The Packers entered Day 2 of the 2009 NFL Draft with a long wait on their hands. After trading up into the first round to select Clay Matthews, the Packers were left without picks in the second and third rounds. Ted Thompson earned plenty of time to sit and twiddle his thumbs before the picking started again.

Thompson opened up the second day in the fourth round by picking Eastern Michigan tackle T.J. Lang with the 109th pick of the draft, bolstering the depth along the offensive line. Competition was added to the fullback position, as Thompson tabbed [...]

With the 26th pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select Clay Matthews, linebacker, USC.

After shoring up the front-line at No. 9 with the pick of B.J. Raji, general manager Ted Thompson did some moving and shaking for the Packers, trading up with the New England Patriots to select Matthews, a California kid. Many had had the Packers taking a playmaking linebacker at No. 9, but Thompson showed that that could be taken later. After the Baltimore Ravens swapped spots the Patriots, who were originally picking at No. 23, to take Ole Miss tackle Michael [...]

With the ninth overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College.

The Packers kicked off the 2009 NFL Draft by addressing their most pressing need: their defense.  By drafting the 6-foot, 2-inch, 337-pound Raji, the Packers have found an anchor at nose tackle that will take up space and free up their linebacking corps for years to come.
Many mock drafts had the Packers nabbing Raji at No. 9, so when the Packers came up to pick at No. 9 with Raji on the board, it was no surprise when they picked him.
What [...]

After years of seeing Ted Thompson more inclined to trade down in the draft, we finally saw some upward mobility from our favorite general manager.  After snagging Boston College defensive tackle B.J. Raji with the ninth overall pick, Thompson traded picks 41, 73, and 83 to Bill Belichick and the the New England Patriots for the 26th overall pick (which previously belonged to the Baltimore Ravens) and the 162nd pick.  The Packers then used that 26th overall pick to draft USC linebacker Clay Matthews, giving the Packers two key cogs of a 3-4 defense.
The Raji pick was not a surprise [...]

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Team
Pick

1

Detroit Lions
(0-16)
Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia

2

St. Louis Rams
(2-14)
Jason Smith, OT, Baylor

3

Kansas City Chiefs
(2-14)
Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech

4

Seattle Seahawks
(4-12)
Mark Sanchez, QB, USC

5

Cleveland Browns
(4-12)
Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest

6

Cincinnati Bengals
(4-11-1)
Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia

7

Oakland Raiders
(5-11)
Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri

8

Jacksonville Jaguars
(5-11)
B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College

9

Green Bay Packers
(6-10)
Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas

10

San Francisco 49ers
(7-9)
Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU

11

Buffalo Bills
(7-9)
Andre Smith, OT, Alabama

12

Denver Broncos
(8-8)
Everette Brown, DE, Florida State

13

Washington Redskins
(8-8)
Michael Oher, OT, Mississippi

14

New Orleans Saints
(8-8)
Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State

15

Houston Texans
(8-8)

Vontae Davis, CB, Illinois

16

San Diego Chargers
(8-8)
Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia

17

New York Jets
(9-7)
Josh Freeman, QB, Kansas State

18

Denver Broncos
(9-7, Pick via Bears)
Rey Maualuga, LB, USC

19

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(9-7)
Percy Harvin, WR, Florida

20

Detroit Lions
(9-7, Pick via Cowboys)
Eben Britton, OT, [...]

I recently came upon these odds on the Packers draft picks from Bodog.  Take a look.

Who will be the ninth player (Green Bay Packers) selected in the NFL draft?
B.J. Raji Even
Brian Orakpo 7/2
Aaron Maybin 4/1
Tyson Jackson 8/1
Robert Ayers 10/1

I have to say, some of these really worry.  4/1 on Maybin?  I cannot see Ted Thompson grabbing him at all.  He weighed 230 pounds in college and has put on weight, but how will he play with this weight?  Too many question marks surround him.  He’s young, inexperienced, and has a drastically changing body.  In my mind, he has bust written [...]

I was going to write about offense today, but I got a Packers draft preview published over on NFL Mocks today, so I’d like to redirect your attention over to here to read my overall view of the Packers draft.  Hopefully I’ll get into late round specifics tomorrow.  As for right now, I’ll leave you with a few excerpts of my Mocks post.
The Packers most glaring need on draft day is their defensive line.  They are currently understaffed and undersized for new defensive coordinator Dom Capers‘ 3-4 alignment and will definitely try to alleviate this in the draft.
That was pretty [...]

When former Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler threw a temper tantrum and forced his way out the Mile High City and into a Chicago Bears uniform, he joined a long line of Bears quarterbacks.  The first few that jump to mind are everyone’s favorite Kyle Orton, Rex Grossman, Cade McNown, Shane Mathews, Jim Miller, and Jim McMahon.  The name that sticks out the most out of all of those is that of McMahon, Chicago’s Super Bowl winning quarterback in 1985.  The man did everything.  He was tough, stood tall in the pocket, led the Bears to winning season (although much [...]

The NFL Draft is in five days (approximately).  Millions everywhere are trying to predict the move their team will make and how that move will effect them in the future and not-so-distant future.  Countless mock drafts are out there right now and while each one offers something different, they all offer the same thing: there is no sure thing.  The thing is a crapshoot.  If you can predict what’s happening, you get mad props.  But for now, it’s up to us bloggers to try to predict what’s going to go down.  And we’ll do our best.
The Packers find themselves back [...]