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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 664425"><p>Seriously, this clamoring for Jones has an element of closing the barn door after the cows got out.</p><p></p><p>I understand a concern about a repeat of having 2, 3, 4 guys at a position group being out with injuries or underperforming. But is it more likely this will be repeated in 2016 than having a similar issue at another position group? No.</p><p></p><p>I submit for consideration the following which should be of greater concern:</p><p></p><p>- Safety/Nickel: I'm surprised the Packers did not draft a safety, or at least bring in a handful of UDFAs instead of just one. Consider the safety/nickel group of Dix, Burnett, Hyde and Rollins. If 2 of those 4 went down, who graduates to safety/nickel starter? There is nobody currently on this roster you could count on. It gets worse. What if Randall or Shields goes down? You would want to think Rollins would be next man up. Now the safety/nickel spots are even more exposed.</p><p></p><p>To make matters worse, Hyde is in his contract year. There's a very good chance he'll be gone in FA. Then you'll be looking at inexperienced depth in 2017 in an even shallower safety/nickel group in a defense that's not exactly easy to learn (see M.D. Jennings). </p><p></p><p>- ILB: Ryan, Barrington, Martinez, and just some guys on the bubble. One is coming off an IR year and the other is a 4th. round rookie. What if 2 of those guys go down? I fear there's a scheme flexibility concept at work with Matthews as we see with Hyde in order to buy an extra roster spot. If that is the case, I simply say, "Jesus H. Christ, when are you gonna learn?"</p><p></p><p>But it's early.</p><p></p><p>So while your concerns are not entirely unjustified, there are more acute issues to worry about, if you're inclined to worry at all at this juncture, but in the end you cannot cover all possible unknown contingencies.</p><p></p><p>If one really needs to worry about something, then worry about the Vikings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 664425"] Seriously, this clamoring for Jones has an element of closing the barn door after the cows got out. I understand a concern about a repeat of having 2, 3, 4 guys at a position group being out with injuries or underperforming. But is it more likely this will be repeated in 2016 than having a similar issue at another position group? No. I submit for consideration the following which should be of greater concern: - Safety/Nickel: I'm surprised the Packers did not draft a safety, or at least bring in a handful of UDFAs instead of just one. Consider the safety/nickel group of Dix, Burnett, Hyde and Rollins. If 2 of those 4 went down, who graduates to safety/nickel starter? There is nobody currently on this roster you could count on. It gets worse. What if Randall or Shields goes down? You would want to think Rollins would be next man up. Now the safety/nickel spots are even more exposed. To make matters worse, Hyde is in his contract year. There's a very good chance he'll be gone in FA. Then you'll be looking at inexperienced depth in 2017 in an even shallower safety/nickel group in a defense that's not exactly easy to learn (see M.D. Jennings). - ILB: Ryan, Barrington, Martinez, and just some guys on the bubble. One is coming off an IR year and the other is a 4th. round rookie. What if 2 of those guys go down? I fear there's a scheme flexibility concept at work with Matthews as we see with Hyde in order to buy an extra roster spot. If that is the case, I simply say, "Jesus H. Christ, when are you gonna learn?" But it's early. So while your concerns are not entirely unjustified, there are more acute issues to worry about, if you're inclined to worry at all at this juncture, but in the end you cannot cover all possible unknown contingencies. If one really needs to worry about something, then worry about the Vikings. [/QUOTE]
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