By "boring", I interpret Cory's use of the adjective for Preston as not needing to be the center of attention...making "news" off the field...or voicing "opinions" not related to football.

Get a team of 53 Preston Smiths and you will win football games...a lot of football games. Boring? Off the field, yes indeed. A leader by example in the locker room and on the field? You bet!

Preston is one of my favorite Packers of all time.

If Smith stays healthy and plays average or better then he will be on the team in 2025 because the Packers have about 60 mil in cap space and PS will have a dead money of almost 10 mil if he is released and a cap savings of 7.5 mil. He will probably be released in 2026 because it is reversed at 5.5 mil and 12.5 mil.

Plus if he is playing well and he stays healthy why not keep him one more year.

What the hell is the point of that comment? Dehumanize, and throw a packer out like he's disposable trash? Why not just tip your hat to P Smith for what he has done so far.....and likely to do until time takes it toll. Just honor that for a bit, eh?

Smith is one of my favorite Packers at this stage--shows up each week and makes plays, locker room leader, doesn't make waves in the media, family guy, good community guy.

He has plenty of detractors--he's more of the Robin to a lead rusher's Batman, and his production struggled when Z and Gary were hurt. Others point to his coverage of WR in space, but that's more a function of scheme. P moves in space better than most of the DE/OLB on this roster and most teams have sets where they ask a DL to drop into coverage periodically. Most OCs are trying like crazy to manipulate a defense into those kinds of mis-matches where they've got speed on a big dude like that.

I think he knows the writing is on the wall with regard to his time left in the league. He's always been amenable to adjusting his contract, sometimes as flat out pay cuts and others as converting cash value to incentives (sorry for the APC link):

https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2024/2/28/24086016/green-bay-packers-...

He's a team guy and I think he finishes his career in GB. I'll be sad when he's gone.

The thing about P Smith is that most of the sexy defensive stats would never happen if it weren't for his contributions, even when those stats don't wind up credited to him. He's more than just an ironman in terms of availability, he's disruptive to the opposing offense. Not taking anything away from Kenny Clarke and Rashan Gary, but Preston has been essential to this defense, consistently.

Here's hoping that the list of Packers who flourish under the new defensive scheme is a LOT longer! Is there anyone on the roster that gives us reason to think they won't?

GPG!!

When I was a kid I rode my bike up to the music store on a very hot summer Sunday. It's about 11am. I see a blue Strat plugged into an amp on the rack. Had always wanted to play an electric guitar, and finally, this was my day. I started ripping into Iron Man, repeating that riff, over & over, & over.... it was like a dream.

After a good while I sensed someone behind me and to my left. I looked up, and it was the owner, turning all shades of rage red, looking down at me, glowering.

He said, "GET OUT."

There's a Sabbath show on YouTube from Paris in 1970 that's pretty interesting. War Pigs had different lyrics and had a working title of Walpurgis. Bill Ward beats the drums like they owe him money.

The album was originally supposed to be called War Pigs but the record company decided they'd catch too much flack for it so they changed the name without changing the cover or informing the band. They were pretty shocked when they saw it in stores.