Official Day 3 Of The 2017 NFL Draft Thread

[Patler]

John Crockett has not been a member of the Packers for months. They did not tender him even though he was an exclusive rights free agent. They could have tendered him at the league minimum salary, but did not. They can't sign him for less than that. If they had tendered him, Crockett would have had two options, sign the minimum salary contract or hold out possibly for the entire season. Clearly the Packers have no interest in him this spring.

While Elliot also was not tendered, he was a restricted rights free agent, and his minimum tender would have been almost $1.8M. The Packers could and did resign him to a negotiated contract for less than that.

They could have assured having Crockett at the league minimum, but declined. They let him become an unrestricted free agent instead.

[Brandon494]

You are becoming annoying, and I'm tired of it.

Once again don't give a fuck princess

[Brandon494]

I don't see Michael making the team after drafting 3 guys. As for WR I think Janis has the edge over Davis right now only due to special teams but both next to step up.

[Fritz]

Big year for Ty Davis. Guy needs to come into camp a little stronger and a lot more focused.

[red]

Yes, Ted has never drafted multiple RBs before and has never drafted one when he has a former vet starter available.

first time since 1974 that the packers have drafted 3 rb's in one draft

kinda smells of desperation, TT making damn sure he has a quality backup RB

no way we keep 5 rb's on the final roster, but TT doesn't like cutting rookie draft picks

[pbmax]

first time since 1974 that the packers have drafted 3 rb's in one draft

kinda smells of desperation, TT making damn sure he has a quality backup RB

no way we keep 5 rb's on the final roster, but TT doesn't like cutting rookie draft picks

Seventh round is a grab bag anyway. Hard to say you are picking anyone in the 7th for need. I agree they want to avoid the pitfall of the Crockett group, where none of the holdovers came through.

[Guiness]

first time since 1974 that the packers have drafted 3 rb's in one draft

kinda smells of desperation, TT making damn sure he has a quality backup RB

no way we keep 5 rb's on the final roster, but TT doesn't like cutting rookie draft picks

And everyone keeps leaving Devante Mays off the list! I think it's more likely that they carry 5 RBs (4+1FB) than 6WRs this year. I think they carried the extra WR last year hopping Janis would because the player they hopped, I'd be shocked if they kept him around again. OTOH Bush lasted how long?

[Carolina_Packer]

Aside from Vince Biegel in the 4th round, did the Packers do anything else to address pass rush? I would have been more in favor of a second pass rusher in the draft vs. a third running back. Draft one less running back, get another pass rusher, wherever the player fits the pick, and pick up another free agent running back post draft. There is likely more free agent running back help to be found at this point than pass rush help.

[Pugger]

Where there any real good EDGE guys we could have taken after the 4th round?

[Deputy Nutz]

The Auburn guy was there but he had injury concerns with knee and hip issues

[Zool]

Pass rush and coverage feel like a chicken and egg scenario to me. Watch the Redskins game from last year. Cousins was holding the ball 3 seconds max. Most of the time it was 5 steps and fire and he had guys open all the time. Not much a pass rush can do. Maybe an improved secondary helps the pass rush more than we know right now.

[Carolina_Packer]

Pass rush and coverage feel like a chicken and egg scenario to me. Watch the Redskins game from last year. Cousins was holding the ball 3 seconds max. Most of the time it was 5 steps and fire and he had guys open all the time. Not much a pass rush can do. Maybe an improved secondary helps the pass rush more than we know right now.

I wonder how many times during their struggles last season was the shitty play more about communications issues on defense vs. the physical limitations of the players on the field. If you don't know exactly where you are supposed to line up or where your responsibilities are supposed to take you as a young player, you can take false steps and get burned like a $2 steak.

[Deputy Nutz]

Packers had no consistent pass rush and no coverage ability so it is really hard to place the blame on one.

[gbgary]

Pass rush and coverage feel like a chicken and egg scenario to me. Watch the Redskins game from last year. Cousins was holding the ball 3 seconds max. Most of the time it was 5 steps and fire and he had guys open all the time. Not much a pass rush can do. Maybe an improved secondary helps the pass rush more than we know right now.

that's when you go into press coverage. we don't do that for some reason...except once in a while they let gunter do it. when i say press i mean actually jam at the line, not just attempt to stay close.

[pbmax]

The Packers pressure numbers were far better than their coverage numbers. Someone with a PFF subscription could post the pressure numbers, but no freely available info I have contradicts that. So concerns about pass rush are understandable, but they were a magnitude less significant than coverage problems last year.

Press man is not for every CB. Wth a weak an injured backfield, they played a lot of zone after Shields went down and others got injured.