nerdmann
7 years ago

We take a guess at how the initial depth chart looks for the Packers leading up to week one. The roster craziness has finally died down around the NFL, and most teams’ 53-man rosters are pretty well set for week one of the 2017 season. The Packers  made two swaps of players on the 53 on Sunday, trading away Jayrone Elliott  to make room for Chris Odom  — claimed off waivers from the Falcons  — and moving Don Barclay  to injured reserve to finally sign Ahmad Brooks .
With those moves finally locked in, we can get a clearer picture of the way the depth chart will shake out for the Packers in their week one game against the Seattle Seahawks .
First up is the offense, in which we break out the three wide receiver positions separately. With Geronimo Allison suspended for the first week, the team is a little thinner than usual at the wideout spot, as he would likely slot in behind Davante Adams  at the X.

Moving over to the defense, we project both the three-man line on the (rare) occasions that the Packers line up in a base defense, as well as the cornerback unit in a more typical nickel formation. Although the Packers’ official website lists Quinten Rollins  as the starter over Damarious Randall  at the right cornerback spot, Rollins has again been lining up in the slot with Randall  on the boundary when the team uses five defensive backs.

Finally, we look at the specialists, including the kick and punt return spots. The pecking order appears pretty clear on punt returns, after Quinten Rollins  substituted in for Trevor Davis  in the final preseason game.



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Not sure about Ringo as a NT. Switch him and Francois around.
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beast
7 years ago

Not sure about Ringo as a NT. Switch him and Francois around.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 


~ I don't think any of the back-up WRs are slot WRs.
~ I'm thinking Nelson and the TEs are probably the back-ups at slot.

~ If the starting OTs are fully healthy, then do they only have a single swing OT active on game day?

~ Adams and Ringo are both 3T like Daniels.
~ Jean-Fancois currently probably is top back-up at both NT and 5T.

~ I don't know the CBs order (yet)... but if Rollins is a top CB, then I want him off return duties.

~ Is Janis our top KR guy?
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nerdmann
7 years ago

~ I don't think any of the back-up WRs are slot WRs.
~ I'm thinking Nelson and the TEs are probably the back-ups at slot.

~ If the starting OTs are fully healthy, then do they only have a single swing OT active on game day?

~ Adams and Ringo are both 3T like Daniels.
~ Jean-Fancois currently probably is top back-up at both NT and 5T.

~ I don't know the CBs order (yet)... but if Rollins is a top CB, then I want him off return duties.

~ Is Janis our top KR guy?

Originally Posted by: beast 



Janis is the KR guy. I think Davis could play slot. Pretty sure Ty Montgomery did plenty of that two, before the switch.
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beast
7 years ago
Sounds like Brooks and Odom are here to play the elephant OLB position, replacing Peppers and Datone, whom played those roles last year.

Aside from having two new faces, the most obvious change to the outside linebacker unit is an increase in size. At 6-3 and 259 pounds, Brooks serves as a median between starters Clay Matthews (6-3, 255) and Nick Perry (6-3, 265), whose strength to set the edge is far greater than that of Kyler Fackrell and the departed Jayrone Elliott. In that regard the Packers swapped speed and finesse for power and brute strength.

“(San Francisco) moved him all over the place, particularly when (defensive coordinator) Vic Fangio was there,” McCarthy said. “They played him off the ball in the goal line. He’s played more the elephant assignment-wise in our scheme. Has played the outside linebacker position. So I think he’s a heck of a player. He’s someone that I’ve always had a lot of respect for. I thought him and Bryan Bulaga have had some great battles over the years.”

That kind of versatility might also apply to Odom, who will wear jersey No. 98. Though he is listed at 6-4 and 262 pounds, Odom looked far thicker in his debut practice Monday afternoon, especially through the lower body. His frame lends itself to the hybrid elephant position played by Julius Peppers and Datone Jones in recent years — a player with the speed and athleticism to play standing up and the durability to move inside as a sub-package rusher.

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nerdmann
7 years ago

Sounds like Brooks and Odom are here to play the elephant OLB position, replacing Peppers and Datone, whom played those roles last year.

Originally Posted by: beast 



Datone could very well end up back here himself. Remains to be seen.
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