Next year

[Harlan Huckleby]

Did they lose the Super Bowl in Buffalo?

I think so, to the extent you can point to any single event. They had 15 lost opportunities, but Buffalo was biggie.

[call_me_ishmael]

I expect to see the key players resigned. I expect to see JP back with a new deal. I expect to see House back for sure. House is the future. He is going to be a pretty good player IMO. I don't see them letting TWill walk away because their depth at corner has proven valuable. He will take a reasonable short term deal.

I expect to see them to keep Clay at MLB on rushing downs. He has already made his money. Look at Brian Cushing and how productive he is. That's the vision.

I expect to see them cut Jones and Hawk. I think they will draft a speedy MLB. Possibly the big guy from Mississippi State. I would like to see a guy closer to a safety brought in - someone like Thomas Davis. Maybe a big, instinctive but 4.6 speed safety and convert him.

[Bossman641]

Assuming Cobb and Bulaga are signed, the offense is just about set with the exception of adding the obligatory 4th/5th round OL.
I actually think they will keep Tramon on a short term deal over House due to the fact House can't stay healthy and a team will probably throw a big deal at him.
Draft/FA should bring MLB's, CB's, and DL.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

House is trash. Brad Jones is trash. Tramon Williams has lost a step. Hawk has lost 5 steps. I don't want any of those guys back.

Shields, Hayward, and Hyde are the future at corner. Add depth through the draft and hopefully hit on another player.

Go after Justin Houston if he's available. BREAK THE BANK on him, we need another ELITE player.

Definitely bring back Bulaga, Cobb, and Kuhn. Probably Guion too. Don't care if everyone else walks. I hope Hawk, Jones, and Bostick are cut.

[denverYooper]

I expect to see the key players resigned. I expect to see JP back with a new deal. I expect to see House back for sure. House is the future. He is going to be a pretty good player IMO. I don't see them letting TWill walk away because their depth at corner has proven valuable. He will take a reasonable short term deal.

I expect to see them to keep Clay at MLB on rushing downs. He has already made his money. Look at Brian Cushing and how productive he is. That's the vision.

I expect to see them cut Jones and Hawk. I think they will draft a speedy MLB. Possibly the big guy from Mississippi State. I would like to see a guy closer to a safety brought in - someone like Thomas Davis. Maybe a big, instinctive but 4.6 speed safety and convert him.

Clay is an interesting piece here. Will he be content to continue playing at ILB if they can't acquire a good player there? He was productive from that spot and I expect they would like him to do whatever they need from him. Some weird things happened with him down the stretch, though -- not getting elected playoff captain and vague comments about why he came out of the NFCC game. I get the sense that there are some other issues going on with him and I can't put a finger on what those are. Is he discontent with the move behind closed doors? Do they feel he's not a leader who's 100% all in all the time?

[Pugger]

Does GB win the game if it is in GB this year?

Did they lose the Super Bowl in Buffalo?

Yes.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

If you can add I stud like Houston at OLB, who the hell played better than Clay Matthews the last 8 weeks of the year at Mlb?? What like 9 sacks since week 8 including playoffs. What other MLB is capable of doing that? Houston, Peppers, Neal, Perry outside. Clay/Barrington/draft pick inside. Rodgers turns 32 next December, this is a good time to focus on short term needs. As you saw this year with Manning..father time is not kind to everyone.

[Bossman641]

Chiefs will franchise Houston if they can't work out a long term deal

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

Chiefs will franchise Houston if they can't work out a long term deal

Probably right. If so, I'd target David Harris from the Jets. Move Clay back outside in that case.

[pbmax]

Rodgers today again insisted that Hawk was not healthy at the end of the year with multiple ailments.

No word on Matthews.

[Tony Oday]

Hawk, love the guy but he is done. Time to move on.

[woodbuck27]

I think it had as much to do with the lack of receiving targets as pass protection. Only Nelson and Cobb were consistent game in game out. Development from Adams/Rodgers and turning 2 targets into 4 would be huge. Rodgers caught some balls down the seam in the back half of the year but it was from teams ignoring him as much as anything else. Maybe he can become the safety blanket in the middle of the field.

I expect TT to make a push for a Super bowl win next season. It's now the time to piss or get off the pot.

No more losing or piddle paddle excuses for losing. It's all about what's necessary to win and nothing else cuts it.


** The Packers need to win more on the road.

** I liked what I saw over the season in Davante Adams and Richard Rodgers. Will they progress? See Jarrett Boykin. Also it's important to share the glory. Mike McCarthy has a tendency to call plays based on his idea of target goals. He needs to call plays that always serves the best opportunity for wins.

** We have one TE and that's Richard Rodgers. Clean house on the rest. Carrying deadwood at TE for ST assignment?

Get another 'difference maker' TE !

** We need beef in the middle of the DL ( I've a bad feeling about retaining BJ Raji). We need an explosive DE.

** We need two upgrades ay LBer (maybe 3 ... Will Peppers deliver in 2015?). Most here assume that Hawk and brad Jones are done.

Is Ted Thompson in your camp?

We'll determine in this off season just what TT really is ! That failure in Seattle 'rang his bell' RE: any member of Packer Nation wanting to see another Super Bowl while Aaron Rodgers realistically has the ability to lead.

** We need Aaron Rodgers to be 100% in the playoffs and the Packer OL capable to support him.


** TT has to make some smart moves in terms of the Packer Secondary.

Tramone Williams will be older. Sam Shields didn't progress. Morgan Burnett balanced that for our Secondary with an outstanding bounce back season. Ha Ha Clinton Dix was a good player overall as a Rookie. I noticed Vs Seattle that his tackling technique improved.

[Cheesehead Craig]

What do we need to win the game besides a healthy AR

Cobb re-signed would be good.

Bulaga re-signed

Draft WR, ILB and a Run Stuffing DT and DE.

Everything else seems ready for next season.

Really tried that reverse mojo last game and it didn't work...damn it!

Tony Oday for GM!

I'm hoping that Kendricks falls to GB in round 1. I've heard good things about that kid and he would be a big upgrade at ILB. Of course, red would be an upgrade at ILB.

[mraynrand]

No word on Matthews.

Just rely on body language to figure it out. Or analyze some pig intestines.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Just rely on body language to figure it out. Or analyze some pig intestines.

Or just go off of what LeRoy Butler has to say. Whatever it is.