The latest on the Packers..
- Free agent tight end Jermichael Finley and his agent are optimistic that he’ll be cleared to play soon, writes Tyler Dunne of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Meanwhile, Finley’s future with Green Bay remains uncertain. The Packers’ medical staff is conservative by league standards and did not clear safety Nick Collins after his C3/C4 neck fusion, a procedure that he is also believed to have also undergone. Given his past success and age (still only 26), Finley should pick up considerable interest around the league if he can show that he’s healthy.
- The Packers want an athletic, Dom Capers-style defense, tweets Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. With a push towards athleticism and versatile personnel, that could mean the end of B.J. Raji‘s time in Green Bay. Don’t be surprised if the Packers’ defensive linemen are closer to 290 lbs than the 330 that Raji and Ryan Pickett weigh, Rapoport tweets.
- The Packers could be getting ready to spend more on the open market than they have in recent years with about $30MM of cap room to burn, Rapoport tweets.
The Packers spending on defense would prolong their ability to compete throughout Rodgers career. Not building the D while he’s still in his prime will remove any chance of them winning another title. This is fantastic news.
Odd that the Paciers are just now figuring out what Capers needs on the Elaine after claiming for years that the linemen were intended to occupy lockers for the lbs. not criticizing because the personnel plan hasn’t worked for years but stik it’s odd to claim they need something else when the coaches haven’t changed in almost a decade