vegas492 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 How long before Slay's back starts hurting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 “It’s rare that a GM thinks there are more holes to fill on a defense than a defensive coordinator does,” Pettine says. “Usually, the ones I’ve been around, it’s ‘This is a playoff roster,’ and you don’t feel that way." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOnlyThing Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, vegas492 said: How long before Slay's back starts hurting? He missed practice with a hammy yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetana34 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, Outpost31 said: I've been concerned about it since week 1. I've been complaining about it since week 1. I've been saying it's our biggest offseason priority since week 1. You put an IDL who can get pressure on this team and this defense is capable of being a top 1 defense in the league. Not just in points, but in everything. Clark is great and everything, but Lowry and Adams and Lancaster are not so much that. I trade our 3rd round pick right now for Leonard Williams even if we knew he won't re-sign with us in the offseason. Williams is only 25. Conceivably trading for him makes DL no longer a need next year Edit: I'm saying I'd give him an extension upon trading for him Edited October 24, 2019 by smetana34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas492 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 15 minutes ago, smetana34 said: Williams is only 25. Conceivably trading for him makes DL no longer a need next year Edit: I'm saying I'd give him an extension upon trading for him I'd give him an extension, too, if it were to happen. But, Outpost is right. Even if it's a rental and we give up a third, odds are we get at least a 4'th back as comp for him if he leaves in free agency. Teams really don't under pay for young, talented defensive lineman in free agency. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrILL! Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fl0nkerton Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 All of this positive press is making me nervous. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachbuns Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 30 minutes ago, Fl0nkerton said: All of this positive press is making me nervous. Doesn't take long for the nae sayers to jump back onto the band wagon! Undoubtedly, they'll jump back off at the 1st sign of "trouble". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOnlyThing Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 1 hour ago, thrILL! said: Just how bad was it in GB before the purge? "... the Packers have welcomed LaFleur and a few influential free agents into the mix, and together they’ve transformed an organization that had fallen into a rut. In years past, Green Bay had maintained a buttoned-up culture—one perpetuated by an insular locker room composed of players who had come up through this system." "... so far the 39-year-old head coach’s most significant contribution has been the dialogue he’s created with players." "This fall, when Alexander heard the Smiths commenting on a song coming over the speakers, he told them that they had no idea how lucky they were to be hearing it. “I was like, ‘Bro, if you was here last year, you would be very grateful for the **** they play now.’” "After years of relying on homegrown ideals, the Packers have shed their old skin and injected new life into one of the NFL’s most storied franchises. In the process, they’ve remade themselves into a contender unlike any Green Bay has seen in recent memory. " "Newcomers like the Smiths and safety Adrian Amos have made a massive on-field impact, and beyond that, they’ve changed the way even longtime Packers feel about the atmosphere in the locker room. “We’ve brought in people from the outside with different perspectives of how culture should be—instead of growing culture inside out,” says left tackle David Bakhtiari, who’s played in Green Bay for his entire seven-year career. “Guys have been other places and experienced different cultures, where usually, guys have come in and experienced only this same environment.” "For players like Alexander and linebacker Blake Martinez, who were with the franchise before this year, this kind of meetup represents a titanic shift. During Martinez’s second NFL season in 2017, a team dinner at a Longhorn Steakhouse drew six players. In Alexander’s rookie season in 2018, the defense ate a single meal together away from the team facility. About 10 guys came. Martinez says the difference in the unit’s desire to spend time together has been night and day. “This is probably the most fun I’ve ever had coming to work, and coming to play football, ever,” Martinez says. “Even when I was a kid. You’re just so excited to get in here.” "According to Martinez, every member of the defensive starting lineup has spoken up at one point or another during practice. The Packers used to be defined by a few scattered voices; now, they have an 11-man chorus that works together in unison. “It’s never been like that,” Martinez says. “It’s always kind of been one guy saying something, and after Week 8, it’s like, ‘Oh my God, this dude keeps saying the same stuff over and over again. Whatever.’ Now every person wants the same thing.” "when Amos arrived in Green Bay, he found that the young roster hadn’t been taught how to properly let loose. “There was a lot of constraints I feel like,” Amos says. “Young guys don’t really know when to do this, when to do that.” As Pettine sat in the draft room and listened to Gutekunst lay out what he saw as the team’s needs, he was taken aback. “It’s rare that a GM thinks there are more holes to fill on a defense than a defensive coordinator does,” Pettine says. “Usually, the ones I’ve been around, it’s ‘This is a playoff roster,’ and you don’t feel that way. He did not need much from me. He was very well aware of our issues.” "A few hours before the Week 5 gathering at Amos’s house, the Packers sat down to watch film of the win over Dallas. As a clip of the defensive players sprinting to the end zone to celebrate a second-half interception popped onto the screen, LaFleur noted that the offense will join the party soon enough. “They’re working on it,” Preston said “They’re not used to celebrating together.” Before this season, the defense wasn’t either. "A frigid, quiet town may not seem like the most desirable destination for top-flight NFL free agents, but Amos and the Smiths are willing to admit that considerations like location, scheme, and franchise pedigree were less important than securing the most lucrative deal on the table. “Of course the money factor is the biggest thing,” Amos says. “I’m a fifth-rounder.” The Packers’ biggest free-agent signings didn’t choose Green Bay because of history or mystique. They chose it because the Packers—for the first time in recent memory—were willing to throw around cash other teams weren’t." "As the individual players in Green Bay’s locker room have gotten up the nerve to express their personalities, a stagnant franchise has found one of its own. The Packers were in desperate need of a reboot, and with that fresh start, the entire organization seems rejuvenated. It’s a new day in Titletown, and everyone is welcome." AMEN. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltarich87 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 This....this list is amazing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, deltarich87 said: This....this list is amazing I wanna open PS and put Will Redmond there so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodestar Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 31 minutes ago, deltarich87 said: This....this list is amazing *This tweet paid for by Blake Martinez's agent.* 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{Family Ghost} Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, Lodestar said: *This tweet paid for by Blake Martinez's agent.* 15 less than impactful tackles and one nice hustle play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakeshoppe Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 3 hours ago, deltarich87 said: This....this list is amazing this list brought to you by opening the stats page on NFL.com and writing down the first 4 names they saw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 22 minutes ago, Cakeshoppe said: this list brought to you by opening the stats page on NFL.com and writing down the first 4 names they saw lol, holy crap it really is. Tackles, 2 tied for most sacks, INT leader. That makes total sense, I just never really processed it past Martinez. I didn't even know Blake was leading in tackles (all are 4+ yards downfield though so they shouldn't count!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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