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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I love the Amos signing. LOVE it! If the packers need anything in that defense, it's a steady hand, and he'll provide that. You are viewing my comparison to Burnett as an insult to Amos, and it isn't that at all. Perhaps I am overrating Burnett, but I viewed him as a steady influence who couldn't be depended on as a playmaker. I see Amos as a similar type of player. And that is not a bad thing at all in my opinion. Please don't let your obvious hatred of Morgan Burnett puts words in my mouth.
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    More fundamentally sound. Getting pressure from the edge, and from really all over when it comes to Za'Darius, is going to make the LB corps and secondary look all that much better. Amos isn't going to be a super flashy player, but he's also very fundamentally sound and smart. He is very close to what an "in his prime" Morgan Burnett provided. I haven't seen anyone really bringing this up, but these two are also behemoths. Za'Darius is 6'4 and 275. Preston is 6'6. I'd also rate Amos as a better player than Morgan Burnett, whom I consider to be one of the most overrated Packers of the last decade. He had the reverence of fans for some reason but he was a 100% marginal player who essentially never made a play. I think if you are expecting Amos to create a bunch of turnovers and game-turning plays, you're going to be disappointed. He just isn't that sort of player. What he is is a player who isn't going to take poor angles, whiff on tackles, get beaten over and over again by TEs and RBs, and be caught out of position time and time again. He's a sound, steady, lunchpail-type player who is dependable. Some fans aren't going to like that, but I personally think its great. Having a guy like that is going to allow the playmaker-types like Alexander and King (if he ever gets healthy) to take more chances and create turnovers, knowing they have a steady influence in Amos behind them to back them up. That type of heady player is also going to make whoever is starting at safety next to him, whether that is Jones, or Brice, Campbell, Josh Jackson or whoever else they bring in as safety, much better.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    More fundamentally sound. Getting pressure from the edge, and from really all over when it comes to Za'Darius, is going to make the LB corps and secondary look all that much better. Amos isn't going to be a super flashy player, but he's also very fundamentally sound and smart. He is very close to what an "in his prime" Morgan Burnett provided.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    This is the perfect take on the subject I believe. I think we've really dreamt and hoped on Nelson for so long seeing his raw stuff and potential, that his showing in 2017 really just felt like a win. It's so rare in Brewers history to see a talented guy come up through the system, and have the team stick with him to the point where that patience and his talent pays off. I think that is probably causing most of us to look at him a little skewed now, with maybe misplaced optimism that we'll see the 2017 Jimmy Nelson this year. Personally I think we will see the 2017 Jimmy at times this year, but with the inconsistency of 2015 and 2016 thrown in more than we'd like. And that is totally OK.
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    They could use a solid slot guy. I see Adams, Allison, Valdez-Scantling, St. Brown, Lazard and Moore as all boundary types. The only WR that fits the profile is Kumerow, and who knows what they really have in him?
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Not yet, but at some point the Vikes will sign at least one former Packer. That's a guarantee. Nick Perry seems like he'd be a perfect fit. Perhaps not now, though, with Barr backing out of his Jets deal and resigning with the Vikings.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    If those numbers are accurate, he better be. Chances are those numbers are inflated somewhat though.
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    After suffering through Finley, Richard Rodgers and Graham, I am so done with TEs who can't block. I am 100% on the TJ Hockenson bandwagon. Fant is one hell of an athlete, and he can run like the wind, but he strikes me as just another oversized wideout.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    All of these are very "Patriots-like" moves. Identify the underrated guys who fit your scheme, are durable and are yet to hit their prime, and pounce. It isn't going to make the casual fan who is looking for big "name" signings (Landon Collins, Matthieu, Earl Thomas, Dee Ford, Justin Houston) happy, but this is how you build a contender. Look for them to pounce on some of the "name" guys later in the bargain bin.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Even with dropping Perry, they had about $37 million under the cap. So yeah ... I'm sure the final numbers on these guys will be lower than what is getting out right now (agents tend to inflate the numbers early on), but they gotta be pretty much right up against it now.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    They are paying Billy Turner starter money. I imagine he slides right in at RG. I wonder if they are perhaps looking at him as a replacement for Bulaga, too, if not this year, then definitely in 2020.
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    yeah that was way off 4/$37 on a front-loaded deal ($21 million guaranteed) is still a bargain for a front-line safety. Compared to the deal Collins signed yesterday, this looks like an absolute steal.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Packers signing versatile T/G Billy Turner from Denver now! The Gute complaints are being lessened by the minute!
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yep ... I imagine the big expenditures are done. We may see some trades now, and maybe another safety brought in on a value deal. They still have holes at ILB, TE, G and arguably T and slot WR. Perhaps Matthews and/or Ryan being resigned to short-term, team-friendly deals can shore up ILB. I think they address TE and OL through the draft early. For the rest, let the dumpster diving begin!
