Zach Kruse @zachkruse2
Mounting evidence that J.C. Tretter will be very costly for #Packers to bring back. He's highly regarded and hardly a secret.
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Zach Kruse @zachkruse2
Mounting evidence that J.C. Tretter will be very costly for #Packers to bring back. He's highly regarded and hardly a secret.
Who is Zach Kruse?
That is a great question. he works for Bleacher Report, but unsure if he is paid. He also writes for one of the USAToday blogs.
I *think* he is Dennis Krause's son. Dennis is a sports broadcaster in Milwaukee at Time Warner Cable Sports Channel 32. He used to work for WTMJ. He does Bucks home games and used to do Packer pregame on the radio.
Bill Barnwell's plan of attack in offseason. http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/page...-nfl-offseason
1. Re-sign Cook and Lang. Makes case for Cook, doesn't for Lang.
2. Re-sign Peppers and DON'T re-sign Perry. Thinks Perry's injury history is more important than last year. But last year is going to net him $10 mil per.
3. Find a cornerback. Maybe even FA. Correctly predicts House getting released by Jags.
4. Find another inside linebacker.
5. Get starting RB like, say, Adrian Peterson.
i don't see peterson having much if anything left in the tank. he looked very pedestrian against us early this year
he played 2 full game before he got hurt and he averaged less then 2 yards per carry
he's 31, and has missed almost 2 full seasons of the last 3
plus his one full season, 2 seasons ago, he only averaged 4.5 yards per carry, he just had huge numbers because thy gave him the ball 327 times, he probably won't get within 100 carries of that in green bay
whats left of AP is a far cry from the AP in his prime. i think i would rather roll the dice on fat eddy getting in shape to be honest
and if tretter is gonna cost a ton (close to what lang would cost), then i would stick with lang
Eliminate #5, and I concur completely. And now that I think about it, if we could get Peterson for cheap enough or an incentive-laden enough contract, it might be an interesting risk, considering how he bounced back from that previous knee injury and how he thrived so well on the Vikings, he might just be something really special playing with Aaron Rodgers.
Lang has a lot more miles on his body than Tretter, and his injuries are chronic - they are not going to go away. Lineman can play well into their 30s though so he might have some years left.
Tretter on the other hand has not seen the field much and I don't think is injuries are going to nag/linger. Question is does the dreaded 'injury prone' label apply?
I'd be happy with resigning Cook, Perry, Lang or Tretter; signing a FA CB; drafting OLB, another CB, and RB; maybe get a veteran RB (Lacy, Stewart, Peterson, Charles, Murray) if we can get good value. Top priority is getting CB fixed and restocking OLB.
The offensive line needs depth especially if Tretter and Lang do not resign. I would think that they would give Barclay a shot at guard, but possibly move Bulaga inside and try Spriggs at Right Tackle.
Then look for the Packers to snag a couple of linemen no sooner than the middle of the draft.
Perry is going to cost an awful lot of money. Based on his production on the last 5 years he isn't worth it, but since the 2015 playoffs he has been a difference maker off the edge. I don't put a lot of faith that a guy like Frackrell is ready to start, and Peppers could be signed for a million bucks but he is no longer a difference maker that has to be accounted for by opposing offenses. Jones has also been a disappointment and the fact they can't find a position for him means he should look to move to a 4-3 defensive scheme as an end. The is a more serious situation that to me is more of an issue than cornerback. They have to get players that can consistently disrupt the passing game.
our o-line is one of our strengths. would be stupid to go backwards there. perry too. jones is playing a new position and from EVERYTHING i've read they liked what he did there. i'll bet he's resigned. if he isn't that will probably be where the first pick goes.
Tretter has been done in by three serious injuries, but I am not sure he could be called injury prone. He had a freak accident during a fumble drill in offseason camp his rookie year. He got rolled into this year at Atlanta. His other bad injury was in a preseason game, another knee injury.
Unless those knees are toast, that seems like luck of the draw. So by that logic, I want Tretter signed over Lang. And with Lang having no communication from the team, that still seems to be the Packers way of thinking too. Its not a perfect fit, since if Lang doesn't come back, right guard is wide open.
Thompson isn't clairvoyant, he played the odds with Sitton and it looked like a good bet when he got hurt this year and Taylor did not washout. I think he is making the same calculation here.
As for Perry, here are the top DEs by paycheck at SpotTrac:
Approximate Value is from Pro Football Reference and in this list covers first five years of careers since 2008. Nick Perry's approx. value is 16. He got 6 of that last year.Code:Rank Name AverageSal ApproxValue
1 M Wilkerson $18,000,000 60
2 O Vernon $16,000,000 39
3 J.J. Watt $14,500,000 88
4 E Ansah $12,734,000 32
5 Cam Jordan $12,047,000 42
6 M Bennett $11,268,750 20
7 Rob Quinn $10,750,334 41
8 Mike Daniels $10,400,000 27
9 Cam Heyward $10,400,000 27
He might get stupid money (largely dependent on who doesn't sign or get tendered just prior to FA opening) but its not going to be more than $10.7 mil per year unless he is the only one left standing.
