I wonder if Slaton will be this year's version of Rasul Douglas.
Wouldn't that be nice. Not sure he can cover as well.
from acmepacking co:
https://www.acmepackingcompany...n-patrick-taylor-nfl
"Jack Heflin has maybe been the most consistent defensive lineman on the team in the preseason, but he has also been the fourth-most played interior linemen even with the team’s three starters held out of competition. The race for the sixth defensive line spot, if the Packers keep a sixth defensive lineman, comes down to Chris Slayton and Heflin, who have both registered 26 key snaps over the last two weeks.
With that being said, Slayton did start in the team’s base 3-4 set, which could hint at where the team may be leaning. This preseason, Heflin has out-snapped Slayton 27-16 as a 3-4 defensive end, but Slayton has out-snapped Heflin 29-6 as a nickel defensive tackle, which frames the bigger question:
If the Packers need a sixth lineman, is he going to be used to spell the starters in base or sub-packages ?"
@BrainDed posted:Getting closer.. He is my guess.
2 QB: Rodgers, Love
3 RB: Jones, Dillon, Taylor, (Goodson PS)
7 WR: Lazard, Cobb, Watkins, Doubs, Watson, Rodgers, Winfree (Toure PS)
4 TE: Tonyan, Lewis, Deguara, Davis
9 OL: Bahk, Jenkins, Myers, Runyan, Capt Tom, Rhyan, Newman, Nijman, Jones
6 DL: Clark, Reed, Lowry, Slaton, Wyatt, Heflin (C Slayton PS)
5 OLB: Gary, Smith, Enagbare, Galeai, Hamilton
4 ILB: Campbell, Walker, Barnes, McDuffie
6 CB: Jaier, Stokes, Rasual, Nixon, Thomas, Jean-Charles
4 S: Amos, Savage, Davis, Abernathy
3 Specialists. Crosby, Odonnell, Coco
That’s a pretty good list. I had a thought that maybe the new kicker would be a better choice in the long run over Crosby. He certainly kicks further. But I know how much the team loves Mason so I doubt that it happens. Yet it might be nice to keep Ahmed on the PS.
@PackerPatrick posted:I can see Jones and Toure making the cut. Yet I really doubt that they only keep two RB’s.
Edit: Unless they count on AmRodgers becoming a RB.
Rodgers will definitely get some RB snaps in his poor man's Deebo role.
And if they were to land Goodson and Taylor on the PS that's 6 weeks of potential RB game day roster elevations while they wait on Kylin Hill.
@PackerPatrick posted:I can see Jones and Toure making the cut. Yet I really doubt that they only keep two RB’s.
Edit: Unless they count on AmRodgers becoming a RB.
There'd be a certain efficiency to not being good at two positions,.
@YATittle posted:If the Pack cuts Toure, he will become a Bear.
He has to stay on the 53. Winfree can go to the PS
I dunno about Toure. I think there's lots of guys like Toure, out there. I think he'd be safe on the PS. And after all the Rodgers drama and all the Rodgers praise of Winfree, do you think he'd be okay if GB put Winfree on the PS?
@PackerHawk posted:Rodgers will definitely get some RB snaps in his poor man's Deebo role.
And if they were to land Goodson and Taylor on the PS that's 6 weeks of potential RB game day roster elevations while they wait on Kylin Hill.
This, combined with some of Gutey's comments, is why I'm leaning toward them only keeping two RBs.
Talk of Rasheed Walker putting himself in the mix for a spot on the 53 with his performance Thursday.
Demovsky with his latest projection. He's got them only keeping two RBs with both Winfree and Toure making the cut (sounds very plausible to me).
Wonder if the ankle sprain suffered by Sam Darnold will effect Etling? Darnold could be out 4-6 weeks and the Panthers will need a temp back-up for Mayfield.
@ammo posted:Wonder if the ankle sprain suffered by Sam Darnold will effect Etling? Darnold could be out 4-6 weeks and the Panthers will need a temp back-up for Mayfield.
There are 30 other teams saying the same thing about their 3rd string QB who won't be in the league a year from now. Every team thinks every other team is clamoring for their bubble players, but they aren't.
I don’t think the Packers need to be too worried about losing first year players they want to bring back to the practice squad. Every single team in the NFL has a handful of low round and/or UDFAs that they think will be “stolen” by another team. We, as fans, hear the hype about some of the Packers fringe players but what do other teams get to see? Basically not much. Practices are mostly closed and there’s limited game film. I would suspect that the Packers will be able to bring back all of their players to the PS should the player want to come back.
Agree with that generally but there are typically a few fringe roster players that the GM doesn't want to risk exposing to waivers (more often than not his own draft picks).
If I’m not mistaken, a team making a waiver claim needs to put the claimed player on the 53, meaning that player is replacing someone who initially “made the final cut”. I believe there were less than 30 waiver claims a year ago at this time. And I don’t think the Packers lost anyone.
Also, there will certainly be some surprise cuts of veterans due to $$, age, “going in a different direction”, etc. Another area for teams to explore to bolster rosters. Cut players (4+ vested years) are not subject to waiver wire and can sign with any team they choose.
