LB Cato June to Visit (Signed 1-yr, $500k bonus)

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

I dunno but dosen't this have significant implications for our Draft strategy, namely that WIL is no longer the priority that it was before this signing ?

Maybe and maybe not.

Did signing Antonio Smith make us less likely to draft a DE?

Did signing Shaun Cody make DT less of a priority?

Perhaps matching David Anderson's offer made us less likely to draft a WR?

If for some reason Clay Matthews, Everette Brown, B.J. Raji, and Jeremy Maclin are available at #15 - I don't know if ANY of the FA signings will preclude us from drafting the player we had ranked highest.

This just makes it less painful if we don't get a guy we thought we might in the later rounds.

For example, I recently ran a mock where I drafted Maclin in the 1st with the thought that I'd be able to get a player like Gerald McGrath later on. However, he and comparable players were off the board when I went looking for a WLB.

So, I would say that the WILL is still a priority. However, if the chips don't land the way we hope on draft day, we won't be caught with our pants down.