Packers Offseason/Free Agency/ Non-Draft Thread

[Joemailman]

Jaire will get traded hours before Day 3 of NFL Draft starts.

[Bretsky]

I think the reason Morgan never was tried at LT was he was leap years behind Wallace last year. Not a good thing. Hopefully he improves as we've had too many strikeouts in round one

[Joemailman]

I think the reason Morgan never was tried at LT was he was leap years behind Wallace last year. Not a good thing. Hopefully he improves as we've had too many strikeouts in round one

The reason was because they felt Rasheed Walker was better than Sean Rhyan.

[Bretsky]

The reason was because they felt Rasheed Walker was better than Sean Rhyan.

agree to disagree

[Patler]

I think the reason Morgan never was tried at LT was he was leap years behind Wallace last year. Not a good thing. Hopefully he improves as we've had too many strikeouts in round one

I don't think there has been any evidence for that all. On the other hand, who would play RG was an open question last year. Some suggested Tom would be moved inside because of the "pro-bowl tackle, all-pro guard, HoF center" comment by the coaches. Others even suggested Meyers would get a shot.

[CaptainKickass]

Hey Rats, here's a non-paywall link to the interview with Nate Hobbs from The Athletic titled: "Nate Hobbs Q&A: Packers’ new CB explains why Rich Bissacia ‘changed my life’ with Raiders"

This, that and the third

I've heard and even said "This , that and the other" in my lifetime, but I've never heard it this way before: "This, that and the third." He used it a couple times in the interview.

The most interesting part was he said Jaire reached out to him.
Hmm.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Hey Rats, here's a non-paywall link to the interview with Nate Hobbs from The Athletic titled: "Nate Hobbs Q&A: Packers’ new CB explains why Rich Bissacia ‘changed my life’ with Raiders"



I've heard and even said "This , that and the other" in my lifetime, but I've never heard it this way before: "This, that and the third." He used it a couple times in the interview.

The most interesting part was he said Jaire reached out to him.
Hmm.

Thanks for the link.

It would be a dumb mistake to get rid of J-Alex. You do not get rid of a shutdown corner in his prime, unless he commits some heinous crime. Sure, J-Alex is cocky as fuck, but guess what? The shutdown corner is supposed to be cocky as fuck!

[Deputy Nutz]

Alexander was a top end corner, and then his attitude and injuries hampered his career. He can't stay healthy and it's a shoulder, a knee, a hamstring....

He used to be super aggressive in his tackling then he popped his shoulder. I am not sure he is worth 17 million especially if he doesn't want to be in GB and is trade value with the injuries and attitude has plummeted. He is doing his best to get out of GB, let him go. I don't wish him the worst, but his time is over in GB.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Alexander was a top end corner, and then his attitude and injuries hampered his career. He can't stay healthy and it's a shoulder, a knee, a hamstring....

He used to be super aggressive in his tackling then he popped his shoulder. I am not sure he is worth 17 million especially if he doesn't want to be in GB and is trade value with the injuries and attitude has plummeted. He is doing his best to get out of GB, let him go. I don't wish him the worst, but his time is over in GB.

What makes you think J-Alex doesn’t want to be a Packer? And what attitude? By all accounts, he’s well liked by his teammates. Ain’t no so-called locker room cancer, hombre.

Sure, the injury issue is an issue. But I bet he’s super motivated to shed that injury-prone label.

Packers have no problems paying Clark a shitload of frogskins to make a play every blue moon. When healthy, Alexander is a bona fide shutdown corner. Keep J-Alex!

[texaspackerbacker]

I sorta agree about Jaire, but he's due a lot of money compared to what he has been worth recently. If he ain't a cancer and wants to stay a Packer, as you say, then I'd say a restructuring is in order - fixing it to where he gets a whole lot less, but maybe with performance incentives to keeping making some or all of it.

[Joemailman]

GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Packers’ starting tackles have another year before they become free agents, but they received a nice chunk of change Wednesday.

Under the collective bargaining agreement’s performance-based pay, left tackle Rasheed Walker earned the 10th highest amount of any player and right tackle Zach Tom received the 20th highest.

Many more Packers players are receiving payments under the program, but the NFL released only the top 25 earners.

Walker will receive $925,613 and Tom will receive $849,141. Both players nearly doubled their 2024 base salaries of $985,000.

[Patler]

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[Patler]

GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Packers’ starting tackles have another year before they become free agents, but they received a nice chunk of change Wednesday.

Under the collective bargaining agreement’s performance-based pay, left tackle Rasheed Walker earned the 10th highest amount of any player and right tackle Zach Tom received the 20th highest.

Many more Packers players are receiving payments under the program, but the NFL released only the top 25 earners.

Walker will receive $925,613 and Tom will receive $849,141. Both players nearly doubled their 2024 base salaries of $985,000.

They also will get nice boosts to their 2025 salaries under a rule that applies to non-first round picks who exceed 55% of the available offensive/defensive snaps their first three years. Each will go up to over $3 million from their contracted salaries of about $1 million. Tom made the cutoff easily, Walker snuck in at just over 56%.

[bobblehead]

Why wouldn't they train Morgan as the replacement for Walker? Tom isn't going to move to Left Tackle. Rhyan isn't a terrible player in fact he is pretty good in the run game, not sure why they need to replace him with Morgan. I think Morgan's value now that the Packers signed Banks is at Left Tackle. If they thought Morgan was ready to start at guard they would have never signed Banks. Maybe the problem with Morgan is that the Packers shouldn't have drafted him in the first place and he isn't the player they thought he was going to be, which is crazy because he was injured most of 2024 and he was a rookie.

Mostly agree. Morgan may eventually be a good guard, but he can play LT today. He probably is a step behind Walker, but if he is working on his body and feet this offseason he can catch up fast. They shouldn't have drafted Morgan to play guard. Now signing Banks tells me they didn't.

Also in a stunner I have warmed to Rhyan. He is a nasty run blocker and now however we line up we have a really dominant run blocking group. Jacobs should have a great year and hopefully Love is only passing from advantage situations.

[bobblehead]

Clearly Morgan will get opportunities at tackle, that's what he was drafted for, OT potential.

Don't remember if it was Gute or LeFleur who flat out admitted this off season that they made a mistake by not giving Morgan more opportunities at tackle last year, but justified it by saying the need at guard was more significant. Players and practice observers commented about Morgan's noticeable athleticism in drills. I am not concerned at all about Morgan...yet.

It is never wrong to draft a high potential, versatile OL; 22% of your starters are OL. It was clear from the playoff game last year that GB needs OL depth. Guys who can perform competently at 2, 3 or 4 of the positions are invaluable on game days.

Exactly, and as I have said a few times. In a normal draft Morgan is probably gone around 15-17. This draft was super deep at tackle and he lasted. Total value pick which I am always on board with.