VERY Early Stab At Predicting the 2021 53 Man Roster

[Poppa San]

OLs (9) - Bahk, Jenkins, Meyers, Patrick, Turner, Newman, Runyan, Braden, Kelly

I still expect Bahk to start on the PUP list. I think Patrick has played his way OFF the team and they'll look to save his $2m cap hit with someone younger/cheaper. He could be a trade candidate for someone needing a journeyman guard. As a center he is bad. Always can expect an errant shot gun snap or three.

*Its either Ento or Yiadom.

Ento. Yiadom didn't impress.

 

[Snoops]

To the King supporters let me remind you. He got torched in the NFC Championship, and now with the Cobb contract we're less than a quarter mil from the cap. I can see him being an ability casualty and a cap casualty.

His salary as well as with Lowry cut would be well spent on a better d lineman king sucks it’s time to move on. Lancaster sucks too

 

[Snoops]

Is there a team with deep punter competition...?
We should just pick up Thomas Morstead.

Pat mcafee lol!!!

 

[PackFan2]

Is there a team with deep punter competition...?
We should just pick up Thomas Morstead.

Rams punting comp. Hekker vs Bojorquez. Hekker is the presumed starter but Bojorquez did very well last year. Bojorquez also had votes for All-Pro team lost out to Jack Fox (Lions).

Either one would be an upgrade to JK Scott.

 

[tynimiller]

I think I've seen enough, barring injuries.
Final Roster Prediciton


Offense(25)
QBs (2) - Rodgers, Love

RBs (3) - Jones, Dillon, Hill

WRs (7) - Adams, Lazard, MVS, Cobb, Funchess, Am. Rodgers, Taylor
*I think Taylor played himself into a slot. Taylor provides special teams experience and shows he's a reliable catcher.

TEs (4) - Lewis, Tonyan, Deguara, Dafney

OLs (9) - Bahk, Jenkins, Meyers, Patrick, Turner, Newman, Runyan, Braden, Kelly


Defense (25)
DLs (5) - Clark, Lowry, Keke, Slaton, Lancaster
*Really liked Heflin/Previlon in the run game. Too similar to Lancaster.

ILBs (5) - Campbell, Burks, Barnes, Martin, Summers,

OLBs (4) - Z Smith, P Smith, Gary, Rivers
*Rivers beats out Garvin due to special teams. I don't think Garvin provides any special teams. Coach Smith said the 4th EDGE has to provide sp. teams skills (which Ramsey provided). + Martin has been getting some snaps at EDGE too.

CBs (6) - Jaire, Stokes, King, Sullivan, SJC, Yiadom
*Its either Ento or Yiadom.

Ss (5) - Amos, Savage, Scott, Gaines, Black


Special Teams (3)
Special (3) - Crosby, Scott, Hunter
*Anyone else tired of JK Scott..? I really feel like our Punter is currently on another team.

Not sure it still qualifies as a very early stab anymore two preseason games in but like it!

 

[PackFan2]

Not sure it still qualifies as a very early stab anymore two preseason games in but like it!

I didnt see a thread and didnt want to make one, so I just updated it lol.

 

[Mondio]

I definitely feel like Scott is leaving the door wide open for his replacement wherever he may be

 

[RicFlairoftheNFL]

His salary as well as with Lowry cut would be well spent on a better d lineman king sucks it’s time to move on. Lancaster sucks too

I like how you think Snoops I've thought upgrades from King, Lowry and even Lancaster would help. Seems like with Slaton and Heflin we may have that now.

 

[RicFlairoftheNFL]

I think I've seen enough, barring injuries.
Final Roster Prediciton


Offense(25)
QBs (2) - Rodgers, Love

RBs (3) - Jones, Dillon, Hill

WRs (7) - Adams, Lazard, MVS, Cobb, Funchess, Am. Rodgers, Taylor
*I think Taylor played himself into a slot. Taylor provides special teams experience and shows he's a reliable catcher.

TEs (4) - Lewis, Tonyan, Deguara, Dafney

OLs (9) - Bahk, Jenkins, Meyers, Patrick, Turner, Newman, Runyan, Braden, Kelly


Defense (25)
DLs (5) - Clark, Lowry, Keke, Slaton, Lancaster
*Really liked Heflin/Previlon in the run game. Too similar to Lancaster.

ILBs (5) - Campbell, Burks, Barnes, Martin, Summers,

OLBs (4) - Z Smith, P Smith, Gary, Rivers
*Rivers beats out Garvin due to special teams. I don't think Garvin provides any special teams. Coach Smith said the 4th EDGE has to provide sp. teams skills (which Ramsey provided). + Martin has been getting some snaps at EDGE too.

CBs (6) - Jaire, Stokes, King, Sullivan, SJC, Yiadom
*Its either Ento or Yiadom.

Ss (5) - Amos, Savage, Scott, Gaines, Black


Special Teams (3)
Special (3) - Crosby, Scott, Hunter
*Anyone else tired of JK Scott..? I really feel like our Punter is currently on another team.

