Packers Offseason/Free Agency Thread

[sharpe1027]

Completely agree. Great Packer person but production went down year after year. Maybe sign him to a vet minimum deal if they don’t draft or sign someone else they think can do the job.

Agree. He peaked early and hasn't improved since. Probably regressed even.

[Joemailman]

This would surprise a lot of people.

Matt Schneidman
@mattschneidman

Packers starting RG Jon Runyan Jr. is set to be a UFA and switched his agent to Drew Rosenhaus. Per source, Rosenhaus met with Packers brass in Indianapolis and there is mutual interest in Runyan remaining a Packer. Would have to be right price for both sides, of course.

[run pMc]

This would surprise a lot of people.

would be a mild surprise. I don't think it happens before the draft, and depends on price.
He was bad the first half of the season but improved when they brought Rhyan in for competition. By end of season Runyan was outplaying Rhyan.
GB does not have OL depth if they let Bakhtiari & Njiman walk and cut Newman (saves them 2-3M in cap space).

They need to get better at C & RG so I'm kind of meh about it. Doesn't move the needle a lot, which makes me question it. Don't settle for JRJ unless all the good IOL are drafted.

[Joemailman]

would be a mild surprise. I don't think it happens before the draft, and depends on price.
He was bad the first half of the season but improved when they brought Rhyan in for competition. By end of season Runyan was outplaying Rhyan.
GB does not have OL depth if they let Bakhtiari & Njiman walk and cut Newman (saves them 2-3M in cap space).

They need to get better at C & RG so I'm kind of meh about it. Doesn't move the needle a lot, which makes me question it. Don't settle for JRJ unless all the good IOL are drafted.

I think they're really short on depth so I don't really think signing Runyan would necessarily affect whether they draft IOL. So I think they could sign him before the draft. Runyan will want to see what his market value is first though.

[Deputy Nutz]

According to Tom Silverstein Packers are talking to Aaron Jones' agent (Drew Rosenhaus), and Packers are not expected to bring back AJ Dillon.

Dillion is way more productive as a featured back. When Jones was out I thought Dillion handled the role well. I think we expect him to be this smashmouth type player because of his size and strength but that has never been the case at the LOS he doesn't move the pile forward. He is work bringing back at a Packer friendly contract, but I think other teams will think like I do and sign him to a decent contract that will never pay off for either player or team

[run pMc]

Dillion is way more productive as a featured back. When Jones was out I thought Dillion handled the role well.

Why do you think this?
Dillon averaged 3.4 ypc and 2TD
Jones was much better as a featured back - he got 2 TD in the first game.

I think Dillon would be a fine RB3 - 3rd down packages where he could run, catch or pass protect. I wish he was better at short yardage, but honestly you can often do just as well in short yardage or goal line situations with a smaller slithery guy like Jones.
Dillon will get interest and I'd be a surprised if he didn't get a contract somewhere, but he's not feature back material. He does a lot of the little things well but he's not dynamic, his numbers have declined each year, and he came out of BC with a lot of wear and tear already. I don't think he has anymore ceiling than what he is.

If they bring him back I wouldn't want it to be for a lot of money. I don't think they will because RBs are everywhere and cheap. Barkley, Jacobs, Ekeler, Pollard, Dobbins, and more are FA as well - why spend that FA money when you can draft guys and spend your FA money on a safety.

[Deputy Nutz]

I didn't say he was more productive as Jones.

[sharpe1027]

Dillion is way more productive as a featured back. When Jones was out I thought Dillion handled the role well. I think we expect him to be this smashmouth type player because of his size and strength but that has never been the case at the LOS he doesn't move the pile forward. He is work bringing back at a Packer friendly contract, but I think other teams will think like I do and sign him to a decent contract that will never pay off for either player or team

He does tend to do better when he gets more carries, but even then it's not been all that great. Maybe it's partly the offensive line and he'll do better elsewhere.

[Joemailman]

Dillon's YPC have gone down each year. While the OL might not have been up to Packers normal standards the 1st half of the year, it wasn't that bad either. A JAG like Patrick Taylor average 4.4 YPC, a full yard per carry better than Dillon. Maybe he's just not a good fit for this offense. Time to move on.

[run pMc]

I don't think Dillon's struggles were all his fault, the OL was unsettled to start and got better down the stretch. However, whether that was in Game 1 or later in the year, there's a clear difference in how much more productive Jones was than Dillon.

At the end of the day it's JMHO that Dillon was not productive as a featured back. (There are stats/metrics to back that opinion up though. ) I used Jones as comparison because he was the preferred feature back for GB.

[Frozen Tundra]

I think they're really short on depth so I don't really think signing Runyan would necessarily affect whether they draft IOL. So I think they could sign him before the draft. Runyan will want to see what his market value is first though.

But it could have a considerable impact on which one(s) thay draft, and in which round(s).

[QBME]

Didn't know exactly where to post this, or how (obviously), and I thought another poster would have been all over it.
In any case, the results of the poll conducted by the inmates:
(Pack comes in at 3rd place overall)

https://nflpa.com/nfl-player-team-report-cards-2024

[Joemailman]

Didn't know exactly where to post this, or how (obviously), and I thought another poster would have been all over it.
In any case, the results of the poll conducted by the inmates:
(Pack comes in at 3rd place overall)
https://nflpa.com/nfl-player-team-report-cards-2024

One thing it shows is that players tend to like their head coach. MLF got a B+ grade, but that only ranked 21st. Worst grade the Packers got was treatment of families. Lack of daycare support for children of players on game day was a big issue.

Most interesting team was the Chiefs. Absolutely love their head coach (A+), and hate just about everything else about the organization (D+ overall).

[QBME]

One thing it shows is that players tend to like their head coach. MLF got a B+ grade, but that only ranked 21st. Worst grade the Packers got was treatment of families. Lack of daycare support for children of players on game day was a big issue.

Most interesting team was the Chiefs. Absolutely love their head coach (A+), and hate just about everything else about the organization (D+ overall).

Winning fixes most everything.

[Joemailman]

Winning fixes most everything.

It also means that Andy can probably name his price.