The Green Bay Packers are such a well-run organization that it's no surprise that they have one of the deepest and most well rounded rosters in the NFL. They were just a few minutes away from the Super Bowl, after all. As such, the team didn't have too many glaring weaknesses heading into the NFL Draft last week.
But that doesn't mean that general manager Ted Thompson didn't have some work to do. After losing both Tramon Williams and Davon House in free agency this offseason, the Packers needed to add some cornerback depth. With Mike Daniels possibly hitting free agency next year it wouldn't have hurt to add some defensive linemen. A pass-catching tight end was also seen as a likely target in the draft.
So how did Green Bay do? ESPN NFL Draft Insider Mel Kiper Jr. gave them a B grade.
"I thought the Packers did a good job because they got players I can see helping them right away, and they really didn't have major needs to fill," Kiper wrote. "There was a lot of versatility added. Damarious Randall is just the definition of duct tape in the secondary, as he'll be on the field all the time in subpackages and will be called a safety or a cornerback depending on the look. Quinten Rollins is just total intrigue, with the potential to be a Pro Bowl talent based on the glimpse we got of him after converting from basketball. Ty Montgomery can be used in the passing game and the return game - and you could even hand the ball off to him. I waxed about Jake Ryan on the broadcast, and I know Bill Polian really likes him too. If he's at 100 percent, I think you have a future starter at one of the inside linebacker spots - he has a nose for making plays in the backfield. Brett Hundley is a good value that late, a toolsy talent to mold under Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Ripkowski could be a favorite someday, as he reminds me a little bit of John Kuhn. Hard to knock a draft like this, though I would have liked to see them add some depth along the D-line."
