GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The 1981 NFL draft was five picks old, and the Green Bay Packers were about to make a colossal mistake. And Lloyd Eaton knew it.
Of course, this was during an era when disappointments were frequent and victories were rare for the downtrodden franchise. Brett Favre was a mischievous 11-year-old running around Kiln, Mississippi. Aaron Rodgers hadn't been born yet, and two men who'd played quarterback for the legendary Vince Lombardi -- Packers head coach Bart Starr and assistant coach Zeke Bratkowski -- were at the front of the room.