Gutekunst Stakes His Reputation on Alexander

In many ways, I felt justified when the Green Bay Packers traded down in the first round on Thursday night.

I previously laid out why I wasn't crazy about either Tremaine Edmunds or Derwin James when the Packers were on the clock with the 14th pick. They're fine players and would certainly consider them later in the draft, just not at 14.

I felt good. The Packers just got an extra first round pick in 2019. That's a valuable commodity.

That feeling of justification lasted about a half hour or so until the Packers then traded back up into the first round and had to give up a third-round pick in the process, not to mention an extra sixth.

It's hard to describe, but losing that third-round pick…