Pack-A-Day Podcast - Episode 2062 - Packers Chat w/ Special Guest Aaron Nagler
On today's show, Andy is joined by CheeseheadTV's Aaron Nagler to chat a crazy first week of free agency, the end of the David Bakhtiari era, and their biggest concerns with the team as of right now. You won't want to miss it!
By AndyHerman
On today's show, Andy is joined by CheeseheadTV's Aaron Nagler to chat a crazy first week of free agency, the end of the David Bakhtiari era, and their biggest concerns with the team as of right now. You won't want to miss it!
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Comments (4)
golfpacker1
March 18, 2024 at 10:04 am
I have been celebrating that GB moved at warp speed and filled the huge need @ S with McKinney. And with how fast we replaced AJ when the contract went south. I also have been disappointed that we missed out on filling the other gaping hole at LB. The free agency frenzy always means teams will overpay for players. The upside is they get the players they want and fill their biggest needs before the draft.
I have moved on from GB not signing the FA LBs I thought would work. The current pickings are very slim now. One guy I like that could work multiple ways for GB is Isaiah Simmons. He has played more at Safety than LB in the 4 years in the NFL, and even though he has 300 career tackles, he should be moved permanently to LB to fulfill his potential. I could also see him playing in a Micah Parsons role in GB and what could be wrong with that?
He is at best our starting LB and at worst upgrading our LB depth and adding the Parsons potential. Why not?
He is better than E Cooper and the other LBs in this draft.
Barring trading for a backup from another team, I have been scouring the Practice Squad rosters and see 3 potential LB upgrades we could steal for nothing:
Brandon Smith-Eagles via Penn State- 6'4 250lbs 4.5 @ combine in 2022, he was the #3 LB in 2022 and has sky high potential- as good or better LB than anyone in the 2024 draft-perfect fit for GBs need this year
Shaka Heyward-Bengals via Duke- 6'3 240 4.5 @ combine in 2023, more tackles senior year than Edggerin Cooper had his last year, is better in coverage than Cooper too. Shaka would be a Top 5 LB in the 2024 draft, another perfect fit for GBs need @ LB this year
Malik Jefferson-Cowboys via Texas 6'3 240lbs 4.5 @ combine in 2019-3rd round pick by Bengals strong tackler and in coverage
All 3 are potentially as good as the top lb in this draft-E Cooper. At the worst they are better than the depth we have at LB now.
WD
March 18, 2024 at 11:08 am
I see you have done a lot of homework GP. Thank you for a most interesting post. Hopefully Gute would take a look. However, at this point it is all speculation as to their ultimate success or not. Also remember potentiality is not actuality. Still it would be nice to see some of them in training camp for a better assessment. For potentiality I would love to see the freak 6'4 232 lb 4.43 forty in camp as ILB. To be specific: Payton Wilson
Coldworld
March 18, 2024 at 04:49 pm
Heyward was a UDFA last year and spent the entire season on their PS, from whence we and every other team could have poached him. Yet “he would be a top 5 ILB in this draft”?
Jefferson is an athlete who has never convinced any of the 5 or 6 teams he’s played on that he can actually play. He played in 3 games last year for Dallas. They haven’t brought him back so he’s a FA.
Smith is entering his second year having failed to make the Panthers for a second season after they traded up to get him as a 4th round pick. He did have a notable ankle injury, but his prior play was a big disappointment. He was then picked up as SFA by the Eagles for their PS and remains on a futures contract.
Just picking out athletes who haven’t succeeded? This isn’t play based for certain. None of these are an upgrade over anyone at this point. They are depth fliers at best and all 3 could be available on minimums before September.
JamesCullingham
March 18, 2024 at 05:33 pm
Dear Mr Herman, Sorry to hear you will be on the IR. Take care, James