It would not surprise me if a trade or trades occur after this next exhibition game. The return won’t be great but I would think other rosters don’t have the level of talent GB has. Their GMs might roll the dice and see who the Packers release, but some might not want to take their chances. Could be interesting.

Neither PFF nor, more importantly, the coaches seem to trust Sternberger. PFF is instructive not for the low rating primarily, but for the reasons. Sternberger is a player who disappears in the passing game most of the time and is a liability in the ground game. He’s likely not retained absent injury. That is your spot.

Call Funchess a TE if it makes you feel more comfortable. WRs: Adams, MVS, Lazard, Cobb, Rodgers, Taylor. TE/WR: Funchess. TEs: Tonyan, Lewis. H-Backs: Deguara and Daffney.

Daffney, Taylor, Rodgers/Cobb and Lazard can all play STs well (or return). That’s a viable number. Daffney can also play FB if we want one and may be our best ST player based on last year.

PS is Winfree and Bagelton at WR and TE Kaufusi (as Lewis’ back up and continuing development). EQ is likely done absent a miracle. Taylor and Winfree outplayed him in camp, he’s not a ST player, he’s never been consistent and his contract is up this year and he can’t get in the field.

You don’t trade Funchess in a year when you are all in. He might be our third or even second most potent weapon at WR and will draw opponents’ attention. There has been a lot of rubbish talked about him here, but he’s shown he’s in shape, effective and versatile.

Cobb and Rodgers likely won’t both be active initially. Taylor can provide game day slot cover and may now be able to cover all spots to some extent given his speed and be active on ST and as return cover.

Nijman was our best T on the day, but Braden did help himself considerably and Newman probably proved he can start. I do not get the Patrick hate though. He and Braden were moving people consistently. One of the holding calls was accepted to be bogus. The other was iffy. What matters is more how he played, and even at C he seemed to be more effective than other candidates for G or back up C.

Ento whiffed on 2 tackles but made some key ones later and key plays on ST. Overall, the mix and match D backfield in the first half was a mess of confusion and missed assignments. Hard to judge without knowing who was supposed to be where. Previlon was awful. He’s too small and either needs to add a lot of muscle or he’s too slow. Heflin looks like he has more than just bulk to offer and could be another who forces a tough roster choice.

Taylor got panned for the fumble, but quietly put up a 6.0 ypc average. Given his injury and lack of playing/practice time, the fumble may be a little more understandable, but that kind of production you keep. If Dillon goes down Taylor would be able to maintain our balance. He makes the PS in my view.

One point I’m surprised no one has picked up is how bad Burks was in the Jets game. He missed just about everything. Personally, if I want a player to just charge, I’d keep the younger Martin, who is also good on STs and may yet improve in coverage. Burks was his old self when asked to play ILB. I thought this would be a salient theme given last week’s focus on him.

A few PS candidates who played late and well. Capra (G/C), Avery (DL), McDuffie (ILB) and Uphoff (ST). None of these got many snaps, but all were impressive when they did. All probably need development physically or technically, but all show signs that they’re be good PS candidates for further development. Galeai may be another. Uphoff, McDuffie and Galeai would seem obvious candidates for spot ST call up in the event of injuries too.

I don't get the love for Dafney. He played last year, but was not a difference-maker. At best, he's in Deguara's way, or more than likely, cleaning up his scraps...a PS candidate who has had virtually no camp time and no game snaps. We overestimate his demand if we think he's done much to make him someone who will get poached from the PS, and if he does? No big deal.

Agree!

Patrick is our back up center. That is all you need to know. Until David is back I do not see other option.

The difference at OLB is that nobody else is - or will be - salivating for our leftovers and we can place on the 53 OR on the PS as we please with very little risk.

Yeah, nostradanus, I can see Scott might be on his way out. Patrick had a very poor showing.

Ento ? The missed tackle on Michael Carter was the first of many we’ll see on Michael Carter throughout the NFL this year. Carter is that good. He could have been an R2 pick. I agree that Kabion Ento has developed enough to stick around.

Slaton is a solid player who should only get better. He seems to like more reps. Both he, Newman and Hill look like steals from the draft. Highway robbery by Gutekunst & his staff.

I agree the draft seems like an “A” grade. Not sure about Stokes and Rodgers yet, but with just Myers, Newman, Slayton and Hill it would be a “B” grade. These 4 have shown to have “it” early which is often a good indicator they will be starters early in their careers. I love how the Packers are always trying to make the OL one of the best.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed about Slayton because we need that position to get better so badly. He will need development, but will get some playing time this year. I wouldn’t expect to much from him this year thou.

Stokes, is tough to tell. He has had good and bad plays, of course that is normal for the CB position. So, the question is does he become King or Alexander. More than likely, he will become somewhere in between. He has one thing you can’t teach….speed. Alexander gave him a positive endorsement as well.

Rodgers will take sometime to develop as well and the good thing is he will have the time because of the Cobb signing. I like the kid and expect him to do well over his career, starting in year 2 as I suspect he will get limited playing time this year.

