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Packers Trade for LB BJ Goodson


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Fun Fact 1:

Goodson was drafted in 2016 in the 4th round, 22 picks before we selected Martinez with our 4th round compensatory pick.

Fun Fact 2:

Our 4th round draft pick was traded to the Colts who just so happened to select Antonio Morrison.

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Giants fans say he lacks speed to really be a modern coverage backer. But a solid 2-down guy. 

If everyone is healthy, this looks like a part time player,  splitting time with Greene, but still nice to be able to have a 2nd thumper for obvious run downs. 

His real value comes if we have an injury. Summers is just not ready. 

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2 hours ago, Leader said:

Ross Uglem: He won't revolutionize the defense, and I don't love him as a coverage guy but he's an awesome tackler. 539 snaps last year and five missed tackles. Going to do what he's asked on early downs, play-in, play-out.

Now that he’s in GB, I expect this number to rise by 600%

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Calling him awesome tackler is weird. Despite being drafted in the same year as Martinez his NFL stats are miles behind Martinez.

As a measuring stick if Martinez is considered an "awesome tackler" then based on those stats Goodson is merely "good".

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These are the types of plays that teams will run to target ILB's. This was my biggest fear for a guy like Summers. Freeze it at about 10 seconds and notice the clear out and how much space Bailey has to work on Goodson. No way Goodson can keep up, but he minimizes the damage pretty well. Play recognition and taking the correct angle, etc etc makes all the difference. He even jumped at the tight end and was still able to come back to Bailey in decent shape. He doesn't look slow to me. How many times have we seen receivers run away from our defenders and turn the corner in this situation ? A lot.

 

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2 minutes ago, cannondale said:

These are the types of plays that teams will run to target ILB's. This was my biggest fear for a guy like Summers. No way Goodson can keep up, but he minimizes the damage pretty well

 

Honestly that was a lot better effort than when Rollins and Gunter tried to cover Beasley...

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3 hours ago, craig said:

Guesses as to whom he replaces?  I'll guess:  Crawford > Shepherd > Redmond > Madison > Burks-to-IR > Fadol, but no idea really. 

That is a fantastic question and it is anyone's guess a this point. I don't see Burks to IR if they expect him back in 4 weeks and were counting on him to start. Is Crawford a special teams guy? If not, it could be an upgrade to his roster spot. 

I'm waiting with baited breath as they say to find out who is out of town. 

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4 minutes ago, Golfman said:

That is a fantastic question and it is anyone's guess a this point. I don't see Burks to IR if they expect him back in 4 weeks and were counting on him to start. Is Crawford a special teams guy? If not, it could be an upgrade to his roster spot. 

I'm waiting with baited breath as they say to find out who is out of town. 

They already cut Crawford

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