Ben from Northbrook, IL
Help me out, Vic. The Packers thought White was good enough to make the squad of 53, but when Jones was signed, he wasn’t even good enough to make the practice squad, the 10th spot going to Ed Williams. What do you think the reasoning was?
You’re assuming that’s what happened. We don’t know what happened, but it’s my strong belief that if it was explained to us, we’d all say, “Oh, I get it now.” A lot of factors are involved in personnel moves. Teams have a pretty good idea of who will and who won’t clear waivers. If they believe a player will clear waivers, then they can always re-sign that player. Do you remember what I said about teams having a “street free agent roster”? The goal is to protect your access to as many players as possible. I wish teams explained their personnel moves, but that’s never going to happen, so we have to trust the people making the moves have a plan and know what they’re doing, and I think we all have that trust in the Packers’ personnel department.