I always like to remind people that Ron Wolf said they drafted men who were better, or potentially better, than whomever was already on the roster at that position-- sort of an "adjusted best player available." That seems to be what Gute did as well.

Also, here's at our full depth chart right now (final positions TBD):

Packers Depth Chart on Offense

Quarterbacks: 10 Jordan Love, 8 Sean Clifford, Michael Pratt, 2 Alex McGough
Running backs: 8 Josh Jacobs, , 32 MarShawn Lloyd, AJ Dillon, Emanuel Wilson, 38 Ellis Merriweather, Jarveon Howard
Receiver: 9 Christian Watson, 80 Bo Melton, 18 Malik Heath, 16 Thyrick Pitts
Receiver: 87 Romeo Doubs, 13 Dontayvion Wicks, Julian Hicks
Slot: 11 Jayden Reed, 83 Samori Toure, 86 Grant DuBose
Tight end: 8 Luke Musgrave, 85 Tucker Kraft, 89 Ben Sims, 82 Joel Wilson, Messiah Swinson
H-Back/Fullback: 84 Tyler Davis, 44 Henry Pearson
Left tackle: 77 Jordan Morgan, 63 Rasheed Walker, 76 Kadeem Telfort
Right tackle: 50 Zach Tom, 73 Andre Dillard, 72 Caleb Jones, 78 Luke Tenuta
Left guard: 74 Elgton Jenkins, Donovan Jennings
Right guard: 75 Sean Rhyan, Travis Glover, 70 Royce Newman, Trente Jones
Center: 71 Josh Myers, Jacob Monk

Packers Depth Chart on Defense

Defensive tackle: 97 Kenny Clark, 93 T.J. Slaton, 99 Jonathan Ford, Deslin Alexandre, Keshawn Banks, James Ester,
Defensive tackle: 95 Devonte Wyatt, 94 Karl Brooks, 96 Colby Wooden. 47 Deandre Johnson, Rodney Matthews
Defensive End: 52 Rashan Gary, 57 Brenton Cox, 98 Kenneth Odumegwu
Defensive End: 91 Preston Smith, 90 Lukas Van Ness, 55 Kingsley Enagbare, 53 Arron Mosby
Inside linebacker: 56 Edgerrin Cooper Isaiah McDuffie, 54 Kristian Welch, Ralen Goforth
Inside linebacker: 7 Quay Walker, 59 Ty’Ron Hopper 45 Eric Wilson,46 Christian Young
Cornerback: 23 Jaire Alexander, 35 Corey Ballentine, Kalen King, 40 Anthony Johnson
Cornerback: Eric Stokes, 37 Carrington Valentine, 22 Robert Rochell, 30 Zyon Gilbert, 41 Gemon Green
Slot: 25 Keisean Nixon,
Safety: 29 Xavier McKinney, Evan Williams, 36 Anthony Johnson Jr, 24 Tyler Coyle
Safety: 20 Javon Bullard, Kitan Oladapo ,Benny Sapp, Zayne Anderson,

Packers Depth Chart on Special Teams
Kicker: 17 Anders Carlson, 2 Greg Joseph, 16 Jack Podlesny
Punter: 19 Daniel Whelan
LS 42 Matt Orzech, Peter Bowden

I like our picks very much but I hope passing on DeJean wasn't a mistake , the Bears and Lions did very good as,well , Bears nailed it with the punter they took.

I recommend trying to go to training camp. It's a good way to watch the players @ fairly close range. The 50-50 ball demonstration was particularly exciting. The newer signings will be very accessible. Many of them ride the bikes of young fans. We were within 10 feet of many of the guys. It's a great way to see them in person. They will sign autographs (mainly for young fans)
AJ Dillon was holding court and very friendly, Jaire would perform 20 push-ups every time he failed @ the 50-50. Eric Stokes was 3 feet away, very friendly and I remember thinking he was brave, @ his size, to mix it up with those big guys. The weather can be tricky as 2 of the practices were rained out but we managed finally.

Thanks Andy for the in-depth recap of the draft picks. Many were team captains and good locker room guys as well as talented at their position. Fans forget that there are 32 teams trying to get the best players to add to their team. This has to be the best Packers draft in recent memory. The 2023 draft brought in some good unknown players who should be even better this season. Its hard not to be pumped to see what the new D Coordinator and team will do in a few months, Loved the selections.

KC got the A.
Not the packers.
Doesn't it bother you and others they picked behind us.
Tradition is silly - Isn't it.
And so are grades.

One of the often repeated themes with some of these picks was how many of them were former team captains. This is a young team which just may be getting a little bit younger. I'm not at all opposed to seeing how this intangible metric of potential maturity, work ethic, and leadership skills plays out. It is just one other quality that has played out for these guys up to this point and it might be a valuable one.

Too many times we have seen across the league the draft choices who brought low impulse control to the field of play. These are the guys who will draw the 15 yarder at the most inopportune time. These are the guys who lose their head and get ejected from games (maybe more than once) . They will make you gasp, facepalm and say, "Why?" Football gets intense and emotional for all players but the ones who can keep their heads aren't going to be your hanky magnets.

So, that being said it will interesting to see if there is there, there, when factoring in some of this past captain strategy when it comes to how these guys will pan out. More steady? Better team player? Keeping their pissed off fingers away from social media postings, etc. All things which could affect a younger less experienced player in the league.

Could be a little bit of a something.