PackFoo posted:If the Packers are picking 3rd, there's gonna be a lot of teams wanting to move up and take QB there.
Tradeback Ted will be salivating.
If they feel there's a true franchise QB there, I'm not so sure they should trade out. It may seem like a ridiculous luxury but Hundley is making me think the careful cap manipulation could be used to accommodate a backup QB who won't torpedo your season if Rodgers goes down for part of the season.
Seriously doubt the Packers will pick 3rd. CLE, SFO, & NYG in some order for those 1st 3 spots.
If Packers miss the playoffs, Ted may have to get his camera face ready for Hard Knocks next summer. He would probably retire tho before he let that happen.
Thought this was a great article on what we'd like to see in the rest of the season. Tex's take on more vince and reggie seem like a good idea...
From here acmepackingcompany
I agree with Shawn and Peter above on the young defensive players, and since I am now pretty much resigned to the stance that this is a lost season, I’m choosing to tweak the prompt here to discuss what I need to see in the next few weeks to feel hope for 2018 and beyond. That is an infusion of new blood in the pass rush, particularly at the outside linebacker position.
If the Packers continue losing games while giving Kyler Fackrell 20-30 snaps, I will be not only despondent, but extremely frustrated with that lineup decision. The first thing I want to see is Vince Biegel taking over Fackrell’s reps as the primary backup edge rusher behind Clay Matthews and Nick Perry (at least while Ahmad Brooks remains out). Obviously, Biegel was drafted as an athletic pass-rusher with a high motor. His sack numbers as a Badger are impressive, and he showed some good ability in run support during his NFL debut on Monday night. If this defense is going to be bad, let’s at least put young players on the field and find out what they can do -- rather than continuing to give snaps to players who have demonstrated that they’re not very good.
Along those lines, I also want to see Reggie Gilbert get called up from the practice squad to the 53-man roster and get an opportunity to play on defense. Gilbert was excellent in the preseason -- admittedly against primarily second-string offensive linemen -- but he absolutely showed an ability to get to the quarterback. He could take the roster spot expected to be vacated when Bryan Bulaga goes on injured reserve (especially since most of the other Packers’ linemen are healthy, so they can probably make do with eight on the 53). Give him 12-15 snaps per game as well and at least see if he can hold up against starting NFL linemen.
At this point, with a pass rush that has struggled to be productive off the edge with its top three options, what harm can it do to plug the young guys in?
Love that idea. Fackerall is F-ed....
