Ted Thompson has been the GM since early 2005. In each draft that he has been in charge of, the Packers have taken a wide receiver in either the 2nd or 3rd round, which would imply that he is getting ready to replace Donald Driver as he continues to age. However, Thompson recently said Driver was still a "top-flight receiver" and he hasn't seen "any drop-off in (his) play at all." DD is now 34, so he is obviously on the downturn, but his production really hasn't fallen off much. Obviously Greg Jennings was a great find in the 2006 draft and has taken over the number one receiving role (catching 6 more passes and 4 more touchdowns than Driver in 2008), but Driver has still had 4 consecutive 1,000 yard receiving seasons. He had 74 catches in '08 (Jennings had 80) and he's still averaging almost 14 yards per catch. I tend to agree with Thompson that there has been no drop off for DD, but the time will come soon, and they will need to be ready to replace such a solid possession type of guy. Is James Jones ready to fill the void? What about Jordy Nelson? Or will TT see it fit to pick another WR in '09? Ah, we will find out the answer to that in exactly 2 months (the NFL Draft begins on April 25th).
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
EVERYBODY NEEDS A DD
Ted Thompson has been the GM since early 2005. In each draft that he has been in charge of, the Packers have taken a wide receiver in either the 2nd or 3rd round, which would imply that he is getting ready to replace Donald Driver as he continues to age. However, Thompson recently said Driver was still a "top-flight receiver" and he hasn't seen "any drop-off in (his) play at all." DD is now 34, so he is obviously on the downturn, but his production really hasn't fallen off much. Obviously Greg Jennings was a great find in the 2006 draft and has taken over the number one receiving role (catching 6 more passes and 4 more touchdowns than Driver in 2008), but Driver has still had 4 consecutive 1,000 yard receiving seasons. He had 74 catches in '08 (Jennings had 80) and he's still averaging almost 14 yards per catch. I tend to agree with Thompson that there has been no drop off for DD, but the time will come soon, and they will need to be ready to replace such a solid possession type of guy. Is James Jones ready to fill the void? What about Jordy Nelson? Or will TT see it fit to pick another WR in '09? Ah, we will find out the answer to that in exactly 2 months (the NFL Draft begins on April 25th).
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