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<blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 710610" data-attributes="member: 7261"><p>As I alluded to in a post above, I am hoping TT gives some serious thought to sprinkling a few more veterans into the 53 man roster in 2017. Something the Packers roster has been lacking lately is experienced backups and it shows when injuries start adding up.</p><p></p><p>The Packers were the 3rd youngest team at the beginning of 2016, with only the Rams and Browns having younger teams. I also have a feeling that with injuries during the season and the replacements that the Packers made from their PS, they finished the season even younger than they started (subtracting out the "5 months of aging during the season").</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.phillyvoice.com/ranking-nfl-teams-age-after-53-man-cutdowns-2016-edition/" target="_blank">http://www.phillyvoice.com/ranking-nfl-teams-age-after-53-man-cutdowns-2016-edition/</a></p><p></p><p>After I posted that I found this article, its a long read, but a good one. The NFL is getting younger and the inexperience of that is showing in the quality of play.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://theringer.com/the-nfl-has-an-age-problem-7068825845e4#.tijrlqwip" target="_blank">https://theringer.com/the-nfl-has-an-age-problem-7068825845e4#.tijrlqwip</a></p><p></p><p>While I like the draft and develop mentality, I think over relying on it with too many young, inexperienced players, coupled with the typical volume of injuries during the course of an NFL season, is creating a situation where the Packers inexperience can be exposed at one or more positions. If your starting QB goes down and all you have are rookies or inexperienced guys as backups, chances are if you don't go out and sign a veteran, you could be in trouble. That philosophy should be used similarly with many of the other positions IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pokerbrat2000, post: 710610, member: 7261"] As I alluded to in a post above, I am hoping TT gives some serious thought to sprinkling a few more veterans into the 53 man roster in 2017. Something the Packers roster has been lacking lately is experienced backups and it shows when injuries start adding up. The Packers were the 3rd youngest team at the beginning of 2016, with only the Rams and Browns having younger teams. I also have a feeling that with injuries during the season and the replacements that the Packers made from their PS, they finished the season even younger than they started (subtracting out the "5 months of aging during the season"). [URL]http://www.phillyvoice.com/ranking-nfl-teams-age-after-53-man-cutdowns-2016-edition/[/URL] After I posted that I found this article, its a long read, but a good one. The NFL is getting younger and the inexperience of that is showing in the quality of play. [URL]https://theringer.com/the-nfl-has-an-age-problem-7068825845e4#.tijrlqwip[/URL] While I like the draft and develop mentality, I think over relying on it with too many young, inexperienced players, coupled with the typical volume of injuries during the course of an NFL season, is creating a situation where the Packers inexperience can be exposed at one or more positions. If your starting QB goes down and all you have are rookies or inexperienced guys as backups, chances are if you don't go out and sign a veteran, you could be in trouble. That philosophy should be used similarly with many of the other positions IMO. [/QUOTE]
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