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Partial
11-18-2009, 11:36 AM
Who they gonna sign?
SkinBasket
11-18-2009, 11:45 AM
My sources say Vernand Morency.
Freak Out
11-18-2009, 11:49 AM
My sources say Vernand Morency.

Well we missed our chance for Atlas so why not.
Fritz
11-18-2009, 12:34 PM
Who they gonna sign?

Ghostbusters!
sharpe1027
11-18-2009, 01:42 PM
I am still waiting for my phone to ring. It shouldn't be long now.
mission
11-18-2009, 02:04 PM
I am still waiting for my phone to ring. It shouldn't be long now.

Sterling?
sharpe1027
11-18-2009, 02:22 PM
I am still waiting for my phone to ring. It shouldn't be long now.

Sterling?

Anyone know if insurance collected for a career ending injury needs to be repaid if a player returns 15 years later? Hypothetically speaking that is.
mission
11-18-2009, 02:24 PM
I am still waiting for my phone to ring. It shouldn't be long now.

Sterling?

Anyone know if insurance collected for a career ending injury needs to be repaid if a player returns 15 years later? Hypothetically speaking that is.

I *knew* it was you!!!!
Brandon494
11-18-2009, 02:55 PM
Hopefully someone who can return kicks.
Maxie the Taxi
11-18-2009, 04:08 PM
I heard a rumor that Andy Brodell passed his physical. So...?
sharpe1027
11-18-2009, 04:12 PM
Hopefully someone who can return kicks.

Sorry, but that is not my thing. That phone call should be any second now.
Lurker64
11-18-2009, 06:12 PM
Who they gonna sign?

Probably not a WR, since we have 5 on the roster (Ealy, Driver, James, Jennings, Nelson), Nelson is back playing, and Finley looks to return this week. That's enough guys who can catch the ball.

My guess is that we might try to sign an OL off of somebody else's PS (I would have grabbed Lydon Murtha from Detroit, but the Dolphins already did that), as we have no OL on our PS and though we have eight OL on our roster, both Clifton and Tauscher are unreliable due to age and injuries, and the OL really needs help. I'll have to look at the PSs of other NFL teams to see if there's anybody who might be able to help. I could also see maybe a safety from somebody else's PS.
Lurker64
11-18-2009, 07:18 PM
Since I went to the trouble to look this up for myself, I figure I would just post it to see if anybody had any opinions.

Here are the current practice squad rosters for all NFL teams:
RAVENS
Davon Drew (TE), Justin Harper (WR), Bryan Mattison (G/T), Marcus Paschal (CB), Joe Reitz (OT), Eron Riley (WR), Stefan Rodgers (OT), William VanDeSteeg (DE/OLB).

BENGALS
Darius Hill (TE), Geoffrey Pope (CB), Brannon Condren (S), James Johnson (RB), Clinton McDonald (DE), Freddie Brown (WR), Jason Shirley (DT), Rico Murray (CB).

BROWNS
Thomas Brown (RB), Titus Brown (LB), Alex Field (DL), Corey Hilliard (OL), Evan Moore (TE), Pat Murray (OL), James Robinson (WR), Brian Schafering (DL).

STEELERS
Eugene Bright (TE), Cutis Gatewood (LB), Tyler Grisham (WR), Tuff Harris (S), Steve McLendon (DT), Isaac Redman (RB), A.Q. Shipley (C), Justin Vincent (RB).

BEARS
Johan Asiata (G), Brett Basanez (QB), Kahlil Bell (RB), James Marten (OT), Donovan Raola (C), DeAngelo Smith (CB), Will Ta'ufo'ou (FB), Woodny Turenne (CB).

LIONS
Dan Gronkowski (TE), Dan Gerberry (C), Robert Henderson (DE), Cedric Peerman (RB), Jahi Word-Daniels (CB), Kole Heckendorf (WR) Eric Fowler (WR), Danny Lansanah (LB).

PACKERS
Brian Brohm (QB), Patrick Williams (WR), Kregg Lumpkin (RB), Trevor Ford (CB), Cyril Obiozor (LB), Stanley Daniels (G), Anthony Toribio (NT), Ronald Talley (DE).

VIKINGS
Colt Anderson (DB), Chris Clark (OT), Seppo Evwaraye (G), Alex Guerrero (DT), Ian Johnson (RB), Tremaine Johnson (DT), Garret Mills (TE), Vinny Perretta (WR)

TEXANS
Darnell Bing (LB), Andrew Crummey (OL), Brett Helms (C), Chris Henry (RB).Adam Stenavich (OT).

