The Packers decided to go in a new direction with their EDGE rushers this off-season Ka'dar Hollman Green Bay Packers Jersey , bringing in two new Smiths."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareShareNFC North in Free Agency: Packers swap out edge rushersBrad Mills-USA TODAY SportsThis is the fourth and final installment of a series examining the free agent moves around the NFC North division.After last years dabbling in the shallow end of free agency, Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst took off the organization’s water wings and waded deeper into the pool. He added key pieces to a defense that lacked depth last season, while cutting bait with some familiar faces.The new signings by the Packers changed the draft strategy of the team and how analysts might have looked at potential picks. There is still great advantage to adding a pass rusher in the draft, despite signing Za’Darius Smith and Preston Smith as edge rushers, but now the need is less dire if the right prospect isn’t there with one of the team’s first two picks at 12 or 30 overall.Both Smiths have sack numbers that are lower than one would like to see from stud pass rushers given the large sums of money they received, but their situations can be seen as a cause for the lack of production. Preston logged 53 pressures in 468 pass rushing stats last year, which ranks among the league’s best. As we’ve heard quite clearly this off-season, it’s about how well disrupt the quarterback that’s important.Za’Darius Smith put together 8.5 sacks last season, but in limited action. There’s reason to think that perhaps the production was a flash in the pan, or alternatively, could mean that more opportunities for him to be disruptive will mean even greater sack production.The Packers also added a young safety in Adrian Amos. Not only was he taken from a division rival Ka'dar Hollman Jersey 2019 , but he helps plug a glaring weakness after Ha Ha Clinton-Dix was dealt to Washington last season. Eddie Jackson got a lot of the shine in Chicago, but his former teammate, Amos, is a skilled safety who allowed Jackson to do what he could in certain cases. Amos is a sound tackler who can provide run-game support in the box as well as cover deep.Bringing in new players weren’t the only moves the Packers made this off-season. They cut bait with long-time Packer Clay Matthews III by letting him walk in free agency and released Nick Perry just two years after signing him to a hefty extension in 2017. Matthews was an aging EDGE who probably wasn’t worth a new contract given that he’s mostly rotational pass rusher at this point. Perry, meanwhile, had one good year just in time to earn a fat extension, but around that, his time in the NFL has been marred by injury and spotty play. It was time to cut ties with the linebacker and start fresh. Gutekunst can now shift his focus to the draft without having urgent needs looming over the Packers’ two draft picks in the first round. Another EDGE? Adding a tight end in addition to re-signing Marcedes Lewis? An offensive lineman? All options are on the table.Major AdditionsZa’Darius Smith, EDGEAdrian Amos, SPreston Smith, EDGEBilly Turner Ka'dar Hollman Jersey Mens , OLRe-signedMarcedes Lewis, TEGeronimo Allison, WR (RFA)Departed in Free Agency/ReleasedClay Matthews, EDGE (Rams)Nick Perry, EDGE (unsigned)Randall Cobb, WR (Cowboys)Bashaud Breeland, CB (Chiefs)Jake Ryan, ILB (Jaguars) The tributes keep pouring in for the former Packers quarterback and he deserves every single one of them" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteAcme Packing Companya Green Bay Packers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsPackersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareShareWednesday Cheese Curds: Bart Starr personified excellence on and off the fieldPhoto by Brian Bahr/Getty ImagesThe tributes to Bart Starr have been numerous since the legendary quarterback’s passing on Sunday and one thing has become clear from reading through many of them.Even considering his legendary performance on the football field, Starr’s greatest impact was away from the game.It sounds cliche when someone says “they’re the first person I ever knew that not a single person had something bad to say about” but it really was the case with Starr. It didn’t matter if you were the head coach or a stadium worker cleaning toilets or an unpaid 20-year-old intern. Each person Starr met became the most important person in the world to him in that moment and he impacted countless lives even in brief encounters.Starr made an even bigger impact through his charitable endeavors. Starr spoke often at community events without charging a fee, a rarity for athletes nowadays, and he and his wife Cherry co-founded Rawhide Boys Ranch to help at-risk youth by providing counseling Youth Ka'dar Hollman Jersey , therapy and alternate housing for those in the juvenile justice system.If Starr heard all the tributes to him this past week, he’d probably deflect it all to either his teammates or others. That’s just who he was.May we all strive to carry on his legacy by living our lives in his example.Bart Starr, the man: Humility, respect, generosity felt across Green Bay and Wisconsin—PackersNews.comThere are so many people sharing their stories of their time with Starr and it never gets old reading them. He was a bright light in a world that grew increasingly dark and we need more Bart Starrs on this planet now more than ever.Tramon Williams relishing ‘priceless’ moments late in career—Packers.comWilliams’ career came full circle when he returned to Green Bay last season and now he plans to enjoy every moment he can. Packers should have one of NFL’s most improved secondaries in 2019–Packers WireWith everyone healthy (*knocks on wood*) plus a couple new additions, the secondary should finally be a position of strength. They’re still relatively young but they are also very talented. Green Bay Packers 2019 roster preview: Robert Tonyan—Lombardi AveBig Bob Tonyan is a favorite of ours here at APC, and we’d be at the front of the line cheering if he got more playing time. Don’t rule out Tonyan and Sternberger being Green Bay’s two tight ends of the future. Man spins cushion on finger for 18 minutes to break Guinness record—UPIHe raised money for charity but I guess you could say he has a cushy job (I’ll show myself out).
