Barnes band wagon

[Joemailman]

Barnes makes PFF's first quarter all-rookie team.

https://packerswire.usatoday.com/202...l-rookie-team/

Linebacker Krys Barnes, an undrafted free agent from UCLA, is receiving national recognition after emerging as a surprise starter for Mike Pettine’s defense. Pro Football Focus, who grades every player on every play of every game, named Barnes to the site’s All-Rookie Team after four games. According to PFF, Barnes has seven stops – or a tackle constituting a failure for the offense – and zero missed tackles over 85 snaps.


Overall, he’s the site’s second-highest graded rookie linebacker among players with at least 25 snaps played.

Amazingly, Barnes wasn’t even on the Packers’ initial 53-man roster. GM Brian Gutekunst added him to the active roster on the Saturday before the Packers’ season-opener against the Minnesota Vikings, and then Pettine shocked many by started him at linebacker next Christian Kirksey.

Gute may have his ILB duo for the next several years once Kamal Martin gets healthy, and will have used only 1 5th round pick to do it.

[RashanGary]

Looking at those numbers, he's just athletic enough to be considered a high upside player. He's looked, already, in flashes, more impactful than Martinez. Kamal Martin is another one who has a chance. We might have lucked into a situation like 2010 when we had the rookie udfa, shields, play legitimate football in his rookie year and help put us over the top.

[Sparkey]

The only other ilb on the pff first qrtr all rookie team is Patrick Queen.

I wasn't completely sold on Barnes, but the play against ATL where he bit on the play take, flipped his hips and dropped back into zone and nearly picked off the pass sold me on the physical abilities and instincts. He should only improve the more he plays.

[bobblehead]

The only other ilb on the pff first qrtr all rookie team is Patrick Queen.

I wasn't completely sold on Barnes, but the play against ATL where he bit on the play take, flipped his hips and dropped back into zone and nearly picked off the pass sold me on the physical abilities and instincts. He should only improve the more he plays.

Wait...that means the guy I said I would have drafted beat out the guy Brandon would have drafted. COME BACK CLOWN SHOES!! We have so much left to mock you about.

[Sparkey]

Wait...that means the guy I said I would have drafted beat out the guy Brandon would have drafted. COME BACK CLOWN SHOES!! We have so much left to mock you about.

[run pMc]

The only other ilb on the pff first qrtr all rookie team is Patrick Queen.

I wasn't completely sold on Barnes, but the play against ATL where he bit on the play take, flipped his hips and dropped back into zone and nearly picked off the pass sold me on the physical abilities and instincts. He should only improve the more he plays.

Yeah I went back and watched part of the ATL game and thought he showed some good things for a rookie. I think he'll be a solid player and maybe that's it, but even if that's the case that's a great find for a UDFA rookie. That he got the start and shares the dot with Summers says something about how well he's picked things up.

I'm on the bandwagon.

[run pMc]

Wait...that means the guy I said I would have drafted beat out the guy Brandon would have drafted. COME BACK CLOWN SHOES!! We have so much left to mock you about.

Jordyn Brooks, wasn't it? Out with an MCL sprain after mostly playing ST so far. Seachickens kicking the tires on Mychal Kendricks, which would push Brooks farther down the chart.

Didn't Patrick Queen get benched during one game? I liked him at LSU but all these 6'0" ILBs make me think they are basically chase-and-hit types, and if a OL gets on them they're done (Kamal Martin goes about 6'3" with 34" arms). Hell, if Malik Taylor at 6'2" 220 gets a block on them they will have a fight. I suppose that's still better than playing a safety at ILB.

[RashanGary]

Uh oh seahags. If they lose to Minny and we beat SF, it’s a two game lead cuz of common opponent tie breaker

[Upnorth]

Thought this belinged in here.

https://www.packers.com/news/undrafted-krys-barnes-making-the-most-out-of-unusual-rookie-year

One thing that stand out is no missed tackles. That feels very unpacker like to me especially when thinking back to the saints game.

[bobblehead]

Bump. He was the only positive in this game. We found a gem UDFA.

[Joemailman]

Bump. He was the only positive in this game. We found a gem UDFA.

Yep. He is the anti-Burks. Quick because he in instinctive.