First of all, I need to say that I trust Ted Thompson.  Over the past 3-4 years, he has built this team into an NFC contended.  His methods might be unconventional, but they are working.

Onto the actual draft: I <em>hated</em> that T-squared traded out of the first round.  Yes, it was smart financially and yes, it only moved them from 30 to 35.  But the player (arguably) he was targeting was Brandon Flowers, who almost made it but got snapped up by the KC Chiefs at 34.  Flowers was an excellent player that could shore up the CB position, especially as Al Harris and Charles Woodson get older.

That all said, I <strong>loved</strong> the Jordy Nelson pick.  The kid is a straight-up baller and will be a valuable contributor when Donald Driver starts to decline.  Between him, Jennings, Jones, and Koren Robinson, the WR position should be stacked for years and years.

I was confused by the Brian Brohm pick at first, but the more I thought about it, the more I liked it.  It gives Green Bay a little more national exposure, but it has people focusing on the so-called "controversy" at QB.  A-Rodg is going to be a fine player, Brohm will make a superb backup and (probably) excellent trade bait down the road.  I see this situation playing out a lot like the Mike Vick-Matt Schaub situation in Atlanta a few years ago.  Hopefully Rodgers can play the Vick role without all the extracurriculars, and we can turn Brohm into major draft ammunition.

Patrick Lee was a great value pick and, if he can learn what Al Harris and Charles Woodson have to teach, he'll make a solid replacement for when they're gone.  The two O-linemen taken were also puzzling, one of them wasn't even featured on espn.com's scouting report.  But, Teddy's made it work before.

All in all, I think this draft was overlooked by the majority and undervalued by the experts who did look at it.  A B/B- from Mel Kiper's Hair today fits perfect; the team didn't fill any huge needs or draft any major college superstars.  But the 2008 draft class for the Pack is going to go a long way to solidifying the team with young talent and keep them in contention for a long time.