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    PRESTON SMITH LB, GREEN BAY PACKERS Packers agreed to terms with OLB Preston Smith, formerly of the Redskins. It has been a busy Tuesday morning in Green Bay with the Packers already adding S Adrian Amos and OLB Za'Darius Smith. Pass rusher was one of Green Bay's biggest needs heading into free agency, so it is not surprising they double dipped at outside linebacker. Smith only recorded four sacks last year, but he had eight the year before and still consistently created pressure last season. - Rotoworld
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    He’s more of a run stuffer isn’t he? Would have to sign him for less than what we save cutting Perry for that to make sense. Nope ... very underrated edge rusher and run defender. He's the better of the two Smiths. Huge, huge upside with him. He was on my wishlist, but I figured he'd be way out of their price range.
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Matthews is definitely in that 2nd tier of free agent signings. I'm guessing he'll get a short-term deal from $7-8 million per year.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Even with the Smith and Amos signings, they could very well still be in the market for more an both positions. Amos is a traditional free safety with good speed and quality coverage ability, but he's also not afraid to tackle. I wonder if they might still be looking to bring in a more traditional strong safety type who would play closer to the line. That "should" be Josh Jones's spot, but I don't know if they feel he is up to it. Clayton Geathers (Colts) is terrific in run support, but isn't a great coverage guy.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Packers are signing OLB Za'Darius Smith (Ravens) and S Adrain Amos (Bears) per about a million Twitter handles. I'm not a huge Smith fan, but he is known as a try-hard guy with a huge motor. He'll be 27 in September, so he's still very young. I love the Amos signing. Only turning 26 in April, and has been a starter since his rookie year in Chicago. Known as a strong tackler who is smart and good in coverage. Many had him ranked right behind Collins as the top FA safeties available .... better than Thomas.
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Pretty sure he was the opposing pitcher in the "sim" game that Nelson pitched.
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Right, I am not saying Davies can't be good, once again pretty solid guy to have. On a competing team probably more of a #4 guy, but I can see #3 with improvement. Not sure I see that though. I guess I maybe have a soft spot for guys who are never going to light up the radar gun, but who know how to pitch. If we can get the 2017 versions of Davies and Anderson, this rotation is going to be quite strong.
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    The free agent TE class is pretty barren this year, and I'm not sure its a great idea to turn the position over to an unproven rookie. I'm not a huge Graham fan, but I think he was somewhat misused in McCarthy's offense last year, and I'm interested in seeing if LaFleur's TE-happy offense might be able to make him more productive. Despite his declining athleticism, he is still a matchup problem for most LBs and safeties, and he's a very smart player. I would be ok with going into the season with him as the starter, along with a higher draft pick that can apprentice for a year with an eye on taking over the head job in 2020. Tonyan is also an interesting prospect to keep around.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    It isn't the end of an argument or a start...it is completely irrelevant. That record was 100% a reflection of our offense (and our bullpen to a lesser extent) when he pitched. Well, and the fact he started 33 games, which is very unlikely. He was given 6+ runs of support 11 times in 2017. Predictably we won all of them. In what I would call more normal circumstances (3-5 runs of support) he was 6-5. Average...which pretty much sums up Davies. Pretty much what you are saying is, "I would like my offense to score 6+ runs every game for my #3 starter." Because in about half of Davies starts in 2017 he was pretty meaningless no matter how he pitched. At his best Davies is a solid #3...but that's about as much as he has ever shown. My prime example is Braden Looper who went an impressive 14-7 on a terrible team (2009) despite a 5.22 ERA, 10.4 H9, and 39 homers given up. Well Davies went 17-9 on a solid team with a 3.90 ERA, 9.6 H9 and 20 HRs given up in 191 innings. Comparing him to Looper is apples and oranges, as he was demonstrably better as a 24 year old, which followed a solid showing at a 23 year old. Davies is never going to be a Cy Young candidate, but he's a proven solid mid-rotation guy, and given the cycle of pure crap this team has cycled through the last 20 years in the rotation, I'm very happy to have him.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    They'll make moves. Too many holes, and too much money available not to. It's a matter of who and when, not if.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    NM on Collins. 6 years/$84 million to the Redskins. I'm sure that deal will age well. Doesn't mean which, need to know the SB and how it's structured. Likely, the last two years won't mean much. It's all about the SB in these deals, and how much of a cap hit the overall deal is each year in the first 3-4 years. Yeah, that will be interesting to find out. I'm guessing with it being announced this early that the Skins made him a Godfather offer that he couldn't turn down, which likely means a big guarantee.
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