montana but coach and GM Bart Starr was not sure about Montana and instead drafted Maryland DT Charles Johnson.

1981—Missing out on Joe Montana, Packers HC/GM Bart Starr had to get a QB to try and save his job and took CAL QB Rich Campbell overruling the scouts who wanted to take USC Safety Ronnie Lott.

1989- Packers GM Tom Braatz and HC Lindy Infante may have lost their jobs by taking Tony Mandarich over Barry Sanders

1996- The Packers Ron Wolf was ready to select Miami LB Ray Lewis at #27 but the Baltimore Ravens jumped ahead of them and took Lewis. The Packers then took OT John Michaels out of USC over Texas DE Tony Brackens.

Contrast that to the 1958 draft class:
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