Packers 2014 Offseason: Does Green Bay Need to Sign a Center?

[bobblehead]

yeah, i've been a little baffled at how some of these guys can rank EDS so high

do they actually watch our games? i think they just rank him so high because they actually knows his name, thanks to suh stomping on his arm


imo, eds isn't bad, but also nothing special

Offer him Brad Jones contract

[KYPack]

yeah, i've been a little baffled at how some of these guys can rank EDS so high

do they actually watch our games? i think they just rank him so high because they actually knows his name, thanks to suh stomping on his arm


imo, eds isn't bad, but also nothing special

That's why it's the bleacher report.

It's written by fans.

Many of them not as knowledgeable as your average PR poster, APiS.

Assuming Poster is Sober and not fucked up on dope.

Pouncey, Wisniewski, and Garza are way better than EDS.

[Zool]

That's why it's the bleacher report.

It's written by fans.

Many of them not as knowledgeable as your average PR poster, APiS.

Assuming Poster is Sober and not fucked up on dope.

Pouncey, Wisniewski, and Garza are way better than EDS.

I've been wondering how my opinion of EDS was so far off. He gets walked backwards far too often to be on any sort of list.

[run pMc]

Pouncey, Wisniewski, and Garza are way better than EDS.

Agree. Garza is older but he just re-upped for I think 1y/1.5M. Raiola did the same IIRC. Not sure that exactly sets the bar for EDS, but given he's a one year starter and his ceiling isn't much higher than his floor I don't think he's gonna get Scott Wells money regardless of how much Rodgers likes him or what the JSO says. Plus GB is talking as though they like Tretter a lot.

If you're gonna spend Scott Wells money on a C, I'd take Pouncey. Still has some miles left, has had some good seasons, and is a better athlete.

[Guiness]

That's why it's the bleacher report.

It's written by fans.

Many of them not as knowledgeable as your average PR poster, APiS.

Assuming Poster is Sober and not fucked up on dope.

Pouncey, Wisniewski, and Garza are way better than EDS.

Ya, there was one article that Woody posted showing him as the #5 center in the NFL, attributing pro-bowl level pass blocking ability to him. That same article has Max Unger and Nick Mangold at #16 and 17...

[smuggler]

Not so sure Garza and Riaola are better than EDS. I think they're bottom half at this point in their careers. EDS is pretty average.

[mraynrand]

Agree. Garza is older but he just re-upped for I think 1y/1.5M. Raiola did the same IIRC. Not sure that exactly sets the bar for EDS, but given he's a one year starter and his ceiling isn't much higher than his floor I don't think he's gonna get Scott Wells money regardless of how much Rodgers likes him or what the JSO says. Plus GB is talking as though they like Tretter a lot.

If you're gonna spend Scott Wells money on a C, I'd take Pouncey. Still has some miles left, has had some good seasons, and is a better athlete.

With the money we save on Finley: BRING BLACK WELLS!!!

[woodbuck27]

Ya, there was one article that Woody posted showing him as the #5 center in the NFL, attributing pro-bowl level pass blocking ability to him. That same article has Max Unger and Nick Mangold at #16 and 17...

I post them I don't write them.

If members here find disagreement with an article that's what a forum is for. To discuss things.

Try to get it straighter.

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If you're gonna spend Scott Wells money on a C, I'd take Pouncey. Still has some miles left, has had some good seasons, and is a better athlete.

and is a complete and total piece of shit, who may or may not have been directly involved in the hernandez killing spree

and depending on which pouncey we're talking about, he could have been the ring leader of all the disfunctional chaos that happened in miami this year

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Ya, there was one article that Woody posted showing him as the #5 center in the NFL, attributing pro-bowl level pass blocking ability to him. That same article has Max Unger and Nick Mangold at #16 and 17...

i saw a blip on espn at the bar today that had EDS as the 2nd highest ranked o-lineman available with a B+ rating for last season

again, do these people actually watch our games?

[KYPack]

EDS has pretty good feet and does well in pass pro. In pass pro he doubles pretty quickly, but when singled up he has strength issues. I've seen him get walked back more than once myself He seems to be up on his line calls, but that doesn't take a rocket scientist.

Decent on the gun snap, gets it there in good shape for the QB consistently. In fact, his gun snap is his biggest strength.

Run blocking, not powerful and isn't all that quick for a guy who can scuttle around pretty good in pass pro. A reach block? Fuggitabouit. Saturday took reach blocks out of our playbook and EDS can't make 'em either.

I'd be shocked if EDS gets a multi year deal with another team, but this year may shock us all.

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EDS has pretty good feet and does well in pass pro. In pass pro he doubles pretty quickly, but when singled up he has strength issues. I've seen him get walked back more than once myself He seems to be up on his line calls, but that doesn't take a rocket scientist.

Decent on the gun snap, gets it there in good shape for the QB consistently. In fact, his gun snap is his biggest strength.

Run blocking, not powerful and isn't all that quick for a guy who can scuttle around pretty good in pass pro. A reach block? Fuggitabouit. Saturday took reach blocks out of our playbook and EDS can't make 'em either.

I'd be shocked if EDS gets a multi year deal with another team, but this year may shock us all.

see, i don't agree with that. i noticed it a lot more when flynn and the other backups were in, but then continued to see it when a-rod was back. the QB's had to "go get" the ball a lot in the gun. either the snap was short, or wide left and right. and didn't a couple sail over the QB's heads?

i remember thinking a lot this year that it cannot be that hard to get the ball 3 or 4 hards and right into the QB's hands so he doesn't have to move all around to get it

[pbmax]

Answer to OP question, do Packers need to sign a Center if EDS leaves?

Nope, there are two on the team (Tretter, Lang). But can't say I like the second option.

http://www.espnwisconsin.com/page.php?page_id=278

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Tony Pauline @TonyPauline 2h
I'm told wide out James Jones receiving heavy interest from the Detroit Lions & New York Jets...Green Bay Packers may still be in the mix..

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