GREEN BAY — No one can predict what Brian Gutekunst’s modus operandi will be in his first draft as the Green Bay Packers’ general manager.
First hired by Pro Football Hall of Famer Ron Wolf as an intern, mentored early in his scouting career by now-Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider and having risen up the ranks under conservative draft-and-developer Ted Thompson, Gutekunst will be sitting in the decision-maker’s chair for the first time. Whose approach he'll espouse is anyone's guess.
But here’s a safe bet: He won’t be using three picks on running backs — the way Thompson did last year on Jamaal Williams (fourth round), Aaron Jones (fifth round) and Devante Mays (seventh round) in what ended up being his final draft.