The So Early It's Both Awesome & Stupid Thread- Pick the 53

[Fritz]

I bet he can hook you up with some weed, too.

Just goes to show you that old Maytag repairman really didn't need to be sitting around. He coulda had a sweet little side business flipping used cars and servicing housewives.

I'm going to root for Janis in camp. He looks the part. Though Dorsey from MD has some speed and size.

[Pugger]

Could we stow Janis on the PS? He has a ton of potential but is extremely raw.

[Teamcheez1]

Could we stow Janis on the PS? He has a ton of potential but is extremely raw.

If TT/MM think Janis won't make it to the practice squad, he will have a mystery injury that forces him to IR for the season.

[pbmax]

If there is any justice in the world, Janis will get the camp hamstring.

[mraynrand]

That's pretty full service from Frigidaire.

LG, but yeah, I appreciated that they sent a guy with inside info on the Packers to my house.

[woodbuck27]

QB Rodgers, Flynn, Tolzien
RB Lacy, Starks, Harris, Franklin
FB Kuhn
WR Cobb, Nelson, Adams, Boykin, Abbrederis
TE Quarless, Bostick, Rodgers, Taylor
T Bakhtiari, Bulaga, Barclay, Sherrod
G/C Sitton, Lang, Tretter, Linsley
DE Jones, Daniels, Worthy, Thornton
NT Raji, Boyd
DE/OLB Peppers, Neal
OLB Matthews, Perry, Bradford, Mulumba
ILB Hawk, Jones, Lattimore, Barrington
CB Williams, Shields, Hayward, House, Nixon
S Burnett, Clinton-Dix, Hyde, Richardson
ST Crosby, Masthay, Goode

Don't write off Bush yet. Hyde could take the 4th safety spot from Banjo. Also depends on how Goodson and Nixon look. I have Janis as a tease who doesn't make the team--much like Charles Johnson last year. They'll try to sneak him onto the PS and get usurped again. I think either Harris or Franklin will make the squad. Not both. And I have a gut feeling that either Neal or Perkins makes the team as a 4th RB. Both have talent. Perkins is a better inside runner than his size would indicate. I don't have the 'nads to pencil it at this point though.

Observation:

** Prospects From 2014 DRAFT....7 of 9 total.

QB Rodgers, Flynn, Tolzien

RB Lacy, Starks, Harris, Franklin

FB Kuhn

WR Cobb, Nelson, ** Rd. 2 Pick - #53 overall - Davante Adams, Boykin, ** Rd. Rd. 5 Comp. Pick - 176 Overall - Jared Abbrederis

TE Quarless, Bostick, ** Rd. 3 Comp. Pick Pick #58 overall - Richard Rodgers, Taylor

T Bakhtiari, Bulaga, Barclay, Sherrod

G/C Sitton, Lang, Tretter, ** Rd. 5 Pick #161 overall - C Corey Linsley

DE Jones, Daniels, Worthy, ** Round 3, Pick #85 overall - DT Khyri Thornton

NT Raji, Boyd

DE/OLB Peppers, Neal

OLB Matthews, Perry, ** Rd. 4 Pick 121 overall Carl Bradford, Mulumba

ILB Hawk, Jones, Lattimore, Barrington

CB Williams, Shields, Hayward, House, Nixon

S Burnett, ** Rd. 1 Pick #21 overall - Clinton-Dix, Hyde, Richardson

ST Crosby, Masthay, Goode

GO PACK GO !

[Guiness]

Observation:

** Prospects From 2014 DRAFT....7 of 9 total.
CB Williams, Shields, Hayward, House, Nixon

S Burnett, ** Rd. 1 Pick #21 overall - Clinton-Dix, Hyde, Richardson

GO PACK GO !

SO many predicting the end of the Bush era. He's proved pretty resilient, I'll believe it when I see it!

[woodbuck27]

Could we stow Janis on the PS? He has a ton of potential but is extremely raw.

Being assigned to the PS won't protect him from being snapped up by any other NFL team.

[Patler]

Several year end evaluations mentioned that Goode was a bit erratic last year, although, to be honest. I didn't notice it. His downfield coverage has always been below par, I think. I wonder if it is feasible from a practice standpoint to have Linsley, who is reportedly a good long snapper, be the regular at that and the backup C.

