Toddfather Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) wrong thread Edited July 29, 2020 by Toddfather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StartBarr Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 ESPN put out their annual Top 25 NFL Prospects list. 2 Packers made it. This is the methodology: 3rd round pick or later entering the league between 2017 & 2019 with fewer than 500 career snaps. Age 26 or younger for the 2020 season #8 Jace Sternberger Quote Buried on the bench last year almost inexplicably behind a washed-up Jimmy Graham, Sternberger should finally get some freedom now that the only player on the tight end depth chart with a meaningful role last year is Marcedes Lewis. Sternberger is a rarity: a skill position player who has Matt LaFleur's eye. LaFleur told the team's official website in March that "[Sternberger] has contact courage. He's not afraid to put his face on people. He's a much better blocker than anyone ever thought he was coming out of Texas A&M. I'm just excited for his future." And while Sternberger showed plenty at Texas A&M with an 832-yard, 10-touchdown outburst in his only real season of work after transferring from Kansas, this placement for him is really more about the opportunity than anything else. The Packers had no reliable targets last year other than Davante Adams -- Aaron Jones finished second on the team in targets -- so it stands to reason that Sternberger could step right in and fill a gaping No. 2 target role the Packers never properly filled after Jordy Nelson was released. Sternberger's rookie season did not offer much of a clue about how he would play going forward, as he was mostly utilized as an extra blocker in three-tight end sets, but the pedigree and opportunity combine to tell a story worth being quite optimistic about. #19 Chandon Sullivan Quote The Packers never trusted Sullivan with a true starting role outside, but he got playing time in their deeper packages both in the box and at slot cornerback. Sullivan was absolutely lights out in coverage in this role that mostly saw him on slot receivers, running backs and tight ends. He allowed five first downs in coverage all season, and no touchdowns. He also allowed a grand total of six completions in his 21 coverage snaps. Sullivan's draft stock was heavily impacted by his combine, running a 4.60 40-yard dash that essentially ended any hopes he had of being an outside corner. However, he displayed other athleticism there by placing in the 90th percentile of both the broad and vertical jumps among corners since 2000. Sullivan signed with the Eagles after the draft and made it to their practice squad in 2018. The Packers signed him away after the 2019 season, plugged him into this role, and it worked. With Tramon Williams leaving as a free agent, the path of least resistance for the Packers is probably using Sullivan as the primary nickel corner, which is a role that wouldn't seem a stretch from what he did last year. No new corners were drafted, and 2018 second-rounder Josh Jackson has been a pretty big disappointment in his first two years in the NFL. If Jackson does get corner snaps, of course, Sullivan gets to stay in a familiar role that he excelled at in 2019. To our dismay, a Viking is #1 (EDGE Ifeadi Odenigbo) and they also have Alexander Mattison, who looked great last year, coming in at #9 (just behind Jace). I guess the writer really liked what he saw from Sternberger last year and is expecting big things now that Graham is out of the picture. Any thoughts? Methodology be damned, why isn't Kyler Fackrell #1?!?! Like SRSLY??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatJerkDave Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 1 hour ago, StartBarr said: ESPN put out their annual Top 25 NFL Prospects list. 2 Packers made it. This is the methodology: 3rd round pick or later entering the league between 2017 & 2019 with fewer than 500 career snaps. Age 26 or younger for the 2020 season -- Methodology be damned, why isn't Kyler Fackrell #1?!?! Like SRSLY??? Kyler Fackrell is 143 years old. And he is the #1 pass rusher in the league, not a prospect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas492 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Here is to hoping that ESB terrorizes that list this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Tom Silverstein - Packers K Mason Crosby and TE Jace Sternberber and DL Treyvon Hester join OLB/DE Greg Roberts on the Covid-19 reserve list today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanfb Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 No team has ever successfully pulled off the 3-H-back set. Not until the 2020 Green Bay Packers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopackgo972 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Leader said: Tom Silverstein - Packers K Mason Crosby and TE Jace Sternberber and DL Treyvon Hester join OLB/DE Greg Roberts on the Covid-19 reserve list today. So does that mean they tested positive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakeshoppe Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 19 minutes ago, YaddaHolla said: So does that mean they tested positive? or they were in close contact with someone who did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacReady Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 4 hours ago, YaddaHolla said: So does that mean they tested positive? NFL cannot disclose if it’s a positive test or just close proximity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StartBarr Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 3 hours ago, ThatJerkDave said: Kyler Fackrell is 143 years old. And he is the #1 pass rusher in the league, not a prospect. Like I said methodology be damned, and I don't care if it's a Top 10 Quarterbacks list, Fackrell should be #1 on all lists fam, football related or not... don't @ me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 13 hours ago, packfanfb said: No team has ever successfully pulled off the 3-H-back set. Not until the 2020 Green Bay Packers. That's only because no one has ever tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 Field Yates - FB John Lovett, claimed by the Packers, was also on the 49ers’ radar as they attempted to claim the former Chief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{Family Ghost} Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) The Cole Madison experience is over. I hope he lands on his feet somewhere. Rob Demovsky @RobDemovsky · 12m The Packers have waived OL Cole Madson and FB Jordan Jones, per a source. Tough deal for Madison, who came back last year after sitting out as a rookie for mental health reasons and then got hurt late last year. https://es.pn/2EvNd6i Edited July 31, 2020 by {Family Ghost} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawaiiFan808 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Darn, feel really bad for Madison. Hope he lands on his feet somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{Family Ghost} Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Just now, HawaiiFan808 said: Darn, feel really bad for Madison. Hope he lands on his feet somewhere. Ha .. funny. I added the "hope he lands on his feet somewhere" to my post as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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