Acme Packing Company continues its countdown of the Packers’ 90-man

roster with players 35-31." />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 AdviceCDTWith veteran free agency essentially concluded and the 2019 NFL Draft in the rear-view mirror https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/hats , Acme Packing Company will once again rank and break down the Green Bay Packers’ 90-man roster.These rankings represent a composite of the individual selections from several APC contributors. Today, we reveal players 35 through 31, a group that is...kinda weird? <hr class="p-entry-hr" id="DKw8wd">35. Oren BurksBurks suffered a lost season in 2018. While he was active for 14 games, he was bothered by a shoulder injury for much of it, and he was completely ineffective. Burks is undersized for a linebacker, and while he is a superior athlete, that lack if size raises concerns about his durability. He was a high draft pick, and he will certainly get his chances, and he flashed ability in the 2018 preseason, but it’s not a good sign that Burks was not able to play through injuries last season given the general nature of football. If he’s right, he can be a terror under Pettine, but he’s not off to a great start. That potential will have to show up soon, because potential is all he’s got. 34. Josh JonesWhere to even start with Josh Jones, who recently demanded a trade? Jones is another extremely athletic player with questionable football IQ and no natural position. Jones is stuck in that dime linebacker mold, and didn’t exactly stand out playing that or any other position. To add insult to injury, he had a bad habit of finding himself offsides on kickoffs. Jones may want a trade, and he may get one, but he doesn’t have a ton of leverage outside of becoming a nuisance, and that’s a double-edged sword, as it makes one less marketable. Jones may get his wish, but he’s going to need to perform quickly if he’s going to stick, as troublemakers dealt away at bargain prices get far shorter leashes than 2nd round picks. 33. Jace SternbergerIn a top-heavy tight end draft, Sternberger represents the best of the rest. He’s not the specimen like Noah Fant or TJ Hockenson, but he’s a fair receiver and has some nice route-running chops. He’s also, like all current Packer tight ends, an odd choice for Matt LaFleur’s offense. Sternberger can get pushed around on his blocking assignments, and when he’s in the game, his use is telegraphed. He’s young Green Bay Packers Hoodie , and he can improve in this facet of the game, but if you’re looking for immediate impact from the rookie, check your expectations. He’ll likely spend the year behind Graham, Lewis, and Tonyan, and that fact in and of itself makes his selection in the 3rd round, somewhat curious. T-31. Tyler LancasterThe Northwestern product managed to work his way up from the practice squad into a perfectly passable member of the defensive line. Lancaster showed enough to make some of the depth on the team nervous, and received ample playing time as the defensive line cycled through injury replacements. Lancaster is still a project, and there’s a no guarantee a player with his pedigree even makes the team, but once a guy like this this sticks once, he tends to stick for awhile. 31. Mason CrosbyCrosby will be 35 this season, and he’s seen a noticeable decline in his field goal percentage two straight years. He’s never had the strongest leg, and no one has benefited more from modern kickoff rules than Mason, who may be unrosterable without them. He’s probably approaching that level more quickly than people think.Crosby is a free agent at season’s end and it’s an open question as to whether this will be his swan song. A popular locker room presence and friends with the right people, the expectation for Crosby is mediocrity. If he meets that, he can go out a Packer hero. GREEN BAY, Wis. — In dealing Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Ty Montgomery, the Green Bay Packers traded away two players who spoke in varying degrees in recent weeks about their respective futures with the team.What happens on the field always comes first, general manager Brian Gutekunst said Wednesday, though other factors aren’t ignored either.More Packers coverage from FOX Sports WisconsinPhotos of the Week: 7/21/19 – 7/27/19Packers rookie Gary’s biggest critic is himselfTop Tweets: Former Badger TJ Watt has impressive four-year transformationPHOTOS: 2019 Green Bay Packers training campPackers’ Rodgers, LaFleur ironing out offense, building chemistry“So I think you take everything into consideration when you make these kinds of decisions,” Gutekunst said before practice. “But performance comes first. That’s always kind of the major factor in these decisions.“But everything’s taken into account,” he added. “It’s never usually just one thing.”Clinton-Dix, a starting safety, went to the Washington Redskins in exchange for a 2019 fourth-round pick. Playing under the fifth-year option of his rookie contract, Clinton-Dix is eligible for free agency this offseason.Montgomery, a fourth-year running back http://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Jace-Sternberger-Jersey , was traded to the Baltimore Ravens for a seventh-round pick in 2020. He moves on two days after fumbling a kickoff return with about two minutes left in a 29-27 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday after being told by coaches to take a touchback if the kick went into the end zone. The turnover cost the Packers a chance to drive for a potential winning score.Montgomery seemed uncertain about his future on Monday. He lost snaps in the Rams game after Aaron Jones was elevated to starter.“I don’t fully understand what my role is right now, what I’m supposed to be doing, how I’m supposed to help this team,” Montgomery said Monday.Montgomery said that he made a “split-second decision” in taking the ball out on the kick return because he did not want to take a chance of putting the game in the hands of officials. He also spoke Monday about criticism from an anonymous player that came up in an NFL.com story , adding that he wanted that player to talk to him.12<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:PHOTOS: Packers at RamsJake Roth-USA TODAY Sports | Jake RothNow what had been a three-man backfield is down to Jones and Jamaal Williams. Jones is averaging 6.2 yards a carry.“It’s not a personal slight or trying to create an angle here of negativity,” coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday. “This is part of the business but, more importantly, when opportunities arise, we’re more focused on the culture and the people in that culture taking advantage of this opportunity.”McCarthy thanked Montgomery and Clinton-Dix for their contributions and wished them the best. He said that they represented the Packers “very well” during their tenures.Clinton-Dix led the Packers with three interceptions, giving him 14 over 71 regular-season games in Green Bay, including 65 starts. Still, the safety position was mired by inconsistent play.Clinton-Dix also talked about his future in an interview on Oct. 10 with the Wisconsin State-Journal .“Right now, I’m playing each and every game like it’s my last. I don’t think I’m going to be here next year,” Clinton-Dix said then.Gutekunst said that while he was aware of what players were saying, that “it’s not as concerning, to me it’s more about their play and their performance and things like that. Any time there’s comments that come out of our locker room, I pay attention to it.”The moves didn’t signify the Packers were already looking ahead to next year, he added. At 3-3-1, the Packers are still firmly in the muddled NFC North race with a tough game at New England on Sunday night.“I don’t necessarily think there’s a message it sends to the locker room,” Gutekunst said. “I think the decisions that we make are always in the best interest of our team, not only in the short term but the long term, as well.“But I think our locker room knows where we’re headed,” he added. “I think we’re humming at the right time and I think there (are) a lot of positive things going forward.”Receiver Davante Adams said the deals shouldn’t be taken personally in the locker room.“It’s just a part of the game,” Adams said. “It’s going to be a lot of different factors that lead into people coming and going for many years to come. I wouldn’t take it as a warning for anybody or anything like that.”NOTES: RB Tra Carson was added to the active roster from the practice squad, while RB Lavon Coleman was added to the practice squad. Carson was signed to the practice squad on Oct. 9 after being waived/injured by the Bengals in Week 2. The second-year player was signed by the Bengals as undrafted free agent out of Texas A&M in 2016.