Probably not. MM has said he doesn't like to use the backup QB because he can't be in two places at once, practicing with the O and with the punter or kicker. He would probably feel the same about the backup center.

[HarveyWallbangers]

QB Aaron Rodgers, Matt Flynn, Scott Tolzien

Competition: Backup QB - Tolzien could beat out Flynn for the backup spot. If so, Flynn probably gets cut.

RB Eddie Lacy, James Starks, John Kuhn, DuJuan Harris

Competition: 4th String RB - Johnathan Franklin, Rajion Neal, or LaDarius Perkins could win a 4th RB spot.

WR Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Davante Adams, Jarrett Boykin, Jared Abbrederis

Competiton: Backup Slot WR - Myles White could beat out Abbrederis for the backup slot receiver spot.
Competition: 6th WR vs Roster Numbers - Jeff Janis, Kevin Dorsey, or Chris Harper could win a 6th WR spot.

TE Andrew Quarless, Brandon Bostick, Richard Rodgers, Ryan Taylor

Competition: Backup TE/Special Teams Ace - Jake Stoneburner could beat out Taylor for a backup spot.
Competition: 4th TE vs. Roster Numbers - Green Bay could go with three TEs.

OL David Bakhtiari, Josh Sitton, J.C. Tretter, T.J. Lang, Bryan Bulaga, Derek Sherrod, Corey Linsley, Don Barclay, Lane Taylor

Competition: 9th OL - An unheralded young player could beat out Taylor for a interior OL backup spot.
Competition: 9th OL vs. Roster Numbers - Green Bay could carry eight OL. Unlikely, but possible.

DL Julius Peppers, B.J. Raji, Mike Daniels, Datone Jones, Josh Boyd, Khyri Thornton, Jerel Worthy

Competition: 7th DL - Letroy Guion or Mike Pennel could beat out Worthy for a backup spot, if Worthy does not show vast improvement in training camp.

OLB Clay Matthews, Mike Neal, Nick Perry, Carl Bradford, Andy Mulumba

Competition: 5th OLB - Nate Palmer could beat out Mulumba for a backup spot.
Competition: 5th OLB vs. Roster Numbers - Green Bay could go with four OLBs.

ILB A.J. Hawk, Brad Jones, Jamari Lattimore, Sam Barrington

Competition: Starting ILB - Jamari Lattimore or Sam Barrington could beat out Brad Jones for starting ILB. I'd like to see Bradford given a shot, but it's unlikely.

CB Sam Shields, Tramon Williams, Casey Hayward, Davon House, Jarrett Bush

Competition: Backup CB - Demetri Goodson, James Nixon, or Jumal Rolle could beat out House or Bush for a backup spot.

S Morgan Burnett, Hasean Clinton-Dix, Sean Richardson, Micah Hyde

Competition: Backup S - Green Bay could carry four true safeties, giving Chris Banjo a shot at a roster spot. Otherwise, Green Bay could roll with Hyde and/or Bush as an emergency 4th safety.

ST Mason Crosby, Tim Masthay, Brett Goode

[Brandon494]

At least one UDFA will make this team. I'd also be pissed if we kept that scrum Tolzein over Janis.

[Joemailman]

QB Aaron Rodgers, Matt Flynn, Scott Tolzien

Competition: Backup QB - Tolzien could beat out Flynn for the backup spot. If so, Flynn probably gets cut.

RB Eddie Lacy, James Starks, John Kuhn, DuJuan Harris

Competition: 4th String RB - Johnathan Franklin, Rajion Neal, or LaDarius Perkins could win a 4th RB spot.

WR Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Davante Adams, Jarrett Boykin, Jared Abbrederis

Competiton: Backup Slot WR - Myles White could beat out Abbrederis for the backup slot receiver spot.
Competition: 6th WR vs Roster Numbers - Jeff Janis, Kevin Dorsey, or Chris Harper could win a 6th WR spot.

TE Andrew Quarless, Brandon Bostick, Richard Rodgers, Ryan Taylor

Competition: Backup TE/Special Teams Ace - Jake Stoneburner could beat out Taylor for a backup spot.
Competition: 4th TE vs. Roster Numbers - Green Bay could go with three TEs.

