So there seems to be some contention about the talent that TT is bringing in via the draft. Honestly, I don't see the problem. Here are his four drafts.
2008 - Green Bay Packers Rd Sel # Player Position School 2 36
Jordy Nelson WR Kansas State 2 56
Brian Brohm QB Louisville 2 60
Patrick Lee CB Auburn 3 91
Jermichael Finley TE Texas 4 102
Jeremy Thompson DE Wake Forest 4 135
Josh Sitton T Central Florida 5 150
Breno Giacomini T Louisville 7 209
Matt Flynn QB Louisiana State 7 217
Brett Swain WR San Diego State 2007 - Green Bay Packers Rd Sel # Player Position School 1 16
Justin Harrell DT Tennessee 2 63
Brandon Jackson RB Nebraska 3 78
James Jones WR San Jose State 3 89
Aaron Rouse SAF Virginia Tech 4 119
Allen Barbre G Missouri Southern State 5 157
David Clowney WR Virginia Tech 6 191
Korey Hall FB Boise State 6 192
Desmond Bishop LB California 6 193
Mason Crosby K Colorado 7 228
DeShawn Wynn RB Florida 7 243
Clark Harris TE Rutgers 2006 - Green Bay Packers Rd Sel # Player Position School 1 5
A.J. Hawk OLB Ohio State 2 47
Daryn Colledge G Boise State 2 52
Greg Jennings WR Western Michigan 3 67
Abdul Hodge LB Iowa 3 75
Jason Spitz G Louisville 4 104
Cory Rodgers WR Texas Christian 4 115
Will Blackmon CB Boston College 5 148
Ingle Martin QB Furman 5 165
Tony Moll G Nevada-Reno 6 183
Johnny Jolly DT Texas A&M 6 185
Tyrone Culver DB Fresno State 7 253
Dave Tollefson DE Northwest Missouri State 2005 - Green Bay Packers Rd Sel # Player Position School 1 24
Aaron Rodgers QB California 2 51
Nick Collins FS Bethune-Cookman 2 58
Terrence Murphy WR Texas A&M 4 115
Marviel Underwood DB San Diego State 4 125
Brady Poppinga LB Brigham Young 5 143
Junius Coston C North Carolina A&T 5 167
Mike Hawkins DB Oklahoma 6 180
Mike Montgomery DT Texas A&M 6 195
Craig Bragg WR UCLA 7 245
Kurt Campbell CB Albany State (NY) 7 246
Will Whitticker G Michigan State
I honestly don't think you really can evaluate the last two drafts as of yet. Many players need a few years to fully develop. The 2005 draft didn't look that good until this year. So his first to are ready for scrutiny. Ron Wolf always said he tried to get 4 guys out of each draft. Not necessarily starters, but valuable contributors.
The 2005 class now looks like a homerun to me. Hitting on a franchise QB in Rodgers was a coup at 24. Nick Collins deserved his probowl selection this year until he got hurt later in the season. His play slipped dramatically the last month after the injuries struck. Poppinga is a starter, and while he's not great, its a good pick at 125. Montgomery was miscast as a starter late in the year. He is a good rotation guy on your Dline. Most teams would like to have him as a backup.
The 2006 class also brought a blue chipper in Greg Jennings. Not only is he a fantastic WR, he's a quality person as well, something rare for his position. Hawk disappointed this season, and has been merely average to this point in his career. I think this years disappointment had a lot to do with the groin injury he suffered early in the season. It completely robs explosion. He doesn't look like he was worth the 5th pick either way, but he certainly doesn't seem to be a bust either. Colledge really came a long way this year, and is no longer the weakness on the oline. He looks like a solid starter going forward. Spitz also has been a valuable contributor. I think they'd prefer that Sitton take his RG spot, and have Spitz back up all three of the middle positions, but that isn't because Spitz is bad. He's just not dominant. Sitton could be. The jury is out on Blackmon at CB, but he does have talent as a returner, and has proven he can be a playmaker on Special teams. Good pick at 115. Johnny Jolly looked much better a year ago than this year. Not really sure why he regressed. Its unfortunate because he looked like a steal at 183. He certainly can be a rotation guy at minimum, and there is definitely starter potential there.
So 2005 brought a probowl Safety, a franchise QB a starting LB and a rotation guy on the Dline.
2006 brought a blue chipper in Jennings, a starting LB, at least one starting G, a good punt returner, and a rotation guy on the Dline.
Each of his first two classes look very good to me. I see part of the Packers problem being the poor drafts of Sherman. There are a total of 3 starters from four drafts between 2001-2004. Kampmann, Wells, and Barnett. TT did trade away Javon Walker and Corey Williams from those classes though. The veteran leadership that many Packer fans are looking for should be coming from those classes.