I kept Trevor Davis as the 6th WR but he's listed PR/KR.
This was just for sh!ts & gigs. I do understand the CB depth is a tad short, but, it is rich with talent. They are working the group pretty much as DBs in general, and I see a lot of opportunities for a few players to bounce back and forth between CB, Slot and S. Pretty smart move by them I think. Makes for a lot more fluidity and understanding/communication being all considered essentially one group.
Wondering a bit whether Crosby survives the competition this year, simply for cap purposes. Sam Ficken is young, but he was quite good at Penn St, setting school record with a 54 yd. FG. However, his trajectory is low, and had 10 of 75 attempts blocked there. I'd stick with the vet, Crosby.
I get the Kizer thing, but I believe it was a wash getting rid of a locker room cancer who freelanced too much for their liking. Seems Gutey isn't one to hold too dearly to any mistakes, and I think the battle for the #2 QB will be a good one. Maybe they do keep 3.
I'm also starting to wonder a bit about Oren Burks. Rodgers targeted him twice this week and won both throws in his area. I'm hoping he comes around and helps this defense. Will see. This gives me hope though:
https://packerswire.usatoday.c...ckers-lb-oren-burks/
Kept a 10th OL, as keeping Aaron clean is priority one. Not sold on Madison making the 53, but, they did make a big commitment to him, and he wants to return the favor. Just wondering if the year may have been too much time away to win a spot, but I threw him in there.
Funny thing on keeping FB Dan Vitale. I looked up how TEN (MLF) used a FB last season, and Derrick Henry struggled mightily without one through the first 8 games, where he averaged 3.3 ypc. They signed FB Jalston Fowler, and he cruised to 5.88 ypc in their last 8 games. Using their TE group as H-Back wasn't working too well, and a mauler FB got the job done. Plus, Vitale is a great ST player.
Who knows how it shakes, but, it is kind of fun to take a guess. A lot of battling for positions to be had come late July.
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