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  1. 03-13-2025, 01:36 PM #161
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    GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Packers’ starting tackles have another year before they become free agents, but they received a nice chunk of change Wednesday.

    Under the collective bargaining agreement’s performance-based pay, left tackle Rasheed Walker earned the 10th highest amount of any player and right tackle Zach Tom received the 20th highest.

    Many more Packers players are receiving payments under the program, but the NFL released only the top 25 earners.

    Walker will receive $925,613 and Tom will receive $849,141. Both players nearly doubled their 2024 base salaries of $985,000.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joemailman View Post
    GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Packers’ starting tackles have another year before they become free agents, but they received a nice chunk of change Wednesday.

    Under the collective bargaining agreement’s performance-based pay, left tackle Rasheed Walker earned the 10th highest amount of any player and right tackle Zach Tom received the 20th highest.

    Many more Packers players are receiving payments under the program, but the NFL released only the top 25 earners.

    Walker will receive $925,613 and Tom will receive $849,141. Both players nearly doubled their 2024 base salaries of $985,000.
    They also will get nice boosts to their 2025 salaries under a rule that applies to non-first round picks who exceed 55% of the available offensive/defensive snaps their first three years. Each will go up to over $3 million from their contracted salaries of about $1 million. Tom made the cutoff easily, Walker snuck in at just over 56%.
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  4. 03-13-2025, 06:48 PM #164
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deputy Nutz View Post
    Why wouldn't they train Morgan as the replacement for Walker? Tom isn't going to move to Left Tackle. Rhyan isn't a terrible player in fact he is pretty good in the run game, not sure why they need to replace him with Morgan. I think Morgan's value now that the Packers signed Banks is at Left Tackle. If they thought Morgan was ready to start at guard they would have never signed Banks. Maybe the problem with Morgan is that the Packers shouldn't have drafted him in the first place and he isn't the player they thought he was going to be, which is crazy because he was injured most of 2024 and he was a rookie.
    Mostly agree. Morgan may eventually be a good guard, but he can play LT today. He probably is a step behind Walker, but if he is working on his body and feet this offseason he can catch up fast. They shouldn't have drafted Morgan to play guard. Now signing Banks tells me they didn't.

    Also in a stunner I have warmed to Rhyan. He is a nasty run blocker and now however we line up we have a really dominant run blocking group. Jacobs should have a great year and hopefully Love is only passing from advantage situations.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Patler View Post
    Clearly Morgan will get opportunities at tackle, that's what he was drafted for, OT potential.

    Don't remember if it was Gute or LeFleur who flat out admitted this off season that they made a mistake by not giving Morgan more opportunities at tackle last year, but justified it by saying the need at guard was more significant. Players and practice observers commented about Morgan's noticeable athleticism in drills. I am not concerned at all about Morgan...yet.

    It is never wrong to draft a high potential, versatile OL; 22% of your starters are OL. It was clear from the playoff game last year that GB needs OL depth. Guys who can perform competently at 2, 3 or 4 of the positions are invaluable on game days.
    Exactly, and as I have said a few times. In a normal draft Morgan is probably gone around 15-17. This draft was super deep at tackle and he lasted. Total value pick which I am always on board with.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fosco33 View Post
    Sounds like pack might cut jaire today? Why not keep him and make him play (and then trade him)?

    If everyone knows you don’t want something - why would they give you more than a 7th for him?

    Post 6/1 cut designation doesn’t save a whole lot of cap.

    And ffs we know he’ll just sign w/ the queens…
    But did he exaggerate his injury last year? Was he sitting just to make some weird point only he understands? If you bring him into camp will he mysteriously get hurt again making it difficult to cut him without it costing a mountain of money? I saw this play out with Bak, not sure I want to see the sequel.
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    Sounds like we signed Mecole Hardman to a one year deal.

    Not a ton of production but without Watkins and Nixon being a liability (like costing playoff games) in returns… why not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fosco33 View Post
    Sounds like we signed Mecole Hardman to a one year deal.

    Not a ton of production but without Watkins and Nixon being a liability (like costing playoff games) in returns… why not.
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    The decision to add him to our roster wasn't very...Hardman
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    His returning ability should enable him to replace Bo Melton. Nixon has said he doesn't want to return kicks anymore and Jayden Reed was nothing special on punt returns.
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    Hardman ran a 4.33 forty at the combine, and he ran a 4.22 in a match race against several other NFL players. With Watson out at least most of the season, we need that kind of speed. Good signing assuming he is still close to that fast.
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    He's Melton sized and likely will battle with him for a roster spot. He was a All Pro returner, so if Nixon digs in on not wanting to return kicks anymore they have that.

    Mecole has talent and wheels, and he's 27. If they sign hi to a 1.25 or 1.5M deal with little/no bonus it's fine. They can cut him without a problem. He's a lottery ticket who provides some depth, and can do some of the gadget stuff.

    It doesn't really move the needle a lot. Probably means they don't like the WRs in the draft or feel the top tier is elite and will bank on interior development and competition from within to improve. Would like to see them draft a WR though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by run pMc View Post
    He's Melton sized and likely will battle with him for a roster spot. He was a All Pro returner, so if Nixon digs in on not wanting to return kicks anymore they have that.

    Mecole has talent and wheels, and he's 27. If they sign hi to a 1.25 or 1.5M deal with little/no bonus it's fine. They can cut him without a problem. He's a lottery ticket who provides some depth, and can do some of the gadget stuff.

    It doesn't really move the needle a lot. Probably means they don't like the WRs in the draft or feel the top tier is elite and will bank on interior development and competition from within to improve. Would like to see them draft a WR though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bretsky View Post
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDxXJ4rmZ_8
    Yeah I like him just fine, but watching those highlights, seems like they are all from the slot or close to the formation. Doesn't seem like they lined him up wide outside, which is probably what they want unless they are doing something else with Reed. Not saying Egbuka can't play outside, but i wonder if that's not where he's best. I think Gute picks a WR in Round 2-4, he'll be gone before they do.

    Side note: I liked JSN a little better coming out than Egbuka, but I probably wouldn't be mad if they picked Egbuka.
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    LB Kristian Welch is back with the Packers. He was with Packers in 2023. Packers had released him August 27, 2024.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joemailman View Post
    LB Kristian Welch is back with the Packers. He was with Packers in 2023. Packers had released him August 27, 2024.
    Yeah, he had an eventful preseason with picks etc. so I think some were surprised by the cut.
    He's the Eric Wilson replacement and gives Hopper competition. Doesn't preclude them from drafting or bringing in LBs but doesn't make it a need either. Bisaccia is probably happy.
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    Brian Gutekunst confirms two-time Pro Bowl left guard Elgton Jenkins will switch positions with the arrival of Aaron Banks.

    On Jenkins: “We think he can be an All-Pro center.”
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    Brian Gutekunst on Zach Tom: "We think he can be an All-Pro center."
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    Mike McCarthy on Micah Hyde "we think he would be a sub par Safety"
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    Read that Love would like to run more this season and make off-schedule plays.
    I think his injury was worse than he let on last season. On the bright side, he couldn’t run much less.

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