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Who should the Packers be targeting in the NFL Draft?

From my mock draft: The Packers have done a better job of protecting Rodgers since Mark Tauscher and Chad Clifton have returned from injury, but both are in their 30s and could retire soon. Before those two were both healthy, Rodgers was sacked 37 times in 8 games. If Tauscher and Clifton retire and neither are replaced by then, Aaron Rodgers could actually die on the field. They need a good young tackle familiar with a zone blocking scheme and athletic enough to play in it. Iowa OT Bryan Bulaga is the best available left tackle. He had injury issues this year, but has all the physical tools to be an elite left tackle in the NFL and he has the athleticism and familiarity to play in the Packers zone blocking scheme.

Your thoughts?

its very obvious that the packers have as many holes in the line as our border  along mexico!! With that being said i think we should first try to get some O line through FA first. If that happens i would love to see Green Bay make a run at Spiller...this guy is gonna be the best guy out of this draft next to Suh. After that i would also like to see the pack go after Rolle from FSU if Collins or Atari leave. What a great guy to have on your ball club.

Everyone knows the Packers drafting strategy, draft the best available regardless of need. I actually think they fill out a draft board of their highest rated prospects and then put the thing on ESPN autodraft. That’s the only way to explain their drafting. The Packers biggest need, by a mile, is an offensive tackle. Both Mark Tauscher and Chad Clifton are well up there in age and also injury prone and they have no depth, for the most part, behind either. However, after they resigned Clifton to a ridiculous 3 year 20 million dollar deal, they aren’t tied to the position here. This doesn’t completely eliminate Anthony Davis, but Davis didn’t look good at the combine, lowering his stock in many teams’ eyes, especially those who run zone style blocking schemes, which the Packers do. To make things worse, Davis canceled on teams at his Pro Day, not even showing up. That hurts his stock even more and teams are now really starting to slap the lazy tag onto him. I can’t imagine he’ll be that high on their draft board. It’s more likely that Boise State CB Kyle Wilson is. Charles Woodson is the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, but he’s also 34 so I don’t know how much longer he can play at that level. Meanwhile, Al Harris is all but done and Tramon Williams is marginal at best with little depth behind him. Wilson helps in two ways, giving them cornerback depth and a future replacement for Woodson, and also giving them much needed help in the kick return game in the short term.