The thing is, there's one team that does have stupid money, Cleveland. It will be real interesting if they go out and just blow the market up on FAs from playoff teams like the Pack.
former director of college scouting for the 9ers just signed with the pack
Matt Malaspina
maybe he knows how to find d-linemen and linebackers
Don't sell Peppers too short. He reminds me of that country song, "I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was."
Unless he's firm on retiring, I hope we can re-sign him for situation player money.
so it looks like we are officially going to end the 2016 season sitting on 9.5 million in cap space
can't help but think that maybe if we had spent that money on one or two guys we could have won another lombardi
oh well, we just have 9.5 million more we can keep kicking down the road for our never ending rebuilding period
what happened to cutting sitton so we could use that cap space to re sign others?
Good Points, red. It will be interesting to read what Ted's big supporters have to say on the topic.
At very least, (I think it's not to late as I understand the cap) they should restructure a contract or two to make that $9.5 million count this year instead of the future.
They may also have been keeping money in reserve in case they wanted to offer contract extensions to guys like Lacy, Tretter or Lang. Injuries would have taken those plans off the table.
They tried bringing in guys off the scrap heap to help at RB with little success. Corner would have been the other place to try. Doubtful there was much out there. They did sign Bene Benwikere to the practice squad late, but did not activate him.
Yeah. I didn't mean to state that was all the Free Agents they had coming up (which was an argument for cutting Sitton), but rather to highlight that LTs can be expensive, and they locked theirs down for four years. So one upcoming free agent, but potentially an expensive one.
FA OLBs for a 3-4: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...3-4-olb-market
1. Melvin Ingram
2. Chandler Jones
3. Nick Perry
4. James Harrison
5. DeMarcus Ware
6. Lorenzo Alexander
7. John Simon
8. Julius Peppers
9. Datone Jones
10. Jarvis JonesQuote:
Doug's Quick Take: Jones is an interesting player. Projected as an interior pass-rusher because of his size (6'4", 285 pounds), he only came alive in the NFL when he was moved outside as a giant edge-rusher in Dom Capers' multiple fronts. A good run-stopper on the inside and a consistent (if not entirely dominant) pass-rusher on the outside, Jones has the kind of gap versatility prized in today's NFL, and he'll get a lot of looks from teams that run 3-4 base fronts with hybrid sub-packages.
Potential Suitors: Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Chargers, Dallas Cowboys
11. Erik Walden
12. Trent Cole
13. Jayrone Elliott
14. Alex OkaforQuote:
Doug's Quick Take: Grabbing three sacks in just 176 snaps in the 2015 season did a lot for Elliott's profile, but he wasn't able to capitalize on it last year. His best bet to get more reps is the possibility that both Nick Perry and Julius Peppers leave Green Bay in free agency, but Elliott will have to match any availability with his own development.
Potential Suitors: Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers
15. Sam Acho
16. Akeem Ayers
17. Corey Lemonier
18. Dekoda Watson
19. David Bass
20. Tourek Williams
21. Lerentee McCray
Seems like a lot of has beens and never weres on that list. If that's Datone Jones the guy is talking about, not Chandler, it seems like he's over-selling the product by a lot.
I find it surprising that Jayrone Elliot - who I have always really liked - is ranked so high. I didn't think he was that highly thought of by other people. I always figured he could be signed for so much less than Nick Perry that he was the better choice of the two. I said before and I'll say again - about Julius Peppers, if he is dead set on retiring, so be it. But if he is willing to come back for a reasonable amount, I really hope it's with the Packers.
jets are trying to trade Sheldon Richardson, could be had for maybe a 2nd or 3rd rounder
any thoughts?
edit: jets are asking for a third
uh-oh.
Pete Prisco @PriscoCBS
If Duvernay-Tardif is worth $8 million a year, then Zeitler, Warford and Lang are getting $10-12 a year each. Osemele got $11.7 last year.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ear-extension/Quote:
five-year contract, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. The value of the extension is reportedly $41.25 million
sooo, we're probably gonna lose both lang AND tretter
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You're also talking about a 26-year-old who should just be entering the prime of his career. Not a 31 year old who broke his foot twice and had hip surgery.
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Wilde And Tausch @WildeAndTausch
Lang: There has been a little bit of contact (w/ the #Packers)…. (Agent) definitely has plans to sit down with Green Bay. #Packers
9:11 AM - 28 Feb 2017
TE alert
Adam SchefterVerified account @AdamSchefter 12m12 minutes ago
Despite the Colts' attempts to sign him over the past week, Colts TE Jack Doyle has plans to test free-agent market, per source.
Lang says he's gonna see what kind of offers he gets on the open market, then see if Green Bay wants to match