Second round is TT's Round

James Jones was a third round pick. James Worthy was a basketball player. You're also missing Terrence Murphy, who was starting to look pretty good when he got hurt and of course Daryn Colledge, at least off the top of my head.

James Worthy, slacker.

Nick Collins

So, instead of using our 32nd pick next year we should trade out and get two 2nd round picks. Sounds good to me.

Brandon Jackson, who did okay for us for awhile.

Lot of value in round 2 but TT's record in the second round is impressive. The Patriots have had a glut of second round picks and have seemed to strike out on most. Other than Brohm and Lee, there really aren't any busts (Neal is starting to show he belongs, and Murphy's issues were a random medical condition).

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Originally posted by YATittle:
What's behind this success? The scouting department? Shrewd draft day analysis?

I'm genuinely dying to hear your speculation on this? How come he can't fix the punter position after two years? How does he get third round picks in the second round? Is the scouting dept watching basketball games? Patty's draft sheet- do the opposite? Why not trade down from the first and up from the third in every draft? Why doesn't he just pick his second round pick with his first pick, then take his second second round pick to pick in the second round.

or maybe he does...

Come on now El, leave your younger cousin alone. He's withdrawn enough. Now finish your cranberry sauce.

hand me some bread

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Originally posted by YATittle:
What's behind this success?

A better than average sized lap.

Mall Santa experience.

He's got the hair.

YA- don't forget to add Ryan Braun and AJ Hawk to your list

Thanksgiving moment...

Casey Hayward...might be my most favorite Packer since Edgar Bennett and William Henderson trampled the tundra and some defenders too.

he's got 2nd Rd Fire in the belly ...

the other rounds he sips his iced beer.

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Originally posted by YATittle:

What's behind this success? The scouting department? Shrewd draft day analysis?

No wife.

So if he had a wife, she would control the drafts?

Only if it were Jessica Simpson, Samantha Steele or someone the fans have heard of.

Ted has changed his draft strategy over the years. Be it because the team has change or he has learned some new tricks. At first he wanted a lot of draft picks; recently he has been going for the sweet spots in the draft. Some packer reported that Ted’s sweet spots in the draft are the second and 4th rounds. If Ted patterns hold true, in the next draft he will sit on the first round and take the best big athletic o-line or front 7 guys available. Then move into the 2 and 4th rounds as much as he can.

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Originally posted by GBFanForLife:
So if he had a wife, she would control the drafts?

You know she would. Teddy dear, that player is so much cuter than that player, why aren't you ever home, do I look fat in this dress...that last part is a draft killa.

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do I look fat in this dress...that last part is a draft killa.

Yeah, but Lincoln was still able win the Civil War:

Barely. His drafts were okay, but his second round picks were no match for TT's. And TT's victory celebration went so much better.

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Originally posted by turnip blood:
Ted has changed his draft strategy over the years. Be it because the team has change or he has learned some new tricks. At first he wanted a lot of draft picks; recently he has been going for the sweet spots in the draft. Some packer reported that Ted’s sweet spots in the draft are the second and 4th rounds. If Ted patterns hold true, in the next draft he will sit on the first round and take the best big athletic o-line or front 7 guys available. Then move into the 2 and 4th rounds as much as he can.

I think his strategy has evolved as the roster evolved.. His first priority was building a deep young team.. Once that was accomplished there wasnt room for 10 picks so he is now able to get into that sweet spot more often.

TT's second round picks have been impressive

Even more impressive though is his selection of defensive backs overall

Going back to his days in Seattle, the guy found Ken Lucas (2nd round), Marcus Trufant (1st round), Ken Hamlin (2nd round), and Michael Boulware (2nd round).

Add that to guys like Collins, Hayward, Burnett, McMillan, and Davon House and TT knows DBs.

There's an occasional miss here and there (i.e. Rouse, Underwood, and Pat Lee) but I'd say if you look at all of his draft picks over the last 10 years he's hit on 75% of those corners and safeties he's taken. That's pretty amazing.

TT got the best player in the '05 and '09 drafts in the bottom half of the first and the whole draft is his sweet spot.

Wow, Tschmack, you were sure right about his record on DBs. No wonder Seattle has such a strong secondary.

The only one left in Seattle, I believe, is Trufant... and he's listed on the depth chart as a backup. Whoever has been drafting in Seattle since TT left has done a good job as well with the secondary.