Boykin to Visit per Rapoport

[DeeJay]

Bet if we sign him and he scores the game winner yall will love him to death....

[CarolinaNCSU]

Cotchery replacement? 

 

The one year the Packers actually used him, he was mildly productive. Low risk, mild reward. 

[chknwing]

I see no down side to this if they get him on the cheap.

[mr beauxjangles]

Since I edited my original post to include the McCarthy quotes and this has gone on multiple pages since then, I'm reposting.

 

This time last year, Mike McCarthy couldn't stop saying great things about Jarrett Boykin. In camp and preseason he didn't pull away as the Packers #3 which is what they expected. But the guy clearly has some traits that have caught coaches' eyes.  

 

This from McCarthy in August 2014:

 

"Clearly, Jarrett Boykin has taken the next step," coach Mike McCarthy said. "I just love the way he plays. He's had an excellent camp."

 

This from March 2014:

 

 

 

 

 

Obviously something went awry in the interim, but the point is that coaches loved him at one point. Look at Byron Bell - we lamented his gamedays for years, but the coaches always saw something in him. Please don't misunderstand - I'm not using Byron Bell to support the Jarrett Boykin cause. But I am willing to admit that I know crap compared to our coaches and scouts, and I trust the judgment of a professional that watches the guy every day. There's something there.

[PantherFanOne]

Isn't he a slow,  possession wr?

 

Yes, Boykin is slow ( 4.74 40 ) at the NFL Combine. On the plus side,he plays special teams,has good hands,runs good routes and is a good blocker,a possession receiver is all he would ever be.

[PanthersUnited]

I see no down side to this if they get him on the cheap.

I do.. 4 rec, 23 yds, 4.74 40 time. Not worth the roster spot, would rather keep Cotch

[PanthersUnited]

FYI, suprisingly Stevie Johnson is still avaliable, he could be a target if he doesnt get signed in the coming days and gets desperate to sign with a team

[TheWiz]

Seems more sure handed than Cotchery. Wouldnt call him a splash but it could be a way to get Cotchery's productivity at a cheap price. He's slow... but he's worth a look.

[davos]

I mean if we went into the season like:

 

Benjamin

Draft Pick

Ginn

Brown

 

And then the rest battle it out:

 

Cotchery, Boykin, Bersin, Presley, Late Pick/UDFA

 

...I think we can manage folks. 

[Dilla]

Well, he did have 700 yards in 2013.

 

Would rather have Denarius Moore or even Leonard Hankerson if we are staying at this tier of free agents.

[Mol3m4n]

Great. A Bersin replacement.

[Proudiddy]

Again, I know it's early, but if you're gonna come out with all that "nice to be out of the dollar store," talk, and then bust the gates of free agency down on the first day by inviting the Packers' 8th WR that most Packers fans have never even heard of in for a visit, then just don't talk.

This is a joke. It's the same poo we did last off season. That's how we ended up with guys like Avant and Cotchery. We do not need another slow ass possession receiver. The dude ran a 4,7 lol... We could just resign hardy and use him...

[Mojo]

Lmao. Wow. That ain't target thats swap meet.

[PhillyB]

camp body