Green Bay Packers to do list

Posted: June 5, 2011

It feels kind of silly to say the reining Green Bay Packers would have stuff to work on, but NFL roster need constant work and adjustment. Elite programs know this better than all as they remain elite franchises by making all sorts of moves both large and small. This team did an excellent job at addressing their needs via the draft, as usual. That leaves them with some minor moves, and some free agency concerns to deal with.

The most significant free agency issues seem to be in the WR Corps. Donald Driver and James Jones are set to become free agents when the NFL gets back to business. The Packers did draft WR Randall Cobb in this year’s draft so one of these men is unlikely to return. Since Driver is 36 I would expect the team to work at resigning Jones, but we will have to see on that one.

Since they also added RB Alex Green, and James Stark had an impressive rookie season I would expect this team to lose Brandon Jacobs in free agency. That leaves the RB corps a little shaky as they will look for Stark to build on his performance and return Ryan Grant from a season ending ankle injury. This team needs to get on the field and flush out that issue.

Then we get to the situation at Guard along the offensive line. It seems that starting Guard Daryn Colledge will leave via free agency, and that his backup Jason Spitz will try to leave to be a center from someone else. This team did draft Caleb Schlauderaff in the sixth round of this year’s draft, but they may need to look around the free agent market to get a veteran who can start right away.

By Joshua Lobdell

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Joel Oppenheimer
Jun 5, 2011

Errors:
1) Donald Driver is not becoming a FA this season. He signed a 3 year contract extension that keeps him in Green and Gold through the 2012 season. He's due $5 Mil this upcoming season, and all language used by the Packers to this point indicates they are willing to pay his contract this up coming season.. He still has some juice left in him, and his amazing work ethic, experience and character have been a positive influence on this amazing WR corps. No question, he is the father figure on the field to these young WR's, and when they see how hard DD works, they are driven to work as hard as he does. There is genuine love for DD in that WR room.

Also of note, most Packers fans see James Jones as the odd man out- we all know he has the talent to be a legit #2 WR in the NFL, but he has been frustratingly inconsistent and has expressed the desire to be a starter. In most teams in the NFL, he would be a #2. In green bay, With Greg Jennings clearly being the #1 WR, and Jordy Nelson's superbowl break out game giving him perhaps just enough of a edge over James Jones, it's looking like JJ might be more inclined to sign elsewhere than re-up with the Packers.

2) Brandon Jacobs is the RB for the NY Giants, Brandon Jackson is the RB for the Packers.

Side note, most Packers' fans believe that Colledge, should he not be resigned, will be replaced in the lineup by the winner of a camp competition between TJ Lang, Nick McDonald, or EDS (Evan Deitrich-Smith), Some even wonder if young developing OT Marshall Newhouse may vie for the job.

Almost no knowledgeable Packers fans are looking for this Front office under Ted Thompson to pluck a veteran OG from free agency to fill a possible hole at the starting LG spot. The entire philosophy of this organization under TT has been that you're better off developing your young talent and utilize them to fill holes in your starting roster than bringing in an unknown factor from Free Agency, especially older Vets who wil most likely not be developing any more.
Jim Teters
Jun 5, 2011

also Brandon Jacobs is a new york giant.