Dream Scenario: Who Would You Love See Play For The Packers?
by Brandon on Jul 2, 2010 8:01 AM CDT
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PrintEnforcer's Fan Post got me thinking about this topic, which was started by another Fan Post over at Pride of Detroit.
If the Packers could take any player off another team's roster, I'd take the Browns LT Joe Thomas. Though I hope LT Chad Clifton has at least one more good season left in him, Thomas would be a huge upgrade to help keep QB Aaron Rodgers in one piece long-term. I don't want to see the sacks pile up again like they did in early 2009. I've got no problem having Bryan Bulaga become the right tackle of the future instead, and sliding T.J. Lang in at left guard. As an added bonus, Thomas is a local kid who grew up in Wisconsin and played at the University of Wisconsin.
There's an easy case to be made for someone like the Steelers LB LaMarr Woodley or Cowboys LB DeMarcus Ware too. But I'd still go for Thomas first.
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Ed Reed. Could you see Nick Collins, Ed Reed, Charles Woodson, Tramon Williams, and Al Harris in the backfield? Hope you other teams brought your running shoes. Cause you ain’t passing today.
I sort of agree with you but...
Ed Reed is getting kind of old, and hasn’t played a full season in awhile…..
Why not Darrell Revis? We would have the best cornerback tandem in league history. You couldn’t throw on Revis Island, and every time you threw at Woodson’s side it would be a turn over. You could double cover any good TEs and leave 8 in the box to stop the run. We would have the best defense in the league.
But yeah, Joe Thomas would be sweet too.
Revis came to my mind too
I love the concept of Revis and you can never have too many skilled CB’s.
As much as I love getting Revis I was stuck in a Woodly or Ware cycle. Someone to bookend with CM3 and firm up the front seven. Boring I know, but hey, it’s still a pretty picture.
by PackApologist on Jul 2, 2010 9:13 AM CDT up reply actions
If this was 2 years ago, I probably also would have picked Reed
but hes getting older and has had so many injuries that he almost had to retire during the offseason, so I probably wouldnt pick him now
by Yankees10 on Jul 2, 2010 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ohhh…..I forgot about Revis. But Tramon is starting to look like a full time starter, and we have more pressing matters. Thomas is the guy everyone is going to say because of our problems there. But I think Lang and Bulaga are the future. What future do we have behind Collins, Woodson and Harris? Just Williams, Maybe Burnett. Revis is a young guy who has many years ahead of him.
Reed
I was thinking of him, but his injuries seem serious. He thought about retirement because of it.
Disagree on Thomas
I have a hard time taking Thomas right after taking Bulaga. I know Bulaga can play RT, but it seems we already have our young LT that can protect Rodgers’ backside.
How about this as a different idea though…what about Ryan Kalil (C Panthers). Kalil is a young pro bowl center in his fourth season. Adding him would strengthen our interior line at a key position and solidify that interior line for years to come.
this is pretty easy for me
it would be revis hands down. win with defense. having revis would help the sack number go up also. my first offensive option would be chris johnson. not that grant is bad, and not that johnson fits the packers scheme perfect, but he is one hell of a talent and i am sure rodgers wouldn’t mind defenses taking some of the focus off the passing game….
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It seemed to be Thomas, Patrick Willis, or Revis and or Asumuga at corner. So it seems both teams fans agree.
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by Enforcer on Jul 2, 2010 9:44 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
a little off the wall but
how about Josh Cribbs?? look at the difference he makes for a bad team in Cleveland, plus lets be honest the packers haven’t had a really good returner since Allen Rossum
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Thomas is going to get alot of love being badger and homegrown… I can see Revis, he makes alot of sense and same w/ Asomugha… Another shut down CB is always nice… Willis would be a tremdous addition, but our ILB are deep and good, not Willis good, but definitely good enough!
However, I go w/ Lamar Woodley!!! Put Woodley on the field at the same time as Matthews and that could be LETHAL!!! Ware and Matthews both play the weak side, so Woodley makes more sense to me… The pass rush IMO, always trumps the CB… If you use Matthews and Woodley to bring the heat the CB would have an easy day… Only have to cover for 2 seconds before someone is getting in the QB’s face!!!
Ooh what coulda been?! LOL
I’m goin to be keeping my eye on his career for a couple years! That said, Bulaga was the right choice.
