The 2006 NFL Draft and the Green Bay Packers: The Hawk Has Landed

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Published: September 3, 2009

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... what?

Years?  Three (expletive deleted) years?! No, oh no.  That "weekend" in Tijuana was a terrible idea. I have to feed my fish! Why am I even writing this?

I'll tell you why; as we've discussed in previous articles, Packers' general manager Ted Thompson is a firm believer in building his team through the draft and rookie free agents.

Ask current free agent Duke Preston what Thompson thinks of veterans. Preston, who is a center/guard, signed with the Packers this offseason as Thompson's only veteran free agent offensive pickup in the last two years.

He was one of the first cuts made by the Packers this summer. 

Thompson seems committed to keeping his team young, while increasing talent at the same time. The draft is essential to this, and luckily for Packers fans, it seems as if Ted has a real feel for it—especially in the later rounds. 

The first round, however, has been a bit of a challenge. Paging ...

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