COLTS
Ervin Baldwin (DE), Sam Giguere (WR), Devon Hall (DB), Terrall Lambert (DB), John Matthews (WR), Taj Smith (WR), Jamie Thomas (OG).

JAGUARS
Richard Bartel (QB), BRock Bolen (FB), Kennard Cox (WR), Jeremy Navarre (DE), Cecil Newton (C), Zach Potter (TE), Cameron Stephenson (G), Nate Swift (WR).

TITANS
Eric Bakhtiari (LB), John David Booty (QB), Ryan Durand (QB), Mike Rivera (LB), Nick Schommer (S), Cary Williams (CB), Paul Williams (WR).

FALCONS
Troy Bergeron (WR), Eric Brock (S), Rob Bruggerman (OL), Jeremy Clark (DT), Robert James (LB), Maurice Lucas (DE), Antoine Smith (RB), Jose Valdez (OG).

PANTHERS
DeCori Birmingham (RB), Eddie Canonico (DB), Hunter Cantwell (QB), Dustin Fry (C), Mortty Ivy (LB), Dexter Jackson (WR), Charly Martin (WR), Jason Poclask (TE), Shaun Smith (LB), Marcus Walker (CB).

SAINTS
Adrian Arrington (WR), Aaron Brown (WR), Herb Donaldson (RB), Tim Duckworth (G), Renardo Foster (T), Marcus Green (DT), Earl Heyman (DT), Tyler Lorenzen (TE), Jeremy Parnell (DT), Mark Parson (DB), Brandon Villareal (DT).

BUCCANEERS
Brandon Anderson (CB), Emanuel Cook (S), Marc Dile (OL), Maurice Evans (DE), Kareem Huggins (RB), Ryan Purvis (TE), Lee Robinson (LB), Mario Urrutia (WR).

BILLS
Bruce Hall (RB), Cary Harris (DB), C.J. Hawthorne (WR), Nick Hennessey (T), Felton Huggins (WR), Corey Mace (DT), Andre Ramsey (T), Anthony Waters (LB), Daniel Watts (DE).

DOLPHINS
Ryan Baker (DE), Will Billingsley (CB), Tristan Davis (RB), J.D. Folsom (LB), Lee Gray (T), Andrew Hartline (G), John Naibone (TE), Nate Ness (DB), Julius Pruitt (WR), Jacoby Watkins (DB).

PATRIOTS
Titus Adams (DT), Kyle Bissinger (LB), Bruce Davis (LB), Terrence Nunn (WR), James Patrick (CB), Darryl Richard (DT), Wendell Ryan (G), Gemara Williams (CB).

JETS
Jehuu Caulcrick (RB), Kenwin Cummings (LB), Jason Davis (RB), Keith Fitzhugh (DB), ANtonio Garay (DE), Marcus Henry (WR), Ryan Keenan (G), Matt Kroul (DT), Iiro Luoto (TE), Ryan McKee (T), Mathew Mulligan (TE).

COWBOYS
Travis Bright (G), Rudy Carpenter (QB), Scott Chandler (TE), Marcus Dixon (DE), Jesse Holley (WR), Manuel Johnson (WR), Keylon Kincade (RB), Jamar Love (DB), Chauncey Washington (RB).

GIANTS
Vince Anderson (CB), Jacob Bender (T), Rhett Bomar (QB), Nehemiah Broughton (RB), Michael Coe (DB), Fred Gibson (WR), Jonny Harline (TE), Dwayne Hendricks (DT), Bear Pascoe (TE), Sha'reff Rashad (S).

EAGLES
Franklin Dunbar (OT), Tala Esera (G), Paul Fanaika (G), Reshard Langford (DB), Marcus Mailei (FB), Jordan Norwood (WR), Dallas Reynolds (C), Martin Rucker (TE), Stoney Woodson (CB).

REDSKINS
Brandon Archer (LB), Anthony Armstrong (WR), Alvin Bowen (LB), Rob Jackson (DE), Clint Oldenburg (T), William Robinson (T), J.D. Skolnitsky (DE), Andre Woodson (QB).

BRONCOS
Steve Baylark (RB), Marquez Branson (TE), Tony Carter (CB), Mitch Erickson (G), Greg Eslinger (C), Braxton Kelley (LB), Rashod Moulton (DB), Manuel Padilla (LB), Carlton Powerll (DT), Matt Willis (WR).

CHIEFS
Jackie Bates (DB), Aden Durde (LB), Dion Gales (DT), Bobby Greenwood (DT), Darryl Harris (G), Quinten Lawrence (WR), Ricky Price (DB), Javarris Williams (RB).