I love my inside linebackers but I don't think we keep 5. I do think Campbell and Barnes are your starters week 1, after that I think one of Burks, Martin or Summers gets cut. For me I cut the vet, cause Summers and Martin are young enough they can still learn.

 

[Dantés]

Here's my guess. Locks are in bold.

Quarterback (2)

-Aaron Rodgers
-Jordan Love

Running Back (3)

-Aaron Jones
-A.J. Dillon
-Kylin Hill

Tight End (4): Dafney might be the likelier guy, but Kaufusi is apparently having a strong camp. He has the kind of frame that could make him a potential replacement to Lewis. Those guys are both hard to find and important to this offense.

-Robert Tonyan
-Marcedes Lewis
-Josiah Deguara
-Bronson Kaufusi

Wide Receiver (6): Funchess is probably the better wide receiver compared to Taylor, but he's not the better special teamer, which is why I think they may try to trade Funchess and keep Taylor.

-Davante Adams
-Marquez Valdes-Scantling
-Allen Lazard
-Randall Cobb
-Amari Rodgers
-Malik Taylor

Offensive Line (9): If they pull Bakh off the PUP before the season, they could carry 10, or one of these guys may not make it. Patrick could be a surprise cut/trade if they are comfortable with Newman, Runyan, and Braden inside.

-Elgton Jenkins
-Josh Myers
-Billy Turner
-Royce Newman
-Jon Runyan Jr.
-Ben Braden
-Dennis Kelly
-Lucas Patrick
-Yosh Nijman

Defensive Line (6): I don't think that Lancaster gets beat out by a younger player, but if he does I think it may be Heflin.

-Kenny Clark
-Dean Lowry
-Kingsley Keke
-T.J. Slaton
-Jack Heflin
-Tyler Lancaster

Linebacker (4): There are lots of bodies here, but little certainty to me beyond Barnes and Campbell. I think Burks and Summers are likely because of ST value. Martin is far from a lock, but they might like his inside/outside versatility.

-Krys Barnes
-De'vondre Campbell
-Oren Burks
-Ty Summers
-Kamal Martin

Edge (4): I did not realize this, but it seems like Ramsey had the OLB4 job on lockdown given how disappointed they were in his injury. Rivers, Galeia, and Garvin are all possibilities-- or none of the above. Kick/punt coverage will be key.

-Za'Darius Smith
-Preston Smith
-Rashan Gary
-Chauncey Rivers OR roster cut

Cornerback (6): I think that Ento is the better corner, but when you're the 6th guy, you're there for teams. Yiadom, based on what I hear, is a good kick/punt cover guy.

-Jaire Alexander
-Eric Stokes
-Kevin King
-Chandon Sullivan
-Shemar Jean-Charles
-Isaac Yiadom

Safety (5)

-Adrian Amos
-Darnell Savage
-Vernon Scott
-Henry Black
-Innis Gaines

Specialists (3): They've given Scott plenty of time to get things figured out and he hasn't; I think it's time to move on.

-Mason Crosby
-Hunter Bradley
-Another team's roster cut

Practice Squad (10)

-Kurt Benkert, QB
-Patrick Taylor, RB
-Dominique Dafney, TE
-Juwann Winfree, WR
-Cole Van Lanen, OL
-Jack Heflin, DL
-Tipa Galeia, EDGE
-Isaiah McDuffie, LB
-Kabion Ento, CB
-Christian Uphoff, S

 

[Deleted member 6794]

His salary as well as with Lowry cut would be well spent on a better d lineman king sucks it’s time to move on. Lancaster sucks too

You repeating that the Packers should move on from King over and over again doesn't change the fact that he's a lock to make the roster. The team won't take an additional cap hit of $1.8 million to move on from him.

 

[Mondio]

I haven't seen much of them yet, but #90 seemed to be in on a lot every time I did watch. I don't think he'd be a downgrade from Lancaster, and maybe he has more?

 

[tynimiller]

I haven't seen much of them yet, but #90 seemed to be in on a lot every time I did watch. I don't think he'd be a downgrade from Lancaster, and maybe he has more?

Heflin has been playing admirably this preseason. The crucial part of the whole thing is will he do so when it isn't the preseason. That is the tough part of evaluating what you see, I mean there have been times Slaton looks like an All Pro throwing OL around - then you realize oh that is a rookie 6th round back up...

I'm not opposed to moving on from Lancaster and rolling the dice with Heflin...a gap plugger DL is typically something you can find on the market should the dice roll fail us.

 

[PackerfaninCarolina]

Keep 3 QBs - drop 1 TE .... Booyah!!!! Lol

 

[tynimiller]

I will go on record on the QB topic that if we don't intend to keep 3, trade Benkert don't just let him walk. At minimum snag another guy that was most likely one his way out like we did with Josh Jackson and Yiadom trade. Benkert will not clear waivers to be placed on our practice squad, I'm almost willing to place a serious wager to that effect.

 

[Dantés]

Benkert might not clear waivers, but I really don't think he's a tradeable asset.

 

[tynimiller]

Benkert might not clear waivers, but I really don't think he's a tradeable asset.

