Packers' Off Season Moves and 2017 Roster

[Zool]

I think BPA comes down to roster build in addition to the talent level of the players available at your pick. Have 3 guys ranked very close together, you take the one that fits your roster. If it's a Rodgers falling to your spot and you think he'll be all world, you take him anyway. That's pretty unlikely.

[RashanGary]

For instance, no matter which draft QB is in which tier, I doubt TT selects a QB this year.

That's an interesting scenario because tt did that to Favre. In extreme situations I agree, and rarely would a situation arise where it comes to that, but tt says that's what he will do. He'll draft the QB if it's he one best player available in the first round.

[Upnorth]

Re the wsj article in regards to the loss of peppers. Was he somewhat effective at the end of the year? Yes. Did he get limited snaps, especially at the beginning of the year? Yes. Is he a vast hole that needs to be filled? No. Jones is a bigger loss than last year's peppers imo.

As to tt drafting arod, I don't really believe the bpa statement. He was 35 and waffling. Qb was an upcoming need and boy did we get lucky.

This year I want the best pass rusher/ Cb / ilb available.

[pbmax]

Re the wsj article in regards to the loss of peppers. Was he somewhat effective at the end of the year? Yes. Did he get limited snaps, especially at the beginning of the year? Yes. Is he a vast hole that needs to be filled? No. Jones is a bigger loss than last year's peppers imo.

As to tt drafting arod, I don't really believe the bpa statement. He was 35 and waffling. Qb was an upcoming need and boy did we get lucky.

This year I want the best pass rusher/ Cb / ilb available.

I think they need an interior pass rusher more than EDGE to replace Peppers and Jones. If Clark can stay on the field with Daniels, it might not seem like they are missing APRH.

[pbmax]

Monty has the size to do it. I doubt it myself, but McCarthy seems convinced that a lack of history at the position is not going to hurt him. We have a pretty good in season test in his favor and his one significant injury was getting his foot trapped on a tackle. They aren't going to roll in the season with he and Don Jackson, but the odds of adding the top big back are low, no matter what Tom Oates thinks.

Forgot Christine Michael.

[Bretsky]

And how many has he lost? Our improvement have been marginal

When a rod told the team to go "all in". I seriously doubt this is what he meant

are you saying the additions minus our losses has been an "improvement" ??

[pbmax]

Packer Cap Space (51) $22,579,595
Players under contract: 64
2017 Cap Expenditures: 153,733,581 (base salary cap + carryover - adjustments/deadmoney)

Rookie Cap Space: 1,433,200
Salary Cap Rules that apply here:

Yes, once the season has started, all players – whether on the 53-man roster, Injured Reserve (IR), Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) or the Practice Squad (PS) – count against the team’s Salary Cap. The only players that do not count against the Salary Cap are players who are on one of the NFL’s exempt lists.

Practice Squad: 10 players. Many make less than rookie minimum. One or two do not. But we will be unable to guess if any Packers end up on IR or PUP, so I am going to deliberately overestimate their cost by counting each at ********??

So the 51 man roster must adjust the following:
Practice Squad: 10 players * ******??
Draft picks: 8 (take place of six existing, gets to 53 active)

$?,???,??? for PS
$1,422,200 for picks
subtract six from current roster 6 * $540,000 = $3,240,000


******** Really need a viable number for the PS players. If I overestimate them at non-vested minimum ($465,000) makes quite a bit of difference.

Either way, unlike my assumption, it would look like there is $10 to $12 mil of space even Ted might spend.

[red]

practice squad players do not make the league minimum

PS guys make make a minimum of 6,900 per week they are on the team or 117,300 for a full season

but teams can pay the PS players more to keep them. but it still seems to be below the usual minimum

http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/nfl-pittsburgh-steelers-news/2016/9/3/12748522/2016-nfl-practice-squad-breakdown-rules-size-eligibility-salary

so maybe figure somewhere around 2-3 million for the PS

not that theres anything left to spend that 12-15 million or so on now. we'll sit on it again

[pbmax]

practice squad players do not make the league minimum

PS guys make make a minimum of 6,900 per week they are on the team or 117,300 for a full season

but teams can pay the PS players more to keep them. but it still seems to be below the usual minimum

http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com...ibility-salary

Pretty sure Ted has paid a few guys the active roster, rookie or non-vested vet minimum while on the PS. This would still be lower than the vet minimum, which is around $800,000 but counts against the cap as less as $480 K or so.

[pbmax]

PreSeason Schedule, no national games.

Jason Wilde @jasonjwilde 6m6 minutes ago

#Packers preseason games:
8/10-13 vs. Eagles
8/17-21 at Washington
8/24-27 at Denver
8/31 vs. Rams

[red]

Pretty sure Ted has paid a few guys the active roster, rookie or non-vested vet minimum while on the PS. This would still be lower than the vet minimum, which is around $800,000 but counts against the cap as less as $480 K or so.

this is from 2 years ago, so prices have gone up some

but this was the highest paid practice squad player in the nfl for the 2015 season

http://www.turfshowtimes.com/2015/10/22/9592260/2015-st-louis-rams-ot-isaiah-battle

he made 25,600 a week, times 17 weeks= 435,000, so that would be around your very, VERY top end for PS guys

the cowboys did this last year

http://newsbake.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-just-dropped-huge-money-practice-squad/

the guy made $10 less then he would have made making the minimum on the active roster

[gbgary]

Packers sign guard jahri evans.

6-time-pro-bowler-jahri-evans-signs-with-packers

[Carolina_Packer]

Interesting. Last week I was looking on Walterfootball.com at available free agent guards and he was near the top of the remaining players. Sure, he's 34, but if he has no medical issues and can make the team and help them for a year or two, and they can still develop another guy, and/or draft someone later in the draft or in college free agency. Good move.

[gbgary]

old but not a big injury history with him.

[Bossman641]

I'm a fan of the move.