RAIDERS
Shaun Bodiford (WR), Jerome Boyd (S), Robert Felton (G), Greyson Gunheim (DE), D.J. Hall (WR), Paul Hubbard (WR), Mauricio Lopez (DT), David Nixon (LB), Slade Norris (LB), Marcel Reece (RB), Roy Scheuning (G), Quinton Smith (RB).

CHARGERS
Gary Banks (WR), Darry Beckwith (ILB), Jason Brisbane (LB), Ricky Bryant (WR), Simeon Castille (DB), Corey Clark (T), Andre Coleman (DE), Billy Latsko (RB), Jeremy Leman (LB), Marco Thomas (WR), Joe Toledo (T).

CARDINALS
Rashad Barksdale (DB), Trevor Canfield (G), Eduardo Castaneda (LB), Jed Collins (RB), Diamond Ferri (RB), Ed Gant (WR), Chris Harrington (LB), Antoine Holmes (DT), Isaac Keys (LB), Enoka Lewis (C), Kelly Poppinga (LB), Brandon Renkart (LB).

49ERS
Kirk Barton (T), Alex Boone (T), Martall Burnett (DE), Steve Dildine (LB), Sean Estrada (G), J.J. Finley (TE), Keon Lattimore (RB), Britt Miller (LB), Khalif Mitchel (DT), Ramiro Pruneda (T), Russell Rabe (LB), Carl Stewart (FB), Dominique Zeigler (WR).

SEAHAWKS
Na'Shan Goddard (T), Mike Hass (WR), Anthony Heygood (LB), Michael Jones (WR), Devin Moore (RB), Erik Robertson (G), Thatcher Szalay (G), Kyle Williams (T), Trae Williams (CB), DeAngelo Willingham (DB).

RAMS
Chris Bradwell (DT), Marcus Brown (CB), Eric Butler (TE), Matt Caddell (WR), Larry Edwards (LB), Jay Moore (DE), Chris Ogbonnaya (RB), Cord Parks (DB), Sebastien Sejean (DB), Sean Walker (WR), John David Washington (RB), Eric Young (T).
Lurker64
11-18-2009, 07:22 PM
Looking through that (very long) list above, I'd have to say my two favorite prospects (though I haven't scouted these guys recently) would be Cedric Peerman (the speedy RB out of Virginia) or Alex Boone (the troubled OT out of Ohio State).

Peerman would offer the "speed back, threat to break it every time he gets in the open field" that we currently lack from our three, mostly indistinguishable, running backs. But I don't know if we'd want 7 people on the roster between RB and FB.

Boone has the talent to be a top LT, and was once on a trajectory to be one of the top picks in the draft, but then developed some serious problems with alcoholism and his play and his draft stock suffered precipitously. He's not what we would call "Packer People" but he could be great, Thompson has looked to give guys a second chance before (e.g. Koren Robinson), and Wisconsin probably has enough AA meetings to keep him afloat.
Smidgeon
11-18-2009, 07:26 PM
Wisconsin probably has enough AA meetings to keep him afloat.

Wisconsin also has enough alcohol to keep him afloat. Get it? Float? In a liquid? And alcohol's a liquid? Ha! I kill me.
Gunakor
11-19-2009, 01:53 AM
I would love it if TT took a chance on Alex Boone. He's a solid OT, he's had some significant character issues but he can play football. I looked at this guy a bit at draft time, and if I remember correctly (don't want to go look it up again) he was a 4 year starter at OT for OSU, twice earning all Big Ten honors at the position. If he could clean up his act off the field he could be a real star on it.

Then again, I don't trust Campen is the guy that could get production out of him equal to his talent. I'm still stuck on the issues at the coaching level, and I'm not sure all the talent in the world on the OL would do us a lick of good. They need to get a legit position coach for that group. Someone who not only knows how to do it, but also knows how to teach it. And I don't think Campen is that guy.
Waldo
11-19-2009, 01:59 AM
Who they gonna sign?

Probably not a WR, since we have 5 on the roster (Ealy, Driver, James, Jennings, Nelson), Nelson is back playing, and Finley looks to return this week. That's enough guys who can catch the ball.

My guess is that we might try to sign an OL off of somebody else's PS (I would have grabbed Lydon Murtha from Detroit, but the Dolphins already did that), as we have no OL on our PS and though we have eight OL on our roster, both Clifton and Tauscher are unreliable due to age and injuries, and the OL really needs help. I'll have to look at the PSs of other NFL teams to see if there's anybody who might be able to help. I could also see maybe a safety from somebody else's PS.

