ALL the Packer cuts/keeps in this thread

[boiga]

All in all, I'm hoping Clifton can stay healthy and Brandon Underwood never sees the field on defense. He has raw skills and ability, but he's a big liability right now.

True, it does worry me that it seems that we have our worst depth behind our most rickety players.

[Fritz]

Havner more important to the team than Anthony Smith? A guy they just traded for by giving up Tony Moll is better than Anthony Smith?

Weird. But then again, we're in the thick of things. Let's step back a sec. They cut the bottom of the roster. Maybe these are the more interchangeable parts.

Smith is what he is. It's more likely a cut like Meredith will come back to haunt this team in two years than Smith's cutting.

[pbmax]

Havner, Swain and both fullbacks have big value on special teams. Ruvell not so much. Not sure about Smith.

[BooHoo]

I thought that Smith and Sutton would make the team.

[mmmdk]

...I think it's neat that Brett made the Packer final roster...

[Fosco33]

Weird that the 2 FAa (Smith/Preston) aren't on the team...

[RashanGary]

Brohm and Smith are surprises to me

Bush, Swain, Havner, Kuhn, Bush and Blackmon are on the team because they rock on ST's.

Underwood, Brad Jones, Q. Johnson are developmental guys

Michael Montgomery is a major weak link IMO. If we could shake a trade at some point, I'd love to pick up a DE that can play.

[Harlan Huckleby]

So the Packers have eight offensive linemen, two quarterbacks, three fullbacks, and thirty-three wide receivers plus a dozen linebackers?

plus the 6 hens a-laying and the partridge in pear tree..

[Harlan Huckleby]

Possibly the Smith cut was justified by the acquisition of Martin from Baltimore? They seem like similar players.

I hope not. I thought Smith was pretty bad. I'm no talent scout, but I thought Smith looked awkard and lost much of the time. Rouse is a better player.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Weird that the 2 FAa (Smith/Preston) aren't on the team...

actually, it's become something of a TT tradition. Most of his bargain FA's have bombed.

[falco]

Weird that the 2 FAa (Smith/Preston) aren't on the team...

actually, it's become something of a TT tradition. Most of his bargain FA's have bombed.

True, its better to cut them then to try to play them (remember Adrian Klemm?)

[RashanGary]

We have 9 OL, not 8. Dietrich put together a nice camp.

[mraynrand]

Jarret Bush - although marginal at best as a DB - has repeatedly been described as "unblockable" on special teams, especially the punt unit. Didn't he get an extension within the past year, making over $1 million a season? I, too, am shocked about Anthony Smith being cut, but keeping Jarret Bush for special teams is essential

That's my line! Bush is one of those guys that fans seem to love to hate, possibly because they blame him for not 'falling on the fumble' in the 2007 NFCC game, even though there was tons of blame to go around in that game - and even on that particular play (http://s453.photobucket.com/albums/q...mblechance.flv) Or perhaps it's because his corner/safety skills are limited. Well, Travis Jervey and Marcus Wilson were pretty crappy at their positions as well, but they were outstanding and important special teams players.

I didn't see anything special in Smith. I have no idea why anyone was high on him at all.

[boiga]

Hmm... there are some interesting tidbits in the GBPG Derrick Martin article.

-Martin had played well enough to make the Ravens' 53, according to their head coach, and was extremely steady and reliable. He's also a good special teamer, so it seems he was considered an easy upgrade over Smith that cost us next to nothing (Moll).

-The Packers never shopped Wells, Kuhn, or Hall, which is surprising to me. Kuhn is also considered the 4th RB in an emergency situation.

-Havner, Deitrich, and Underwood are still on the bubble if we make any waiver claims tomorrow.

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090905/PKR01/90905052/1954/PKR03

[HarveyWallbangers]

I wouldn't believe everything you read. I can't imagine the Packers didn't at least put on some feelers on their FBs. I love how Silverstein wrote in an article that the Packers keeping Jones over Cyril was "a classic case of keeping the draft pick over the free agent," but didn't mention that the Packers kept Dietrich-Smith (a FA) over Meredith (a draft pick).