Assessing Packers final 53-man roster

[retailguy]

If Crabtree really is close to sticking, we will cut/trade Lee. I do not believe we will keep 5 TE's. 4? Yes, 5? No.

If the team really thinks Crabtree is going to be a star...I would keep Lee over Quarless...Lee is reliable and a veteran.

That's not how this team does business. They do not have a track record for getting rid of "potential". Crabtree's strength is blocking. Lee's strength is blocking. Quarless should make this team on potential. Lee is a known commodity on the decline, losing his starting position.

He'll be the one to go, even though I personally agree with your statement.

[Fred's Slacks]

If Crabtree really is close to sticking, we will cut/trade Lee. I do not believe we will keep 5 TE's. 4? Yes, 5? No.

If the team really thinks Crabtree is going to be a star...I would keep Lee over Quarless...Lee is reliable and a veteran.

That's not how this team does business. They do not have a track record for getting rid of "potential". Crabtree's strength is blocking. Lee's strength is blocking. Quarless should make this team on potential. Lee is a known commodity on the decline, losing his starting position.

He'll be the one to go, even though I personally agree with your statement.

Here's something to think about: Despite Quarless' inconsistencies so far I think he's having a better camp then what Finley had as a rook. At the time we had no talent at the position so it was easy to keep Finely around and let him develop. So, knowing how Finely turned out, would you feel comfortable letting a guy with Quarless' ability walk for a limited athlete like Crabtree or a high-priced vet on the decline like Lee?

[SkinBasket]

Quarless makes the roster. Anyone who believes he doesn't is retarded.

[Patler]

Here's something to think about: Despite Quarless' inconsistencies so far I think he's having a better camp then what Finley had as a rook. At the time we had no talent at the position so it was easy to keep Finely around and let him develop. So, knowing how Finely turned out, would you feel comfortable letting a guy with Quarless' ability walk for a limited athlete like Crabtree or a high-priced vet on the decline like Lee?

Excellent point. Coming out of his first camp, Finley was virtually useless. He was a horrible blocker, with no ST talent and didn't understand the offense at all. There was some talk about the Packers MAYBE trying to sneak him onto the practice squad, but figured it was unlikely. Some writers questioned if he would mature in time for the Packers to get any value before he reached FA status.

[Guiness]

While it's hard to pick what happens with the last 3-4 spots on the roster, one thing I'm pretty sure is wrong on these lists is who ends up on the PS.

We tend to fall in love with guys, and hope they can be 'stashed' on the PS, while the reality is, the player isn't as good as what you've got on your roster. The last few guys on the roster don't dress on game day anyways, so if you think you've got something, put him there.

The Pack tends to use a good chunk of the spaces on their PS to audition players floating around to see if they can find something.

[mraynrand]

Here's something to think about: Despite Quarless' inconsistencies so far I think he's having a better camp then what Finley had as a rook. At the time we had no talent at the position so it was easy to keep Finely around and let him develop. So, knowing how Finely turned out, would you feel comfortable letting a guy with Quarless' ability walk for a limited athlete like Crabtree or a high-priced vet on the decline like Lee?

Excellent point. Coming out of his first camp, Finley was virtually useless. He was a horrible blocker, with no ST talent and didn't understand the offense at all. There was some talk about the Packers MAYBE trying to sneak him onto the practice squad, but figured it was unlikely. Some writers questioned if he would mature in time for the Packers to get any value before he reached FA status.

Good stuff. Here's the thing about Crabtree. If they keep him you have to think that they want him to play on Teams. But how do you keep 4 TEs, including Crabtree, and then actually have him game day active? But if he won't be active, why would you keep him? I'm thinking the Packers can only keep two FBs and probably won't keep more than 4 WRs. Swain would have to be absolutely outstanding to be worth a roster spot. They easily can keep 4 with Finley functioning as a fifth (and a huge matchup problem all across the field).

[KYPack]

Don't we have to have a final 53-man roster before we can assess it?

No way.

We are much better as a group making assessments when we don't know what we are talking about.

[Patler]

Don't forget that Swain was a pretty darn good ST performer last year before he got hurt. He was the one who diagnosed the Bears fake punt and stopped it cold. Made numerous stops on coverage with impressive effort.

[hoosier]

Now that Raji and Pickett have been switched I am wondering if the Packers won't keep a seventh defensive lineman (Toribio). Because if Raji or Pickett were to get hurt they would all of sudden be down to one guy capable of playing NT. And if that guy gets hurt or needs a rest, then you're stuck playing two linemen and four or five linebackers. Even in today's pass happy NFL, finding yourself limited like that on defensive configurations would be cause for concern. So keep Toribio and dump Obiozor?

[Little Whiskey]

In today's pass dominated NFL, I cannot imagine keeping only 4wrs, then 4 TE's? but i was confused by them keepin 3 fb's last year too.