Free Agent Targets

[Poppa San]

Adoree' Jackson, 25, TEN

I wouldn't mind taking a swing at him with a multi-year deal. Cheap out after year 2 depending how his leg heals up. He won't help much if any the first half the year and look "meh" the last half but year 2 and after he could be a stud.

 

[Deleted member 6794]

I hope this isn't like the season we lost Scott Wells and then signed Saturday only to find out he was completely done.

But Saturday made the Pro Bowl in his only season with the Packers

They are just under cap today, so they need to clear $7-8 Mil for the draft class.

People need to understand that while the draft class will account for approximately $9.2 million of cap hit the team will only need up to $2.6 million of cap space as they will replace other players already counting against the cap.

As far as center, we have a luxury of drafting an OT, OG, or OC. We have a bunch of guys who can play multiple positions, a great coach, and a OL friendly system.

With Bakhtiari most likely not being back to full strength late next season the Packers need to add a tackle in my opinion.

ILB Curtis Bolton is a FA...played pretty well for us 2 yrs ago, then blew his ACL & was released for failing his physical. Might be worth another look for competition/depth.

Just for the record, Bolton never played a single down in the regular season.

 

[thisisnate]

kyle fuller would be a great addition obviously, but he's going to get big fat ca$h stacks somewhere else. think we'll be rummaging through the leftovers after the draft.

 

[PackerDNA]

Fuller signed with the Dolphins. Andrews resigned with the Patriots.

 

[Pkrjones]

Fuller signed with the Dolphins. Andrews resigned with the Patriots.

Will Fuller signed with the Dolphins... KYLE Fuller is a CB & was/will be cut by the Bears. His '21 cap # was $20Mil and is $9Mil dead money but saves da Bears $11Mil by cutting him.

 

[thequick12]

kyle fuller would be a great addition obviously, but he's going to get big fat ca$h stacks somewhere else. think we'll be rummaging through the leftovers after the draft.

Kyle Fuller did sign the contract he was just released from, originally as an offer sheet from the Packers....so there's clearly been mutual interest in the recent past

 

[PackerDNA]

Oops, my bad.

 

[Dantés]

I believe through today, the release won’t be official. So they could still trade him.

The Broncos have enough cap space that they might just do that instead of compete for him after he’s cut.

 

[Favre>Rodgers259]

If we are going to sign any MEANINGFUL FAs, we'll know after today:

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[Dantés]

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Maybe.

As Silverstein mentions, they could pay him the bonus and still clear quite a bit of space on his deal.

There is also the possibility of extending Adams.

 

[thequick12]

Maybe.

As Silverstein mentions, they could pay him the bonus and still clear quite a bit of space on his deal.

There is also the possibility of extending Adams.

Exactly, they're only forgoing 2.26 m in 2021 cap savings if they pay the bonus.

They could also still cut dean Lowry 3.3 m savings which would cover their entire draft class. Then the Rodgers restructure and Adams extension can free up space for in season moves and maybe one or two significant free agent aquisitions. Kyle Fuller/Richard Sherman Ty Hilton/kenny golladay

With the new tv/media deals being signed the can only has to be kicked down the road to 2023 at which point the cap is gonna go up a record amount

 

[swhitset]

Kyle Fuller did sign the contract he was just released from, originally as an offer sheet from the Packers....so there's clearly been mutual interest in the recent past

I was going to say earlier that his release may be in part due to the Packers lol. The Packers forced the Bears to up the ante on his contract when they signed him...

 

[GreenReign]

It's true that Sullivan is currently the second best cornerback on the roster but the Packers definitely need to improve the talent level at the position by adding an outside CB before the start of the season.



My point is that you have to give something up some compensation to acquire Ertz and inherit his current contract as well. It doesn't matter as the Packers shouldn't think about adding a tight end making that much money this offseason anyway.



It seems Jones would count $19.25 million towards the cap in 2023. There's no way the Packers keep him at that price.



The Packers currently have more pressing needs than to be worried about the third running back on the depth chart.

Hence why I said day 3. We had more pressing needs than HB and QB last year, yet here we are.

 

[Dantés]

Alright, friends... gather around while old Dantés gets something off his chest.

So Desmond King has been regarded for a few years as an excellent defensive back. This is due completely and solely to PFF putting big grades on him. I'm not saying he is or isn't good in reality; I don't know that. But the fact that he's widely regarded as being good is all PFF. And that's fine-- they could be right. This is not an anti PFF take; they do a fine job.

But here is King's history: was drafted in the 5th round and in the last year he's been traded for a 6th, allowed to walk by the acquiring team, and then signed to one of the worst teams in the league for a very modest salary.

So yesterday, Peter Bukowski tweeted this:

Why does the NFL just not like Desmond King? Dude is legit good yet he’s been traded for peanuts and signed for some other kind of peanuts.

So here's the thing-- I have never in my life sat down and intentionally watched Desmond King play pro football. And here's something else-- neither has Peter Bukowski.

His assertion that "Dude is legit good" is obviously based solely on PFF giving him big grades. Because virtually no one is carefully studying players on teams that they don't cover, and even if he was, he wouldn't really know the finer points of what he's looking at (and neither would I or most fans).

