Morgan is a very Gutekunst pick. Naturally draft grades by the national "experts" are in the B-/C range. No matter how many times Gute does his own thing and gets praise later people on the outside don't really give much benefit of the doubt to him in the moment.
I was a bit deflated as the Packers finally were on the clock because all of the guys that had unexpectedly stuck around had been taken off the board in the few picks prior to the 25 coming up. I really wanted Mitchell or Arnold. After Mitchell got picked I truly wondered if the Packers would even go with Arnold and when the Lions jumped them I thought even with the Lions taking him I doubt Gute would have if they hadn't. My feelings about them passing on DeJean came true as well.
All said and done, going into the draft and expecting those guys to be long gone anyway I was thinking the Packers would go OL so in the end what I was expecting to happen did happen. I didn't have specific guys in mind I just felt there were going to be a lot of quality options there and they wouldn't pass them up.
Excited to see how tonight unfolds.
I went into tonight feeling pretty chill about things knowing the Packers would have good options but I am getting pretty hyped with the guys that could still be there at 25. I think Mitchell is my dream pick right now.
The closer we get the price goes down and I assume the value in this year's 4th and 5th round are more valuable than the future picks Minn gave up.
So far I'm liking the picks that are going in that I still haven't heard a name that crushes me.
My only reasoning is with 6 QBs taken there's some top 10 talent out there, getting a guy that maybe, probably shouldn't still be there has to be tempting. But maybe the move is standing pat or moving down too.
My extremely uneducated prediction is if DeJean is available when the Packers pick at 25 comes up, they don't take him. It feels like Gute goes counter to predictions when things happen for real. It's not even like DeJean is the clear cut favorite or anything either, there's so many ways they could go. But that's just my feeling.
Semantics. There's plenty of pessimism and that's what I'm pushing back against. If panicking isn't a word that fits extrapolate a word that does and move along.
Sure, but in recent history the Brewers have a decent track record of taking guys off the scrap heap and turning them into solid contributors. But the glass remains half empty to most people complaining about bullpen usage.
Of course we don't know the future and there are no guarantees. I would rather spend my time trusting that there will be options available if and when the time comes for needing options and feeling reasonably confident that those options will work out.