Oh, absolutely!
We certainly didn’t think that BB would still be there, did we?
When I posted that, I was thinking (with my tongue softly planted in my cerebral cheek) that, now, we can have BOTH! lol.
I would gladly take Woodley, but you left me an opening that I couldn’t resist.
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The glass is more than half-full.
Shouldn't this be a little more realistic though
as opposed to indicating who we wish we could have? We might as well liste the top Pro Bowlers and call it quits. i’ll play by the rules though.
my pick is LT Joe Thomas because he’s the best LT in the game right now.
"No player is greater than a team."
-Vince Lombardi
I'm usually keeping it reasonable with my posts
But not in early July. There isn’t anything the team can do right now to improve. I’m in a mood to speculate.
Chris Johnson.
An actual deadly running game would be a nightmare for any defensive coordinator lining up against the Pack.
Think of the Play-Action potential
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by Take Back Our Bucks on Jul 2, 2010 12:47 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Dead on
A premier running back would make this team terrific, even with Daryn Colledge still sprawling on the ground.
Vikings fans would scream.
Oh, let’s go for it. A one-two punch of Adrian Peterson and Ryan Grant would be murderous.
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jul 3, 2010 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Just one?
If I have to pick just one player, I’d probably pick Adrian Peterson. The way he just ran over that guy from Pittsburgh still blows my mind. Grant is good, but not too many teams are game planning to stop him with Driver, Jennings, Finley.
On defense, if you have Revis with Wood, Collins, et al, I could probably get home in say 10 seconds (yes, an eternity) and still have a 10+ sack season.
No mention of Troy Polamalu?!
Dude is a game changer. Yeah, he’s had some injury issues, but when he’s on the field, he dominates.
Or what about Larry Fitzgerald? The Packers already have a good group of receivers, but imagine what it would be like if defenses had to face Greg Jennings, Jermichael Finley, and L.Fitz every down…
Offense is already dominant as long as the OL is healthy… How much more dominant do you need it??? I mean really a player like Fitz is over-kill IMO… The D needs another premier pass rusher, possibly another CB, and the OL can never have too many good players. All those have to rate MUCH higher than another WR, escpecailly in light of the way Nelson and Jones sound to have stepped up this year…
How much more dominant do you need it???
You know that scene in the first Terminator movie, where the gun shop guy lays out a bunch of guns, and asks “which one do you want”, and the Terminator just says “All”?
Yeah, like that.
by DaveInTucson on Jul 2, 2010 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Thomas
No question. Other guys can’t score if they don’t have the ball.
by uglyfatpimplynerd on Jul 2, 2010 2:24 PM CDT reply actions
Fun question
I’d happily take Ndomikong (sp?) Suh off the Lion’s hands.
Joe Thomas would be great (love to have the home-grown guys in there), but our O-line situation is pretty good already. Same with our defensive backfield (although of course it’s not like I’d cut Revis). Swapping Ryan Grant for Chris Johnson would be amazing. DeMarcus Ware coming off the edge opposite CMIII would be very, very nice.
But it all starts with the trenches. Getting a strong and consistent inside pass-rush in a 3-4 defense would make everybody on the team look like an all-star. With two top-ten picks on the d-line, nobody’s running on us, which makes opposing offenses one dimensional. We’d be able to pressure the passer while simultaneously double-covering everybody = interceptions. This would take all the pressure off the offense by keeping down the need to score, which means we can be content to run the ball and throw short, setting up the long-ball… Freakin’ everybody wins.
It reminds me of the Simpson’s episode where Monty Burns stacked the company softball team with MLB stars. He tells Daryl Strawberry “go hit a home run” and he responds with “okay, skip’.” Then he hits one out and Mr. Burns thinks he’s a great manager and says under his breath, “I told him to do that!”
I said last year the pack should have traded Kampman to the Rams and got Steven Jackson! I like Grant but he doesnt kick it in till the second half of the season ,Jackson`s a all season back !
There allegedly was trade talk w/ the Rams about getting Jackson… Grant and a draft pick or something… Don’t know if Kampman was discussed. Rams wouldn’t have for him anyway.
Kampmann was discussed
I’m trying to remember all the details of the proposed trade, but if I vaguely recall correctly, it was Ryan Grant, Aaron Kampman, and a high draft pick for Steven Jackson and Chris Long.
