I am underwhelmed by the hiring of the unproven Mike McCarthy. I guess time will tell. But Bates surely is as good as gone, leaving the young pups on the D with their third coaching change in a row. I suppose the Pack are too far gone at this point for it to matter next year. We'll be lucky if we're 8-8 and that's with Favre. I shudder to think what that would mean without.

So...my prediction for our first pick: A.J. Hawk. Alternate: D'Angelo Hall, whom I have not seen.