Official 2026 Free Agency/Offseason/Non-Draft Thread

[pbmax]

How do you know Morgan isn't getting practice snaps at LT? Practices are closed to public and press.

There are much more limited reps in season compared to pre season. If he’s getting LT reps it’s likely walkthroughs.

[bobblehead]

This will be a very interesting off season. Currently we have no solid answer at center or
LT. I doubt they pay Jenkins (even he doubted it before he wasn't that good at center).

We lose a lot of important players and if we cut Jenkins and Gary (which neither has earned their salary) its even worse.

OL ?, Overpaid, ?, Belton (maybe), Tom

TE room looks decent if health returns. WR Lose Doubs. Still marginally ok, but will require improvement from both rookies to be as good. QB Love is injury prone and Willis is a FA.

EDGE: Parsons out, Enagbare is next best and FA. Probably need to cut Gary. Would need massive improvement from Oliver and Sorrell. Interior isn't good even if wyatt returns. LB Quay just doesn't have instincts. Should have converted him to EDGE last year. Cooper hasn't made the leap. Peyton Wilson sure would look better in green and gold than Hopper or Lloyd. CB....ugh. Safety seems ok so we got that going for us.

So many holes, so little money. This years draft class hasn't shown me shit except Belton who needs to hit the weight room and improve his body and conditioning. Bullard and Williams have balled out from last years class. I guess Policy won't fire Gutes and keep MiLF but he should.

[Fritz]

I don't see how they can bring Gary back on that contract at this point. He's the third defensive end AFTER Parsons's injury. Enagbare and LVN are both playing better than he is. He's gotten s-l-o-w. He reminds me more and more of Nick Perry. You've also got Brenton Cox and Colin Oliver waiting in the wings. Cut Rashan Gary.

By the way, I suddenly had this realization last night that the Lions are the kind of team that would sign Malik Willis, and that's a scary thought. Willis was amazing last night. Jared Goff is clearly not the solution in Detroit. Brad Holmes could change the entire look of his offense by signing Willis, and weaken an NFC North opponent. Yikes. Hell, the Vikes could do that, too. Yikes.

[Joemailman]

Packers can save 20 million on the cap by cutting Jenkins. They would save 11 million by cutting Gary before June 1, 20 million by cutting him after June 1. As things stand right now, that would put then about 50 million under the cap. Could be an interesting off-season.

[Fritz]

I just heard this again on a podcast - it was Mike Wahle, I think. He said - as others have said and written, among them Justis Mosqueda - that in today's NFL, "practice" is mostly in the classroom any more. During the season, there are very few actual practice reps to be had, because of both the NFLPA/Owners' Agreement, and the hectic nature of an NFL schedule, which means practices are really about game planning.

I think Bobble's idea makes sense - get Morgan some snaps at LT, to give him some reps and also to see if he really is the LT of the future. Maybe do it against Denver, against Baltimore, against the Vikes, maybe the second Bears game.

Maybe re-signing someone comes down to "Is Sean Rhyan a better center than Rasheed Walker is a left tackle?" And/or "Is it cheaper to sign a center than a tackle?" And/or can Morgan play left tackle well enough to afford letting Walker go, and/or are we going to re-sign Quay Walker, and if we are, does that preclude us from re-signing Rasheed Walker? And are we cutting Rashan Gary next offseason?

So much is intertwined.

[bobblehead]

How do you know Morgan isn't getting practice snaps at LT? Practices are closed to public and press.

After camp ends there simply aren't enough real snaps to allow for it when he is primarily playing RG, RT, LG or wherever the fuck else they have played him. And a walkthrough isn't the same as a real snap. I imagine they have put him there for 5 snaps a week and expected him to absorb the gameplan just in case though....along with his 5 at every other position making sure he couldn't retain any of it.

[texaspackerbacker]

Did Walker do any more than make a nice fumble recovery? We weren't running outside to the left much as I recall. I don't want them to overpay for him.

I said from the day Jenkins went out injured that Rhyan did fairly good at Center, way better than he ever did at Guard and better than Jenkins had done at Center.

Belton has been downright decent at RG; Banks has been showing a few signs, but nowhere near what a $17 million man should be.

Tom looked almost like his old self. Hopefully he stays healthy and keeps it up.

Morgan? He looked fairly decent at RG, and he may have a future at LT, who knows.

The O Line in general has been better lately, but it's kinda a matter of lowered expectations. Love was still rushed virtually every time he dropped back, but his mobility made the line look better than it was. And Jacobs did have a few openings, same as Wilson the week befpre, but not like last season and not like it should be.

The Packers can win with this O Line as well as with the lame-assed Corners they have, thanks to talent at the "skill positions" and of course the pass rush, but it won't be easy, and there's little or now room for slip-ups, turnovers, etc.