Atl has an OL on their PS I had my eye on pre-draft as a perfect fit in GB. ZBS athleticism, but bigger than typical (like Oher, Lang, Unger, and Vollmer were as well). Jose Valdez (http://www.atlantafalcons.com/People/Players/Practice_Squad/Jose_Valdez.aspx), a T/G from Arkansas. Went to HS at St Francis in Milwaukee.

If Phil Trautwein or Jason Watkins are floating around available, they wouldn't be too bad of pickups either. (edit - Just looked, Trautwein is on the Rams active roster, Watkins plays in the UFL. If Watkins could be added to the PS after the UFL season, I'd surely make that move).
channtheman
11-19-2009, 02:02 AM
Who they gonna sign?

Ghostbusters!

That's what I said in my head when I read that too!
MTPackerfan
11-19-2009, 08:49 AM
thought I saw where Cleveland signed Jake Allen off waivers. So did we cut Jake to make room for Brohm who signed with Buffalo, causing us to lose Allen?
mraynrand
11-19-2009, 08:56 AM
thought I saw where Cleveland signed Jake Allen off waivers. So did we cut Jake to make room for Brohm who signed with Buffalo, causing us to lose Allen?

Perhaps we'll die.


We should sign a lineman off the Vikings PS just to piss them off.
Cheesehead Craig
11-19-2009, 09:30 AM
Well, Allen's gone and there goes the season...

(that's sarcasm in case anyone didn't get that)
Smidgeon
11-19-2009, 09:31 AM
Well, Allen's gone and there goes the season...

Well, there wasn't much hope after Ruvell was cut... :roll:
SkinBasket
11-19-2009, 10:10 AM
I don't think this team can handle losing any more guys who can smile nice.


Oh.


Wait.


Nevermind...

http://o.aolcdn.com/art/sportsdata/nfl/players/hs_9076.jpg
mraynrand
11-19-2009, 10:12 AM
BRING BACK FERGIE!!!!!!


dayum. LOL.

All entertainment.
Pack0514
11-19-2009, 12:19 PM
My vote goes to either:

Alex Boone (huge OT - 6'7" 330lb)

or

Greg Eslinger (Outland Trophy winner senior year at Minnesota)
Fritz
11-19-2009, 01:19 PM
Somebody posted Allen's you tube video a couple weeks ago.

That dude was not receiving a high quality college education, at least not in public speaking.
MJZiggy
11-19-2009, 06:58 PM
Or private speaking. Or English. I wonder what he did study...no, seriously.
Guiness
11-19-2009, 08:39 PM
Since I went to the trouble to look this up for myself, I figure I would just post it to see if anybody had any opinions.


I don't have an opinion, but looking at the distribution of positions on various team's PS's was interesting.

Most teams have the max 8 players, a few have 7 (one spot in transition, I expect) but the Texans had 5? PS players are cheap insurance, why don't they fill it up???

Here's a breakdown of some of the positions:
WR: 30 teams had a WR on the PS, many had multiple. 45 total WR's
LB: Another popular position, with 35 total. Cardinals have 4 on their squad!
TE: 19 teams carried a TE, 20 TE's total
Safety: only 7 safeties on PS's
Center: suprised me a little, there were 9 centers. More than I would've thought
DT: quite a few at first glace, 21. But 3 teams carried 2, and one (saints) had 4. So only 11 DT's outside of those teams.
QB: also lower than I would've thought - 9 QB's on PS's, with one team (Titans) having 2. Also interesting is that of the 8 teams carrying a QB on their practice squad, 6 had 2 QB's on their team roster. So it seems that stashing the 3rd QB on the practice squad is not as uncommon as thought.

A couple of former Packers out there. Lasanah is on Detroit's PS, Sean Bodiford is on the Raider's.
Fosco33
11-21-2009, 09:58 AM
Or private speaking. Or English. I wonder what he did study...no, seriously.

Exercise Science
Fritz
11-21-2009, 08:30 PM
Or private speaking. Or English. I wonder what he did study...no, seriously.

Exercise Science

Bad ass girls at the club.
jklowan
11-22-2009, 10:35 AM
I vote for Andrew Crummey

When Arod gets sacked the announcer can say and another Crummey play by the offensive line, the name suits the play javascript:emoticon(':lol:')
Partial
11-22-2009, 11:53 AM
Or private speaking. Or English. I wonder what he did study...no, seriously.

Exercise Science

Bad ass girls at the club.

:lol: :lol: :lol: