Packers News, Transactions, Trade Talk - Love has procedure on left thumb, should be ready for opener

[MickeyDavis]

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[Mags FTW]

This is why I don't get excited about the NFL as much as I used to. Injuries galore, and it will only get worse as they add more games. The team you start out with at the beginning of the year isn't the same one you end with.

I get pumped for daily fantasy stuff, but that's about it.

[Ron Swanson]

Not ideal, Bob.

[MickeyDavis]

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[Matches Malone]

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Would be huge if Morgan can overtake Walker for LT1. Would certainly make it worth his draft slot. Curious how they'll slot everyone to start the year before injuries. I'd like to see them try Morgan - Banks - Jenkins - Belton - Tom as a unit and Walker can be the swing tackle with Rhyan handling G/C duties.

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[nagawicka]

I don't see the issue. Golden, Reed, Doubs, Wicks, and Savion are locks. Watson is #6 when he comes back. In the meantime, they'll likely keep one other guy, and no one is trading anything for guys like Hardman or Heath.

My guess would be that yet again Heath makes the team as the #6 while Watson is out, but who knows.

I think its more because of Doubs contract situation paired with the depth that makes a trade happening logical.

But really he could've just simplified it and said a Doubs trade should be looked into

Doubs for a CB makes a lot of sense (dont think Doubs has high enough value to fetch anywhere near an equivalent Edge)

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Is there any evidence that Doubs is more than #3, #4 WR? As you stated, he's due a new contract. He also has his injury issues. There is no reason to think there is any trade market for him.

Now that we're down to 2 healthy receivers -- Golden, Heath -- now's a good time to stop and reflect on the situation and acknowledge that since there's no market for him, there's no utility in trading Doubs or in continue trying to trade Doubs. Packers have a great value and have a shot, assuming he performs, at retaining that excellent value at a reasonable price point. You say Doubs has no market value as a free agent. IF what you say is true, then Doubs has more value to the Packers than anywhere else, so why trade him when we'll get less than nothing in return? We won't. You don't know what you have yet in the 2025 WR stable, so throwing away your most reliable, most effective, most available receive isn't .. . prudent. Not prudent. No doubt attrition through the full season will leave us with a set of wide receivers--who, though? Open question. Right now: Golden, Heath, Hardman, Johnson, Hicks are the only ones not dinged up. Gute's got the whooooole month of August to let the chips fall where they may, no need for hasty moves and makin moves just to make moves is not gonna be the reasoning behind any momentum to get rid of Doubs.

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[Ron Swanson]

If anything I think we've just vastly overstated the talent/depth of this receiving corps the last couple years. It's why all I really need to see is a guy like Golden in camp/preseason to know that he's already our most talented and explosive receiving weapon we've had since prime Davante. Golden, Reed, Kraft, and when/if Watson comes back and looks like his pre-injury self. Those should be the guys that soak up the vast majority of targets in this offense, and everyone else should be expendable. Honestly, my biggest gripe from last season might have been that the offense was "too egalitarian".

[jakecronus8]

Doubs has been pretty darn consistent when he's on the field. Health is the only thing that would give me pause with him. Talent and production are there and he also seems to be Love's 3rd down blankie.

[Matches Malone]

A good chunk of the receiver room outside Watson seemed more like bridge guys that you hope could elevate into bigger roles. I think Romeo has done that for the most part, but his injuries are starting to take a toll. As for everyone else, once you see a guy like Golden, the talent disparity becomes pretty glaring. I think Savion could also be a pretty nice piece in that Deebo role. Golden, Reed, Savion, Kraft is a solid foundation moving forward and if Watson can somehow get his body right, that's a cherry on top.

[RiotPunch]

Doubs has been pretty darn consistent when he's on the field. Health is the only thing that would give me pause with him. Talent and production are there and he also seems to be Love's 3rd down blankie.

Him going M.I.A and no-showing practices because of being unhappy with his role gives me some pause. Giant red flag for me.

Pretty solid all-around receiver and Jordan likes going his way, but the physical and mental health would lead to me wishing him well and taking the comp pick.

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[Finn]

Would be huge if Morgan can overtake Walker for LT1. Would certainly make it worth his draft slot. Curious how they'll slot everyone to start the year before injuries. I'd like to see them try Morgan - Banks - Jenkins - Belton - Tom as a unit and Walker can be the swing tackle with Rhyan handling G/C duties.

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Would be nice for sure but I don't think it's feasible given that he was already declared a bust last year.

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[nagawicka]

Doubs has been pretty darn consistent when he's on the field. Health is the only thing that would give me pause with him. Talent and production are there and he also seems to be Love's 3rd down blankie.

Him going M.I.A and no-showing practices because of being unhappy with his role gives me some pause. Giant red flag for me.

Pretty solid all-around receiver and Jordan likes going his way, but the physical and mental health would lead to me wishing him well and taking the comp pick.

