2 Packers Signings Indicative Of New Approach

The signings of tight end Marcedes Lewis and tackle Byron Bell are the latest examples of the new approach for filling the roster pursued by the Green Bay Packers.  Coach Mike McCarthy and general manager Brian Gutekunst consider player acquisition to be a 12-month process.  Whether that is a good change is yet to be proven.  In the team’s successful past, the Packers roster was usually set following the annual draft and the job facing team management was simply to trim the list of 90 players down to a 53-man roster.  Signing them now will give Lewis and Bell the benefit of a full preseason training camp and the opportunity to be part of the team’s off-season activities.