[Joemailman]

I have to revisit Rasheed Walker. I think they need to lock this guy up. I know that I probably fueled the "Morgan is the future at LT" fire more than most and I do believe in him, but I have to ask a question.....if he's not a step down from Walker why isn't he even getting practice snaps there. I am terrified they fucked this kid up by trying to force his round ass into a square slot.

I think they need to start doing a little rotation at LT right now to make sure they can let Walker leave. This team has just taken WAY the fuck too long to figure out what I said on draft day. Belton is the RG of the future and Morgan is the LT of the future. They both lost a campful of snaps at the position they need work on. Morgan continues to not be able to focus on his future position. And I have to ask....was Rhyan a center all along?

I do like the makeup of the current OL believe it or not. If Belton continues to improve and they all gel as a unit the talent is finally in the right spots...but seriously pay Walker right now or start rotating Morgan in.

How do you know Morgan isn't getting practice snaps at LT? Practices are closed to public and press.

[bobblehead]

I have to revisit Rasheed Walker. I think they need to lock this guy up. I know that I probably fueled the "Morgan is the future at LT" fire more than most and I do believe in him, but I have to ask a question.....if he's not a step down from Walker why isn't he even getting practice snaps there. I am terrified they fucked this kid up by trying to force his round ass into a square slot.

I think they need to start doing a little rotation at LT right now to make sure they can let Walker leave. This team has just taken WAY the fuck too long to figure out what I said on draft day. Belton is the RG of the future and Morgan is the LT of the future. They both lost a campful of snaps at the position they need work on. Morgan continues to not be able to focus on his future position. And I have to ask....was Rhyan a center all along?

I do like the makeup of the current OL believe it or not. If Belton continues to improve and they all gel as a unit the talent is finally in the right spots...but seriously pay Walker right now or start rotating Morgan in.

[texaspackerbacker]

Did I deny I wrote it? I doubled down on it. The dumbshit claimed I was "begging for" keeping the two he mentioned. The cowardly little p.o.s. just kinda reminds me of those damned fact checkers you often see in the God damned media. You? You did a fine job of just repeating what I just said. Congrats for that hahahaha.

As for namecalling, yeah, I do that sometimes, but only for a select few who really fit the description. Have I namecalled you anything lately?

[Fritz]

So you're criticizing Thunder Dan for just showing you what you actually, actually wrote - as opposed to the "media pukes" who you say make shit up. You said that shit, Tex. There it is. So responding by saying "knock yourself out being a God damn fact checker, you piece of shit" is bullshit, bullshit, bullshit. You thought it would be okay to give up a sixth or seventh for Alexander, and you have been adamant that it'd be fine by you for the Packers to get Rodgers back and trade Love.

Name calling isn't going to change what you wrote.

[texaspackerbacker]

ok hahahaha knock yourself out being a God damn fact checker, you piece of shit.

A very lukewarm endorsement of Alexander - your dumbass comment above said "begging for" bringing him back.

As for the Rodgers comment, I forgot I said that hahahaha, but I stand by every word of it. I'm very thankful we have Love, but I wouldn't mind having the GOAT and several #1 picks instead. I'm pretty sure we'd have just as good a team in the present and maybe better in the future. Does that sound like "begging for" to you, you stupid shithead?

I bet you're a lousy CPA too. I'd take APB anyday.

[ThunderDan]

He you are willing to trade a 6th or 7th rounder for Alexander.

I tend to doubt "his time is done". It's also far from a sure thing that he will return to a quality level better than Valentine, Hobbs, or Nixon (in that order). I think somebody will take a chance on him - either a trade of a 6th or 7th or just signing him if he is cut. I wouldn't mind if the Packers did it.

If a team gets him in trade, they're stuck with his big salary, right?

[ThunderDan]

You start a thread with this post.

As I said, I am all for Jordan Love as much as anybody. I also have always said I wouldn't be surprised if Rodgers plays to the same age as Brady did. I think he would be good for at least 1, maybe 2 or 3 more years, maybe even more - unless he just chose to retire. As good as Love is, I think Rodgers would be as good in the short term, and then of course, we'd have a ton of draft picks.

[texaspackerbacker]

Me? Are you kidding or just stupid?

I haven't said one word about bringing back Rodgers - I don't recall anybody in here even suggesting that. As for Alexander, I sorta half-heartedly endorsed giving him a try/bringing him back cheap if he showed any sign of still being good, but certainly not selling out to get him. As for "getting rid of them", I'm kinda hazy on that in both cases. I thought and still think Rodgers could be effective until well into his 40s. However, if it came down to a decision of keeping him or Love, similar to the way it was many years ago with Favre and him, I would go with the young talent rather than the old superstar. As I recall, Alexander's situation made it pretty obvious that it was best that he was gone.