Okay, if you didn’t see on Twitter, I had some issues with Daily Tap last night. I tried to fix them this morning, and nothing was working. Think I know what’s up and will be back up and running for tomorrow’s show. Hope to avoid these kind of layoffs in the future, but this is the first time I went out of town not expecting things to be frazzled upon returning. Our big topic today would have focused around the Packers off this informative Bill Barnwell piece about the five moves Green Bay needs to make in the offseason (NFC North and NFC East teams included).

If you had to pick one, whether it be from Barnwell’s list or your own, what would it be? For me, I think it’s figuring out the wide receiver position. While I believe the Aaron Rodgers extension is a big deal, I know it’s something that’s going to get done on its own time. The wide receiver issue with Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb making too much money is a front and center worry at this very moment. Barnwell suggests to extend Nelson for less money then release Cobb if he doesn’t take a paycut. Barnwell brings up an excellent point about the depth of slot receivers this offseason available in free agency. Cobb would be foolish not to take a paycut for 2018 and test the market next year with less competition. To me, this makes sense, but we have zero idea what either Nelson or Cobb is thinking about for their season.

If I picked something off Barnwell’s list, I would probably go with adding a veteran cornerback not named Tramon Williams. Hear me out on Tramon, I get that he played in Mike Pettine’s system, and he graded out as the second-best corner by PFF’s metrics yet he’s old. I worry that signing Williams is a band-aid, not a solution to a problem. Now if you add Williams on a two-year deal but also get a Trumaine Johnson or someone at that level, now I can get behind it as it’s a solution. I don’t think Green Bay can afford to be this young in the secondary with a new defensive coordinator. They need some veteran leadership, and while I feel Williams will be back, I hope it’s not the only move made in the defensive backfield.

We’re a month out from the NFL new year. News is going to start coming out hot and heavy.

Charlie.