Packers Awarded Pick Number 169

by Brandon on Mar 23, 2010 7:00 AM CDT in Green Bay Packers News

The NFL awarded 32 compensatory picks, and the Green Bay Packers were awarded the last pick in the 5th round, number 169 overall. From SB Nation.com:

Based on a complex (and unknown) formula involving money and playing time, the NFL awards extra draft picks to teams that lose free agents the previous year.

It's not bad a bad pick. It's the 10th highest pick awarded. According to the Press-Gazette, this is their prize for losing DT Colin Cole to the Seahawks and not keeping unrestricted free agent OL Duke Preston last season. Since I didn't see any value to either player, a 5th round pick is not a bad haul.

Unfortunately the 5th round has not been kind to GM Ted Thompson. Here's the list back to 1980 from Pro-Football Reference. He's managed to draft a starter in every round except the 5th round. Only two of his 5th round picks are still with the team. FB Quinn Johnson may be the fullback of the future, but he's only played in two games so far. OL Breno Giacomini didn't make it into a single game last season, and only once during his rookie season. WR David Clowney and OL Jamon Meredith have become useful players for other teams. The last good player the Packers drafted in the 5th round was LB Hunter Hillenmeyer, who's played in 100 games for the Bears but zero for the Packers. You have to go back to 2002 when Mike Sherman drafted DE Aaron Kampman in the 5th round to find a good one. Maybe we blew all our 5th round karma when we lucked into him.

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Last pick of 5th rd-

Unfortunately the 5th round has not been kind to GM Ted Thompson.

Then we should call it the 1st pick of the 6th rd.

"I agree but dont agree"

by juggernaut400 on Mar 23, 2010 10:34 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

its only the fifth round in name...

It could easily be considered the 6th pick of the 6th round too. They just call it the 5th round so it doesn’t feel like they are pushing back the picks of the people in the next round. How do we do in the 6th? NOw that Aaron is gone, maybe our 5th round karma comes back for us then too!!

by TrevorR on Mar 23, 2010 10:44 AM CDT reply actions

A ROSE IS A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME!

Who cares if it’s the fifth round or sixth round. It’s still the 169th pick-a good deal for a couple of guys who weren’t in the plans anyway.

by nosmo343 on Mar 23, 2010 10:50 AM CDT reply actions

I am sure Seahawks fans would gladly take a 5-6th round pick for Cole about now

"I agree but dont agree"

by juggernaut400 on Mar 23, 2010 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions

ok

Maybe we blew all our 5th round karma when we lucked into him.

So maybe it’s back now that Kampman is gone.

The Dude abides

by SlowJoe445 on Mar 23, 2010 2:57 PM CDT reply actions

Why so gloomy? It's another Draft Pick!

If TT doesn’t do well in the 5th Round, I say use it to trade up in the 2nd Round ~ or 3rd Round and get the guy we want! Or whatever we need to do to make the Packers NFC Champs! :)

Go Pack!

by BirdDogUni on Mar 23, 2010 4:46 PM CDT reply actions

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Hey BirdDog… How ya doing? LOL

Only problem w/ your idea is that as a compensatory pick, you are not allowed to trade it…

I say use it to draft O’Brien Schofield!!!

by Strohman on Mar 23, 2010 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Hey Stroh ~ Ok... I didn't know you couldn't trade it, O'Brien would be a great addition!

We can trade our original 5th round pick though right? My point being, if we take a LT in the 1st or someone fell to us and TT felt compelled to take him, (whoever that may be) & Hughes fell to 36 or 38… I don’t think you’d mind trading our original 5th round pick to go back up and get him would you? LOL Especially if all it cost us was a 5th round pick! : ) Just trying to help you get your guy!@! : )

Go Pack!

by BirdDogUni on Mar 23, 2010 8:21 PM CDT reply actions

Mind

Nope… I wouldn’t mind that in the least!!! LOL Anything to get Hughes in GB, baby!!!!

by Strohman on Mar 23, 2010 9:36 PM CDT reply actions

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I think with the added pick we use our 6th or 7th rounder to now draft a punter! With the extra pick TT can get whoever he was still planning on getting but now he can use that extra late rounder to grab an essential need.

by bizzle4 on Mar 24, 2010 4:18 PM CDT reply actions