PossibleCabbage Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 10 minutes ago, incognito_man said: It's really really hard for me to picture him fitting into an NFL locker room. "Hey guys, I'm Jalen and I intentionally raced a friend I knew was extremely drunk over 100mph. I was sober tho. My drunk friend died. I guess you could say my decision really let them down. Who's ready to trust me?" I think if he gets past the Eagles, who have a real need at DT and both Jordan Davis and Nakobe Dean (who was by all accounts the leader on that first UGA Natty Defense) in house, watch out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Much OT motivation is based on the premise that Bakhti will be gone, so plan ahead. I wonder if that premise is necessarily true? He was good last season during the games that he played. Didn't seem washed, yet. He's smart, and the Packers don't have a surplus of smart players. Cap space will no longer be a strangle. His dead cap will be $19M. Given the magnitude of his dead cap, is it possible that *IF* he remains effective this year, that it might make better sense to arrange an extension rather than swallowing $19M hit? Keeping Love well protected on at least one side might be somewhat wise? I realize re-signing old players is not the Packers way. But I'm just wondering whether nature of his contract might push Gute in a different direction? Obviously he's only one side, so even if you extend him a successful OT pick could play RT. Not sure how Gute feels about Tom, or Nijman, or Rasheed Walker. All guys you want to upgrade? Or might he think he's just fine there, between the three of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugger Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Leader said: He was #8 in college and after 4 years there......he became #12 in the NFL I asked this question on another Packers forum and someone said Longwell was still around when we drafted AR so the vet got to keep his number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugger Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 29 minutes ago, Mazrimiv said: Honestly, I want no part of him. Because...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, Pugger said: I asked this question on another Packers forum and someone said Longwell was still around when we drafted AR so the vet got to keep his number. I'm sure thats probably true.....I just made up my comment as a joke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas492 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 33 minutes ago, incognito_man said: People sleeping on Anton Harrison. Ol Mel Kiper had the Jets taking him at 13 I hadn't even looked at him, thanks for posting. Dude does a lot really well. Quick feet. Saw him pick up a stunt, saw him do second level stuff, saw him block to someone else, then scrape to another....etc. Really like the tenacity to finish blocks. One of the best things I saw was him pancake someone and then still have the athletic ability to hop over him. That was impressive to me. One little thing...he ducked his head a few times. That's a no-no. He recovered, but dropping a head like he did a few times is something to avoid, which can be coached out of him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Busy, busy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgwingman Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 59 minutes ago, craig said: Much OT motivation is based on the premise that Bakhti will be gone, so plan ahead. I wonder if that premise is necessarily true? He was good last season during the games that he played. Didn't seem washed, yet. He's smart, and the Packers don't have a surplus of smart players. Cap space will no longer be a strangle. His dead cap will be $19M. Given the magnitude of his dead cap, is it possible that *IF* he remains effective this year, that it might make better sense to arrange an extension rather than swallowing $19M hit? Keeping Love well protected on at least one side might be somewhat wise? I realize re-signing old players is not the Packers way. But I'm just wondering whether nature of his contract might push Gute in a different direction? Obviously he's only one side, so even if you extend him a successful OT pick could play RT. Not sure how Gute feels about Tom, or Nijman, or Rasheed Walker. All guys you want to upgrade? Or might he think he's just fine there, between the three of them? Per Ken Ingalls on twitter, the Packers are still $30M over the cap in 2024. By far the largest savings opportunity Gute will have will be cutting Bakh. I'm not happy about the fact, but I think it's save to assume the Packers are cutting him after this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBURGE Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 hour ago, moretti19 said: If Jalen Carter is sitting there at 13 what are your thoughts? Run my hypothetical *** up to the podium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 minute ago, JBURGE said: Race my hypothetical *** up to the podium (and hope I survive) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrimiv Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Pugger said: Because...? Spending pick #13 on a player with huge red flags around not just his overall character, but also his work ethic and general desire to play the game is not something I want to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBURGE Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 minute ago, incognito_man said: I can run at least the length of a stage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrimiv Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, JBURGE said: I can run at least the length of a stage I knew it was over for me as an athlete in my early 40's. I was playing a pickup touch football game at a work picnic, and face planted with nobody around me while trying to "run" a go route. EDIT: And now that I think about it, I pulled a hammy about 10 minutes later and had to quit. Edited April 25, 2023 by Mazrimiv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas492 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Just now, Mazrimiv said: I knew it was over for me as an athlete in my early 40's. I was playing a pickup touch football game at a work picnic, and face planted with nobody around me while trying to "run" a go route. Mine was mid 30's. Playing basketball at the gym. Hit a 3 at the top of the key, backpedaled back on defense, tripped over the half court line. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanfb Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 32 minutes ago, pgwingman said: Per Ken Ingalls on twitter, the Packers are still $30M over the cap in 2024. By far the largest savings opportunity Gute will have will be cutting Bakh. I'm not happy about the fact, but I think it's save to assume the Packers are cutting him after this year. Couple big assumptions in Ken's math here: (1) that Gary is going to have a $22m cap hit in 2024, where in reality, the Packers will probably structure it to be far less than that; and (2) that Love actually plays with a $20m hit for the 5th year option. Odds are an extension will be in place by then (assuming Love is decent in 2023), lowering his cap hit for 2024 dramatically. So that $42m or so he's factoring in will probably be more like $10m-$15m total for those two players in 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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