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Rodgers deal with Packers is five years, $110 million, highest salary in NFL history. Rodgers average of $22 million tops the $20.1 million the $20.1 million Ravens' Joe Flacco received earlier this year. https://twitter.com/TomSilverstein The Packers now have $35 million/yr tied to 2 players (Rodgers/Matthews) for the next 5 years. They take up almost 30% of their cap space, and will take up over 25% of the cap space for the next 5 years (assuming the cap rises).

Yeah, Emery mentioned the Index on the Bears website. Interesting to see they had him rated as the best OG in the last 12 years. I still think he would've been there at 50, but if they thought that highly of him, someone else might have has well.

Some Tweets: Also, interesting to note that both McClellin and Long had great Senior Bowl weeks, and both seemed shocked to be picked in the top 20.

Thats funny, sounds like playing not to lose, which we have been great at. I agree, you have to break from the mold sometimes and think out of the box. Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

I'd say only: 1. Brown 2. Teo 3. Minter

if we trade down, sure, but I expected that in the first.

We don't have a 3rd round pick.

Pirates only come out in warm weather. Can't really be a pirate on ice.

Interesting to see Long at #26 on Scouts Inc Top 32. He slowly crept into the 1st. Looking at that list, they were pretty damn accurate.

Werner too. Kyle is an athlete, and I wanted him at #50, but with the early run on OL (3 out of the top 4 picks), and 7 in the first 19, they almost had to pull the trigger. We still haven't seen Geno Smith or Barkley go, and I assume that will be in the 2nd, Lacy as well. So we should be setup for a very solid pick at #50.

For me, I would only like to see Watson, Jones, Schwenke, Ertz, Teo, Brown, Minter, Banks, Taylor, or Amerson. Based on where we pick (18th in the 2nd), a couple of these guy should still be there. Watson would come in as an OT, Jones or Schwenke at C, I wouldn't mind Ertz here, Teo, Brown, or Minter in the middle, though I prefer Brown. Then any of the 3 CB's would also be nice. We also have to consider this pick will be someone valued at 50-116, so it could be a guy projected in the 3rd, since we don't have a pick.

Looks like a bunch of these guys will be available at #50. Wide receiver Keenan Allen, Cal Robert Woods, USC Markus Wheaton, Oregon State Justin Hunter, Tennessee Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech Tight end Zach Ertz, Stanford Gavin Escobar, San Diego State Vance McDonald, Rice Offensive line Menelik Watson, Florida State Larry Warford, Kentucky Terron Armstead, Arkansas-Pine Bluff Barrett Jones, Alabama Brian Schwenke, California Defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State Jesse Williams, Alabama John Jenkins, Georgia Kawann Short, Purdue Linebacker Manti Te'o, Notre Dame Kevin Minter, LSU Arthur Brown, Kansas State Cornerback Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State Jamar Taylor, Boise State David Amerson, N.C. State

Yeah was thinking Minter, wrote Ogletree.

Vikes get Floyd, Rhodes, and Patterson. Wow.

So who can redeem the pick at #50 Ogletree, Brown?

How about: 2013 RT Long RG Carimi C Schwenke LG Slauson LT Bushrod or RT Long RG Warford C Garza LG Slauson LT Bushrod

Also, Emery said they were targeting Long, which seems like they liked him the best out of the players that were available at 20. Technically just because he was selected at 20, doesn't mean that is where his value had to be. It only had to be from 20-49, which is about right where Long would've fell into. So Emery drafted someone who was not going to be there at 50. How about Pugh at 19, or Manuel before Smith and Barkley. Floyd was projected as high as #2 and goes in the 20's.

Schwenke or Jones at 50?

So Eifert, Trufant, Floyd, and Rhodes all go right after our pick. I really hope he works out and anchors the right side of our line for the next decade. Otherwise, this was an incredibly questionable pick. I like Long, I just didn't think he would ever go in the top 20. I still think it was Pugh coming off the board, they didn't believe he would be there at 50, and an LB would be.

All I can say is I would take Kyle Long any day over Manti Teo. So that alone is a success for me.

That is pure speculation. I am sure Pugh going at 19 made them pull the trigger.

Gotta be RT.

I actually liked him at 50, but at least we addressed the O-Line. I got the player right, but the round wrong.

Kyle Long in the 1st? Wow!