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And the Packers select...

It's almost here...that magical time of the year, when 22 year-old's are likened to Messiah's and where the opinions of any dim-witted dweeb with the analytical capacities of a canary are treated like gold. That's right the NFL Draft, easily the most blown-out-of-proportion event in sports.

Don't get me wrong, after enduring almost three months without football, I'm on the edge of my seat. I've been reading and re-reading and re-reading the same ol' NFL news for weeks (probably due to the pathetic, paltry, and simply un-stomach-able excuse for "up-to-date" "expert insight" that ESPN, SI, and NFL.com provides at the rate of a snail missing a chromosome on its 21st pair) hoping to gleam some cryptic message of things to come from the never informative and always substance-less GM quotes. 

Maybe that's the problem. The Draft seems like a verifiable oasis in the middle of a barren, insufferable desert that is the NFL off-season. But too often, it's just a mirage, unable to truly quench my thirst for non-stop Packers information and action. I mean, let's face it, the significance of this weekend's proceedings probably won't be discernible for a year or two.

Even with that said, it's still always fun to see who your team takes, and even more fun to try to guess who they'll end up with. So without further ado, I'll jump right into things.

After the jump of course...

 

Star-divide

Well...here's the deal...

I was going to make a pick, back it up with some amazing analysis, but then I decided that would be a colossal waste of friggin' time.

Why?

Here's why: Mock drafts are a joke, and if you get the pick right, it's pure luck.

Who the Packers pick is contingent upon who the Jaguars pick, which is contingent upon who the Raiders pick, which is contingent upon who the Bengals pick., etc., etc., etc.

And all of that is contingent upon draft-day trades which are always unpredictable and those are contingent upon what each team's GM had for breakfast that morning  and that is contingent upon whether or not the local fire department bought the grocery store out of pancake mix for their annual pancake breakfast which is completely, utterly contingent upon the Chinese.

So in essence, it's a bunch of contingencies piled up on top of each other, ultimately culminating with the Chinese...and as we all know, the Chinese are wily and unpredictable.

Anyway, I guess all I'm really trying to say is that it's damn near impossible to predict the picks.

But never fear. Even if I can't tell you who the Packers will take, I can tell you who they may take. And I guess the rest is up to you.

Poll
What do you think? If all of these prospects are on the board at pick No. 9, who would you take?
B.J. Raji- Character issues, accusations of smokin' some ganja, and academic deficiencies aside, Raji is a fantastic NT prospect.
70 votes
Brian Orakpo- As a QB, which player would you be more scared of blind-siding you? A guy name Orakpo or Poppinga?
36 votes
Tyson Jackson- Not much to say. Jackson is a solid prospy at 3-4 DE AND he's got dreadlocks
14 votes
Malcolm Jenkins- 40 times are overrated...Jenkins is a playmaker...whether that will be at S or CB is still TBD.
6 votes
Michael Oher- super-duper athletic OT who may be a little unpolished and raw, but hey, they're making a movie about him.
6 votes

132 votes | Poll has closed

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Mock drafts are a joke, and if you get the pick right, it’s pure luck.

EVERYTHING I KNOW IS WRONG!

"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."

by Mitchell_M on Apr 23, 2009 8:44 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

It's not your fault...

It’s the Chinese.

"stay (green and) gold"

by Green and Bold on Apr 23, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

By the way

Does anyone else share my sentiments about NFL.com and the like? They are absolutely PATHETIC. They haven’t put a new story on NFL.com since last afternoon, almost a full day! What do these bozo’s do with their lives?

Do anyone have any suggestions for good websites that provides solid analysis at a high rate?

"stay (green and) gold"

by Green and Bold on Apr 23, 2009 11:18 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Tony G Trade could

actually help the Packers. Now the Falcons won’t take Pettigrew and there is mos def a better chance of him slipping to the second round and get him. Any chance we get him with the 9th in the second round or trade up to get him?

by justinlewis on Apr 23, 2009 7:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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