@vitaflo posted:There are 30 other teams saying the same thing about their 3rd string QB who won't be in the league a year from now. Every team thinks every other team is clamoring for their bubble players, but they aren't.
It is just that Etling has experience with 2 of the best teams in the NFL. He would be a great temp addition to a team like Carolina that only needs a back up QB for 4-6 weeks. Once he is cut if signed by panthers he could always come back to Packers practice squad.
If Etling is claimed , good for him, a good opportunity. Third string QBs are a nickel a dozen.
Packers were sure Taysom Hill would clear waivers. Risk is relatively small, but it does exist.
And as it turns out, not that big of a deal he was lost.
I think GB would have viewed him as a QB only, not the “gadget play” guy that smartest-coach-in-stadium Sean Payton implemented him as.
@mrtundra posted:I dunno about Toure. I think there's lots of guys like Toure, out there. I think he'd be safe on the PS. And after all the Rodgers drama and all the Rodgers praise of Winfree, do you think he'd be okay if GB put Winfree on the PS?
And, if he is claimed by another team, ah well. Big deal.
@vitaflo posted:There are 30 other teams saying the same thing about their 3rd string QB who won't be in the league a year from now. Every team thinks every other team is clamoring for their bubble players, but they aren't.
Yet it takes only " one" team to snatch one from us .
MY 2022 Packers Roster. From 80 to 53
PUP LIST: Kylin Hill (missing at least 4 games), Crosby?, Leavitt???
QB (2)—Rodgers, Love.
RB (3)—Jones, Dillon28, 39Tyler Goodson, Iowa
WR (7)—Lazard, Cobb, Romeo Doubs87, Sammy Watkins 11, Amari Rodgers8, Christian Watson 9, Samori Toure83
OL (8)—Myers C , Jenkins RT/LG, Royce Newman70 RG, Runyon LG,, YOSH Nijman. Bahktiari , Hansen (center/guard). Zach Tom50
TE (3)—Big Bob ,Deguara, Marcedes Lewis
DL (6)—Clark, 90Jarran Reed, 95Devonte Wyatt, TJ Slayton , Lowry, Heflin #90, ( or Chris Slayton instead of Heflin)
OLB (6)—Preston, Rashaan Gary, Garvin, , Enagebare55 AND La’Darius Hamilton , Tipa Galaei for special teams?
ILB (4)—Campbell, 7Quay Walker R-Ga., Barnes,.McDuffie 58
CB (6)—Jaire, Stokes, RASUL Douglas ,Shemar Jean-Charles 22 ,
Kiondre Thomas 43, 25K.Nixon? (Has he shown special teams value? If not possibly Kabion Ento)
S (5)—Amos, Savage, Micah Abernathy, Shawn Davis, , 24Tariq Carpenter for special teams?
ST—3
K (1)—Crosby, (or is C rosby’s health not a sure thing for week 1, leading us to also keep Ramiz Ahmed? Otherwise Ahmed goes to the PS)
P (1)—O’Donnell
LS (1)—Cuckoo for COCO!
From Bill Huber
" In 2019, Aaron Rodgers was ticked that the Packers got rid of Jake Kumerow. GM Brian Gutekunst wouldn’t release Winfree, who Rodgers has raved up a couple times. Right?"
“I know that he’s engaged in a lot of conversations with myself and he’s engaged in a lot of conversations with Gutey,” LaFleur said. “So, I think that’s something over the next couple days that we’re just going to have to work through – his opinion, not only at the wide receiver position, but, in particular, the guys on offense.”
@vitaflo posted:There are 30 other teams saying the same thing about their 3rd string QB who won't be in the league a year from now. Every team thinks every other team is clamoring for their bubble players, but they aren't.
You say that now, but just wait until Ruvell Martin gets into Canton.
" In 2019, Aaron Rodgers was ticked that the Packers got rid of Jake Kumerow.
Rodgers was wrong. Who knew?
Herman out with his final roster projection. Team keeps two RBs and both Winfree and Toure.
I have read that Russ Wilson has his own office in the Broncos complex and he has extra rooms for his ‘team’ on the road.
@Fedya posted:Why not give him his own locker room too?
I’ts not uncommon to allow mid level managers to have a say in who is on their team. Same concept. He has to lead these men on the field and is a seasoned pro. It just makes sense to take his input on fringe roster guys.
If I’m asked to lead a project at work, bet your ass I want input on who is on my crew.
@BrainDed posted:I’ts not uncommon to allow mid level managers to have a say in who is on their team. Same concept. He has to lead these men on the field and is a seasoned pro. It just makes sense to take his input on fringe roster guys.
If I’m asked to lead a project at work, bet your ass I want input on who is on my crew.
In that case, however, you're really more of a boss, right?
In all honesty, I certainly have sympathy with the idea of MLF and Gutekunst asking Rodgers for his opinion about the other players on offense, and taking those opinions under advisement. But it still has to be management's decision. There's a reason players aren't GMs, and you can't let the inmates run the asylum.
And if anybody didn't get it, my comment about giving Rodgers his own locker room was a reference to Favre supposedly having a separate locker room at the end of the Mike Sherman era.
All Rodgers said was that he wanted a seat at the table.
Jersey Al with some interesting cuts