I read the headline, then I asked myself some questions before I read the article.

🇺🇸 How many of the five are pass catchers.
🇺🇸 How many are blockers
🇺🇸 How many would be old guys that would make cutting a young guy necessary.

I was not disappointed, it broke down pretty much the way I thought.

Look, I know this is the dead part of the year, and I know you always are looking for way to improve the team. But at some point, you have to dance with the girl you brought and quit wishing she was someone else. This roster has been built over years, and only about 44 position players are going to dress out. We'll have to cut 37 guys already to make the 53 man limit.

Take WR, for example. Who would we cut? Cobb, who is Rodgers' best friend on the team and is playing for free? Lazard? Watkins? Doubs? Lazard? Amari?

IMO, with training camp around the corner, it's not about adding more talent to the pile, it's about building a team that can fight through a ton of stuff in the world's most grueling competition for six months. I'm not expecting the GM to add any kind of real difference maker to this roster at this point. We could really use a dependable right tackle, but we let Billy Taylor go and I don't think we're going to find a better guy available at this point. Clearly, the Packers think they have an answer at RT that is better than keeping Taylor would have been.

So, as Norman Dale said to the student body at Hickory High, "This is your team".

I can't totally agree with LH, but can't discount his comments by any means.
I'm not sure who will be brought in, but we have cash and depth positions to fill. I'm hoping Gutey can use one to fill the other, whomever it is. Especially at safety, edge, Tackle and maybe TE. GPG!

Lockett: He'd be expensive right around the time that Rodgers will probably be exiting. Would he fit with a different QB?
Hughes: Seems like the team has already done a similar move with Reed. Why duplicate, and pay draft capital also?
Agnew: Effectively, another rookie for Rodgers to get used to. Why?
Reagor: Another guy who is underperforming. Another rookie for Rodgers to get used to. One pick before Jefferson? So, they made a huge mistake.
Johnson: Finally, someone who is somewhat intriguing. A decent kick returner, and a player for LaFleur to utilize in creative ways? This might actually work. And if he wants too much next year, adios.

I'm not against them adding another Edge or DB to the mix but that doesn't have to be done now and it doesn't have to be a high cost trade. Maybe a player for player swap at cutdowns. Depending on how the season is going an addition before the trade deadline for a veteran player looking for a ring could be a good investment. You could say the Rams paid way too much for a half season of Von Miller but they should get a 3rd or 4th round comp pick out of it and there's no denying he and OBJ helped them to a title.

Do the Packers NEED to sign other players because they aren't confident in what they have to make a roster worthy of the goal?

I think the FO needs to wait until camp starts and see who is what, who has what, who isn't what they seemed, and the injuries that will likely come about.

Naturally, if a steal deal comes about that fills a need, whether starter or solid backup, do it, if able, but he has to be better now than what you replace, and not better in a distant past.

OT
OLB
S
TE

I think that is the order for adding starters or depth. And really TE might be the only place where a starter is needed, depending on how the OT injuries shake out. If a WR is added, it will be a veteran in November, but by then I think we will find it is not needed (hopefully).

If you are going to take the time at least give us some realistic options. Jerry Hughes as you said just signed, if he is available than he is washed up. Lockett isn't going any where. Agnew doesn't really bring much to the table and Robinson was the best part of the Jags offense. You don't trade for the Juwan Johnson's of the world, they can be found. Reagor is the only person of the 5 that is an interesting idea. Philly might look to garner something with him since they have made some moves at WR this off season. I would like to see an edge rusher or OL.

Safety is the thinnest position on the roster (outside of punter), and I say that because I'm still not sure who Darnell Savage is.

If we're talking about making moves, and we're not talking about adding depth to the Safety room, what the hell are actually talking about?

No need to think about this because none of the trades will happen. The team needs to stand pat with the roster until they can boil down some of the dead money on the cap. I doubt seriously that any NFC team will try to strengthen Green Bay.

Another consideration is giving up draft picks. As time goes on the picks are going to be golden. That is how the Packers will stay competitive. I look at the positions where Green Bay could swap a player to another team and I don't see a position that is so deep that they would do that.

Oddly enough the one player that could get dealt(and very likely won't) is Jordan Love. But giving up your possible QB of the future(and affordable too) is a stretch. Some team short on QB's might come calling, but the Packers would be dangerously thin at QB if Rodgers got hurt and Love was traded.

I would not sacrifice any significant draft capital for any of these players. Nothing before the season. I would only make a move if there is a disasterous number of injuries at a position group during camp.

Jerry Hughes is 34. Houston signed him for 2 years, $10M with $5.5M fully guaranteed, including just a $2.5M signing bonus. GB might acquire him mid-season for $1.2M to $1.5M but would be on the hook for at least his $1M guaranteed base salary in 2023. He can still play, though his missed tackles percentages are enormous for the last three seasons. A dubious move by the Saints, who do not want to admit they are rebuilding.

Lockett turns 30 in September. $28M dead money is a lot, so with that and Lockett being good it probably takes at least a first round pick. The cap is doable for Seattle: they gain about $3M in cap space for 2022 and lose about $4.4M in cap space in 2023. It is notable that Lockett did not defer his option bonus ($13M) that was due 2/18/22. That increased his dead money by that amount, and was paid prior to the time Seattle could trade him. Lockett has also criticized the offensive game plans, suggesting that opponents were playing different schemes than expected, including a lot more two high safety looks, and arguably alluding to an unwillingness or inability on the part of Russell Wilson to use the middle of the field. IDK. He is a good player and the money would work, but AR hasn't gone over the middle much lately, he is getting older, and it would take some high draft picks.

Agnew is 27. He has played 56 games in five seasons. His high is 260 snaps on offense, and 202 on STs. He is a competent KR and PR. He is a gadget player. He gained 229 yards with a 9.5 yard average per rec and 5.9 per attempt. 7 rushing attempts for 111 yards (15.9 yd/att average). His base salary is $4M. A nice luxury but that might be steep.

Juwan Johnson is an ERFA and former UDFA. Checking Canal Street Chronicles, they think Taysum Hill and Adam Trautman are their move or Y tight ends, with Nick Vannett as the blocker. They were wondering if Juwan Johnson had added enough weight/muscle to the 231 pounds he had at the combine to become a dual purpose TE. Johnson has long arms, big hands, and ran a 4.58 forty with a good 3-cone (6.94), but benched just 14 reps and had some issues with routes and drops, but was good blocking in space. They were running articles on adding Eric Ebron and noted that the Saints had brought in numerous TEs for tryouts. IDK. Tyler Davis was 22 pounds heavier and benched 23 reps, but ran a 4.71. I would not give much for Johnson.

Jalen Reagor was drafted high. Great vertical and broad numbers, and a decent forty, but guys who run 7.31 three-cones and don't do a pro day don't do much for me. Returns punts (7.3 average) and kickoffs (21.3 ave). Has 2 fumbles in 2020 on not that many touches (39 in '20) and 2 more fumbles on 86 touches (includes receptions, rushes, PR and KR) in 2021. I don't see the rationale for Philly dumping him or GB wanting him, at least in particular.

I'll say no to getting these guys listed. We have players on the team, now, who are not utilized enough. I want to see Amari Rodgers strictly as a WR and not on STs, where he was not great. I wonder how much time Doubs and Toure will see on the offense, this season? I think we have something in these guys and let's see what they can do before we get someone else who will make them compete for playing time or relegate them to the practice squad, and maybe create another cap mess for us.

I am not sure about the examples presented. Yet I like that the Packers now have a GM who isn’t afraid to make a move if needed.