LOOKING FOR A LITTLE DEPTH ON THE BACK LINE

Former Browns safety Mike Adams is in Green Bay today to visit with the Packers. He is the first player outside the organization that the team has had in for an official visit. The Pack already has Atari Bigby and Nick Collins looking to start in 2009 with Aaron Rouse, Charlie Peprah, and Jarrett Bush also listed as safeties. Adams, however, would bring another cover safety into the mix, which the Packers could use knowing that Bigby and Rouse (the top 2 listed as playing strong safety opposite Collins) prefer to play closer to the line of scrimmage.

RECENT ACTIVITY IN MINNESOTA

We all saw the Vikings trade for Sage Rosenfels, a career backup, last week. The sad thing for Minnesota: that is still an upgrade. Their next step was to get Rosenfels a quality receiver, so they pursued T.J. Houshmandzadeh. They lost out on the former Bengal receiver to Seattle (which could shake up projected draft picks, since many people expected the Seahawks to be taking Michael Crabtree). And now, this develops. Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune is reporting that he would not be surprised if the Vikings have already inquired and made an offer to the Broncos for Jay Cutler. It has been well publicized that Cutler is not happy that his name was shopped around in Matt Cassel trade talks, and he may want out of Denver. For the Packers sake, let's just hope that Cutler and new head coach Josh McDaniels' (former Patriots offensive coordinator - see the Cassel connection) can get this all worked out, so we don't so Cutler in purple and gold next year. Cutler finished third in the NFL with 4,526 passing yards, and he also threw for 25 touchdowns. This would be a MAJOR upgrade over anything that's been in Minnesota since Daunte Culpepper and Randy Moss were together and in their prime, and adding a passing attack to Adrian Peterson's already stellar running game could solidify the Vikings as a legitimate contender.

A FEW NEW NAMES TT SHOULD CHECK OUT

Now that Chris Canty is out of the picture, Ted Thompson should move on to Igor Olshansky of the San Diego Chargers, and the Journal-Sentinel is saying that is exactly what he plans to do. His numbers aren't amazing, 29 tackles and 2 sacks in 2008, but his experience in the 3-4 in San Diego could definitely help the Pack's transition. Also, he will probably come much cheaper than Canty did to the Giants. I'm all for seeing what type of money Olshansky is seeking, and then seeing if it fits into Ted Thompson's small budget for free agency.

A couple other guys I think TT should check out are Jason Taylor and Vonnie Holliday, two veterans who could fit in because of their experience with Dom Capers in Miami. Taylor would be an outside linebacker to play opposite Aaron Kampman and help ease the transition to the 3-4, and Vonnie Holliday could bring some experience, skill, depth, and competition to the defensive end positions. It just depends on the money they'll be looking for. If their asking prices aren't too high, Thompson should realize that one or two year answers could be the best fit for transitioning to the new defense, giving young players a chance to learn the new system. The guys at Cheesehead TV and Packergeeks agree. Here too.

THE WEEKEND

So a few things happened over the weekend... Colin Cole left for Seattle. He wasn't an amazing talent, but the defensive line depth is becoming thinner by the day; and it wasn't very deep to begin with. Ted Thompson let Chris Canty slip away to the Giants without even being able to meet with him by refusing to give Canty's agent a ballpark figure of what his offer would be. I wasn't very convinced of Canty in the first place, especially not at the price he would have come for, but Thompson needs to at least seem like a serious player to ever get anyone to sign in Green Bay. And then this. Brett Favre's truck is being auctioned on eBay. And it is sweet. And I want it. And I can't have it. The bidding started at $35,000, and Favre has offered to autograph the dashboard upon the winning bidder's request. Oh, being broke; what a life it is.