With the announcement by the Green Bay Packers that they had signed kicker Mason Crosby to a new four-year contract general manager Ted Thompson will likely sit back and bide his time as the remainder of his 16-player free agent class sorts itself out.
Signing Crosby was a no-brainer. There was no sure-fire replacement for him among the remaining 2016 veteran free agent class. Drafting a rookie and developing him to be a reliable alternative in the tricky confines of Lambeau Field is problematic at best. Bringing back the defensive line combo of Letroy Guion and Mike Daniels was also a solid move as there is currently no position player that remains a ‘must-sign’ heading into the signing period beginning March 8.