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13 years ago

As natural as it might seem to accept the Green Bay Packers' newly formed 53-man roster as is, the truth is that it could look different Sunday.

The Packers trimmed their roster from 80 to 53, but they left one very important area unguarded and they very well might have to address it with a player from another team. They are eligible to sign any veteran with four or more years of experience or try their luck with a waiver claim for a younger player.

Whatever the case, the position to watch is offensive guard.

General manager Ted Thompson kept just eight offensive linemen, which is a dangerous proposition when one - veteran Evan Dietrich-Smith - is the lone backup at the three inside positions. Behind him are two natural tackles, Marshall Newhouse and first-round pick Derek Sherrod, although Sherrod competed at guard in camp.

Sherrod showed that tackle is going to be his future position.

There is one way the Packers can skate with just eight linemen and that is to keep a couple of guards available on the practice squad. Kevin Poston, the agent for released rookie guard Ray Dominguez, said the Packers already have expressed an interest in him returning if he doesn't get claimed on waivers.

Center/guard Nick McDonald also is eligible for the practice squad and could be brought back.

Dominguez and McDonald could develop in practice and be on call if an injury occurred that required Dietrich-Smith to play. But if Thompson views Dominguez as a long-term project, then odds are he'll reach out and try to get someone off the waiver wire.

The Packers obviously thought they could do better than sixth-round draft pick Caleb Schlauderaff, whom they traded to the New York Jets for a conditional draft choice. Finding an experienced lineman who isn't on his last legs will be difficult, and Thompson and his personnel staff may try to identify someone not as green as a rookie.

Where's the beef? The trade of fullback Quinn Johnson to Tennessee for an undisclosed draft choice raises the question of whether the offense will have the hammer to lead into the hole in short-yardage situations.

The club has had trouble with short yardage the last two years, but the one thing it did know was that the 260-pound Johnson gave it the best shot at opening a hole. Typically, fullback John Kuhn lined up behind Johnson in short yardage.

Now with Johnson gone and Kuhn the only fullback, coach Mike McCarthy is going to have to come up with a winning combination for short-yardage situations. If he plans to use Kuhn as the ball-carrier, he's probably going to have to use a tight end as a lead blocker.

Another option would be to enlist nose tackle B.J. Raji like he did in the playoff game against Atlanta last season. Raji lined up as a fullback in an inverted wishbone formation with Johnson to his left and was the lead for Kuhn on the running play.

Raji didn't exactly clear out a hole on the play, but Kuhn did score.



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beast
13 years ago
I'm not sold on them needing another OL guy as long as they keep decent practice squad OGs. But I read that former Packers OL Tony Moll was a FA, and should remember the system and calls so that's a possible option if they're looking for another OL guy.

Honestly I didn't like Raji at FB... I worried someone was gonna try to take out his knees like they sometimes with FBs... and as the article said Raji didn't clear out the hole... though he acted like he did... but they scored a Touch Down... he can act like that if he wants as long as they score. 🖐

I want to see Crabtree and/or Taylor back there at FB (maybe not in a live game but at practice or something). I think Taylor might be better at it but they might want the rookie to focus in on one position (TE) for now until he totally gets that learned. So it might be Crabtree. Or a lot of H-back from a couple of the TEs.
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packer98
13 years ago
This current rooster is far from a team trying to repeat as SB champs. Ted Thompson tries too many times too find diamonds in the rough. At this current state Rodgers will be running for his life and the only out side pressure we will have is Matthews in which they will double up on, because the other side is weak. Weak line-up at this current state.
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wpr
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13 years ago

This current rooster is far from a team trying to repeat as SB champs. Ted Thompson tries too many times too find diamonds in the rough. At this current state Rodgers will be running for his life and the only out side pressure we will have is Matthews in which they will double up on, because the other side is weak. Weak line-up at this current state.

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What a complete incompetent jerk Ted is. He doesn't have a clue as to how to form a roster. How the heck does he think he is anyway? [sarcasm]
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buckeyepackfan
13 years ago
Packers | Two placed on IR

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:20:56 -0700

The Green Bay Packers have placed DE Lawrence Guy (undisclosed) and WR Shaky Smithson (undisclosed) on season-ending Injured Reserve.



http://www.kffl.com/team/17/nfl/green-bay-packers#ixzz1WzvalZsE 


Hmmmm.....Shaky has an undislosed injury......Sounds like Ted is stashing him away until next year.
Shaky was shakey, but with a little seasoning who knows.


Totally agree wpr with your assesment of Ted. 😂
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dyeah_gb
13 years ago
Why the doom and gloom? The article fails to mention that we have the strongest depth at RB in many years. Consistency at O-line has been an issue for several years for the Pack. I think our O-line really improved last year and obviously the whole team gelled perfectly throughout the post season. We have some changes but I guess the hope is that we are more stable at bringing in the needed new talent. We are still a couple years away from having a consistent group of veterans on the offensive line but lets remember that it wasn't too long ago that Rodgers was on track for the most sacks ever.
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