Preseason Game 1

[RashanGary]

We need a "legit #2" What the hell do you think Lazard and Valdez-Scantling are? Sheeeeesh.

I hate to root against any Packer, but sorry, I just don't like Funchess. And it's downright idiotic to consider him better than Lazard or MVS.

Adams 1, Lazard/MVS 2/3, Rodgers/Cobb 4/5, St. Brown 6, Funchess/Taylor 7/8, Winfrey 9

1 - Adams
2 (situationally) - MVS, Lazard, Cobb
5/6 Rodgers and maybe Funchess or one of the others

[Bretsky]

We need a "legit #2" What the hell do you think Lazard and Valdez-Scantling are? Sheeeeesh.

I hate to root against any Packer, but sorry, I just don't like Funchess. And it's downright idiotic to consider him better than Lazard or MVS.

Adams 1, Lazard/MVS 2/3, Rodgers/Cobb 4/5, St. Brown 6, Funchess/Taylor 7/8, Winfrey 9

Funchess can complete with some of those guys (such as Lazar/Cobb). St Brown....yuk...Taylor...bye bye

I do like Winfrey and I'm guessing Gutebag tries sneaking him onto the practice squad

[Bretsky]

ONE OTHER NOTE

Funchess really looks big enough to be a small TE and he could be dominant as a receiver there. other coaches must have tried this so he must suck there

[texaspackerbacker]

With the new Practice Squad rules, stashing isn't as hard as it used to be, at least not for the designated untouchable 2 or is it 3 on the P.S. as well as 2 or is it 3 veterans allowed on the P.S..

I think we keep 7 WRs. (That can be done and still keep 2 QBs + 1 on P.S., 3 RBs + 1 or 2 on P.S., 4 TEs + 1 suspended, 10 O Linemen + 1 or 2 on P.S., 5 D Linemen + 1 or 2 P.S., 5 ILBs, 5 OLBs, 5 Corners, 4 Safeties, and 3 Sp.Teamers - that adds up to 53). Probably that includes Funchess (even though I wouldn't). It also ought to include St. Brown. Taylor and Winfrey ought to be keepable on the P.S..

I haven't got my roster projection put together yet, but I was pleasantly surprised by how the math came out regarding numbers of each position group - not really too many painful cut decisions.

[NewsBruin]

I think practice squad management could be a full-time job. Tams will have a harder time this season finding fill-ins off the street.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31869693/nfl-carry-flexible-roster-rules-2021

16-man practice squad. Of those, any:
4 can be protected from poaching.
6 can be veterans (>2 seasons).
2 can be called up to the active roster the day before a game (without having to demote anyone from the active roster).
1 can be a COVID-emergency call-up as late as 90 minutes before kickoff

Plus, unlimited Injured Reserve callbacks in 2021; 3-week minimum on IR

[texaspackerbacker]

That's even better than I thought.

Hey, Bruin, do you post with that same Baylor logo in another Packer forum?

[Upnorth]

I think practice squad management could be a full-time job. Tams will have a harder time this season finding fill-ins off the street.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31869693/nfl-carry-flexible-roster-rules-2021

16-man practice squad. Of those, any:
4 can be protected from poaching.
6 can be veterans (>2 seasons).
2 can be called up to the active roster the day before a game (without having to demote anyone from the active roster).
1 can be a COVID-emergency call-up as late as 90 minutes before kickoff

Plus, unlimited Injured Reserve callbacks in 2021; 3-week minimum on IR

Unlimited ir callback??? Wow. Game changer

[NewsBruin]

That's even better than I thought.

Hey, Bruin, do you post with that same Baylor logo in another Packer forum?

Naw. I didn't even know there were other Packers forums.

[Spaulding]

Naw. I didn't even know there were other Packers forums.

NewBruin, there aren't. PackerRats is it. "There can be only one" as the wise Connor MacLeod once said.

[Bretsky]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and predict that in 5 years or so, Fields is seen by just about everybody as Just A Guy. Trubisky had more talent, and he floundered for the Bears. I hope all those Ohio state guys you hate doesn't include the guy snapping the ball to him.

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ALERT; SAVE THE POST

I'm going out on a limb and predicting 5 years form now Justin Fields is the best QB in the NFC North ))

[texaspackerbacker]

hahahahahahaha Yeah, save it.

True, Fields is one of the top four starters. If you include backups, who knows. I like Detroit's #2 better.

[Bretsky]

hahahahahahaha Yeah, save it.

True, Fields is one of the top four starters. If you include backups, who knows. I like Detroit's #2 better.

I like Detroit's #2 as well

NOW the real question for Tex

Do you like Detroit's #2 better than Green Bay's #2 ????

[Upnorth]

ALERT; SAVE THE POST

I'm going out on a limb and predicting 5 years form now Justin Fields is the best QB in the NFC North ))

Skip bayless??? Are you skip bayless??

[texaspackerbacker]

I like Detroit's #2 as well

NOW the real question for Tex

Do you like Detroit's #2 better than Green Bay's #2 ????

Close call on that, Bretsky. I guess yes until proven otherwise.

Upnorth, skip Bayliss is not who I am, it's a thing I do hahahaha.

[run pMc]

I would be very very surprised if they kept more than 6 WRs. Funchess could be trade bait unless he can play special teams. Maybe that's what Yiadom is for? Unlikely, he has a tough road to make the roster with Ento and Hollman likely ahead of him.
Cobb's signing makes it tricky -- does Gute keep an extra WR because he has to keep Cobb, or does that mean another WR who might make it gets cut?

Adams, MVS, Lazard, Rodgers and Cobb are all making the team. There's a good chance they keep 5 TEs, which doesn't leave a lot left for RBs (Jones, Dillon, Hill) but 1-2 of those TEs act as a FB/HB. Basically you have 13, 14 spots at most for WR/TE/RB on the 53 unless you go very light somewhere else. I could see Funchess signing elsewhere if he was cut -- I don't think he signs to a PS. His agent was probably not thrilled when Cobb got traded.

I think they can sneak guys like ESB, Winfree, Begelton on the PS. None of them have done much in the league. They liked Taylor for his ST play, but I think they can find guys like him. Only Gute knows.

( Before you poo-poo ST, if you're a core four-squad ST player, you're looking at 350+ snaps a season. That's a healthy chunk of snaps -- consider GB played 990 snaps on offense. That's why Oren Burks has stuck around. )