Practice squad signings

[Patler]

Thought someone would have started a thread for this already. Anyone interested?

So far:

Pankey
Donnerson
Looney

[Patler]

Lancaster
Martini
Austin Davis

Note: Ahmad Thomas went to the Colts PS.

[Joemailman]

No surprise Thomas got picked up. I was quite surprised Packers cut him.

[Joemailman]

– LB Greer Martini (Rob Demovsky)

– C Austin Davis (Ryan Wood)

– Saints sign OLB Vince Biegel to practice squad (Herbie Teope)

[Patler]

No surprise Thomas got picked up. I was quite surprised Packers cut him.

I wonder if GB tried to sign him, and he picked the Colts as a better opportunity?? Or did the Packers prefer Martini? Or was Martini their fallback, when Thomas turned them down?

[Patler]

Biegel signed with the Saints.

[Bretsky]

GOOD LUCK VINCE; YOU WERE DOOMED FORM THE START, being part of the last of ThanksTed's tradedowns

[Fritz]

Biegel showed nothing. Surprised they kept Crawford over Thomas. Special teams?

[Harlan Huckleby]

No surprise Thomas got picked up. I was quite surprised Packers cut him.

But are you surprised that he ditched the Packers?

I expect he'll get signed to a roster somewhere soon - maybe the packers bring him back?

[Harlan Huckleby]

Biegel showed nothing. Surprised they kept Crawford over Thomas. Special teams?

Thomas should be good on special teams.


Well, we don't know these guys at all, maybe they just didn't like his attitude or something.

[Harlan Huckleby]

The NFL rosters are preposterously small. Lots of guys who are cut now will be on rosters, or at least practice squads sometime this season.

The journey just begins.

[pbmax]

Biegel showed nothing. Surprised they kept Crawford over Thomas. Special teams?

There were points made by the beat guys that the team really liked what they saw from Crawford after he showed up in the middle of camp. But I don't know if that is simply the only thing they can say about him or if he actually outplayed Thomas.

[pbmax]

https://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/packers-miss-out-on-waiver-claims-begin-adding-to-practice-squad-733?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Packers received no waiver claims and article says cryptically that they seem to have made some claims but weren't awarded anyone. I don't know what to make about Gute moving from 14 to 18 in the waiver claim line.

[Teamcheez1]

Biegel showed nothing. Surprised they kept Crawford over Thomas. Special teams?

" Inside linebacker Ahmad Thomas hoped to return to the Packers, but a source said they turned him away. "

[Patler]

https://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/packers-miss-out-on-waiver-claims-begin-adding-to-practice-squad-733?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
I don't know what to make about Gute moving from 14 to 18 in the waiver claim line.

Is the author suggesting that the trades impacted the Packers waiver claim position? I don't believe trades matter, but I haven't checked to be sure.

[wist43]

" Inside linebacker Ahmad Thomas hoped to return to the Packers, but a source said they turned him away. "

He was way better than Biegel or Fackrell... and Burks will take a lot of time, if he can play at all.

[wist43]

The Packers, even under Pettine it would seem, are just askew in how they view defensive players.

I would hope that at some point they would do some self-scouting and look at players that they like and failed, vs players they passed on but succeeded somewhere else. It seems they still haven't gotten the memo.

[wthigoot]

NFL.com has:

Bouagnon RB
A. Davis OL
Donnerson OLB
Kerridge FB
Lancaster DE
Looney DE
Martini ILB
Pankey OL

2 more to go. 4 defense, 4 offense.

Maybe CB/S and WR/TE? D. Brown and Byrd maybe.

[pbmax]

Is the author suggesting that the trades impacted the Packers waiver claim position? I don't believe trades matter, but I haven't checked to be sure.

Its completely unclear to me. I left the article with more questions that answers about anything other than the fact that they were awarded no waiver claims. Its good Nagler is back there because they need an editor.

For one thing, if he's reading the transaction page that lists claims (how else does he know they dropped from 14 to 18?), how does he not know who they tried to claim?

[Pugger]

I'm still hoping Sheehy returns...

[Teamcheez1]

I'm still hoping Sheehy returns...

Conor Sheehy

Gave him the hometown, feel good tryout, but I don't see him as providing anything we need.

Strengths: Experienced player, three-year starter. Stout against the run, plays with good leverage and keeps gap integrity in run fits. Solidly built player. Understands how to read and react to different blocking schemes.

Weaknesses: Is essentially a run-only defender. Offers little in pass rush. Maxed out frame. Average at best athleticism, struggles in space as the read player in zone read. Lacks a pass rush plan.

[Patler]

Packer website article states they have signed eight:


The Green Bay Packers signed the following players to the practice squad: RB Joel Bouagnon, C Austin Davis, LB Kendall Donnerson, FB Joe Kerridge, DL Tyler Lancaster, DL James Looney, LB Greer Martini and G/T Adam Pankey. The transactions were announced Sunday by General Manager Brian Gutekunst.
https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-eight-players-to-practice-squad

[Pugger]

Conor Sheehy

Gave him the hometown, feel good tryout, but I don't see him as providing anything we need.

Strengths: Experienced player, three-year starter. Stout against the run, plays with good leverage and keeps gap integrity in run fits. Solidly built player. Understands how to read and react to different blocking schemes.

Weaknesses: Is essentially a run-only defender. Offers little in pass rush. Maxed out frame. Average at best athleticism, struggles in space as the read player in zone read. Lacks a pass rush plan.

I know. It would be fun to have my sister's nephew play for his hometown team.

[Joemailman]

Marwin Evans and Tony (Is that Donatello?) Brown added to PS.

[pbmax]

Marwin Evans and Tony (Is that Donatello?) Brown added to PS.

I suppose there is a chance they go with 2 RBs for Week 1 on the 53. Or they promote Bourgeois temporarily.