The Pundits, put us at a C-B grade and that is low.

Overall = Wow is right.

I think Ento is CB6 (Alexander, King, Stokes, Sullivan, Jean-Charles). Where he falls on the depth chart, his value is mostly in ST. Maybe he develops enough to be helpful in the DB rotation in 22. Maybe they decide to see what they have in Yiadom, but if they did, he likely fills a similar role.

Lol and bigger problem created when Rodgers refuses to play Week 1.

Ive been on Cobb bandwagon, if he stays healthy, I’ll predict he will have 50-550-6. Arod can trust him to be where he is suppose to be. He knows how to get open in Zone D, which most teams use frequently. He will mentor AmRod, which I suspect will be important for his growth in the league. For those who say he lost a step, I say prove it. Too many state that once someone reaches 30 years old they lost a step. The reality, is everyone ages differently and yes some do lose a step due to various reasons, injury or age being the top ones.

Give Aaron the list and tell him to "pick 6".

Problem-S solved!

Let the Assistant GM do his J-O-B!

Dix - the king of business decisions...

Until his broken collar bone, Funchess was remarkably healthy. I’m fine using Cobb on STs if he’s our best current option. It may well be him or Rodgers active, especially if Taylor is on the roster and playing STs. There is really no logic to activating both Rodgers and Cobb on a regular basis, they are too similar.

The Packers have held the 4 WR (Adams, MVS, Lazard, Cobb) that are presumably at the top of their depth chart out of their first two preseason games. If Cobb is WR4 on that list and you strip the name away from the spot, I have no problem with WR4 playing ST/returning punts.

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I agree, though Rodgers does not look ready at this point to me, either on O or returns. He’s not playing close to his metrics or tape.

Had we not signed Cobb, I might be predicting Taylor would be our slot on day one! I think he would perform well too based on the development that we have seen this camp.

Mark, I agree, and that has me thinking they keep a higher number of WRs than normal. Those spaces are quite valuable, which means other positions may suffer. That one is going to be a tough balancing act.

Personally, I'm for keeping the players who are always available to play and show promise, over those who have shown promise, but have long injury histories. The more I look at it, the more it seems injured players are almost always injured... as odd as that sounds. There always seems to be another ailment that keeps them out of important play, important games.

I prefer those players who always show up ready to play.

With such difficult choices to make, I could see a couple of players being "stashed" on IR for possible return at a later date. Wouldn't be a bad decision, given we have a 17 game schedule this year.

Teams are permitted to have unlimited players return from the IR this season after missing a mandatory 3 games. Only players on the 53 man roster Sept. 1 are eligible. Those who make the 53 are the only ones they can protect with IR, making this a bit tricky.

I believe Gutekunst will use this extensively. His biggest problem will be protecting those who he feels might be scooped off the initial PS listings. That does factor into their ability to stash players, but I think they will be able to navigate that with some success.

We should figure Gutekunst will likely add a DL from other team's roster cuts. Should be fun to see how he pulls this off, if he can.

EQ is halfway out the door and Funchess is right behind him if he doesnt get healthy in 2 days.He needs to play well against Buffalo or Taylor wil take his spot. Pack will keep 5 or 6 WR's but not 7. Funchess and WInfree wiil go to the practice squad again or get traded.Next week 27 players will get the pink slips and threre are some good players that will sign somewhere. Green Bay could pick up a punter or DL afrer cuts.Packers wanted the Seattle punter but picked too late.

Or it looked like they were testing him and getting him reps after a lay off. Trading Funchess, whom LaFleur seems to love, is not compatible with being all in. He’s probably our second most all round capable receiver and possibly catching TE. If we are in it to win, Funchess is here. With Sternberger out for 2 games even more so.

I expect Funchess will find a way to play against Buffalo this week.

Is he mature enough to self-improve? Sometimes I get the impression that he’s just coasting and not working to improve his game.

Oh please. Zimmer drafted a kicker last year who missed three field goals in the pre season. Zimmer cut him after the game.
When the press ask him why he didnt keep the guy and develop him he replied " I'm in the win now mode, not the draft and develop mode" .
They had a new kicker the next day as Spielman always has a talent list and knows where to get players asap

He's already had a few years! He's a PUNTER, not a quarterback!

no,this rarely happens. A case coud be Benkert on Saturday to let him sit so other teams don't see his tape. Love could play 3 quarters and Dolegala the 4th quarter. Coaches do hold back some plays in preseason so teams will not see their new schemes.You can place players on the practice squad but teams can pulfory your guy and you get nothing for him.{Packers got Lazard that way from the practice squad in 2018 from Jacksonville.

Don’t need to cut Sternberger now really. He automatically heads to the reserve/suspended list after preseason and thus is not on the roster. He does still count for the 80 total though, so I suppose there could be a reason to cut in the next 24 hours, though I doubt that is likely.

Except Tonyan, Big Dog, Degaura and Dafny makes four.

Except Tonyan, Big Dog, Degaura and Dafny makes four.

I agree, but Nijman's pad level STILL to high...