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I can't imagine another team would want him badly on their 53, so I don't see why he wouldn't last on the PS. I guess it depends on Hundley's ankle, if it looks like Hundley will be limited for a few weeks then I could see Callahan making it until one of the suspendees returns. 

It just comes down to numbers for a lot to these spots. They have 5 guys at WR that are experienced in the O or have played well in limited time that they will probably keep. That leaves just one spot for guys with huge potential like Davis, Allison, and Janis. None of them are guys who would justify using a 7th WR spot, but they're also guys you want to develop. My guess is Davis gets the spot, Janis either goes on IR or they send him to the PS, and they roll the dice with Allisoni on the PS. Allison wasn't drafted and while he's done some good things, it's hard to imagine teams will burn a 53 spot on him right now. Maybe during the season when injuries pop up, but right now teams have the 53 they want for the most part. 

Since some injuries occurred last night that could change roster decisions for final cut-down; likewise who may/may not go on IR and IR-DTR, I thought this would be a good time to revisit this subject.
But in the meantime we still have to get down to 75 by Tuesday, so here are my predictions for the first round of cuts.

C Kyle Steuck
C Jacob Flores
TE Mitchell Henry
WR Harvey Binford
WR Jamel Johnson
WR Herb Williams
WR Ed Williams
LB Benequiz Brown
CB Robertson Daniel
CB Makiton Dorleant
CB Josh Hawkins
S Jermaine Whitehead*
P Peter Mortell
* I originally had S Marwin Evans listed, but had the jersey number wrong. Edited to correct.
  
I think this preserves as much depth as possible for as long as possible, especially for the positions that are banged up. It also gives another week for the guys who are on the bubble (Davis, Geronimo, Burks, Squirewell, and the big uglies on the DL positions), and the 'tweener' guys like Thomas or Bradford.

Ultimately, Barclay's value may have increased with Spriggs and Patrick having to wear clubs and Walker now nicked up, and is slowly but surely learning to play C.
I'm confident that Callahan will make the final 53 because of Hundley's injury.
Depending on the severity of Crockett's injury, I don't know if we may stand pat with the guys we have, or if TT may bring in somebody else. We still have Ryan Grant on speed dial? 
I do think we will keep as many of the DTs and DEs as possible until Pennell's suspension is over. It's going to be hard to have enough guys to rotate (especially for the Jags game), and one of our FAs will play himself into a roster spot.

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Who cares? Its a cut. There is no fracture. It's not a big injury. That's the bottom line.

โ€œI mashed my finger up in practice,โ€ Spriggs said. โ€œI needed a couple of stitches. I started the game with just a smaller cast on, but I tweaked it at the beginning of the game. The smaller cast wasnโ€™t working well, so we went with the bigger one.โ€

Spriggs said the finger is not broken.

Wow, what a difference one week can make. Between some injuries and the play of a couple of rookie free agents, here's my updated projection. Welcome, as always, your thoughts. FYI, current roster of 90 must be cut to 75 by 4 PM ET 8/30 and to 53 by 4 PM ET 9/3. An additional 10 players can make up the Practice Squad (PS). Players 30 years or older have their age listed in parenthesis. Also in parenthesis are whether a player is a rookie draft pick (e.g. D5), or a College Free Agent (CFA) or veteran Free Agent pickup (FA).ใ€€

OFFENSEใ€€

QB (2): Rodgers (32), Hundleyใ€€

PS: Callahan (CFA)ใ€€

Cut: Williams (CFA)ใ€€

Comments: Callahan had an incredible game against San Francisco. And his stats didn't include a perfectly thrown bomb to fellow rookie WR Trevor Davis. He'll obviously make 53 if Hundley isn't healthy for Jacksonville. Is there any way Packers keep him on 53 anyway? Because odds now seem high he'll not make it through waivers and onto our Practice Squad, where we'd love him to be.ใ€€

RB (4): HB's Lacy, Starks (30), Crockett, FB Ripkowskiใ€€

PS: HB Burks (CFA), FB Squirewell (CFA)ใ€€

Cut: HB Ross (CFA) ใ€€

Comments: Like Burks, hopes he at least makes it to PS. If Crockett's injury troublesome, Burks then likely our #3, with Crockett going to Injured Reserve (IR). Haven't read much about Ripkowski's injury that kept him out of 49ers game. Hopefully he's OK. If not, would certainly be nice to get Kuhn back somehow, ala James Jones a year ago. Keeping Squirewell on PS to bring up as Ripkowski's only replacement option if and when needed. ใ€€