The trade didn’t fall through because St. Louis backed out. TT tried, but the Rams didn’t agree to the deal.
"No player is greater than a team."
-Vince Lombardi
Maybe,
That’s because none of the players involved got their undies in a bunch and whined and demanded a trade out, just because their name came up in a trade discussion, ala Jay Cutler in Denver. LOL
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The glass is more than half-full.
It came around in the final week before the trade deadline last season
It was declined by St. Louis in the closing minutes.
"No player is greater than a team."
-Vince Lombardi
Yeah,
SJax is pretty much the only reason the Rams have won any games the last 3 seasons. It’s hard to imagine what they’d want to give him up.
by DaveInTucson on Jul 2, 2010 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Ive heard Justin Harrell has great potential
something tells me even the mafia wouldn't call on greg walker if a hit was needed.
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Chris Johnson or Adrian Peterson
I know the offense is already pretty good, but imagine what a star RB could do for this team? Who cares if our secondary gets torched every fourth or fifth game? Our offense would be putting up 40+ per game with a dynamic RB. Nothing personal with Grant, but I think he’s sufficient and nothing more.
i'd take
troy p. the steelers safety.. he’s just a playmaker and is good in coverage and he hits like a truck. he’s the definition of a difference maker. just look how pitt fell apart last year when he was out with that knee injury, that d looked average.
Who would I like to see as a Packer
I had to think about this, but given the Packers offensive scheme of carving up the secondary’s with passing and using the running game as an effective compliment to the passing game I would like to see Larry Fitzgerald. Could you imagine a trio of Driver, Jennings and Fitzgerald? With James Jones and Jordy Nelson as your 4th and 5th receivers? It would be like the Colts with Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark, or the Rams with Bruce and Holt.
by Bleedinggreenandgold on Jul 3, 2010 8:41 AM CDT reply actions
Joe Thomas and Owen Daniels.
I would take those two players in a heartbeat. Daniels would give the Packers even more flexibility and would be a huge help in the red zone for Aaron Rodgers. Thomas is an amazing tackle. Now, Bulaga and Thomas as the Packers starting tackles? I think the Pack would be set at that position for a while…
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jul 3, 2010 1:26 PM CDT reply actions
IMO
Jermichael Finley will be better than Owen Daniels. When the guys is on, he’s Tony Gonzalez-esque.
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by stonewall12345678 on Jul 3, 2010 4:30 PM CDT reply actions
One guy...
Joe Thomas.
Revis or Adrian Peterson would be 2nd and 3rd choice.
Either Darelle Revis or Chris Johnson. Imagine if Capers had Revis and Woodson…The defense would be scary good. Chris Johnson is pretty self-explanatory. Imagine if teams actually didn’t know what we’re going to do on offense before we do it haha.
by packallday555 on Jul 5, 2010 3:14 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I am with you. I think I would go Revis. I don’t know how a team could throw for more than 200 yards with Revis, Woodson, and Williams out there. They’d HAVE to line up 5 wide and hope to get a bad matchup from time to time or something.
Having an elite RB would be a BLAST too but I think the need is greater on D so I lean that direction.
Joe Thomas
would be very cool to see him in Green and Gold….
but if I could pick anyone … ok, first of all, this is not in any way meant to discredit Aaron Rodgers, but I would like “that other guy” back, I don’t care if he came back as holder, 2nd string QB, starting QB or the worlds highest paid waterboy, I just hate seeing him in purple!
Would he make the Packers a better team ?? who knows … but it sure as hell would make the Minnesota Vikings a lot worse….
I got over him in 2008, to be honest...
I get a few laughs when thinking of my cousin who works for Comcast, and who ordered the full package of Vikings games last year just so he could watch Farve. Yeah.
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jul 7, 2010 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions
haha interesting way to look at it…addition by subtraction. If he wanted to be our third string waterboy, I’d let him come back! ;-) just messin with ya. Good take though…I like thinking outside the box.
Farve, absolutely
either as backup quarterback or linebacker. or both. but yes, out of purple and two less games of facing a great QB.
Let him have his hurrah's
The best way to honor the memory of Farve at this point is to let him do his thing. Just be over it.
That and the only way to truly be great is to defeat greatness. It would be nice to kick his ass and get a little R4P going.
by PackApologist on Jul 8, 2010 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
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