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Thursday, April 24, 2003

I don't know what it is with me and the Packers lately ::

With only 2 days until the NFL draft, it's time to temporarily forget about baseball (the Twins are in another slump anyway) and focus on football. Don't worry - I'll be back to baseball come Monday. Or Tuesday. Anyway, I already pointed out earlier the difficulty of Green Bay's 2003 schedule, but what about their roster? Thankfully, the offense has stayed intact. I know everyone wants to think about picking one of this year's QB studs to replace Brett Favre, but what of the defense? The Packers have lost to free agency Vonnie Holliday (KC), Tyrone Williams (Atl), Tod McBride (Atl), Matt Bowen (Was), Billy Lyon (Min), and Nate Wayne (Phl), while only resigning KGB, Na'il Diggs, and Cletidus Hunt. Although the team has signed a couple defensive free agents themselves, one could hardly say that the likes of Al Harris and Chukie Nwokorie will sufficiently fill the shoes of the players lost. This is why, depending upon those available, I think the Packers should look into filling a defensive hole with their first round pick instead of blowing it on Rex Grossman or Kyle Boller. While no Favre (but really, who is?), the Packers aren't hurting for QBs to compete for back up spots right now either. In addition to Craig Nall and Zak Kustok, the Packers also got the rights to Eric Crouch from the Rams and, if nothing else, I'm sure there aren't a lot of teams banging on Doug Peterson's door. If nothing else, it couldn't hurt to draft defense in the first round, and then evaluate the remaining quarterbacks by the time they pick again.
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