The Packers Managable List of Free Agents
by Brandon on Feb 25, 2009 12:00 PM CST
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PrintWith one of the youngest teams in the NFL, there aren't a lot of veteran free agent mistakes on the roster and there aren't a lot of unrestricted free agents either. Packers.com finally got their 2009 free agent list updated.
| 2009 Exclusive-rights Free Agents (1) | ||
| Player | Status | |
| CB | Tramon Williams | Unsigned |
It should be automatic that the nickel back will be offered a contract.
| 2009 Restricted Free Agents (7) | ||
| Player | Status | |
| S | Atari Bigby | Unsigned |
| WR | Shaun Bodiford | Unsigned |
| CB | Jarrett Bush | Unsigned |
| TE | Tory Humphrey | Unsigned |
| DE | Jason Hunter | Unsigned |
| FB | John Kuhn | Unsigned |
| WR | Ruvell Martin | Unsigned |
Whether you like any of these guys or not, there is no one on this list that will draw a lot of interest from other teams. Bigby would have after the 2007 season, but not after his injury plagued 2008. They will all be offered contracts, but they all might receive the lowest tender allowed.
| 2009 Unrestricted Free Agents (3) | ||
| Player | Status | |
| DT | Colin Cole | Unsigned |
| DE | Michael Montgomery | Unsigned |
| T | Mark Tauscher | Unsigned |
I'm not a fan of Cole, so I hope he isn't pursued. At 276 lbs. Mike Montgomery is undersized as a 3-4 defensive end, so the Packers will probably make no effort to resign him. When healthy, Tauscher is arguably the team's best offensive lineman. I really hope the Packers resign him, but he shouldn't receive a huge contract since I doubt many teams will be pursuing a free agent who just tore his ACL in December.
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its kind of essential that we sign cole as he improved tremedousely and at 6-2 320 he will be needed at nose when pickett is tired(which happens alot haha)
I don’t mind Cole either. We should be able to get him back for close to the minimum if we want him. Obviously if Raji is our pick then we won’t need Cole.
by juggernaut400 on Feb 25, 2009 4:27 PM CST up reply actions
Cole, the hidden suck
One of the things I noticed while I was closely watching the struggling run defense last season was that Cole often got shoved clear out of the play. He doesn’t shoulder the entire burden for the bad run defense, but he didn’t seem to help at all. I’d rather they give a random guy off the practice squad a chance at some playing time next season then Cole.
The Pack is gonna be tough over the next few years.
Y’all are incredibly young, and seem to be gelling pretty well in the post Farve era. I was just talking today with a feller from our site, wondering what the Packers had going on in FA. Because, its not looking very bright in our FA world…
Things will get better as they improve...
ya i agree that we dont need cole if we get raji but the drafts not until april and if rogers leaves the browns then their also going to need a dt in their 3-4 alignment and could take raji ahead of us as they have the #6 pick. so i think well sign him just to be safe. i do have a question though. did you guys see the article in the paper about cole??MM was saying he is a top priority in the offseason and i dont think he is anything more than an average dt
I can’t see Cole as a top priority. As a league minimum, 15 snap per game guy, I don’t mind him.
by juggernaut400 on Feb 26, 2009 1:31 PM CST up reply actions
Mike is too kind
Mike’s always very diplomatic when discussing specific players publicly. He was talking like he and former defensive coordinator Bob Sanders were going to work to redesign the defense back in December before he axed nearly the entire staff in January.
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