2018 Offseason

[mraynrand]

My golly but the Green Bay Packer are in a mess.

On Offense

It starts with protecting the QB and the ball and the OL.

TT has to get help for the OL and most likely that will be via the draft but that's new blood and there has to be n more and 'Good Luck' and Adversity.

Let Tackle Brian Bulaga go ( $ cost $ and reward). He won't make any other NFL Team and last. He's hugely injury prone.

We are looking decent at the RB Position. Good things developed there this Season with legitimate RB Prospects Aaron Jones and Jamaal Williams. Ty Montgomery is a WR.

Sadly WR Jordy Nelson is at the end of the line as a NO. 1 WR. He's lost that step. I'm not sure how TT might keep him in Green Bay because it's always now coming down to the money. I'm concerned about WR Davante Adams as well. Damn that man gets banged and his end is close and concussions. Randall Cobb showed us he still has game this Season. The Guy is still 'a Baller'. TT has to find a real NO. 1 WR prospect again and the Draft will be his way.

TE ... well that experiment sure failed. Richard Rodgers hahaha is ' last Man standing. ' TT has to find a ohh shit hahahah..... a decent TE to go with Richard Rodgers. WOW ! Same Ole Same OLe and the TE position and Ted Thompson. He got it decent with Cooks last Season and pushed him out the door.

On Defense:

The Packers still lack a decent or really consistent Pass rush.

The game is about A) a legit Franchise QB. B) Winning the battle in the Trenches. C) Having a solid Pass rush. D) a solid Secondary and Pass Protect. E) Winning the Turn Over Battle F) Having Solid Special Teams. G) Having Good Luck in terms of Adversity.

CM III is done. He doesn't even make decent commercials. So we need more again at LBer and Pass Rush.

I don't like what we have at The CB position.

We need a 'legitimate Shutdown' CB.

not at all impressed with NO. 23 Damarious 'Can't turn his head' Randall. I hope that NO. 20 Kevin King develops in his Sophomore Season.

We are decent at the two Safety, FS and SS Positions.

That's a BIG Load of work to concentrate on and fix. A whole lot has to go right next Season or the Packers miss the Playoffs for two Seasons in a row.

GO PACK GO !

Welcome to the offseason, Packerrats gameday thread style.

[denverYooper]

[mraynrand]

^^^^^ ?

[Bretsky]

The offseason is what we have to look forward to

[Pugger]

I am excited for this offseason:

1. All world QB

2. Two RBs that could actually be good!

3. Adams, Cobb and Jordy are still a solid group, even better with a run game. AR just missed on his deep balls against CAR

4. O line is looking more solidified, if they can stay healthy they can be really good.

5. Defensive line is not a disaster

6. Martinez is the solid ILB we need, unfortunately we need a game changer opposite him

7. CMIII is done, sorry he just is not what he used to be, Perry could be good if he was ever healthy, but we need a stud here.

8. Randall actually looks good, I just threw up in my mouth a little, House is a good nickleback, We really need a STUD to cover top guys, I know everyone wants that but we have the cap space for it.

9. Kick and Punt Return are set and we have studs at Punter and Kicker

10. Safties, with another season and maybe staying healthy, will REALLY help the Pack

What we really need is to fire Capers. His schemes are stale and there are hours and hours and days and days of film on him.

So in the end we need a stud CB, Stud ILB, Pass rushing OLB. That really isnt that big of a deal with the draft and Free Agents.

I would add that we need a TE that can stretch the field. RichRod and Kendricks are JAGs.

[George Cumby]

I'm looking forward to the headline: "Packers sack entire training staff for gross incompetence."

[bobblehead]

I get people being optimistic that GB now has some decent RB's. But it doesn't matter. As stubby proved yesterday, he will refuse to utilize them.

Can't even argue with you. WTF stubby, utilize the run game so we aren't so predictable.

[Pugger]

Can't even argue with you. WTF stubby, utilize the run game so we aren't so predictable.

Does Stubby abandon the run game when Hundley is in there? I strongly suspect Rodgers changes the plays at the LOS more often than we think. Mike probably doesn't mind too much because it doesn't hurt to put the ball into the hands of your best player.

[pbmax]

^^^^^ ?

Older, experienced types being reborn.

Retreads.

[pbmax]

Does Stubby abandon the run game when Hundley is in there? I strongly suspect Rodgers changes the plays at the LOS more often than we think. Mike probably doesn't mind too much because it doesn't hurt to put the ball into the hands of your best player.

Yep. Rodgers is at a minimum readying who is ready to drop into the box (or is there already).

6? Run

7? Could be either, would actually like to see more runs here with the new backs. BTW, the new back should be Jones most of the time.

8? Pass baby pass.

Now this produces some weird results. Browns were throwing everyone into the box so Hundley was being asked to pass. Its the reverse with Rodgers. but you don't want to be predictable, so you want to have some run call against 7 in the box at least. If they put fewer than that in there, good luck stopping them.

[Guiness]

How many teams have you contacted? Because Nelson's agent will have contacted them all.

In all the years of Thompson, they have done this once with a star player and it was AJ Hawk.

I don't think they are going to hold 2017 against him.

Rather surprised at the lack of "Hawk was a what???" responses.

[pbmax]

Rather surprised at the lack of "Hawk was a what???" responses.

Good observation. He was at least paid like a star.

[Guiness]

Good observation. He was at least paid like a star.

He was paid like a #5 draft pick before the last CBA. His second contract was pretty rich too though, iirc. $5m/year I think?