OL David Bakhtiari, Josh Sitton, J.C. Tretter, T.J. Lang, Bryan Bulaga, Derek Sherrod, Corey Linsley, Don Barclay, Lane Taylor

Competition: 9th OL - An unheralded young player could beat out Taylor for a interior OL backup spot.
Competition: 9th OL vs. Roster Numbers - Green Bay could carry eight OL. Unlikely, but possible.

DL Julius Peppers, B.J. Raji, Mike Daniels, Datone Jones, Josh Boyd, Khyri Thornton, Jerel Worthy

Competition: 7th DL - Letroy Guion or Mike Pennel could beat out Worthy for a backup spot, if Worthy does not show vast improvement in training camp.

OLB Clay Matthews, Mike Neal, Nick Perry, Carl Bradford, Andy Mulumba

Competition: 5th OLB - Nate Palmer could beat out Mulumba for a backup spot.
Competition: 5th OLB vs. Roster Numbers - Green Bay could go with four OLBs.

ILB A.J. Hawk, Brad Jones, Jamari Lattimore, Sam Barrington

Competition: Starting ILB - Jamari Lattimore or Sam Barrington could beat out Brad Jones for starting ILB. I'd like to see Bradford given a shot, but it's unlikely.

CB Sam Shields, Tramon Williams, Casey Hayward, Davon House, Jarrett Bush

Competition: Backup CB - Demetri Goodson, James Nixon, or Jumal Rolle could beat out House or Bush for a backup spot.

S Morgan Burnett, Hasean Clinton-Dix, Sean Richardson, Micah Hyde

Competition: Backup S - Green Bay could carry four true safeties, giving Chris Banjo a shot at a roster spot. Otherwise, Green Bay could roll with Hyde and/or Bush as an emergency 4th safety.

ST Mason Crosby, Tim Masthay, Brett Goode

James Nixon was cut today.

[smuggler]

Quarterback (2):
Flynn, Matt
Rodgers, Aaron

Wide Receiver (6):
Abbrederis, Jared (Or White)
Adams, Davante
Boykin, Jarrett
Cobb, Randall
Janis, Jeff (Or Dorsey)
Nelson, Jordy

Tight End (3):
Lyerla, Colt (Or Bostick)
Quarless, Andrew
Rodgers, Richard

Running Back (5):
Harris, DuJuan (Or Franklin)
Lacy, Eddie
Liaina, Ina (Or Kuhn)
Neal, Raijon (Or Perkins)
Starks, James

Center (2):
Linsley, Corey
Tretter, J.C.

Guard (3):
Lang, T.J.
Sitton, Josh
Taylor, Lane

Tackle (4):
Bakhtiari, David
Barclay, Don
Bulaga, Bryan
Sherrod, Derek (Or Tolzien - quarterback)

Defensive Line (7):
Boyd, Josh
Daniels, Mike
Jones, Datone
Neal, Michael
Raji, B.J.
Thornton, Khyri
Worthy, Jerel

Inside Linebacker (4):
Barrington, Sam (Or Jones)
Bradford, Carl
Hawk, A.J.
Lattimore, Jamari

Outside Linebacker (5):
Hubbard, Adrian (Or Banjo - safety)
Matthews, Clay
Mulumba, Andy
Peppers, Julius
Perry, Nick

Cornerback (6):
Goodson, Demetri (Or Bush)
Hayward, Casey
House, Davon
Hyde, Micah
Shields, Sam
Williams, Tramon

Safety (3):
Burnett, Morgan
Clinton-Dix, Ha'Sean
Richardson, Sean

Special Teams (3):
Crosby, Mason
Masthay, Tim
Goode, Brett

[smuggler]

It might also be that they view Barclay as a capable backup at guard, and they let Taylor go. In that case, we could be keeping a third QB or perhaps an extra running back or DLineman.

[Fritz]

Several year end evaluations mentioned that Goode was a bit erratic last year, although, to be honest. I didn't notice it. His downfield coverage has always been below par, I think. I wonder if it is feasible from a practice standpoint to have Linsley, who is reportedly a good long snapper, be the regular at that and the backup C.

Probably not. MM has said he doesn't like to use the backup QB because he can't be in two places at once, practicing with the O and with the punter or kicker. He would probably feel the same about the backup center.

I think you're completely wrong here, Patler. There's no reason Linsley couldn't do it, as long as he....

keeps it snappy.