WR (6): Nelson (30), Cobb, Adams, Montgomery, Abbrederis, Davis (D5)ใ€€

IR: Janisใ€€

PS: Allison (CFA)ใ€€

Cut: Waters (CFA), Williams, Johnson, Binford (CFA)ใ€€

Comments: Previously had Janis making 53. But now I think Packers will go with option to bring him back by mid-season, attempt to replace his Special Teams contributions with extra LBs and DBs kept. Like Allison a lot, but think tough to keep him as 7th WR, especially with low ST potential. Hope he makes it to PS. ใ€€

TE (3): Cook (FA), Rodgers, Perilloใ€€

PS: Backmanใ€€

Cut: Henry, Pierceใ€€

Comments: I said last week "Very excited about addition of Cook. Former college WR with great size and speed. Runs better than Finley ever did. Is hungry, having been in the league seven years, never been to the playoffs. If WRs stay healthy, Cook will never be double-covered and could break out with a Pro-Bowl type season." Boy, did he show what he's capable of against San Francisco. Loving it. ใ€€

OL (9): Bakhitari, Sitton, Linsley, Lang, Bulaga, Tretter, Spriggs (D2), Murphy (D6), Taylor, Barclayใ€€

PUP: Linsleyใ€€

PS: Walkerใ€€

Cut: Patrick (CFA), Flores (CFA), Steuck (CFA)ใ€€

Comments: Barcley now makes it as backup C with Linsley going to PUP. Walker still has chance to unseat Taylor, but bothered by injury. Rotheram already cut. ใ€€

DEFENSEใ€€

DL (5): Daniels, Clark (D1), Guion, Lowry (D4B), Price (CFA)ใ€€

SUS: Pennelใ€€

PS: Ringoใ€€

Cut: Kuder (CFA), Anderson (CFA)ใ€€

Comments: Hoping Clark's back injury nothing serious. Believe Packers would prefer better than Price or Ringo as their 5th DL, but for now going with Price for his better run-stopping ability over Ringo, who they keep on PS another year. ใ€€

OLB (6): Matthews (30), Peppers (36), Perry, Jones, Fackrell (D3), McCray (FA)ใ€€

PS: Gilbert (CFA)ใ€€

Cut: Elliottใ€€

Comments: Key change is cut of Elliott. Hard to believe, but he's shown nothing either in camp or games. McCray basically displaces him. Too much OLB and ILB talent to keep him above anyone else listed. Gilbert a pleasant suprise, now going to PS.ใ€€

ILB (5): Ryan, Martinez (D4A), Barrington, Thomas, Bradfordใ€€

Cut: Brown (CFA), Mathews (CFA)ใ€€

Comments: Like others mentioned above, hoping Thomas' injury minor. Bradford has played his way onto 53.ใ€€

CB (5): Shields, Randall, Rollins, Gunter, Hawkins (CFA)ใ€€

SUS: Goodsonใ€€

PS: Daniel, Dorleant (CFA)ใ€€

Cut: Jette (CFA), Gatewood (CFA)ใ€€

Comments: No change from last week.ใ€€

S (5): Clinton-Dix, Burnett, Hyde, Brice (CFA), Evans (CFA)ใ€€

IR: Banjoใ€€

Cut: Whitehead (CFA)ใ€€

Comments: Maybe a reach here, but really liking CFA Evans and thinking Banjo's injury may land him on IR. Could bring him or Janis back later in season.ใ€€

SPECIAL TEAMS
ใ€€

PK (1): Crosby (31)ใ€€

P (1): Masthayใ€€

Cut: Mortell (CFA)ใ€€

LS (1): Lovatoใ€€

Comments: No changes. Still expect Packers to replace Lovato with Goode at some point.ใ€€

 

Last edited by sschumer - Packer Fan HoF'r

Also, unless I'm mistaken, Backman is not PS eligible. If that's the case, I expect Perillo to beat him out of a roster spot. 
Ripper (knee injury reported from last practice before SF game) and Crockett may be the biggest influence on both RB and TE (and, ultimately PS) positions. I'm not as worried about RB, but we do need a banger to run interference for Lacy and Starks. Whether that comes from Squirewell or another TE may be determined by severity of his injury.

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