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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 429363" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Interesting initial post, FrankRizzo. IMO Wells is more likely to stay than leave via UFA, even if he does test the market. I think he has more value to the Packers than to other teams. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">I know what you mean – Flynn is worth more than a pick at the end of the third round - but I’d be careful calling such a pick a “chump” pick. Josh Sitton, Desmond Bishop, TJ Lang, Marshall Newhouse and James Starks all were selected after the third round. And it’s worth a reminder that so was Matt Flynn. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">If Walden doesn’t get jail time (I don't think he will), IMO he’ll return but he’ll have to make the team if he’s in camp this year. Neither Jones, Walden, nor Zombo are the answer opposite Clay unless one of the them dramatically improves and that’s extremely unlikely IMO. But having them compete for the backup LB jobs makes sense IMO. IMO So'oto has the best chance of emerging at ROLB of those on the roster but they obviously can't rely on that. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Lee was drafted because the draft is a crap shoot and sometimes even a top-ten pick flames out, let alone a second rounder. If Thompson can tag and trade Flynn he could screw up that pick too, but I like his chances. Good point about Grant and that probably applies to Lee and Green: how much interest will they receive on the open market? And is Green worth a roster spot in any event?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Bush is one of the best gunners in the league and they used him more on D than most expected. He’s a backup at CB and safety. If he doesn’t demand too much I think he’s back, too. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Driver can’t stay at his $5M salary but if I were Thompson I’d offer about $1.5M. Trading Jones would be great but he received little or no interest in the market last off season. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Thompson and free agency? That’s really difficult to predict except to say Thompson won’t be a player in the initial high priced frenzy. I have no idea what the Titan’s front office thinks of Jason Jones but I wonder how many others who read “When healthy…” at the beginning of your description thought, ‘oh no…’? </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">As for the draft, this far out when I see the players the mock drafts have the Packers taking, I think the chances that player will be the pick are very slim. I find mock drafts interesting, but I’ll bet right now Ted Thompson has no idea where players will end up on his board. At this point what I’m hoping for most is that players on the offensive side of the ball take up a disproportional number of the picks before the Packers pick in the first round.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 429363, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Georgia]Interesting initial post, FrankRizzo. IMO Wells is more likely to stay than leave via UFA, even if he does test the market. I think he has more value to the Packers than to other teams. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Georgia]I know what you mean – Flynn is worth more than a pick at the end of the third round - but I’d be careful calling such a pick a “chump” pick. Josh Sitton, Desmond Bishop, TJ Lang, Marshall Newhouse and James Starks all were selected after the third round. And it’s worth a reminder that so was Matt Flynn. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Georgia]If Walden doesn’t get jail time (I don't think he will), IMO he’ll return but he’ll have to make the team if he’s in camp this year. Neither Jones, Walden, nor Zombo are the answer opposite Clay unless one of the them dramatically improves and that’s extremely unlikely IMO. But having them compete for the backup LB jobs makes sense IMO. IMO So'oto has the best chance of emerging at ROLB of those on the roster but they obviously can't rely on that. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Georgia]Lee was drafted because the draft is a crap shoot and sometimes even a top-ten pick flames out, let alone a second rounder. If Thompson can tag and trade Flynn he could screw up that pick too, but I like his chances. Good point about Grant and that probably applies to Lee and Green: how much interest will they receive on the open market? And is Green worth a roster spot in any event?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Georgia]Bush is one of the best gunners in the league and they used him more on D than most expected. He’s a backup at CB and safety. If he doesn’t demand too much I think he’s back, too. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Georgia]Driver can’t stay at his $5M salary but if I were Thompson I’d offer about $1.5M. Trading Jones would be great but he received little or no interest in the market last off season. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Georgia]Thompson and free agency? That’s really difficult to predict except to say Thompson won’t be a player in the initial high priced frenzy. I have no idea what the Titan’s front office thinks of Jason Jones but I wonder how many others who read “When healthy…” at the beginning of your description thought, ‘oh no…’? [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Georgia]As for the draft, this far out when I see the players the mock drafts have the Packers taking, I think the chances that player will be the pick are very slim. I find mock drafts interesting, but I’ll bet right now Ted Thompson has no idea where players will end up on his board. At this point what I’m hoping for most is that players on the offensive side of the ball take up a disproportional number of the picks before the Packers pick in the first round.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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