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Standford Samuels is my guy to come out of nowhere this year. Think he's better than Jean-Charles, Jackson and Hollman.

The NFL really screwed him over, had a flag for his heart at the Combine, so they did a stress test to clear him for the workout. Had to wake up the next day and workout, ran the 4.6 and he was done. I think he's really a 4.45-4.5 guy and probably a 4-5th rounder if he runs that.

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7 hours ago, packfanfb said:

It really depends how much the scheme is going to change up front. Right now, the deepest part of our DL is "really big guys" like Clark, Lancaster and Slaton. All three are/could be decent NTs but none of them, except maybe Clark at times, can play DE. Lancaster is a true NT who struggles when he's moved out to DE and Slaton is a NT too. 

So, in terms of DE types who can play the 3T or 4T (if we go with a true Staley/Barry scheme), you basically have.....Keke. That's it. Lowry is in no-mans land if we do away with the true 5T, two-gap DE; so I guess the question with him is whether the Packers think he can be a 1-gap, penetrating DE. 

The only way I think anyone could say we are okay on the DL is if they truly view Z as an inside 3T/hand in the dirt player in this scheme. Otherwise, you need one legit add to that group. 

I expect Gary to take some inside snaps as well.

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On 5/10/2021 at 3:29 PM, Packerraymond said:

Standford Samuels is my guy to come out of nowhere this year. Think he's better than Jean-Charles, Jackson and Hollman.

The NFL really screwed him over, had a flag for his heart at the Combine, so they did a stress test to clear him for the workout. Had to wake up the next day and workout, ran the 4.6 and he was done. I think he's really a 4.45-4.5 guy and probably a 4-5th rounder if he runs that.

Would love this.  I get a real Al Harris kind of vibe from SSIII.

NFL prospect bio:

Tall, slender, man-cover corner who is disruptive and physical from press but needs to rely on technique and footwork to avoid penalties at the next level. Stat services dinged him for catches and yards allowed that should have clearly gone on the safety's tab. He plays with good instincts and athleticism to make plays on the football and is a challenging matchup on 50/50 balls. He possesses the necessary traits to fit into a variety of coverage schemes, but teams will want to see better effort and consistency in run support. Samuels might find starter's work within the first couple of years in the league.

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On 5/10/2021 at 4:29 PM, Packerraymond said:

Stanford Samuels is my guy to come out of nowhere this year. Think he's better than Jean-Charles, Jackson and Hollman.

The NFL really screwed him over, had a flag for his heart at the Combine, so they did a stress test to clear him for the workout. Had to wake up the next day and workout, ran the 4.6 and he was done. I think he's really a 4.45-4.5 guy and probably a 4-5th rounder if he runs that.

No question there at all. Pre-combine he struck me as a guy with a lot of really nice tools that just needed some coaching and an NFL training program strength-wise; not to mention that horrible 40-time which the heart condition should force everyone to throw out the window. If he were an inch taller and just over 200 lbs. you could easily see him as a technical, yet physical corner with plus-technique to stone-wall opposing WR's; which still may be a viable role for him.

Additionally, that horrible timed speed could prove to be immaterial with a move to the STAR role or even the SPUR role given that his ball skills and his tracking skills were very advanced coming into the league. Zierlein was very keen on his performance again Clemson's stable of WR's FWIW. At this point, he strikes me as someone who can make his bones playing zone using those ball skills to create turnovers.

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A guy I'm interested in is Vernon Scott. Has good size and speed, and I thought he looked decent out there last year. One of those late-round guys who when we picked him there was very little information available, but seems like a solid developmental guy with room to grow.

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Last years 90 man roster post draft/pre COVID cuts to 80 looked like this. 

QB-4 , RB-6 , WR-11 , TE/FB-8 , OL-17 , DL-8 , EDGE-8 , LB-8 , DB-17 , ST-3

With the adding of 2 QB's, the current roster is now at the 90 player limit. 

QB-4 , RB-6 , WR-11 , TE/FB-7 , OL-16 , DL-9 , EDGE-7 , LB-7 , DB-17 , ST-6

I have been tracking and posting the Packers roster like this for several years on the forums that I post on and have never seen anyone else list the roster makeup in this way... until today. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery. 

 

With Kurt Benkert's signing, the #Packers' offseason roster has reached the maximum of 90 players: QB - 4. RB - 6. WR - 11. TE - 7. OL - 16. DL - 9. LB - 14. DB - 17 (10 CB, 7 S). Specialists - 6
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I honestly can't see us carrying less than 10 OL on the 53. We invested six draft picks in the last two years on OL. I think this will be the year where we keep more than expected. Currently I have:

LT: Bakhtiari | Nijman

LG: Jenkins | Stepaniak

C : Myers | Patrick

RG: Runyan | ?????

