No they didn't. This was 2005. Brett Favre had just thrown for over 4,000 yards and 30 TD's in one of his best seasons EVER. He didn't send a picture of his "junk" to people for 5 more years.
No they weren't. This was 2005. The Packers were NOT stacked; they were 4-12 and obviously didn't make the playoffs.
Actually, it was. The Packers wanted Demarcus Ware, but he was taken. They never considered a QB before the draft.
"The best decision-makers, in my view, "trust the board." Players have been poked, prodded, analyzed and discussed for seven months. It's time to let the board do the work. The biggest downfall of decision-makers is becoming impulsive and emotional, straying from the board. Nothing deflates the morale of scouting staffs faster.In 2005, all of the defensive players we targeted -- including DeMarcus Ware and Marcus Spears, both picked by Dallas -- were off the board, leaving us staring at Aaron Rodgers, the only player left with a first-round grade. Although we had the most durable quarterback in football, Brett Favre, we decided to "trust the board." I called Rodgers' agent, Mike Sullivan. I've been an agent, and I felt for Mike. They sat in that green room for six hours watching all the other players be selected, left alone as the catering staff cleared tables around them. I had to keep them on hold another excruciating 10 minutes to see whether the phone rang with a trade offer for the pick (it didn't). I think about how things would be different had Ware or Spears been available or if we had received an offer for that pick." - Andrew Brandt, Vice President of the Packers.
They picked Rodgers solely on BPA.
Because they know the player they want wont be available when it's their turn to pick, because he would be the best player available before their turn. Trading up and down have nothing to do with the BPA philosophy.
You are 100% wrong.