Lombardi didn’t cut Hornung. He put him on the expansion list never thinking the Saints or the Falcons would take him due to his injury. The Saints took him with the hope that his name or the roster would help ticket sales. Hornung retired before he ever played a down with the Saints. Thanks, Since ‘61

If you pivot the narrative and say instead "the Packers signed an experienced starting G for these terms" most of us would give it a thumbs up. I still question his fit in the offense. I was pro-cut on Taylor, and he's still a cheap cut if he's outplayed in camp, but it's hard to be unhappy with this move...now let's see what they do with that $$.

Totally agree. Plenty of OL prospects and depth. Need DL help badly, as Adams is on thin ice. Someone will be available, and I will be very disappointed if Gute doesn't do his best to upgrade this unit.

I think that there’s no point in compromising on the OL just to shave a few dollars off the cap. Right now, we have six NFL starting linemen, so if somebody gets hurt we don’t have to rely on some UDFA rookie to protect our QB.

If either guard gets hurt, Taylor is there. If Wagner gets hurt, you can move Turner and play Taylor at guard. You could move Jenkins to center if you had to. We can keep 5 experienced and capable guys on the field. That’s no small thing.

True, but it is nice to get a reprieve at times.

Ooh, that would be fun. It would just turn into another melee like the last "Thought Provoking..." article, which I think is still getting responses. I'm kind of surprised we haven't seen a piece on the Drew Brees controversy yet--that would really generate some fireworks.

Agreed and disagree.

RB and TE's I think can make the biggest improvements this year. With the combination of Jones, Ervin and Dillon our RB room could really be one of the best in the league. And I really do think that Sternberger is going to take a huge leap in year 2. Also, Deguara is a perfect fit for this offense and we can't forget about Big Dog.

OL, I think as a whole can be better, but it will definitely be a downgrade at RT. No question about that. I do think the rest of the backups will be better this year. The one question is still the OT position though.

As for WR, I do think it will be better this year. Adams is Adams. I still have faith in MVS. Something happened halfway in the year and he wasn't the same player. But the first half of the year he was really good! And in the second half Lazard really stepped up. Lazard having that year of experience will be looking to take a big step. We have EQ coming back. And they did add Funchess (even though i'm not expecting much).
This will be the 2nd year in the system. The players should have a lot better feel for what they will be doing. Will we have 4-1000 yard receivers this year. No. But will the be improved. I believe so!

You may be right, we'll see. But I don't understand why anyone would rule out the possibility of significant improvement for WRs in comparison to last year.

Lazard played a grand total of ONE snap in 2018. In 2019, which was in effect a rookie season for him, he upped his snap count to 484 just on offense alone. He certainly seems to be a candidate to take a step forward. Lazard didn't take significant snaps last year until week 7, so he had about 10 games worth of opportunity. If you extrapolate his production out over a full 16 game season, he would have had about 750 yards in what is essentially a rookie campaign. That doesn't suck. Is there not even the chance that he might improve over last year?

In the two months of November and December, Valdes-Scantling caught 4 passes for 32 yards. My dog could probably do that. In the first two months of Sept and Oct, he caught 22 passes for 420 yards. What happened in the last half of the season? Is there no possibility that he might improve if he can produce for the whole year?

Geronimo Allison was rated by several "experts" as one of the worst receivers in the league last year. By DVOA, he was 80 out of 81. According to PFF, he scored 111 out of 122. Is there no possibility at all that Funchess might perform better than Allison? ESB can't possibly beat 80 out of 81?

I'm not saying the WRs are suddenly going to become great. But I do think it's almost impossible for them to be as bad as last year, barring a catastrophic injury to Adams.

For what it's worth, Edgar Bennet did a respectable job as a WR coach.. so you never know. There does seem to be some truth to adage that a good coach is a good coach. Have to wait and see and hope they know what they're doing.

Or, who knows, maybe they're taking the angle that Rodgers is going to tell the WRs to ignore the coaching and do what he says instead (which was documented), so maybe it doesn't matter who is training the WRs.

"I like Stepaniak too. "

Milt Hendrickson was an OL specialist--supposedly--in his scouting roles with the Ravens (and also has a background as a college OL coach). My guess is that these are guys he endorsed. I think there's a lot to like about Runyan and Stepaniak, especially if they don't have to play right away (I assume Stepaniak might be a PUP candidate).

I got no problem if people like or don't like certain coaching hires. But personally I just have to be honest and admit that I haven't the slightest clue. Aside from well-tenured head coaches whose record speaks for itself, and MAYBE for some coordinators, how can I really know anything about what they're doing on the practice field or in the meeting room?

Hope you’re correct. Looking forward to see how Begelton performs against NFL players. I have a feeling he may surprise us.

That's what you got out of Rodgers' statement?
That you should apologize for being white?

Have you ever thought about shutting up and staying out of politics? Or do you have a greater right to constitutionally guaranteed freedoms of speech than football players do? I find that most people who want to tell sports figures to shut up and play and stay out of politics are the same people who often like to do all sorts of silly things and when politely asked not to they defiantly beat their chest and say they'll do it anyways because it's their right, regardless of who it affects or offends.

I don't understand some people.

As Rodgers showed in the photo on his Insta the Packers linked arms in solidarity. But I am sure there's a reason that is bad also.

I agree.

I think Begelton needs to readjust to the smaller field, especially in the end zone. I think he makes the team, but doesn't produce much early on. He should be able to make the transition.

I think the biggest adjustment is that receivers in the CFL can be running full speed towards the Los when the ball is snapped. I’m anxious to see how he fairs against press coverage by NFL caliber cbs

...and he was Lamar's all-time leader in WR yards. Part of that is system, but the player still needs to produce.

I don't expect Begelton to be a revelation, but I want to see what he can do. I think he's got at least an even chance with anyone not named Adams, Funchess, or even Lazard.