Written By: Jake Leicht
The Green Bay Packers were a disaster this season. Aaron Rodgers got hurt in the middle of the year. By the time he was fully healthy, they had no shot at the playoffs. The receiving corps did not do much to help him outside of Davante Adams. The interior portion of their offensive line was also a mess. Defensively, the middle off their unit of obliterated. Weak defensive tackle, inside linebacker, and safety play caused the Packers to suffer on the scoreboard. The fact that they have Aaron Rodgers, cap space, and multiple 1st round picks should leave Packers fans eagerly awaiting their offseason.
Available Salary Cap Space- $35.2 Million
Free Agents
UFA
Clay Matthews- Edge Rusher
Randall Cobb- Wide Receiver
Muhammad Wilkerson- Defensive Tackle
Marcedes Lewis- Tight End
Lance Kendricks- Tight End
Byron Bell- Offensive Tackle
Davon House- Cornerback
Breshad Breeland- Cornerback
Eddie Pleasant- Safety
Jake Ryan- Linebacker
Dan Vitale- Fullback
RFA
Ibraheim Campbell- Safety
Geronimo Allison- Wide Receiver
Kentrell Brice- Safety
ERFA
Lucas Patrick- Offensive Guard
Justin McCray- Offensive Guard
Adam Pankey- Offensive Tackle
Reggie Gilbert- Defensive End
Robert Tonyan Jr.- Wide Receiver
Jake Kumerow- Wide Receiver
Fadol Brown- Defensive End
Potential Cap Casualties (Bold = Dead Money, Italics = Cap Gain)
Mike Daniels- Defensive End ($2.4 mill) ($8.3 mill)
Tramon Williams- Cornerback ($1.625 mill) ($4.75 mill)
Jimmy Graham- Tight End ($7.33 mill) ($5.3 mill)
Bryan Bulaga- Offensive Tackle ($1.6 mill) ($6.6 mill)
*All figures for cap purposes are taken as pre-June 1st, unless otherwise stated. All cap figures courtesy of Overthecap.com, unless otherwise stated*
Team Needs
Edge Rusher
Safety
Wide Receiver
Guard
Defensive Linemen
Linebacker
Draft pick Allotment
1st Round #12 (12)
1st Round #30 (30)
2nd Round #12 (44)
3rd Round #12 (76)
4th Round #12 (108)
5th Round #12 (140)
6th Round #12 (172)
6th Round #22 (182)
7th Round #12 (204)
*Compensatory Pick Projection courtesy of Nick Korte of Overthecap.com
Mock Offseason
Head Coach
Matt LaFleur
Players Re-signed
Clay Matthews- Edge Rusher
Muhammad Wilkerson- Defensive Tackle
Lance Kendricks- Tight End
Byron Bell- Offensive Tackle
Geronimo Allison- Wide Receiver
Jake Ryan- Linebacker
Cap Casualties
Mike Daniels- Defensive End ($2.4 mill) ($8.3 mill)
Free Agent Targets
Landon Collins- Safety (Giants)
The Packers need some attitude on their defensive unit, and Landon Collins is a perfect fit for their system. Green Bay needs to solidify the safety position in order for their young 2018 draft picks to realize their potential.
Rodger Saffold- Guard (Rams)
Saffold is going to be a very popular free agent given the fact that he is the best guard in the class. The Packers need to continue to protect Aaron Rodgers, and their offensive line was exploited up the middle against a pass rush last season.
C.J. Mosley- Linebacker (Ravens)
Much like the Landon Collins fit for the Packers, they simply need to solidify the middle of the field. Mosley is a fierce competitor who would change the Packers’ linebacking unit into a position of strength for the team.
Mock Draft
1st Round (Pick 12): Brian Burns, Edge Rusher (Florida State)
1st Round (Pick 30): Cody Ford, Offensive Linemen (Oklahoma)
2nd Round: Deebo Samuel, Wide Receiver (South Carolina)
3rd Round: Vosean Joseph, Linebacker (Florida)
4th Round: Amani Hooker, Safety (Iowa)
5th Round: Jalen Jelks, Edge Rusher (Oregon)
6th Round: Ryan Finley, Quarterback (North Carolina State)
6th Round: Jonathan Ledbetter, Defensive Tackle (Georgia)
7th Round: Penny Hart, Wide Receiver (Georgia State)
Keep a lookout for more offseason blueprints as we get closer to the start of the new league year!