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Admittedly, this gives me a happy. 

Bad Mother F*(*&er right there.

At Iowa, Bulaga was a monster, a run blocking LT that played well against Brandon Graham and O’brien Scholfield, and was the leader of a very good Iowa offensive line. He was well coached by Kirk Ferentz (and as much as I dislike all things Iowa, of course, I respect the work Ferentz does with his Hawkeyes). Bulaga will probably play on the right side in the NFL, and could replace Mark Tauscher as early as this season. 

I absolutely believe in Packer GM Ted Thompson’s strategy of drafting the best player available. You can almost never go wrong with that theory (Justin Harrell excepted, but that wasn’t a very good draft) and the Packers were in the unique situation of not actually NEEDING anything desperately. Yes they needed offensive linemen to replace Tauscher and Clifton, and some CBs to replace Harris and Woodson, and maybe a WR to help ease Donald Driver out of being a feature player… but if they went into next year with the team that ended the season at Arizona, they’d have been a Wild Card pick, and would have given the Vikings a run for the NFC North. 

The Packers will have a 2nd and 3rd round pick on Friday Night, and the draft has really broken well for them. Teams will move up in the 2nd round for Jimmy Clausen and Colt McCoy, and should allow some of those good second round players fall. Keep an eye on how far Arrelious Benn and Jon Asamoah from Illinois fall. Benn is a very good possession receiver, and Asamoah will be a very good guard at the NFL level. USC OT Charles Brown, IU OT Roger Saffold will be second round picks as well. On the defensive side, OLB Sergio Kindle and USC S Taylor Mays are the headlining players still left, as well as Bama NT Fatman Cody. Regardless, the Pack should see a good player (with potential for playing time) fall to them in the 2nd round. 

This couldn't have gone better if I rigged the draft David Stern-style.