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00:00They make the selection here, Joe.
00:02Anthony Belton, offensive tackle out of NC State.
00:05So, obviously, power conference, offensive tackle.
00:09You really can't blame these teams as we get a little bit deeper into the draft
00:13for getting deeper in the trenches on both sides of the ball.
00:17Yeah, 6'6", 336 is where he comes in.
00:20And think about where Green Bay was, Mike,
00:22in terms of the playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
00:25Josh Jacobs got contained by a bigger physical defensive line
00:29led by Jalen Carter, and Jordan Love was inconsistent
00:32because he was under complete duress the whole game.
00:35So, now you shore up the offensive line.
00:38You protect Jordan Love.
00:39He battled through injuries throughout their regular season last year,
00:43even in the playoffs.
00:44And you have Josh Jacobs, a workhorse that can carry it 25 and 30 times a game.
00:50You add Matt Golden in terms of that offense with their pick number one.
00:53Now they have more consistency.
00:55They're getting back to the identity, hopefully,
00:57of where they were at the end of the regular season a couple years ago
01:01where they knocked off Dallas in the playoff game.
01:03Obviously, a very competitive division with the Lions and the Vikings above them.
01:07They are a team, historically, Joe, that does not do a lot in free agency,
01:11and this year was no different.
01:12They added Mikko Hardman in free agency.
01:16Really not much firepower.
01:18They did have the number six rated offensive line, according to Pro Football Focus, last season.
01:25So, Belton adds to it, to your point, another weapon for Jordan Love.
01:29And the Packers felt like a team that had certainly preseason momentum.
01:34I had them as a Super Bowl contender and a Super Bowl pick.
01:38And there were times during the season where we felt like, man,
01:41if the Packers just get it all together, if they bring everything together,
01:44they're going to leapfrog the Lions and the Vikings.
01:47And that never really happened at the end of the season.
01:48No, it started week one, Mike.
01:50They go to Brazil.
01:51They go toe-to-toe with the Philadelphia Eagles.
01:53Jordan Love suffers the ankle injury.
01:55He was never right.
01:56Then it was the groin.
01:57And then he battled injuries throughout the regular season.
01:59Malik Willis came in in terms of backup duty.
02:03But at the end of the day, they weren't 100%.
02:05And in the playoff loss, they got beat up by a more physical defense.
02:10That's why the Eagles won the Super Bowl.
02:11But we'll see what it plays out for Green Bay overall.
02:14I think win total-wise, 9.5, 8.5 in that area.
02:18And they can get there as long as they're healthy.
02:21And Bolton and Golden definitely helped them get to that level this season.