Jackson could get a player swap Benkert sure as heck should be able to at minimum do same. If I were the GM that would always be my concept or approach to items personally. I mean even if it is a OLB or a DL or OL I think I could stash on my PS more likely I'm doing it.

 

[PackerfaninCarolina]

Neither option would cut it for me. Well, I mean if they were willing to trade out a punter who could boot that thing 60 or 70 yards consistently, or another edge rusher to compliment the Smiths and Gary in exchange for Benkert, I'd certainly have to consider it. But I really don't want just some throw away bum in exchange for him because so far his services, even as a 3rd string QB are just too valuable to me. Didn't like that we let Taysom Hill go to New Orleans back in 2017, and losing Benkert would probably be worse as he's a better passer and certainly way better than those losers we had like Harrell, Tolzein, Callahan, Hundley, Kizer and Boyle.

I definitely think the only way we're keeping him is going with three QBs and why not? Should Rodgers end up being gone and Love take over next year we'd be set at #2 as well.

 

[tynimiller]

Neither option would cut it for me. Well, I mean if they were willing to trade out a punter who could boot that thing 60 or 70 yards consistently, or another edge rusher to compliment the Smiths and Gary in exchange for Benkert, I'd certainly have to consider it. But I really don't want just some throw away bum in exchange for him because so far his services, even as a 3rd string QB are just too valuable to me. Didn't like that we let Taysom Hill go to New Orleans back in 2017, and losing Benkert would probably be worse as he's a better passer and certainly way better than those losers we had like Harrell, Tolzein, Callahan, Hundley, Kizer and Boyle.

I definitely think the only way we're keeping him is going with three QBs and why not? Should Rodgers end up being gone and Love take over next year we'd be set at #2 as well.

I believe you missed the key/crucial part of my point; "if you are not planning on keeping 3 QB's"

I am a much larger fan of keeping 3 QBs this year than most years in the past honestly.

 

[Dantés]

Jackson could get a player swap Benkert sure as heck should be able to at minimum do same. If I were the GM that would always be my concept or approach to items personally. I mean even if it is a OLB or a DL or OL I think I could stash on my PS more likely I'm doing it.

Jackson, a player who was going to be cut, drew back Yiadom, a player who was going to be cut.

I don't see that as compelling evidence that there's a trade to be had for Benkert. Maybe I'm wrong. I think people are overreacting to the Jets game.

 

[Dantés]

I haven't seen much of them yet, but #90 seemed to be in on a lot every time I did watch. I don't think he'd be a downgrade from Lancaster, and maybe he has more?

Yeah, I think on further consideration that Heflin might have a good shot to make the team.

 

[Poppa San]

I will go on record on the QB topic that if we don't intend to keep 3, trade Benkert don't just let him walk. At minimum snag another guy that was most likely one his way out like we did with Josh Jackson and Yiadom trade. Benkert will not clear waivers to be placed on our practice squad, I'm almost willing to place a serious wager to that effect.

This I can agree with. I thought he was almost throw for throw equal to the #2 pick in the draft. Give him the starters and time with them in camp and he'd be right there. The last game gave him at least a little bit of trade value. Maybe for a punter or long snapper that lost the camp battle or a conditional 6/7.

 

[tynimiller]

Jackson, a player who was going to be cut, drew back Yiadom, a player who was going to be cut.

I don't see that as compelling evidence that there's a trade to be had for Benkert. Maybe I'm wrong. I think people are overreacting to the Jets game.

Eh I kinda felt this way before the Jets game personally, but to be fair I think I was irrationally high on him. I could still be for sure, but if he does well over the next two and we don't plan on keeping him it would be an entire misjudgement IMO of management to not minimum get a dice roll player back for him at another position.

 

[PackerfaninCarolina]

I believe you missed the key/crucial part of my point; "if you are not planning on keeping 3 QB's"

I am a much larger fan of keeping 3 QBs this year than most years in the past honestly.

I did, I probably should have worded my last sentence a little better and perhaps omitted the phrase "only way we're keeping him"

I mean I get that we as fans always like to look at how we can recoup something from a player who we deem has value of some sort and I get where you're coming from.there. But I'm just thinking of what we would get in exchange for him at this point, and I would say it would probably be a player of less value than his services. Therefore, trading him vs losing him to waivers might net a small positive, but likely a negligible one.

 

[tynimiller]

I did, I probably should have worded my last sentence a little better and perhaps omitted the phrase "only way we're keeping him"

I mean I get that we as fans always like to look at how we can recoup something from a player who we deem has value of some sort and I get where you're coming from.there. But I'm just thinking of what we would get in exchange for him at this point, and I would say it would probably be a player of less value than his services. Therefore, trading him vs losing him to waivers might net a small positive, but likely a negligible one.

If moving forward with just 2 QBs, shoot I'd be willing to even move him to a team for a conditional 7th depending on how much time he sees on active gameday rosters. Anything, or take back like I said a OL or DL or OLB that is heading for cuts that we have spotted and plug on our practice squad for later.

Basically I'm of the concept of doing all I can rather than just letting a guy like him at a crucial position just walk. In the end I honestly think we keep 3 QBs and this all is for nought.