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With so many players and positions being mentioned in connection with the team Marquez Valdes-Scantling Jersey White , it feels impossible to know what will happen this week."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareShareCheese Curds, 3/11: Good luck predicting what Packers will do in free agencyTrevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY SportsIt’s finally here. Free agency begins in earnest today around the NFL — the league opens up its negotiating period at 12 noon Eastern, allowing agents for unrestricted free agents to begin talking to other NFL teams about their clients. While no deals can be signed and no visits taken until after 4:00 PM on Wednesday, expect to hear plenty of reports of handshake agreements taking place in the intervening time.For the Green Bay Packers, reports and rumors are swirling. General manager Brian Gutekunst will have plenty of options on this year’s market for positions of need, and he currently has about $35 million in salary cap space to work with. That could increase if the team cuts or renegotiates contracts with Jimmy Graham and/or Nick Perry, however, and the latter still appears to be a serious candidate to get the axe if he is not willing to take a pay cut.Of course, pass-rushers and safeties are two of the biggest positions to focus on. They’re both spots where there are some intriguing free-agent options, but on the edge the prices appear to be much higher for the mid-level players than at safety. While Earl Thomas is an exciting name, the Packers might need to settle for a lower-tier safety if they sign any of the mid- or high-level EDGEs Womens Corey Linsley Jersey , particularly after one re-signed a new deal on Sunday evening.With negotiations beginning in just a few hours, here’s your primer on where things stand.FMIA: Looking Back at Antonio Brown Trade, Looking Ahead to Free Agency – ProFootballTalkPeter King has a few nuggets about the Packers on the day that negotiations begin: one, they very well may be in the market to trade for Dee Ford (who could be acquired for the cost of a third-round pick) and two, they tried to trade for Baltimore's Za'Darius Smith in the past. With Smith now a free agent and Milt Hendrickson (former Baltimore scout) in the front office, that's a name to watch in free agency.Los Angeles Rams retain EDGE Dante Fowler Jr. on one year prove-it deal - Turf Show TimesThat's one more edge rusher off the board, as Fowler stays in LA on a one-year, $14 million deal. That will help set the market for some of the other pass-rushers out there this year, though the one-year term will balance that out a bit.Deep safety class in free agency bodes well for safety-needy Packers | Packers WireOf course, many eyes will also be on the safety position instead of pass-rushers. While Earl Thomas is clearly the cream of the crop, there are plenty of other players on the market this year http://www.packerslockerroom.com/authentic-marcedes-lewis-jersey , which could lead to prices being depressed for a second straight year. Note that Eric Weddle — recently released by the Ravens — has already signed with the Rams.Report: Packers have interest in RB Mark Ingram | 247sportsNo thanks. If the Packers want to invest in a free agent running back, I'd much rather see them go after Tevin Coleman. Matt LaFleur already knows him and how to use him, and he'd be a much better fit for the Packers' offense than Ingram would be.Packers should keep Nick Perry over Jimmy Graham | Packersnews.comThis is an interesting take, and one I'm not sure how to feel about. The argument is that pass-rushers are tough to find -- and much more impactful than tight ends.Max Scharping’s passion for football starts at home | Packers.comThis Green Bay native played both tackle and guard at Northern Illinois, and could be a late-round target for the Packers.Packers should keep Nick Perry over Jimmy Graham | Packersnews.comThis is an interesting take, and one I'm not sure how to feel about. The argument is that pass-rushers are tough to find -- and much more impactful than tight ends.Max Scharping’s passion for football starts at home | Packers.comThis Green Bay native played both tackle and guard at Northern Illinois, and could be a late-round target for the Packers. The Packers expect to be playing in January, rookie head coach be darned."When a team hires a new head coach, there’s usually an adjustment period and often times the first season is written off unless a team absolutely struggles and somehow got even worse.There will be no such thing for the Green Bay Packers under rookie head coach Matt LaFleur.When you have a generational quarterback, such luxuries cannot be afforded. This isn’t to say LaFleur could lose his job after one season (barring a bigger disaster than 2018, which seems almost unfathomable as long as Aaron Rodgers starts) Jermaine Whitehead Jersey , but the expectations in Green Bay have been clears for the past 20-plus years and that is to contend for and win world championships.Thankfully the quarterback and head coach both seem to know that. There will be no excuses now with a new offense, a reloaded defense thanks to free agency and presumably some draft picks, and a quarterback who’s healthy and not to mention plenty motivated after the events of this week.While the Packers certainly cannot be penciled in as Super Bowl contenders at the moment, the expectations at Lambeau Field are clear: they expect to be playing in January.Anyone care to bet against them with a huge chip once again on Rodgers’ shoulder? Be my guest.Now onto today’s curds.Packers know ‘there isn’t a grace period’ under new regime with title window closing—PackersNews.comThe Packers know they will have to hit the ground running under LaFleur with Rodgers not getting any younger. Unfortunately, teams with a rookie head coach don’t exactly have a stellar record of making it to the Super Bowl in year one.Day 2 features a Salute to Service—Packers.comThe Packers Tailgate Tour rolled into Tomah where the alumni on tour stopped at the VA Medical Center to meet with veterans from the Korean War to the recent conflicts in the Middle East. 3 players the Packers should consider trading up from 30 for—Packers WireCould Green Bay move up from 30? It’s possible, especially if they covet someone like Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson.Packers’ Martinez expecting to benefit in year two of Pettine’s defense—Cheesehead TVBlake Martinez showed up to the off-season program bulked up a bit, and though his neighbor on defense remains unclear, he’s ready to make an impact in 2019.Falling tree erupts in ‘pollen bomb’ in Tennessee—UPIAn absolute nightmare for those of us with allergies.