The Packers currently have 69 players on their roster. This consists of 34 draft picks, 2 traded, 3 from waivers and 30 from free agency.

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2004
DE Cullen Jenkins
C Scott Wells (D7-04)

2005
S Atari Bigby
TE Donald Lee

2006
LB Jason Hunter
WR Ruvell Martin
CB Tramon Williams
CB Charles Woodson UFA (Oak.)
NT Ryan Pickett UFA (StL)

2007
DE Alfred Malone
CB Joe Porter

2008
CB Joshua Abrams
WR Jake Allen
NT Fred Bledsoe
P Durant Brooks
C Brennen Carvalho
LS Brett Goode
LB Spencer Havner
LS J.J. Jansen
P Jeremy Kapinos
LB Danny Lansanah
RB Kregg Lumpkin
G Nevin McCaskill
TE Evan Moore
LB Kenny Pettway
WR Lorne Sam
NT Anthony Toribio
LB Brandon Chillar UFA (StL)

2009
S Anthony Smith
C/G Duke Preston UFA (Buf)





30 out of 39 players were from free agency! Two of them which were before Thompson got here.

What do you make of this?

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tt sucks at evaluating talent whether it is via free agency or the draft.

really dude, how many of the players listed actually have made an impact, 1 or two!!!!

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Woodson
Pickett
Bigby
Jenkins
Wells
Tramon
Kapinos
Chillar

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i'll give you Jenkins, but he was injured last season. to list a bunch of defensive players on a team that had a losing season mainly because of the way the defense played, is just not a valid way to prove your point.

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Does it mean we have alot of guys that noone else wanted lol. Your list has some valid point to it Zero but cmon the rest of them is like who the hell are these guys. Players to fill in so we have the right amount of players?

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What exactly IS my point? I thought I was just posting something informal and interesting. You have NO choice but to 'give' me Jenkins, Woodson, Tramon at the very LEAST.

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I have to agree, most of those players aren't even gonna be on the season roster. Counting those players isn't really legit because every team is kind of like this at this point of the season.

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I think Ted Thompson is waiting to see what he grabs from the draft and then is willing to plug the holes via FA.

- Pretty much a safe move IMO and nothing like what the bears just pulled.

- IMO we have a good team as it is; but we do have some pretty big holes that Need to be addressed. If the season starts without them being addressed in a significant manner then that does not bode well for us this next season.

- The front 7 especially the front 3
- Our Oline; injuries, need more time for arod to throw and better blocking for our RBs.

I dont really seeing us needing too much more on our roster.

I have never been attracted to the "sign a big name guy" mentality. I would much rather see an improvement in the way the team develops the guys that we draft. It takes longer but it's the best way to build a franchise that can be successful over a long period of time. Hopefully all of the defensive and str/conditioning coaches we hired this offseason can get it done. I think it was the right way to go.

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Sorry Steve i have to disagree on this one, that was the way to do it back in the 70's and 80's when there wasn't a free agency, that just don't work in this day and age. With free agency you will always be losing players to it no matter what so if we stay with the Ted Thompson plan we will always be rebuilding IMO.

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