Green Bay Packers 2014 Free Agent Signings Analysis

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

9 years ago

We got mentioned on Yahoo! ;-)

The Green Bay Packers had a fairly quiet off season so far. They did lose a wide receiver but I think wide receiver James Jones is on the downside of his career so I think letting him go to the Oakland Raiders was a good move. The Raiders are rostering most of the league's "has beens," so Jones will be quite comfortable there. The Green Bay Packers finished at the top of the NFC North with a 8-7-1 record. They had issues of course with the injuries of their #1 receiver, Randall Cobb, TE Jermichael Finley, and QB Aaron Rodgers. Making it to the playoffs required the implosion of the Detroit Lions which they were happy to do dropping their last four games in 2013.

Can The Packers make it back to the playoffs in 2014?

The Packers are going to have to do better this year to make it to the playoffs since The Bears and The Lions have improved via free agency and the draft. Green Bay had a nice draft filling their need positions as well as adding depth. My 2014 Green Bay Packers NFL Draft Report Card and Player Analysis had WR Brandin Cooks being drafted by the Packers but New Orleans jumped in front by trading up with the Arizona Cardinals and stopped that from happening. Coach McCarthy switched gears and took Free Safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix which gives them an immediate upgrade in their secondary and a superstar Pro Bowler for the next five years. The Green Bay Packers only replaced half of the players they lost in free agency but re-signed most of their core players to contracts. We will see if a pedestrian off season will hurt or help them lead the NFC North again.

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gbguy20
Veteran Member

9 years ago

Awesome to be mentioned! Trying to get out of here before the grammar nazi side of me kicks in. shit.

musccy
Veteran Member

9 years ago

Who is the "superstar prow bowler for the next five years" they added in the secondary?

TheKanataThrilla
Veteran Member

9 years ago

The issue I have with this is that the author assumes that their board and the Packers were one of the same for the Draft. I don't think it was a sure bet we take Cooks with the 1st pick even though the Saints seem to have thought so. HHCD I could hardly call switching gears since every pundit and their grandmothers knew that the Pack needed to address the failure at the Safety position. To me even if Cooks was the likely plan and was available Clinton-Dix may have been the pick as the S need was just too great to overlook and the WR draft depth made that position one we could address later (which we did multiple times).

StarrMax1
Registered

9 years ago

Who is the "superstar prow bowler for the next five years" they added in the secondary?

Originally Posted by: musccy

I'm glad I am not the only one who was wondering this.

Talk about putting pressure on a rookie.

I wonder if in 5 years if Clinton -Dix has only made 2 pro bowls if this guy will call him a bust?

Randall Cobb The packers #1 receiver?

Looks like he is headed that way, but I think Jordy is #1 at the moment.

All in all a pretty weak article, just my opinion.

musccy
Veteran Member

9 years ago

Originally Posted by: StarrMax1

If haha made 1 pro bowl I'd be ecstatic, let alone if he became a superstar. I'm really low on haha and peppers, but I hope I'm wrong...either way, as you and others have said, this was a pretty poorly conceived article.

DakotaT
Select Member

9 years ago

Originally Posted by: StarrMax1

I quit reading the national sportswriter's coverage of the Packers because the guys in this forum and other forums know so much more about the Packers. We do this stuff out of love for our team, and they get paid for it. Just doesn't seem right.

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Mucky Tundra (11h) : Bust it is then

Zero2Cool (12h) : Context. Sounds like Myers won't be cross-trained. C or bust.

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Mucky Tundra (13h) : For now...

Zero2Cool (14h) : Packers go about evaluating their "best five," OL coach Luke Butkus makes on thing clear: "Josh Myers is our center."

beast (17h) : Though I'm a bit surprised letting go of CBs, I thought we needed more not less

beast (17h) : It was confusing with two DB Anthony Johnson anyways

Zero2Cool (20h) : Packers actually had Ray Lewis on the phone.

Zero2Cool (20h) : Packers wanted to draft Ray Lewis. Ravens stole him.