And so this is what irks me. Basically the entirety of the NFL has told us in one way or another (by passing on him in the draft, not paying more than a late rounder to acquire him, good teams not being interested, signing a one year deal for like 3M or whatever) that they do not think much of this guy as a player. And then on the other side, you've got a player analysis website that loves him. And so Twitter Bros throw out takes that accept the PFF grade as gospel and don't even stop to consider that maybe the league might be right.

If this is you-- stop it. PFF is not the problem. People who think that PFF gives the final word/answer on everything are the problem. Don't be that guy.

Thank you for your time. Have a wonderful day.

 

[Favre>Rodgers259]

Maybe.

As Silverstein mentions, they could pay him the bonus and still clear quite a bit of space on his deal.

There is also the possibility of extending Adams.

Exactly, they're only forgoing 2.26 m in 2021 cap savings if they pay the bonus.

But that only begs the question, why leave $2.26M on the table? That is, in my opinion is a role player type salary. Hell, for that amount, we could have kept Jamaal.

Or, that could also be the difference between adding someone like Adam Humphries/Sammy Watkins, or adding someone like Chris Conley/DeDe Westbrook.

They could also still cut dean Lowry 3.3 m savings which would cover their entire draft class. Then the Rodgers restructure and Adams extension can free up space for in season moves and maybe one or two significant free agent aquisitions. Kyle Fuller/Richard Sherman Ty Hilton/kenny golladay

I agree, but I think the Packers feel more justified doing that to Lowry after the Draft, seeing as after Clark and KeKe he's all we have. He's probably the restructure for in-season cap space.

Baltimore has reached out to Golladay, with $12.5M in cap space I don't see them letting him walk away. Again, that $2.26M could have came in handy right there as well.

EDIT - JuJu just turned down the Ravens and Chiefs to stay with the Steelers, Golladay is as good as gone....I expect Ravens to go all in on him.

 

[Dantés]

But that only begs the question, why leave $2.26M on the table? That is, in my opinion is a role player type salary. Hell, for that amount, we could have kept Jamaal.

Or, that could also be the difference between adding someone like Adam Humphries/Sammy Watkins, or adding someone like Chris Conley/DeDe Westbrook.



I agree, but I think the Packers feel more justified doing that to Lowry after the Draft, seeing as after Clark and KeKe he's all we have. He's probably the restructure for in-season cap space.

Golladay is talking to Baltimore, with $12.5M in cap space I don't see them letting him walk away. Again, that $2.26M could have came in handy right there as well.

EDIT - JuJu just turned down the Ravens and Chiefs to stay with the Steelers, Golladay is as good as gone.

I can't answer your question-- I'm just saying that paying it won't be a final answer to us as to whether or not the Packers make a significant move.

 

[Dantés]

Steven Nelson, CB of the Steelers, has been given permission to seek a trade.

He's 28, is supposed to be a quality zone corner, and has inside/outside versatility.

He has one more year on his deal at 8.25M base salary. If he's acquired, I assume they'd need to work an extension and spread out the cap hit.

If he's cut, he adds to the list of veteran corner options who could upgrade on King.

 

[Schultz]

WR-Willie Snead
RB- J. McKinnon

 

[Favre>Rodgers259]

I can't answer your question-- I'm just saying that paying it won't be a final answer to us as to whether or not the Packers make a significant move.

I wasn't necessarily expecting you to but I think we could all reasonably agree that if the roster wouldn't change creating the most amount of cap room makes sense.

 

[Dantés]

So far in this FA period, the Houston Texans have signed or traded for:

• Vernon Hargreaves
• Justin Britt
• Terrence Brooks
• Christians Kirksey
• Kamu Grugier-Hill
• Terrance Mitchell
• Tyrod Taylor
• Maliek Collins
• Chris Moore
• Kevin Pierre-Louis
• Joe Thomas
• Justin McCray
• Andre Roberts
• Tremon Smith
• Tae Davis
• Tavierre Thomas
• Mark Ingram
• Shaq Lawson
• Ryan Finley
• Marcus Cannon
• Donte Moncrief
• Alex Erickson
• Desmond King
• Ryan Izzo

What on earth are they doing? They've been around since 2002, but they're acting like an expansion team.

 

[Favre>Rodgers259]

Only Hargreaves, Smith, Moncrief, and King stood out to me as guys I wouldn't mind playing for the Packers. They are in desperate need of a rebuild as everyone currently on the roster is trying to bail so I don't blame them.

 

[Dantés]

Only Hargreaves, Smith, Moncrief, and King stood out to me as guys I wouldn't mind playing for the Packers. They are in desperate need of a rebuild as everyone currently on the roster is trying to bail so I don't blame them.

There’s absolutely no justification for filling your terrible roster with bad veterans who cost 4-6 times as much as rookies.

 

[Poppa San]

WR-Willie Snead

Estimated market value for a player whose stats last season were comparable to Alan Lazard.

RB- J. McKinnon

Has he recovered fully from his knee injury? I don' think he's the same athlete that Minnesota drafted 7 seasons ago.

 

[Dantés]

With Jones and Dillon in house, the Packers should fill out the RB with day 3 or undrafted rookies.

 

[RepStar15]

Akeim Hicks to GB makes so much sense. MLF gushed over him last season and with the Packers entire Dline depth consistent of only Clark, Keke and Lowry he would be a much needed upgrade. I would probably prefer him over a CB at this point.