RT: Turner | Newman


Cole Van Lanen and Jake Hanson are the two other draft picks looking to land the final roster spot. Roy Cronk and Zack Johnson cannot be discounted imo.

The consequence of carrying 10 OL could mean we have just 5 WRs or just 2 QBs. That's also one less player on the defensive side of the ball and right now on my initial 53 I only have 4 defensive linemen, personally I would rather have 5 DL. However I do have 11 defensive backs so I could easily drop one to gain another DL but i'm struggling to decide who it is I would drop.

 

Is anyone else thinking the same with regards to our OL?

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1 minute ago, Chili said:

I honestly can't see us carrying less than 10 OL on the 53. We invested six draft picks in the last two years on OL. I think this will be the year where we keep more than expected.

Agreed.  9 is the usual number you carry on the OL, unless you have someone you really like developmental-wise.  2017 was the last time they carried 10 OL.  You've got David Bakhtiari, Elgton Jenkins, Josh Myers, and Billy Turner are roster locks.  Lucas Patrick is an effective roster guarantee.  You could probably lump Royce Newman into that group as well.  The rest are competing for those final 4 spots including Jon Runyan, Simon Stepaniak, Jake Hanson, Yosh Njiman, and Cole Van Lanen.

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8 minutes ago, Chili said:

The consequence of carrying 10 OL could mean we have just 5 WRs or just 2 QBs. That's also one less player on the defensive side of the ball and right now on my initial 53 I only have 4 defensive linemen, personally I would rather have 5 DL. However I do have 11 defensive backs so I could easily drop one to gain another DL but i'm struggling to decide who it is I would drop.

5 WRs seems a given.  You've got Davante Adams, Allen Lazard, MVS, and Amari Rodgers as roster locks.  ESB probably has the leg up for WR5.

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50 minutes ago, CWood21 said:

Agreed.  9 is the usual number you carry on the OL, unless you have someone you really like developmental-wise.  2017 was the last time they carried 10 OL.  You've got David Bakhtiari, Elgton Jenkins, Josh Myers, and Billy Turner are roster locks.  Lucas Patrick is an effective roster guarantee.  You could probably lump Royce Newman into that group as well.  The rest are competing for those final 4 spots including Jon Runyan, Simon Stepaniak, Jake Hanson, Yosh Njiman, and Cole Van Lanen.

I could see Patrick being dealt at the end of training camp. One year left on a very friendly contract and a number of IOL that may be ready to fill the RG spot.  

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19 hours ago, R T said:

I could see Patrick being dealt at the end of training camp. One year left on a very friendly contract and a number of IOL that may be ready to fill the RG spot.  

He's an asset, even if a modest one, and we have a logjam of replacements for him for next year.   If we are confident in our younger guys it would be great to get something for him but I don't think it would be much.  He does play back up center allowing Jenkins to remain at more "valuable" spots in case of emergency.  

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  • 3 weeks later...

QB: Rodgers || Love (2)

RB: Jones || Dillon || Hill (3)

WR: Adams || MVS || Lazard || Rodgers || Funchess || Cobb (6)

TE: Tonyan || Lewis || Deguara || Dafney (4)

OL: Bakhtiari || Jenkins || Myers || Newman || Turner || Braden || Patrick || Runyan || Kelly || Van Lanen (10)

DL: Clark || Lowry || Keke || Slaton || Lancaster (5)

EDGE: Gary || Z Smith || P Smith || Garvin (4)

LB: Barnes || Martin || Campbell || Summers (4)

DB: Alexander || King || Amos || Savage || Stokes  || Sullivan || Scott || Jean-Charles || Redmond || Jackson || Black || Ento (12)

ST: Crosby || Scott || Bradley (3) 

*Sternberger starts the season on the NFL suspended list for the first 2 games. 

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50 minutes ago, R T said:

QB: Rodgers || Love (2)

RB: Jones || Dillon || Hill (3)

WR: Adams || MVS || Lazard || Rodgers || Funchess || Taylor (6)

TE: Tonyan || Lewis || Deguara || Dafney (4)

OL: Bakhtiari || Jenkins || Myers || Newman || Turner || Stepaniak || Patrick || Runyan || Braden || Van Lanen (10)

DL: Clark || Lowry || Keke || Slaton || Lancaster (5)

EDGE: Gary || Z Smith || P Smith || Garvin (4)

LB: Barnes || Martin || Campbell || Summers (4)

DB: Alexander || King || Amos || Savage || Stokes  || Sullivan || Scott || Jean-Charles || Redmond || Jackson || Black || Ento (12)

ST: Crosby || Scott || Bradley (3) 

*Sternberger starts the season on the NFL suspended list for the first 2 games. 

What was Sternberger suspended for? I apparently missed this. Like your list but wouldn't sleep on P. Taylor at RB or ESB at WR. 

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