Clay Matthews. Randall Cobb. Nick Perry. Kentrell Brice. Those guys were all starters last year and now they are all gone. For good measure, I could even add Ha Ha Clinton-Dix to that list, who was traded on Oct. 30.
General manager Brian Gutekunst is putting his thumbprint on this team. And I really like what I see. What’s the most important thing when putting together an NFL roster? That’s easy, you cannot hold on to a guy too long. It not only affects your salary cap, but it also stunts your growth by not replacing a player with one that could offer more production.