The Packers needed to get Brett Favre help on the offensive side of the ball, but Jones seems to be a reach this high in the draft.  Jones has nice size at 6′0″, 208 pounds but he’s slow as he only runs a 4.6 40.  Jones is fearless going over the middle and he has good hands which is essential when you’re such a slow runner.  At San Jose State, Jones caught 126 passes for 1,496 yards (11.9 avg) with 12 TD grabs.  He also carried the football 24 times for 126 yards (5.3 ypc) with 1 TD run.  It’s up in the air as to whether Jones will be anything more than a 3rd or 4th receiver for the Green Bay Packers.  Another reach pick by GM Thompson.

It will be interesting to see how Brandon Jackson does for the Packers because he was never the main running back at Nebraska.  He also was often injured at Nebraska as he might not be built to handle the job of being an everydown running back in the NFL.  Jackson is 5′10″, 210 pounds but he’s a little slow (4.55 40) so it’s hard to see him being an impact player for the Packers.  In 33 games (11 starts) at Nebraska, Jackson carried the football 291 times for 1,431 yards (4.9 ypc) with 14 TD runs.  He also caught 34 passes for 318 yards (9.4 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Picking Jackson was a little bit of a reach for the Packers, but, it’s likely that he’ll split time with Vernand Morency and the Packers might have some sort of a running game for Favre to work with.  The Packers screwed up this pick as their were a few workhorse type running backs available at their pick.

I have been a Packers Fan for almost 20 years now and I have to say I am extremely disappointed in the front office MORE THAN I HAVE EVER BEEN. The news is that Favre had asked for a trade after the lackluster draft that produced zero offensive help and zero draft day deals that left the team stale and stagnant. I love our core group of guys but be honest the front office has looked like amatuers dealing this off season. The salary cap room was rumored to be around 20 or thrity million and we do nothing with it. Why even tell farve he could come back? Do they think that they are doing him a favor by letting him finish his career there? Be honest they do not want him there and do not know how to tell him. However, their actions are speaking louder than their words and it is evident that they think that Favre will not lead them back to the superbowl, like most of us fans think he could do if they gave him a decent team to work with. Hands down he is still a top 10 or 5 QB depending on how deep your loyalties lie in this league and they cant win? It is horrible to see the most storied franchise act like this, Ron Wolf must be rolling over in his grave (hahaha jk) to see Ted thompson say that Favre never campainged on Randy Moss’s behalf but then we see Favre this weekend saying the exact opposite!!! Come on Packers fan we should be up in arms we are the most loyal fans around and this is how we get treated to see a legend get treated like a cancer on the team. How can we believe mr deer in the head lights Ted Thompson when we all know the reason these guys even have a job is because of Farve’s consistently great play throughout the last decade. come on get it together now because it could be another 35 years before this team reaches any sorts of prominence that it has now because of one person. stop all the politicing and get some deals done were the laughing stock of the league….

The Packers shocked a lot of experts and went defense in the 1st round.  Many had Justin Harrell sliding into the second round because of the ruptured biceps tendon that he suffered last season that ended his year after three games.  The Packers felt the need to add a tackle for the defense that demanded a double team and Harrell can be that guy if he can stay healthy.  Harrell played in 35 games at Tennessee (25 starts) and he made 83 tackles, 14.5 tackles for a loss, had 4 sacks, batted 10 passes, forced 4 fumbles and recovered 2 fumbles.  Harrell could be a good pick for the Packers if he can stay healthy and keep the Packers linebackers clean to make plays in 2007.