Spriggs released

[gopkrs]

Although a few don't agree, this math has been debated ad nauseam several times, the Packers used the following 3 picks to obtain Spriggs: the 57th, 125th and 248th. Instead of drafting 3 players, they got 1.

Or simply put, they used those 3 picks to obtain the #48 pick and used it on Spriggs, but that doesn't add a "4th pick" to the math.

Well it's just as good as saying 3 less 1 equals 3.

 

[Curly Calhoun]

A high draft pick that didn't work out....Every team has them.

Whether due to injuries or not, Spriggs never seemed to progress in his time here. I wish him well wherever he may end up, but to this point, he's been a bust.

Cut bait and move on.

 

[swhitset]

Well......that was a total waste of 3.....draft picks!

now that he’s been cut maybe we can up the number to 4 or more ...i mean he will need to be replaced lol.

 

[Curly Calhoun]

now that he’s been cut maybe we can up the number to 4 or more ...i mean he will need to be replaced lol.

Elgton Jenkins?

Although he appears to be a better fit on the inside.

 

[OldSchool101]

That's interesting, because I would say that functional core strength is one of his biggest deficiencies.

Define “functional core strength” and does it include deficiencies in the gluteus minimus? Please feel free to elaborate to the Maximus.

 

[El Guapo]

I'll hope that the guy catches on somewhere. Not only does it hurt a team when a draft pick doesn't work out, but it can hurt the player to languish in a system that just doesn't work for them. The league is like an arranged marriage for players. Unless your dad is Archie Manning and can dictate where you play as a rookie, you get sent to a system that may not be the right fit. Hopefully Spriggs finds the right fit.

 

[Dantés]

Define “functional core strength” and does it include deficiencies in the gluteus minimus? Please feel free to elaborate to the Maximus.

Lol.

Oftentimes a player's ability to handle powerful rushers at the POA comes down to core strength. That was initially a huge problem for Spriggs. It improved some with time, but a problem it remained.

 

[Deleted member 6794]

A high draft pick that didn't work out....Every team has them.

True, it hurts more when the team has traded up to select that player though.

 

[Deleted member 6794]

Not surprisingly no team claimed Spriggs off waivers, meaning he reverts to the Packers injured reserve list.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Not surprisingly no team claimed Spriggs off waivers, meaning he reverts to the Packers injured reserve list.

Packers should have traded him for at least a first rounder or 3 mid to late round picks.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Spriggs always reminded me a bit of Don Barclay. An OL guy you just wanted to be able to rely on, but couldn't. The big difference between the two though, Barclay was a free agent and therefore not really a bust for what the Packers got out of him.

 

[Mondio]

Barclay was decent though. Came in, worked hard and played a lot for a couple years and played pretty well. He was never the same after his knee injury though. Spriggs just looked like he had the tools, but never put the tools to good use. Very inconsistent, could be decent and then would get beat so badly it was dangerous for the QB. How do you run an offense with someone on the field you don't know if he's going to hold up, or watch as someone runs by with a free shot at a qb? Never knowing if the guy needs so much help it limits everything you do, or if he's going to hold up and allow you to run the play you need? or get your QB blown up?

Barclay had a couple good seasons, Spriggs would give us the better part of a quarter or so before getting beaten badly. At least Barclay had a destroyed knee that limited his ability, Spriggs looked like a monster, but that never came out on the field.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Barclay was decent though. Came in, worked hard and played a lot for a couple years and played pretty well. He was never the same after his knee injury though. Spriggs just looked like he had the tools, but never put the tools to good use. Very inconsistent, could be decent and then would get beat so badly it was dangerous for the QB. How do you run an offense with someone on the field you don't know if he's going to hold up, or watch as someone runs by with a free shot at a qb? Never knowing if the guy needs so much help it limits everything you do, or if he's going to hold up and allow you to run the play you need? or get your QB blown up?

