Would you trade a first for Joe Thomas?

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In a heartbeat. JT is exactly what you would want a first round pick to be.

Wow, Rusty, I am truly obsessed with Joe Thomas. I've mentioned him a whole six times in seventeen months. 

And by the way, so have you:

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I hope so, Fedya. I hope so.

on the basis of the production to date of 2 first-rounders (bulaga and sherrod), one might be tempted to offer to #1s for a franchise T.

Gee, a pick most likely at least in the mid-twenties for the best Left Tackle in the league when you need to not only run the ball better but keep Aaron Rodgers upright? Only a complete moron wouldn't.

for sure i'd give pick #32 for joe t.

Not going to happen:

1)  We can't afford his contract:  5 years left on an $84 million contract.  We have too many other guys coming up (Raji, James Jones, Shields,Finley) to spend that kind of money 

2)  Packers believe they have other offensive linemen option next year and beyond.  For example, Bulaga is returning next year and he is under contract until 2015 with Packers only owing about $7 million on remaining contract.  Sherrod is still an unknown.

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Had to vote 'no', 'south.

2-4 years ago would have been ideal, IMHO. Now, I'd be too worried about his long-term health. 6 years is a fair amount of wear, and there's more potential for downside than there is upside.

As an aside, I had a thought recently:

If (and, of course, that's a BIG if) we could actually have all of our recent OL picks healthy and available, we could have a line very similar to SF, possibly with better depth. Not saying they all would suddenly be All-Pro, or that it would instantly solve all OL problems for the forseeable future, but that's a lot of talent that's never been available to the Packers at the same time.

As long as we're dealing in fantasy, I'm going no because Sherrod is the better player.

I would rather draft a QB with the 1st round pick.

Stupidest idea ever. Why would you trade a 1st round pick for a player where you already have that position covered?

Would Thomas be better than Bahk is not the question. Overall and long term, would this help the team is. 

I would say no. He's a great player, will be in the HOF if he keeps going like he has been. However you're not just trading a 1st round pick for him. He's in year 3 of an 8 year, 80.5 million dollar contract, about 52 million left. With his contract, you're essentially trading a 1st AND Raji AND Shields because there's no way you keep all 3. You also have to get rid of some other OL, probably Bulaga and Sherrod. 

Why not.  One less first round pick with an injury. 

After watching Tony Gonzalez last night, I am more upset Ted did not make that trade. Could you imagine having  tight end that dominant with Rodgers throwing him the ball instead of Matty-Lice. Not one of Teds best decisions.

I'm watching a similar combo tonight.

Not pwned, just pointing out I don't speak about him more than anybody else. 

No joke. Graham is a beast.