packerboi posted:Maybe MM needs some lawn care help this summer...
Steelers released LB Jon Bostic.
Bostic started 14-of-16 games last season but played a modest 561 snaps, splitting time between the middle and weak-side. A pure run-stopper, he had a replacement-level year. Bostic's release comes after the Steelers drafted two inside linebackers, including Devin Bush at No. 10 overall.
Boris posted:Buccaneers release quarterback Joe Callahan https://t.co/92dpCKvR3Y
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) April 26, 2019
#1 overall pick from Wisconsin a few years back.
Did not know that Clay tried to work out some sort of deal to come back to Green Bay but the team wasn't interested.
Did Perry break his hand picking up the phone?
It was time to move on from Clay. Even with a home team discount he's a guy that's only going to continue to decline.
michiganjoe posted:
I have always "wondered" about him...not that there is anything wrong with that.
Right Henry?
YATittle posted:Did not know that Clay tried to work out some sort of deal to come back to Green Bay but the team wasn't interested.
We may never know the real storyline on him...but forever grateful for the "Spill em Pickett" leadership at crunch time for another Lombardi.
Long term though...I do hope to see him standing at Pre-season games like a loving old Packer fart.
Sort of like Henry around here...but without the lumps in his shorts.
Loved Clay, but he no longer had the combination of speed and strength to get around the edge, and he was never built to bull rush. That, plus he was an injury waiting to happen. He may put up some decent numbers this season with the talant that is surrounding him in LA, but I do not see him having any sort of "resurrection" where we all regret Gutterguts letting him go.
Perry will get signed by some team after Tuesday that's desperate for a lukewarm pass-rushing body. If they can keep him on the field, he'll be just like he was in GB -- solid, but never living up to the hype. He might have been better if he had stayed at DE like he wanted to... who knows?
But, with the Smiths and now with Gary, both were expendable.
I’m fine with the Packers letting Perry walk. But there are a lot of worse players starting and playing than Perry.
Perry was a reasonably productive player when healthy. Problem is he almost never was.
It is a shame about Perry it really was because IF he was healthy he could do some good things. But the team couldn't continue to pay him big money for a guy who saw the field less than 50% of the time.
If Perry signs anywhere, one year vet minimum prove it deal. He'll probably have an awesome season.
If you take injuries aside (and I realize that's a lot to put aside), both Nick Perry and CMIII no longer fit the body type and mold that Pettine wants in that defensive front.
That's why they chose Gary and Gutenheimer said as much in his post draft interviews.
They want guys who are tall ( >6'4), rangy, thick, fast and can really play anywhere along the DL. It makes it much more difficult for an offense to know where to line up their guys along the OL when you aren't sure who is coming from where.
Also, do not skim past the hiring of Mike Smith as OLB coach. He will be a huge difference maker under Pettine. The guy flat out knows how to mold guys into very very good pash rushers.
I think Pettine wants players who are disciplined on the edge. Clay couldn't set an edge to save his life. When he was younger he won more than he lost gambling on making a play, but in recent years he's losing more than he's winning on those gambles and giving the offense good opportunities.
I wouldn't call Perry undisciplined, he's been good against the run, but yeah he's just not very versatile. He can't drop back as an off the ball LB and he's not big/strong enough to really slide inside, so he's just an edge player...and not a particularly good edge player considering that's all he can really offer.
Except that Perry is/was in that mold. Gary is only an inch taller and 10lbs heavier. Perry just didn't have the athleticism Gary has. And Perry's time in GB had just run its course for all the reasons exhausted in this thread.
Perry, when he was at his best and not injured, was a really inconsistent player. He would get you 3-4 sacks in a 2 game stretch and then disappear for 5. And then hurt for 5.
Perry is a little under rated IMO. Dude is strong as a bull and could set the edge as well as any OLB in the game. Guy just couldn't stay healthy and I'm okay with letting him walk because of it.
Seahawks released veteran S Kam Chancellor and WR Doug Baldwin with failed physical designations. End of an era in Seattle.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 9, 2019
Brutal blow for the Cardinals...
Details on Cardinals’ CB Patrick Peterson being suspended six games for violating the NFL’ performance-enhancing drug policy:https://t.co/x6iDR9Zb9y
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 16, 2019
Say, hypothetically, the Cardinals were falling apart by week 6 and were looking to dump the salary of a guy like Peterson while the Packers were looking more like a contender by week 6 BUT Kevin King has been nicked up and Josh Jackson isn't looking like starter quality yet. At that point Peterson's cap hit would only be about $6.8M for 2019 and about $13M in 2020. He carries the risk of a full year ban for his next offense, but he's 28, he's extremely talented and has been pretty durable. Do you ride out the injuries with King and bank on Jackson continuing to improve or do you make a move to lock down the CB position?
I personally would be all in for a move for Peterson lock down corners aren't easy to come by and you can never have enough CB's IMHO.
The problem to me is could the Packers absorb that kind of salary cap hit?
Do it if he agrees to a restructure with stipulations put in regarding a suspension...if that is even possible. Great player, but definitely a risk!
Too much money and too big a risk.
Hard pass.
Don't forget about Tony Brown either. Might end up being a better corner than Josh Jackson.
Here’s what we know about Tony Brown. His 40 speed is slightly behind his speed to pick up 15 yard penalties. He’s a guy at corner like Jake Ryan’s a guy at LB.
I don’t like that the Chargers staff that saw Casey Hayward as a FA steal saw Tony Brown as totally disposable.
Josh Jackson might be the third best S on the roster today. Kid has a lot of talent. Gotta be patient with Josh. If you subscribe to the theory college production is a predictor of NFL success then give the kid a little time.
Going to have to improve his tackling if you move him to safety. Agree with being patient with him, but he's been underwhelming so far.
ChilliJon posted:Here’s what we know about Tony Brown. His 40 speed is slightly behind his speed to pick up 15 yard penalties. He’s a guy at corner like Jake Ryan’s a guy at LB.
I don’t like that the Chargers staff that saw Casey Hayward as a FA steal saw Tony Brown as totally disposable.
Josh Jackson might be the third best S on the roster today. Kid has a lot of talent. Gotta be patient with Josh. If you subscribe to the theory college production is a predictor of NFL success then give the kid a little time.
Put me on the list of Tony Brown doubters. He made too many bonehead plays last year.
Jackson started hot and faded as the season went on. He wasn't T-buck horrible, I don't get the hate. Pretty much had a standard rookie year for a DB.
Agreed. You'd think he signed some giant FA contract instead of being a rookie.
Not only is Jackson adjusting to the NFL, but the Packer Defensive staff needs to adjust in how to best use him. It was widely known that he was better in zone at IOWA and limited in bump and run...limited top end and much better facing the QB. Pettine needs to make it easier for him.
jackson will always be limited by his speed. Hope it works out better for him than the last two slow corners (Gunter and Rollins).
Not a good way to get noticed :
New York, NY - Green Bay Packers free agent Mo Wilkerson ran through a stop sign at 3:30 am, then failed a sobriety test. Arrested for OWI.
Disagree. Clearly chugged that beer way better than his QB did. Impressive!
Probably not on his way to a job interview at 3:30 in the morning.
Mo can throw any HOF aspirations out the window along with that pile of beer cans. They probably didn't print he was fined for littering and hoping while intoxicated.
antooo posted:Probably not on his way to a job interview at 3:30 in the morning.
drunk driving may kill a lot of people, but it also helps a lot of people get to work on time, so, it;s impossible to say if its bad or not,
— wint (@dril) May 9, 2014