How about the GBPs start putting weapons on the field at every position possible? I hate this thread because it is just another feeble attempt to try and make a star out of mediocrity. RR has good hands and is an adequate blocker. That is it, nothing more needs to be said. He can't break a tackle and can't outrun anybody. At best he is a #2 tight end in this league. If he catches two passes a game and gets a first down, damn, he did his job.
Would everybody please quit trying to make this kid into something he isn't. With his skill level, he should have been a sixth rounder, not a third. Thanks Ted.
Originally Posted by: DakotaT
I don't get the point of this comment. The Packers are clearly not trying to put people who are not weapons at every position possible. Unless you suggest that Ted is deliberately trying to sabotage the team. There is zero room for any conversation here.
The questions are, which positions are the Packers lacking at (Can be looked at fairly objectively via stats/rankings) and out of those positions, which of those positions have available free agents who are likely (based on previous performance) to provide the Packers some much-needed improvement? We can point fingers at players left and right and say that we should get someone better based on past performance and the discussion's done in 10 seconds.. But, what are the Packers supposed to do about it?
This is extremely complicated as...
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results
A player's performance is impacted by the players around him, how he's used in the scheme, and the scheme/coaching in general.
Once you estimate the player's potential impact on the Packers, you need to factor in...
How much of an improvement is the player over the player he's "replacing"? Does it make any sense for the likely asking price?
Once you've gone through every possible player you'd want to pick up...
Out of the Packers' available cap space after figuring all the players you're resigning this year or future years, which of these players do you want to sign?
In the upcoming draft, what players are available that may partially or completely negate the need for any of the previously determined free agent signings?
If you're say, selecting a TE in the draft but you're expecting him to not be starting-quality in his first year, how much of an impact does this have on your desired FA TE's overall value to the team? Is it worth the salary for a player you're only going to have for a year or are you better off sticking with your current TE? Does signing the FA pressure you to use said FA more than is necessarily justified, hampering the draftee's playing time and development?
So basically, who should the Packers go out and grab, how much are the Packers going to have to pay for him, how long should we sign him for, how much/what kind of an improvement should we expect and why, and why do you think all these things?