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Zero2Cool (6-May) : Walter Stanely's son

buckeyepackfan (6-May) : and released CB Anthony Johnson and DL Deandre Johnson and waived/injured WR Thyrick Pitts (thigh-rick).

buckeyepackfan (6-May) : The Green Bay Packers have signed WR Julian Hicks, OL Lecitus Smith (luh-SEET-us) and WR Dimitri Stanley

Zero2Cool (6-May) : Petty, but it's annoying me how the NFL is making the schedule release an event.

Mucky Tundra (4-May) : @mattschneidman Matt LaFleur on how he tore his pec: “Got in a fight with the bench press. I lost.”

Zero2Cool (3-May) : Jordan Love CAN sign an extension as of today. Might tak weeks/months though

TheKanataThrilla (3-May) : Packers decline 5th year option for Stokes

Mucky Tundra (3-May) : @ProFootballTalk Jaylen Warren: Steelers' special teams coach has discussed Justin Fields returning kicks.

Zero2Cool (2-May) : Season officially ending tonight for Bucks ... sad face

Zero2Cool (2-May) : Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as out for tonight's game.

dfosterf (2-May) : Surprisingly low initially is my guess cap wise, but gonna pay the piper after that

dfosterf (2-May) : The number on Love is going to be brutal.

Zero2Cool (2-May) : May 3rd. Extension day for Jordan Love. (soonest)

Zero2Cool (1-May) : USFL MVP QB Alex McGough moved to WR. So that's why no WR drafted!

earthquake (1-May) : Packers draft starters at safety ever few years. Collins, Clinton-Dix, Savage

beast (1-May) : Why can't the rookies be a day 1 starter? Especially when we grabbed 3 of them at the position

dfosterf (1-May) : Not going to be shocked if Gilmore goes to the Lions.

dfosterf (1-May) : I hear you dhazer, but my guess would be Gilmore Colts and Howard Vikings from what little has been reported.

Mucky Tundra (30-Apr) : S learn from McKinney who learns from Hafley who learns from the fans. Guaranteed Super Bowl

Zero2Cool (30-Apr) : could*

Zero2Cool (29-Apr) : Safeties should learn from Xavier.

dhazer (29-Apr) : And what about grabbing a Gilmore or Howard at CB ? Those are all Free Agents left

dhazer (29-Apr) : out of curiosity do they try and sign Simmons or Hyde to let these young safeties learn from, they can't be day 1 starters.

Zero2Cool (29-Apr) : I miss having Sam Shields.

Zero2Cool (29-Apr) : Not that he's making excuses, just pointing it out

Zero2Cool (29-Apr) : That's for dang sure. Make our erratic kicker have no excuse!

packerfanoutwest (28-Apr) : having a great long snapper is gold

Zero2Cool (28-Apr) : LaFleur looking like he had some weight. Coachin will do that lol

Zero2Cool (28-Apr) : Thanks Mucky and whomever created topcos for each pick!

Zero2Cool (28-Apr) : Insane about Kingsley

dfosterf (28-Apr) : Putring it here so Mucky sees it. He was our guy!

dfosterf (28-Apr) : Bowden long snapper Wisconsin. Consensus best LS in college.

dfosterf (28-Apr) : We got Peter Bowde

dfosterf (28-Apr) : I personally interpret that as a partial tear that can be recovered from with rehab

dfosterf (28-Apr) : MLF said Kingsley Enagbare did NOT tear his ACL and did NOT require surgery, and that he is "looking good" for the 2024 season!

beast (28-Apr) : T.O. son signs with the 49ers

Mucky Tundra (28-Apr) : damn those vikings

beast (27-Apr) : UDFA Vikings sign TE – Trey Knox, South Carolina

beast (27-Apr) : Kitchen was all high from Miami, he was more lucky than talented in 2022 and it showed in 2023

beast (27-Apr) : Reportedly Packers have UDFAs Jennings and Jones

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