Waters, Hawkins and Goodson will fight for the last spot along with the dreaded UDFA trio. He has a chance but it is a small one.
Originally Posted by: wpr
Goodson is coming off an ACL injury and might not compete in training camp, which I think helps other case, as if it was just STs, then Goodson might have it wrapped up.
People have raved about Mays. I am sure some of it is justified. Anyone who gets drafted by any team in any league is a pretty sound athlete. There is a reason he was taken after Williams and Jones. I literally laughed out loud when I read Kruses' astonishingly prediction that he would lead the team in PS rushing yards. ...
...Mays making the team comes down to how bad does Mike want 2 FBs vs 4 RB.
Originally Posted by: wpr
I thought Mays would go undrafted because his Senior year was horrible due to injuries. That could be a possible reason he wasn't drafted until the 7th.
With that last comment, are you assuming RB Jones is a lock over RB Mays? Personally I think they could battle the 3rd RB and my way too early 53 roster prediction, I had 1 FB and 3 RBs, with the 4th RB going to the PS. (that was because I had the Packers also keeping 3 QBs, 7 WRs and 9 OL).
I don't know much about Amichia... ... Kofi will probably get the nod over Patrick because he was drafted. Odds are long for the UDFAs as always.
Originally Posted by: wpr
Amichia played Center as a freshman in college and at the NFL they announced his selection as a Center... so I think Amichia is the Packers future back-up Center (at worse), as Taylor, Linsley, Evans and Barcaly are all in contract years. But now they don't have to resign two Centers come FA time.
I had Patrick over Kofi in my prediction, but that was because Patrick looked pretty good last training camp even with a club on his broken hand... fully healthy and a full offseason, and he should look even better.
What is Gilbert? I have seen him listed as an OLB and DE. I suppose they are sort of interchangeable at times but not always.
If Gilbert is a OLB then he has CM3, Perry, Biegel, Fackrell and Elliott to contend with. I can't see him being considered an OLB.
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Gilbert and Calvin are both bigger OLBers and competing for the 6th OLB spot.
My 5? Dupre, Price, Lowry, Allison and Joe Thomas. Joe is going to have his work cut out for him. Safeties like Burnett and Jones getting time on the inside may mean 1 less ILB.
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Dupre would of been on my list too if not for WR Davis.
Lowry was an honorary part of my group as the DL as a whole. Also Adams, to a degree, but it seems as if a lot of DTs struggle as rookies, which I've heard some explain as it takes them longer to adjust to the NFL quickness and power of the inside of NFL OL.
DL Price is an interesting selection, but the Packers normally only keep 5 or 6 DL, and with Daniels, Clark, Lowry, Jean-Francois, Adams... 5 spots seem to be locked up. And if they keep a 6th spot, then there is Ringo, Price, Lunsford and MAYBE... MAYBE... Guion for that 6th spot.
I didn't think about Allison for this list, but that's because I've heard a lot of people assuming that he's a lock for the 4th WR spot, and so from what I'm personally hearing, he's not under the radar. But if he's not on others radar then that's a great selection.