PackerJoe posted:Jordan Tripp has been re-signed. Will the Packers try to get through the season with Ryan, Thomas, Martinez and Tripp as their ILBs?
It would take pressure off the DBs since the QB would be more likely to focus on the mismatches on the ILBs in pass coverage.
PackerJoe posted:Jordan Tripp has been re-signed. Will the Packers try to get through the season with Ryan, Thomas, Martinez and Tripp as their ILBs?
Yes and maybe a draft pick
EDIT: And CM3 sometimes too
Draft AND Develop. Sometimes they get it rigjt, sometimes they don't.
Here's the list of the performance-based bonuses paid to Packers by the league:
I had no idea this was a source of cap-free income supplied by the league. Pretty awesome for those younger guys on rookie or street fA deals.
Knile Davis got $5K ! Wow!
I couldn't believe Carl Bradford was on that list as I couldn't remember him getting off the practice squad, but I looked it up and he did get into four games for Green Bay this year. Amazing.
Carl Bradford, exhibit A of Thompson holding on to a draft pick way too long and completely wasting a roster spot.
Hope Rob is correct and Jayrone becomes a more important cog in the defense. Always seems to make plays and his limited opportunities have always been puzzling.
Pass play snap count/pressure in 2016:
Datone Jones = 1 pressure every 12.1 pass snaps
Nick Perry = 1 pressure every 12.8 pass snaps
Clay Matthews = 1 pressure every 13.9 pass snaps
Julius Peppers = 1 pressure every 14.9 pass snaps
Kyler Fackrell = 1 pressure every 16.5 pass snaps
Jayrone Elliott = 1 pressure every 28.7 pass snaps
Pass play snap count/sack in 2016:
Nick Perry = 1 sack every 41.8 pass snaps
Kyler Fackrell = 1 sack every 53.5 pass snaps
Julius Peppers = 1 sack every 64.7 pass snaps
Clay Matthews = 1 sack every 79 pass snaps
Jayrone Elliott = 1 sack every 86 pass snaps
Datone Jones = 1 sack every 380 pass snaps
I like Elliott but looking at him as a breakout player in 2017 is a bit of a stretch. Without looking it up I want to say he's been the team leader in special teams tackles 2 of the 3 seasons he's been here. He has value in that role.
I hope he makes the leap as well, he's a talented speed rusher that needs a lot of work to round out his game. Unless they bring in multiple pass rushers between now and camp, I expect he and Fackrell will be much more involved.
michiganjoe posted:Hope Rob is correct and Jayrone becomes a more important cog in the defense. Always seems to make plays and his limited opportunities have always been puzzling.
Not puzzling if you assume Dom Capers is incompetent.
Malcolm Butler is available for a first round draft pick. Rumor has it that the Saints are unwilling to trade the 11th pick. They offered a pick in the 30's and were refused. But the Patriots are willing to do a deal for a pick in the early to late 20s.
I wonder if Ted would bite?
Errrm, no, Ted is apparently going with plan B. Or maybe it's plan Z:
@PackersNotes @aarowilson_NFL reports Packers interested in CB Josh Hill, who hasn't played in NFL since being cut by Cards in, wait for it... 2013.
I hope not.
This, for both posts above it.
Herschel posted:I hope not.
packerjoe, you really should think about dropping of your resume' at 1265.
Any Butler trade hinges on him accepting an extension from the new team, so it would cost a 1st and probably top 10 CB money.
I would think it would be another pick as well considering the Packers pick at 29. I'm pretty sure TT sent an offer of a 7th rounder and Don Barclay just for ****s and giggles.
I wonder if GM's troll each other?
Dude if we can realistically get Joe Thomas for Robert Ferguson and case of beer then we can definitely get Butler for a 7th, Barclay, and bus fare for Barclay to get to Massachusetts.
What makes him worth all of that?
Hungry5 posted:This, for both posts above it.
Herschel posted:I hope not.
packerjoe, you really should think about dropping of your resume' at 1265.
Yeah, the coaches and scouts are in need of a laugh. This is a stressful time of the year for them.
That's true, we shouldn't joke about trading our starting RG.
Grave Digger posted:Dude if we can realistically get Joe Thomas for Robert Ferguson and case of beer then we can definitely get Butler for a 7th, Barclay, and bus fare for Barclay to get to Massachusetts.
Amen! Work it, TT.
ricky-jean-francois to meet with Packers
Ted looking at Rotation while Guion is out or to replace him.
Francois isn't a world-beater by any means but it was still surprising to see Washington cut him because Washington's defensive line wasn't very good last year. From that perspective it doesn't seem like he'd be a good signing for the Packers. But Francois isn't that bad of a player. Can play three-technique and although I don't think he's done it recently he has played some nose tackle in the past. Take it for what it's worth, but Pro Football Focus gave him an average grade last year and he's been right in that general area for the last few seasons. I think he'd be a pretty good depth-type veteran in Green Bay and would be a solid signing for the Packers.
Wow PackerJoe - those pressure/sack frequency stats seem a bit underwhelming for the whole team. Could it be that TT really loves watching scoring TD's via the passing game, and he really doesn't care which team is doing it?
We had a Robert Francois on the roster a few years back. No idea if they are related....
Micah Hyde thinks they are.
There is speculation that RJF's release had more to do with his recent criticism of the circus that is the Washington Redskins.
He's a big body that won't give you much pass rush, but can help stop the run. For whatever its worth, BR ranked him as the 28th best 3-4 DE, and PFF had him as the 45th best interior DL. If you're looking to cut Guion and give his $3M to a capable NFL rotational player for 16 games rather than 12, can't see any issue with a potential addition like this.
As reported he might have been asking too much $.
A few weeks sitting without a contract does wonders to bring the price down to earth.
@PackersNotes 1h1 hour @FieldYates reports GB visited with RB Christine Michael and OL Byron Bell.
@PackersNotes 53m53 minutes agoI like the idea of signing Bell. He's exactly the type of experienced and inexpensive veteran Ted should be bringing to training camp.
And he's a Packer in 2017:
After arriving in Green Bay midway through the 2016 season, running back Christine Michael will stick around for 2017.
Michael has re-signed with the Packers, Field Yates of ESPN reports.
The Packers, who said goodbye to Eddie Lacy this offseason, expect to start Ty Montgomery at running back, and Michael can back him up.
Last season Michael played six games for the Packers, carrying 31 times for 114 yards and a touchdown. He had previously played for the Seahawks, who cut him in November even though he was their leading rusher. Michael originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick of the Seahawks in 2013 and has had two stints in Seattle as well as time in Dallas and Washington
Happy days are here again
The season ended when they lost Knile Davis.
Looks like Corey Clement wasn't kidding, the Packers probably will take two running backs in the draft.
Hopefully, this ends talk of Adrian Peterson coming to the Packers.
Christine was signed to be a KR and 3rd option at RB. Green Bay still needs a 1/2 to compliment Ty
The AP talk to GB was never occurring inside 1265, IMO. He turned 32 yesterday, and has (recently) injury history.
