TheSkeptic wrote: ↑03 Jul 2023 07:06
BUT:
Gary who is coming off a very serious injury will likely not be 100% until December. Who has been? Maybe you could say that Jenkins was in mid November, but not before. Tonyan was not until December. Jordy was never again 100%. It took Bakh 2+ years.
Stokes is also coming off a serious injury and likely won't be 100% before mid season, even though he seems to be moving well now he still has missed most of his second year and still looked like a rookie early in his second year before he got hurt.
Reed is a rookie. No matter how good he looks in TC, he will make rookie mistakes well into the season.
The 2 TE's will both have major deficiencies in their game well into the season. Deguara is a H-Back, not a TE. Davis is a ST player and probably never anything more.
The Oline is good but not likely to be great until mid season. I assume that Tom is going to be RT but he is still just starting his 2nd year. I have no confidence in any of the backups. It is hard to forget just how bad Yosh looked at RT in that last game vs the Lions.
The Dline is Clark and 2 maybe's.
LVN is a very talented rookie who might learn fast - or might take half a season.
The kicker is a total unknown.
And finally there is the safety situation. Amos was a big loss.
Frankly even if Love plays well, I do not see this team being having more than 5 wins in the first 10 games. It is hard to get to 12 wins from there. Maybe 10 wins is enough to win the division though.
Plus, somebody critical is going to get hurt, as seems to be normal lately.
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Gary is on pace to only miss a couple games, and the only reason Jenkins took time to gain back ability is because we moved him to RT, Bakhtiari took longer because he is older, and his injury was more complicated
we showed that we can adjust for the loss of Stokes his eventual health is a bonus over what we had last year
Reed is draft and play ready just as Watson and even Doubs was last year, Wicks is as well.
Cobb had a bunch of talent ahead of him as a rookie and still had 375 yrds receiving, year two he had almost a grand, there is a ton of potential on tap in our receiver room now.
I don't see issues with Wyatt, he'll be a force next to Clark or Slaton, same with Walker, and LVN is even more gifted as a rookie then they where, and Amo really declined last year, Savage and Moore or Ford will probably be a better group then the position brought last season.
Kicker is a legit question mark.
I saved TE till last because I wanted you to read this, if all goes according to this plan TE is a position of vast improvement, and should really spark our passing game, and shouldn't be a albatross when we run either.
from the article
In general, when speaking about the rookie class, several of Green Bay’s position coaches have mentioned wanting to give the young players very specific roles and responsibilities early on, having them prove that they can handle those tasks before dumping more on their plates. If the Packers take this approach with Musgrave and Kraft, we could see Deguara taking more tight end-specific reps as he fills in those gaps.
Based on what I saw during offseason programs, for Kraft, his early role could be as more of a traditional Y-tight end, who can be used in the passing game, but, more often than not, is lined up in-line as a blocker. Musgrave, meanwhile, fills the F-tight end role, lining up in the slot to create mismatches in the passing game. Blocking, specifically, can be difficult for young tight ends to master, but it’s an area where Deguara excelled last season.
The expectation is that Musgrave and Kraft become able to impact both the running and passing games, but Deguara, who does not have the upside or playmaking that the rookies do, does potentially have the more well-rounded skill set at this time, adding more versatility and, therefore, unpredictability to the Packers’ offense. With Green Bay potentially using more 12 personnel packages this season – or two tight ends being on the field – Deguara could compliment either Musgrave or Kraft as both find their footing in the NFL.
Musgrave spent a lot of time with the starting offense during OTAs and minicamp, but Deguara also took some snaps with that unit as well. Both rookies will see plenty of playing time this season; I’m not saying that Deguara is going to be tight end one. But rather, there are absolutely going to be ups and downs as Musgrave and Kraft adjust to the NFL, and realistically, the Packers aren’t going to expect both players to be able to do it all right away at a position that comes with numerous responsibilities. So although they may want Deguara playing primarily as an H-back, and they may want Musgrave and Kraft’s playmaking abilities on the field as much as possible, Deguara may be needed to provide some stability to the tight end position as well.
Jo is the oldest guy in our room, but he’s a young player,” added Dunn, “and he’s going to continue to develop and develop and develop. You can see it every time we go on the field and in practices; just his development take place.
https://dairylandexpress.com/2023/06/18 ... 20H%2Dback.