Yeah, that 'reporting' was never sourced in the initial knee-jerk stories, and contradicted outright when everyone arrived back in town. 'Oh, now that they've got somebody to interview for this runaway hypothesis, the story somehow goes up in smoke and they can't find anybody to substantiate the claims of unhappiness'. Players contradicted claims he hadn't addressed the team or was sad/mad; Doubs went on record with facts not pleasing to the pre-set narrative, turned out other factors were at play; coaches contradicted the claims Doubs was unhappy with his role. Shoot-from-the-hip knee-jerk reporting went straight to shoot-yourself-in-the-foot reporting before Day 1 was over, once, y'know, rampant speculation with zero information gave way to facts, to 'Oh, so, it wasn't that'. Yet spasms the repeated spasms of bvllsh|t remain a weather pattern, and still nothing but *>crickets<* on the mea culpa front

[MVP2110]

Doubs has been pretty darn consistent when he's on the field. Health is the only thing that would give me pause with him. Talent and production are there and he also seems to be Love's 3rd down blankie.

Him going M.I.A and no-showing practices because of being unhappy with his role gives me some pause. Giant red flag for me.

Pretty solid all-around receiver and Jordan likes going his way, but the physical and mental health would lead to me wishing him well and taking the comp pick.

Yeah, that 'reporting' was never sourced in the initial knee-jerk stories, and contradicted outright when everyone arrived back in town. 'Oh, now that they've got somebody to interview for this runaway hypothesis, the story somehow goes up in smoke and they can't find anybody to substantiate the claims of unhappiness'. Players contradicted claims he hadn't addressed the team or was sad/mad; Doubs went on record with facts not pleasing to the pre-set narrative, turned out other factors were at play; coaches contradicted the claims Doubs was unhappy with his role. Shoot-from-the-hip knee-jerk reporting went straight to shoot-yourself-in-the-foot reporting before Day 1 was over, once, y'know, rampant speculation with zero information gave way to facts, to 'Oh, so, it wasn't that'. Yet spasms the repeated spasms of bvllsh|t remain a weather pattern, and still nothing but *>crickets<* on the mea culpa front

I mean he still skipped practice and was suspended by the team for a game. That seems like a red flag

[jakecronus8]

Him going M.I.A and no-showing practices because of being unhappy with his role gives me some pause. Giant red flag for me.

Pretty solid all-around receiver and Jordan likes going his way, but the physical and mental health would lead to me wishing him well and taking the comp pick.

Yeah, that 'reporting' was never sourced in the initial knee-jerk stories, and contradicted outright when everyone arrived back in town. 'Oh, now that they've got somebody to interview for this runaway hypothesis, the story somehow goes up in smoke and they can't find anybody to substantiate the claims of unhappiness'. Players contradicted claims he hadn't addressed the team or was sad/mad; Doubs went on record with facts not pleasing to the pre-set narrative, turned out other factors were at play; coaches contradicted the claims Doubs was unhappy with his role. Shoot-from-the-hip knee-jerk reporting went straight to shoot-yourself-in-the-foot reporting before Day 1 was over, once, y'know, rampant speculation with zero information gave way to facts, to 'Oh, so, it wasn't that'. Yet spasms the repeated spasms of bvllsh|t remain a weather pattern, and still nothing but *>crickets<* on the mea culpa front

I mean he still skipped practice and was suspended by the team for a game. That seems like a red flag

Never heard/saw any issues with him before or after. Seems like an isolated incident. The concussion stuff is the big one for me. I'm just way more sensitive to these things as I get older. As soon as I hear someone got their second concussion I kinda just hope they are set finacially and choose to retire. It's absolutely morbid and gross to me that Tua is even allowed to play.

[MVP2110]

Yeah, that 'reporting' was never sourced in the initial knee-jerk stories, and contradicted outright when everyone arrived back in town. 'Oh, now that they've got somebody to interview for this runaway hypothesis, the story somehow goes up in smoke and they can't find anybody to substantiate the claims of unhappiness'. Players contradicted claims he hadn't addressed the team or was sad/mad; Doubs went on record with facts not pleasing to the pre-set narrative, turned out other factors were at play; coaches contradicted the claims Doubs was unhappy with his role. Shoot-from-the-hip knee-jerk reporting went straight to shoot-yourself-in-the-foot reporting before Day 1 was over, once, y'know, rampant speculation with zero information gave way to facts, to 'Oh, so, it wasn't that'. Yet spasms the repeated spasms of bvllsh|t remain a weather pattern, and still nothing but *>crickets<* on the mea culpa front

I mean he still skipped practice and was suspended by the team for a game. That seems like a red flag

Never heard/saw any issues with him before or after. Seems like an isolated incident. The concussion stuff is the big one for me. I'm just way more sensitive to these things as I get older. As soon as I hear someone got their second concussion I kinda just hope they are set finacially and choose to retire. It's absolutely morbid and gross to me that Tua is even allowed to play.

No disagreement there. The concussion stuff gives me pause both for him & the team