Official 2020 Free Agency Thread

[RashanGary]

I’d rather pay Littleton 15 then Blake 10. I think they can get Littleton for around 12 with mutual interest. The Packers are gonna make a move on him. We shall see.

Yuck. Put me down for neither

[call_me_ishmael]

It's funny, I used to view MLB as a position where you slap in just about anybody with a rookie deal. It's like guard in a sense. Now-a-days it's viewed more importantly.

My views align with Bobbleheads. I would not pay a premium cost to land an ILB. Everyone throughout the league is trying to find the tweener so I'd zig where everyone else is zagging. I would instead try to find a really long, really thick end that can hold the edge well, and then find myself a thumper of an MLB. I would pair that Thumper with a safety.

I don't need Bobby Wagner if I have a good enough DL to let me thumper and safety run free.

[Bretsky]

I’d rather pay Littleton 15 then Blake 10. I think they can get Littleton for around 12 with mutual interest. The Packers are gonna make a move on him. We shall see.

I don't think giving Blake 10 MIL is a real options

Schoebert 7.5 Million, or Littleton 12 Million ?

[GB-Brandon]

I don't think giving Blake 10 MIL is a real options

Schoebert 7.5 Million, or Littleton 12 Million ?

Draft Jordyn Brooks on a rookie deal and spend the $ on DL.

[run pMc]

Draft Jordyn Brooks on a rookie deal and spend the $ on DL.

I think they draft a DL - Kenny Clark is about to get paid and they already extended Lowry. GB has met with a lot of defensive players already, many of whom are mid-late round projections.

My initial thoughts are that their run defense issues were more DL related, their pass issues were LB/S related.
Maybe they try trading Burks for a conditional late round pick and hoping Summers and Bolton can back up.

If they can get Schobert for 7.5M that's not awful...especially if Blake is getting close to 10M somewhere. I still think they need to draft a LB.

[pbmax]

Ken Ingalls - Packers Cap @KenIngalls

By popular demand, below is what the Packers 2020 salary cap would look like when they officially make a roster move to release Jimmy Graham - no moves have been made yet.

This move will create $7,490,000 more in Top 51 cap space.

Money bagTotal Cap Space: $27,229,797

[Deputy Nutz]

Draft Jordyn Brooks on a rookie deal and spend the $ on DL.

I don't know how old you are, but it's not easy to just draft someone. A lot of factors go into selecting a player on draft day. The likely hood of targeting a player after the first round go from slim to none, especially if you just stand pat at your draft slot. Brooks has some decent film and film where he looks completely lost. Looking at stats and highlight film can only tell you so much about a player. If I to put a round grade on Brooks it would a mid 3rd round pick. Packers would either reach in the second or have to trade up or back to get the right value for him. In my opinion Brooks does have the ability to play meaningful snaps as a rookie as long as the NFL learning curve is not too steep for him.

[GB-Brandon]

I don't know how old you are, but it's not easy to just draft someone. A lot of factors go into selecting a player on draft day. The likely hood of targeting a player after the first round go from slim to none, especially if you just stand pat at your draft slot. Brooks has some decent film and film where he looks completely lost. Looking at stats and highlight film can only tell you so much about a player. If I to put a round grade on Brooks it would a mid 3rd round pick. Packers would either reach in the second or have to trade up or back to get the right value for him. In my opinion Brooks does have the ability to play meaningful snaps as a rookie as long as the NFL learning curve is not too steep for him.

If they can find a serviceable LB like Martinez in the 4th round then sure they can.

“Reach?” Lol. He was a 2nd team All-American by some outlets and had a PFF overall grade of “89”. The guy is a shredded 240 pounds with 4.5 speed. He has all in the intangibles as far as work ethic, leadership and character.

Its fine if you don’t like him as everyone has there favs but don’t just make stuff up to prove a point. If Oren Burks was a 3rd round prospect then Brooks is 1st round prospect according to that bench mark..

[mraynrand]

It's a fine line between 'prospect' and 'gamble'

[Deputy Nutz]

If they can find a serviceable LB like Martinez in the 4th round then sure they can.

“Reach?” Lol. He was a 2nd team All-American by some outlets and had a PFF overall grade of “89”. The guy is a shredded 240 pounds with 4.5 speed. He has all in the intangibles as far as work ethic, leadership and character.

Its fine if you don’t like him as everyone has there favs but don’t just make stuff up to prove a point. If Oren Burks was a 3rd round prospect then Brooks is 1st round prospect according to that bench mark..

I truly don't give a fuck about your opinion as you don't have to give two shits about my opinion on Brooks, it truly wasn't my point. If it was that easy to target guys coming out of college then why even have a draft? Teams are all going to try to move up to the second or third pick in this draft to get a QB because they can't predict what other teams are going to do. Now you are talking about a possible 2nd or 3rd round guy with 60 some odd picks to go around. The only sure way to get Brooks is to draft him a round earlier than what he is predicted to go. So if you want him with the 30th pick then say so.

[Deputy Nutz]

Also second team all american doesn't go for shit in the NFL. Chris Orr had a fantastic season, had better stats then Brooks and he wasn't even invited to the combine.

[GB-Brandon]

I truly don't give a fuck about your opinion as you don't have to give two shits about my opinion on Brooks, it truly wasn't my point. If it was that easy to target guys coming out of college then why even have a draft? Teams are all going to try to move up to the second or third pick in this draft to get a QB because they can't predict what other teams are going to do. Now you are talking about a possible 2nd or 3rd round guy with 60 some odd picks to go around. The only sure way to get Brooks is to draft him a round earlier than what he is predicted to go. So if you want him with the 30th pick then say so.

This of course depends on what you read or who you listen too or possibly your own personal projection. I’m seeing an overall consensus mostly having him as a ”2nd round talent”. Walter Football actually has him mocked to us in 2nd round so it’s not like I’m off my rocker here.

https://walterfootball.com/draft2020_2.php

Also, I’ve never posted anything anywhere wanting the Packers to draft Brooks in 1st round.

[GB-Brandon]

Also second team all american doesn't go for shit in the NFL. Chris Orr had a fantastic season, had better stats then Brooks and he wasn't even invited to the combine.

I like Orr a lot as well and is definitely worth a look by the Packers.

[GB-Brandon]

The bottom line is you can only pay so many players with the salary cap in play. The key is being able to find some guys on “rookie deals” that can fill holes and produce now. It’s just how the whole thing is set up so if your a “contending team” with “An Aging Franchise QB” your gonna draft need somewhat over value.

If they draft “Any LB” and reach a bit but he helps us win a Super Bowl I really don’t care if they picked him several spots ahead of where he was supposed to go.

Our window is shrinking so go get the guys you NEED NOW!

[pbmax]

Field Yates @FieldYates
The Raiders have released starting LB Tahir Whitehead, per source.

The move clears nearly $6M in cap space in advance of free agency.