I am still scratching my head over the re-signing of Graham, esp. given our tight cap situation.

Originally Posted by: KRK 

Scratching your head while wearing a tight cap evokes a rather strange picture.

As for Jimmy Graham, he is on the hot seat this season and will be auditioning for a contract with either GB or another NFL team. Let us hope that will make a difference this season.

Additionally, the new offensive system may just work better for Graham. Also he should be more in sync. with Rodgers.

Originally Posted by: Smokey 

Graham wont be seeing much of the field after we draft the TE from Iowa at the 12th pick. The TE is a big part of the new offense, just look at the numbers Walker put up the past few years

Originally Posted by: dhazer 

Um, TE Delanie Walker's numbers the last few years don't mean anything, considering he played exactly ONE single game under LaFleur... because LaFleur was only with the Titans one single season and Walker had a season ending injury in the first week.

Also if you take a closer look at that one single game (and preseason), you'll notice that the Titans seemed to be planning on running a TWO TE system, with one receiving TE (Walker) and one blocking TE (Jonnu Smith). And I expect LaFleur to do the same with the Packers.


If you look at the Shanahan, McVay and LaFleur system the connect parts are that they use
3 receivers, (either 3 WRs OR 2 WRs and a TE)
a blocker and (either a TE or FB)
a power RB

Jimmy Graham is no blocker, and since they're keeping him, he much be one of the receivers.

If the Packers draft Hockinson at #12, he'll compete with TE Lewis for the blocking TE role.

Originally Posted by: beast 

Don't be shocked if Goot takes a power RB. [twocents]

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

I completely agree, and I have wondered how Packers Nation would react if take RB Josh Jacobs in the 1st round (especially a trade back from #12 and then select him with their first pick)... but I wouldn't be shocked in the least if the Packers picked up a power RB especially if they can catch and be a decent receiver (and Bama has two in the draft).

But yeah the only higher priced FA that we know got away from Gute was RB Mark Ingram (though I still wonder who Earl Thomas was planning on signing the one year deal with before the Ravens got involved).


In this draft I'm expecting FS, TE, power RB, an OG/OT tweener and probably a DL ... the question depends on whom falls to them and where.... the late 1st seems like a potential great spot for the FS, everything else seems up in the air.

Originally Posted by: beast