Barclay had a couple good seasons, Spriggs would give us the better part of a quarter or so before getting beaten badly. At least Barclay had a destroyed knee that limited his ability, Spriggs looked like a monster, but that never came out on the field.

I'm on board with that analysis

Basically, Tony Mandarich and Don Barclay had a "love child" and called him Jason.

 

[PikeBadger]

Spriggs always reminded me a bit of Don Barclay. An OL guy you just wanted to be able to rely on, but couldn't. The big difference between the two though, Barclay was a free agent and therefore not really a bust for what the Packers got out of him.

Don Barclay produced more than 90% of league UDFA’s. He was a very good find for the Packers and filled in admirably for two years.

 

[Dantés]

IIRC, Barclay was a lot more serviceable before a major injury. Didn't he break his leg?

 

[PikeBadger]

Well......that was a total waste of 3.....draft picks!

Exhibit A for why I’d rather see a draft day trade down. I still have horrible flashbacks to Sherman’s trade up to “get” BJ Sanders.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

My comparison of Barclay to Spriggs was merely from the standpoint of what the Packers and us fans hoped for and at some points relied on. Guys that showed promise, but too often went out their and looked like a rusty gate or a turnstile. Spriggs was an even bigger disappointment, because of the draft capital and the fact that he was viewed as an eventual quality starter by most.

No doubt Barclay, for an UDFA gave the Packers more than most UDFA's or Spriggs for that matter, but he was still at times a very unreliable backup, who was often the first off the bench to fill in.

 

[Mondio]

IIRC, Barclay was a lot more serviceable before a major injury. Didn't he break his leg?

I don't remember, thought he really tore up his knee, which may have caused some fx's to the tibial plateau or condyle's on the femur. I'm fuzzy on details, big surprise LOL But I remember it being pretty severe and he never really came back from it. I think they gave him 2 more years and he just never improved in the time. Became apparent he wasn't going to be what he was.

 

[Dantés]

I don't remember, thought he really tore up his knee, which may have caused some fx's to the tibial plateau or condyle's on the femur. I'm fuzzy on details, big surprise LOL But I remember it being pretty severe and he never really came back from it. I think they gave him 2 more years and he just never improved in the time. Became apparent he wasn't going to be what he was.

Thats what it was. He started basically all of 2013, was serviceable, missed all of 2014 with that knee injury, and wasn't as reliable when he came back in 2015.

 

[gopkrs]

Exhibit A for why I’d rather see a draft day trade down. I still have horrible flashbacks to Sherman’s trade up to “get” BJ Sanders.

Thankfully he got banged up or knowing McCarthy, Longwell would never have been our kicker. Even though he was obviously better right from the start.
My bad. I was thinking of a very bad field goal kicker we drafted.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Thankfully he got banged up or knowing McCarthy, Longwell would never have been our kicker. Even though he was obviously better right from the start.

I think you are thinking of Brett Conway, who was a Kicker that the Packers used a 3rd round pick on.

 

[gopkrs]

I think you are thinking of Brett Conway, who was a Kicker that the Packers used a 3rd round pick on.

And he was truly awful.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

And he was truly awful.

Well that was probably true, but he suffered a quadriceps injury during training camp. Longwell was brought in and proved himself, so Conway never got to kick for the Packers. He did go on to play for 6-7 yrs for various teams, but yes, he was a wasted 3rd round pick and didn't prove himself to be that great, even when healthy.

The smart part of that whole move was replacing longtime Packer kicker Chris Jacke. Jacke pretty much fell off the face of the earth once he left Green Bay.

 

[HardRightEdge]

A high draft pick that didn't work out....Every team has them.

Some more than others.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

My final note on Spriggs. I think the good news with his release is that this might be an indication that MLF and the Packers are pretty happy with Alex Light, Billy Turner, Elgton Jenkins and the rest of the Packer offensive line depth. While I figured they would give Spriggs one more year on his rookie contract to prove himself, it appears that his injury, as well as his past performance, was enough for the Packers to make the decision this now and save a few bucks in cap space by doing it.