Savage and Amos anchor the back end as three players stick as backups."

/>Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesAcme Packing Company homepageHorizontal - WhiteAcme Packing Companya Green Bay Packers communityFollow Acme Packing Company online:Follow Acme Packing Company on TwitterFollow Acme Packing Company on FacebookFollow Acme Packing Company on InstagramLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchAcme Packing Company main menuFanpostsFanshotsSectionsPackersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football Adviceweakness to strengthNew Ray Nitschke Color Rush Jersey ,20commentsSavage and Amos anchor the back end as three players stick as backups.CDTIn 2019, the Green Bay Packers’ roster looks very different from how it appeared at the end of the 2018 season. A large group of free agents, draft picks, and undrafted rookies will come to training camp to challenge for roster spots and a role on the team’s regular season 53-man roster. Over two weeks, Acme Packing Company will break down the roster position-by-position and reveal our compiled predictions for the 53-man roster.Kentrell Brice and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (with a dash of Josh Jones) made up the early season safety battery for the Packers in early 2018. Brice was an undrafted free agent overmatched in the modern NFL, especially when paired with Clinton-Dix, who will forever serve as a cautionary tale about taking members of the Alabama secondary. In their place, the Packers will now start a technically sound veteran still in his prime and a hard-hitting first round rookie. The new blood will almost certainly be more exciting, more aggressive, and more effective.Starters: Darnell Savage and Adrian AmosI mentioned Clinton-Dix as a cautionary tale because the Alabama secondary has the benefit of playing behind one of the fiercest college front sevens there is. Clinton-Dix’s style of playing a ball-hawking center field works well in that scenario, and may actually work wellin Chicago behind Khalil Mack and company. When you pluck a safety from the NFL’s Alabama defense equivalent, you do run a risk that he is generating production in a similar fashion, and may struggle outside of it. In this case, you can put your fears at ease. Far from a passive participant, Amos was as aggressive and sure as any player on the Bears defense. He can move from safety valve to slot to run support seamlessly and should provide excellent versatility and confidence for the rest of the secondary. The Bears are justifiably higher on strong safety Eddie Jackson, but don’t underestimate Amos’ role on that great defense. The Bears were as strong up the middle as any team last season, but a good chunk of that strength now plays in Green Bay.It’s easy to be overly optimistic about any first round rookie, but it’s hard not to see Savage stepping in and excelling. The learning curve on safety is pretty low, and one of the reasons he went as high as he did is his NFL-ready technique combined with his ability. I’m wrong about rookies all the time, and I could be wrong here, but his college tape is encouraging https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Reggie-White-Jersey , and the Kentrell Brice bar is a pretty low one to clear.Backups: Raven Greene, Josh Jones, Natrell Jamerson Greene acquitted himself well enough in limited play last season, and should one of the starters suffer an injury he won’t kill you for a few games. Greene’s a smart player, and should remain a calming presence and solid depth. Jones, for all of the trouble he’s caused and lack of production, still may offer something in the right scheme. He’s still debatably the best athlete on the team, and as more of a quasi-linebacker/downhill guy, he’s worth taking one more shot. But only one more.Jamerson is a willing and able special teamer, and a better emergency safety than you’ll find on most teams. If he can stay healthy for another year there may even still be a decent prospect waiting to be uncovered.<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="2n9RX7">Released: Tray Matthews, Mike TysonThough it may sound as if I’ve made up both of these players, nothing could be further from the truth. Matthews is an athletic project with a big school pedigree and may stick as a practice squad guy. Tyson has been used out of his natural position for most of his NFL career, and a return to safety gives him a puncher’s chance, but no more than that. It is officially time to take Aaron Jones seriously as an MVP candidate. The 5th-round pick from UTEP is having a career season and the rest of the NFL is officially on notice. His performance with the Green Bay Packers has not gone unnoticed. Aaron Rodgers said after the win against Carolina “Well, I know Christian (McCaffrey) is a very talented player, and he’s been mentioned in the MVP race, so maybe it’s time to start talking about Aaron Jones,”. Coming from a 2-time NFL MVP, that praise means something. Yes, the National Football League’s Most Valuable Player Award usually goes to a quarterback, with only 7 running backs winning the award since 1990. The last three to win were Adrian Peterson in 2012 Aaron Rodgers Jersey , LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006 and Shaun Alexander in 2005. When Adrian Peterson won the award, he had 2,097 rushing yards with 12 touchdowns and an average of 6 yards per carry. When Tomlinson and Alexander won the awards, they both broke the record for most touchdowns in a single season, with LaDainian Tomlinson having the record at 31. In order for any running back to win, they have to put up truly historic numbers. After ten games, Jones leads the league with 14 touchdowns, with 11 of those coming on the ground. That includes four in one game against the Dallas Cowboys and now three against the Panthers. That now puts him on pace for 17 rushing touchdowns and five touchdown catches. To go with the touchdowns, he has 589 rush yards at 4.4 yards per attempt along with 354 receiving yards. The award generally goes to the player who has been the most dominant and meant the most to their team. Jones has been the go to in almost every game, and seemingly automatic when the Packers are in the red zone, where he has scored 11 touchdowns. In order to win, he would most likely need to lead the league in touchdowns and all purpose yards. But for all purpose yards, he is behind Dalvin Cook by almost 500. Right now, Jones would have to beat out front runners Lamar Jackson, Russell Wilson and Christian McCaffrey who are all having dominant seasons. This means Jones would have to have one of the best 6-game stretches for a running back in recent memory, which is feasible with opponents such as the Giants and Redskins. However, the Packers still face the 49ers, the Bears and the Vikings. It may be a long-shot, but he has a shot.