Defensive line depth

[Fritz]

There may be more to this than meets the eye. It appears that Jenkins was open to returning, but the guy didn't even get the start, when healthy, at the end of the playoffs. It would seem that perhaps the coaches weren't as enamoured of his play as we would think they'd be. Perhaps he was seen as a bit of a bad apple? Or his sack-making wasn't enough to make up for other poor plays? Makes you wonder how badly Capers and company really wanted Jenkins back.

[Patler]

What point are you talking about?

What I quoted from pb in my post, that replacing Jenkins might be a lower bar than we think for the reasons stated by PB.

[Patler]

pass rushing is a premium

Apparently not as supplied by Jenkins, based on the lack of interest shown by other teams.
If Jenkins really supplied a premium commodity, others would have shown him the love (and money).

I can't help but wonder if we Packer fans give him more credit than he is due.

[Harlan Huckleby]

If Jenkins had drawn a big salary, you would have said, "see, TT was smart to let go of the overpaid vet."
Low offers, "Jenkins not very good. Way to go Ted!"

Jenkins did not get a lot of money because of his injury history. I really doubt Philly is regetting their acquisition. Jenkins would be a bargain for the Packers at a price near what Philly signed him for.

Or perhaps those grapes really are kinda sour.

[pbmax]

The question will be answered before the start of next season. If Jenkins can stick with he Eagles contract or replace it with a valuable deal, then he will have proven his worth. This year could have suppressed his offer due to the low cap number. We'll see.

[Patler]

If Jenkins had drawn a big salary, you would have said, "see, TT was smart to let go of the overpaid vet."
Low offers, "Jenkins not very good. Way to go Ted!"

Jenkins did not get a lot of money because of his injury history. I really doubt Philly is regetting their acquisition. Jenkins would be a bargain for the Packers at a price near what Philly signed him for.

Or perhaps those grapes really are kinda sour.

I have stated several times I would've liked him to be back. Doesn't change the fact that the league did not value him highly. Also doesn't mean he would have returned.

[3irty1]

Jenkins had a monster game against the Bears in the NFCC. That said I think he's at his best as a 4-3 end where he's still an effective pass rusher but by comparison is dominant against the run. He also makes it possible to get your situational pass rusher on the field by his ability to slide inside.

[Patler]

Jenkins had a monster game against the Bears in the NFCC.

A monster game? Two tackles and a half sack? As I recall, he played a good game, but hardly a monster game.

[Bretsky]

I don't like the thread title; the answer is we don't have much or any

[RashanGary]

1. He's 30
2. He's injury prone
3. Raji said this year they're on the same page, dotting their (i)s and crossing their (t)s. Last year Jenkins did his own thing. It's been rumored he was seeking high sack numbers to get a paycheck.


I would have liked to keep Jenkins. I think he'd really help our group. He's no where near the player Raji, Matthews, Woodson, Williams and Collins are though. It remains to be seen if Neal is as good or maybe even better. I'm disappointed, especially at that price, but I'm not as down as HH. HH is making it out to be some terminal loss. Sheesh. We lost our 6th best defensive player and we gained some valuable experience from several young players and added a little talent in the draft. Defense should be about equal to last year, which was great.

[Bretsky]

great points JH; It would not surprise me if TT and his scouts are watching teams very closely.

A couple teams may be stacked with competent DL depth as we are at WR. Perhaps we swing a trade or put in a few waiver claims

Wilson and Wynn have been disappointing. I've always liked Neal so hopefully he can come back and stay healthy

[Fritz]

Wilson's dull start to camp makes me wonder if he was really hurt by the lack of offseason stuff, or if he didn't train very hard, or if both are true.

Interestingly, when asked about acquiring some DL depth what with Wilson and Guy being concussed (did I make that word up?), Thompson said he didn't think that the team would be looking for anyone else, and that by the time the season opened and guys healed, they'd be fine.

[Patler]

TT said after the game that he doesn't think they need to add a veteran D-lineman, which of course probably means he is actively working on a trade right now!

(Edit - Fritz beat me to the TT comment)

[Yoop]

TT said after the game that he doesn't think they need to add a veteran D-lineman, which of course probably means he is actively working on a trade right now!

(Edit - Fritz beat me to the TT comment)

are you saying Teddy ballgame would keep something like that a secret from us fans? the gall of that guy. lol

It's rumored from a friend of a undisclosed insider source that Ted is actively seeking out a undrafted FA DT from little known sitka, Alaska community college, kids a stud, lol.

[Fritz]

At risk of taking the thread off course, my own undocumentable perception is that TT is a little more forthcoming than he used to be. That comment of his about how most "experts" commenting on the draft really don't know what they're talking about...that opened my eyes a bit.

So I don't think TT really does have any plans to bring in any DL help.

Okay...now that I've written that, in about five minutes the Packers will announce that Wilson's concussion is semi-serious....and ten minutes after that, TT will trade for some unknown guy in exchange for a sixth round pick next year.