And the Hits Just Keep Coming
Special to edMaddenReports
By Frank Veebles
The NFL Draft is over for another year and the question must be asked: What is G.M. Collins thinking?
Craig Nall was let go. So was Tim Couch. Neither of these things are startling in themselves but the team went into the draft without a quarterback.
That’s okay, you’re thinking, because the team has three draft picks, two of which are in the top ten.
Number four was spent on a receiver – a move which is applauded, given the unceremonious dumping of Robert Ferguson. Number seven, however, was spent on an undersized, slow Free Safety, Carlos Chiang, whose draft stock had dropped considerably since the combine. Gotta love those Green Bay scouts.
The next pick by Green Bay didn’t come until pick number 32 in the first round, when a quarterback was finally picked and the selection was Chris Quinn, a strong-armed and yet hardly football-savvy youngster whose first love is baseball.
More noteworthy moves were made as Green Bay hurried to shore up its defensive backfield, using four draft picks on safeties and corners, despite the presence of young stars Dunta Robinson and Ahmad Carroll.
Then comes Green Bay’s most brow-scratching move. They selected Patrick Blake in the fourth round. Another quarterback. Maybe Collins was thinking that there would be a spectacular camp battle and one would beat the other clearly and rise to prominence. It is hard to say what goes through that exec’s mind at times.
Free agency was a tool to shore up some depth problems, and bring in some veteran mentoring for Blake and Quinn, in the form of Mike Quinn, a non-threatening veteran presence. Ron Dayne is a viable backup running back who can potentially take the load off of 2004 rookie-of-the-year, Julius Jones.
Bubba Franks was not brought back, due to salary demands and the hopes are that Kris Wilson or rookie Bill Jones can compete to fill in his shoes.
What this reporter wants to know is, what game is Collins playing, purging the team of so much talent and replacing it with question-marks?
Training camp and preseason will shed more light and hopefully, a strong defense will help carry this young, unproven offense through a hard rebuilding year with an inexperienced quarterback at the helm.
By Frank Veebles
The NFL Draft is over for another year and the question must be asked: What is G.M. Collins thinking?
Craig Nall was let go. So was Tim Couch. Neither of these things are startling in themselves but the team went into the draft without a quarterback.
That’s okay, you’re thinking, because the team has three draft picks, two of which are in the top ten.
Number four was spent on a receiver – a move which is applauded, given the unceremonious dumping of Robert Ferguson. Number seven, however, was spent on an undersized, slow Free Safety, Carlos Chiang, whose draft stock had dropped considerably since the combine. Gotta love those Green Bay scouts.
The next pick by Green Bay didn’t come until pick number 32 in the first round, when a quarterback was finally picked and the selection was Chris Quinn, a strong-armed and yet hardly football-savvy youngster whose first love is baseball.
More noteworthy moves were made as Green Bay hurried to shore up its defensive backfield, using four draft picks on safeties and corners, despite the presence of young stars Dunta Robinson and Ahmad Carroll.
Then comes Green Bay’s most brow-scratching move. They selected Patrick Blake in the fourth round. Another quarterback. Maybe Collins was thinking that there would be a spectacular camp battle and one would beat the other clearly and rise to prominence. It is hard to say what goes through that exec’s mind at times.
Free agency was a tool to shore up some depth problems, and bring in some veteran mentoring for Blake and Quinn, in the form of Mike Quinn, a non-threatening veteran presence. Ron Dayne is a viable backup running back who can potentially take the load off of 2004 rookie-of-the-year, Julius Jones.
Bubba Franks was not brought back, due to salary demands and the hopes are that Kris Wilson or rookie Bill Jones can compete to fill in his shoes.
What this reporter wants to know is, what game is Collins playing, purging the team of so much talent and replacing it with question-marks?
Training camp and preseason will shed more light and hopefully, a strong defense will help carry this young, unproven offense through a hard rebuilding year with an inexperienced quarterback at the helm.
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