High priced help to go ?

Barnett is probably as good as gone, no one will take Harrell due to injuries, and Jones and Jenkins are going to be paid more by another team than TT will be willing to match.

Grant won’t be gone (I don’t think GB is ready to give the full time starting job to Starks without some insurance), GB can’t afford to lose Pickett with the loss of Jenkins already, and I don’t see Colledge leaving either.

Asomugha is a pipe dream. I’d love to have him, but he’s going to ask way too much to come to GB. Plus we have two Pro-Bowl CBs, with a very good, young nickel back behind them. This is on top of a Pro-Bowl FS and last year’s 2nd round pick at SS.

All the best teams are constantly turning over the roster. Replacing 30 yrs old players, injury prone players with younger, cheaper players whom they develop. Jenkins is 30 and injury prone, say good bye. Jones is inconsistent and wants a shot at starting, say good bye. Barnett is 30ish and injury prone, say good bye. These players have to be replaced by guys from the draft, so you can save money to spend on guys like Sitton, Finley, Tramon… If you sign high priced help its gonna cost you someone like Finley or Sitton… In a couple years we’re gonna have to pay HUGE money to keep Raji and Matthews to keep them around! You wanna let one of them go? Didn’t think so…

Slash and burn team management always seems to have its upside in the dead of the offseason. There is so much young talent and the promise of guys developing into something special. That temptation is there extra right now as we saw so many of our backup take a step forward and help the team win the Super Bowl. Why shouldn’t they just take over?

The problem with slashing through positions where there is a good amount of depth is that in and NFL minute all that can change. Remember the year we traded Corey Williams? It seemed like a great idea at the time cause we had all sorts of DT’s and a young 1st round pick with lots of promise as well. Before you know it injuries ravaged the D-line and suddenly we couldn’t stop the run or get an inside push. We just didn’t have any DT’s. The Vikings had a shortage at receiver and too many corners last year so they traded a middling CB for a middling WR. That WR was basically used to fair catch punts and after two injuries the team was also scrambling for a corner.

I would be hesitant to cut any vet until they show what they can do…either in an OTA or training camp. Grant is a steady RB who has been productive in our offense. That’s more than any of our other backs can say for most of the year last year. Why cut him now?

The only reason why Hawk and Bishop got to show anything last year was because of injuries to half the ILB core. Cutting backups, even if they are a bit pricey, suddenly leaves us vulnerable if another injury wave starts.

Cutting talented football players typically doesn’t make you a better team. Right now that’s what the Packers need to focus on…staying the best and most talented team in the NFL. That doesn’t happen by cutting players that you happen to believe are slightly over priced.

James Jones thinks he can be a number 1 receiver somewhere else and wants out of here from what i hear. Jenkins if they wanted him they could resign him but with the money he is going to cost and how often he has been injured they seem to be ready to let him walk. I want Barnett out of here, he was a distraction during the superbowl week and was immaturely fighting with Rodgers on twitter. The guy is a cry baby Thug and we dont need that type of player on our team. I like Chiller for his versatility but he is always injured. Poppinga is a workout warrior but he is also injured alot, but i think we will keep him. I hope Nnamdi stays in Oakland but if he goes anywhere Green Bay is definitely the place for him and i think he would sign here cheaper than anywhere else except MAYBE Oakland.