Official Undrafted Free Agency Thread

[pbmax]

The whole League shebang (that looks terrible in print) right in one spot, National Football Post:

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Top-rookie-free-agent-signings-by-team.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Lurker64]

Are you saying Moss is the next Bill Schroeder? Tough spot to break into the lineup. Brooks is the one that stands out the most to me.

Moss is a converted basketball player, he's 6-3, runs a 4.5, has a 41" vert, is a smooth athlete with lateral speed (4.13 shuttle, 6.35 cone), and has (basket)ball skills. He also doesn't have a clue as to how to run a route, but if you wanted to mold a receiver from raw clay, you're not going to do much better with an undrafted guy.

He has better tools than Gurley, but is comparatively unpolished (and Gurley may be a better special teams player). He's a guy you may not be able to stash on the PS.

[Guiness]

Are you saying Moss is the next Bill Schroeder? Tough spot to break into the lineup. Brooks is the one that stands out the most to me.

And don't forget about the 'tool belt'.

WR is a tough gig for this squad. Jennings and Nelson are obvious locks. Cobb had a good rookie season, and is going nowhere. That means for there to be a spot available, the team has to cut ties with Driver, or decide they want a developmental guy instead of Jones. And for one of these rookies to make it as a developmental guy, they have to beat out Gurley and Smithson.

[pittstang5]

I like the pick up of Sean Richardson. Seems he had quite a few offers and chose GB because of the Safety situation. I'm excited to see what he brings.

[Guiness]

It's tough to make this team, but the Packers have a reputation as at team where UDFA's have a shot. Somebody always seems to make this team. Last year I think there were 2 that made a loaded roster.

By my count, at least 4 UDFA's spent some time on the active roster last year. Ray Dominguez, Brandon Saine, Vic So'to and J. Lattimore! I wonder how that compares to other teams?

[pbmax]

There was a report that Richardson was going to move to LB for the Packers, but that seems to have been debunked. His weight is being reported as 216 lbs currently.

[Lurker64]

There was a report that Richardson was going to move to LB for the Packers, but that seems to have been debunked. His weight is being reported as 216 lbs currently.

If the Packers were going to role with an LB that slight, we would have given Lattimore snaps in nickel last year.

[Iron Mike]

I'm Lichen him more and more.

I hope you get fungus in your underwear.

Tinea cruris, ouch!!!!

[pbmax]

C'mon Mike. I want this thread to stay here. But that does look mildly uncomfortable.

[woodbuck27]

I'm going to spend my saturday night obsessively reloading this page: http://www.nepatriotsdraft.com/2012-...ed-free-agents

You are all welcome to join me.

I'd like to see a C (Wedige, Brewster, Anzevino), and an RB (Polk, Carter, Banyard) and maybe some more defensive players (Nzegwu, Fangupo, Burris)

If this fella is available I'd love to see him at TC. Tauren Poole:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/draft-2012/players/79123.html

http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/378231/tauren-poole

GO TT >>> GO PACKERS !

[HarveyWallbangers]

And don't forget about the 'tool belt'.

WR is a tough gig for this squad. Jennings and Nelson are obvious locks. Cobb had a good rookie season, and is going nowhere. That means for there to be a spot available, the team has to cut ties with Driver, or decide they want a developmental guy instead of Jones. And for one of these rookies to make it as a developmental guy, they have to beat out Gurley and Smithson.

Smithson? He looked terrible to me last year, and I think he has no shot at making the roster.

Borel actually showed some potential.

[Lurker64]

Smithson? He looked terrible to me last year, and I think he has no shot at making the roster.

Smithson really has nothing to offer the Packers. He's a guy who, despite below-average athleticism, excelled as a punt/kick returner in college. We've pretty much already concluded that this does not translate to the NFL, and we've already found a punt/kick returner who has above-average athleticism and upside as a returner.

If the Packers had to cut someone in the next five minutes, Smithson is probably the easiest cut.

[Joemailman]

Smithson being added to the practice squad really surprised me last year. Couldn't believe how slow he looked. Maybe he was kept around as a returner in case something happened to Cobb.

[Lurker64]

Maybe he was kept around as a returner in case something happened to Cobb.

That is my guess. At the very least, Smithson is able to field the ball underhanded (something that some of our return specialist projects in the past have struggled at.) If Cobb were to get hurt, you could promote Smithson and have somebody who is at least able to catch the ball and fall forward for 2 yards without having to risk either having an adventure catching the ball or putting a key player like Tramon back there to field kicks.

If there is anybody else on this team who can catch the ball under-handed, does not start for the offense or the defense, and is at least an average NFL athlete for his position, Smithson is the easiest cut on the roster.

[Guiness]

I didn't know much about Smithson, other than he looked slow. I thought maybe it was just a matter of him catching up with the game? He hung around the PS all year, so I figured he had some promise, but it sounds pretty unanimous that he doesn't!