Ted said after the draft that CM3 was among 4 guys they considered at 9. Taking Teds word for it the Packers must have considered CM3 a 9-12 pick.
The Packers did have Raji rated #2 in the draft after Crabtree, so they grabed him.
I think I believe Ted on this since he said it after the draft which is the time of the year that GMs tend to be reasonably honest.
quote:Originally posted by slowmo:
We gave up a 3rd and 5th rounder to New England to get Hayward in the second round. So, in essence, our 3rd round pick became a 2nd round pick, and we gave up one pick in the 5th round. Doesn't seem like we gave up too much.
Plus it was a trade with MR. Guaranteed superstar.
Damn autocorrect. I meant NE.
TT passed on the best player in the draft at #9 so even he didn't get it right. He's gotten the best player in two drafts near the bottom of the first and that's a pretty impressive record.
Michael Crabtree or Aaron Maybin? I wouldn't have taken either over Raji either now or at the time.
I think he meant passing on CM3 @ #9.
Casey Hayward was a guest on this NFL podcast today there's a link to listen on the page that opens up.
quote:Originally posted by Pakrz:
We're really debating whether or not GB gave up too much for CMIII? The guy is arguably the best defensive player in the NFL, is always healthy and forces opposing offenses to spend a significant amount of time scheming just to block him each week. We're watching a HOF career in the making.
In hindsight, TT could have given up his whole draft (Ala Ricky Williams) and I wouldn't complain about it.
I've said it before, but it's worth repeating. I'm even more impressed with CMIII's attitude. There are plenty of NFL players that would be complaining about their contracts, holding out, etc if they had the same production as this guy. Nope, not CMIII. He continues to show up, outwork everybody, produce on the field and drive on. In today's sporting world, that's pretty damn impressive.
Right on.
quote:Randall Liu @RLiuNFL
NFL Defensive Rookie of Month for October: @Packers CB Casey Hayward.
Casey's a sweet boy and I like him!
Has he even been practicing? I haven't heard any practice reports on him or the supposed return of Sherrod.
He participated in pads the past two Thursday's, but did nothing 2 Friday''s back, and then worked some with the DBs this past Friday. Hopefully he's no more than 1 week away.