Green Bay Packers: Grading the Adrian Amos signing
The Green Bay Packers signed Adrian Amos on the second day of the legal tampering period, and they got him at a great price for both sides.
The Green Bay Packers were silent on the first day of the legal tampering period, but, on Tuesday morning, they went crazy with their signings. Their second signing of the day came in the form of safety Adrian Amos coming over from the division-rival Chicago Bears. Amos wasn’t at the top of the safety market like Landon Collins or Lamarcus Joyner, but he was in that next tier. He also fills a huge need for Green Bay with great versatility that defensive coordinator Mike Pettine will love.
Collins set the safety market with his $14 million per year mark, and everyone else was going to be at or below that number. At four years for $36 million, Green Bay got Amos at a great price. He’s now the NFL’s ninth-highest paid safety, but he earned that payday with his play last season. Per Pro Football Focus, he was the NFL’s eighth-best safety last season. He’s instantly the best safety Green Bay has, and he’s still young enough with his best years ahead of him at 25.
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One major key for the Green Bay Packers in their free agent signings was to get players that are always available in the health department because they have dealt with a lot of injuries in recent years in the secondary. In four years, Amos has played all but four possible games, and he has started all but four of those games. He’s been a consistent presence for the Bears, and that’s what he should be bringing to Green Bay.
The one major knock on Amos is that he hasn’t been the elite producer that he was last year for his entire career. He totaled nine pass breakups last year, but he had totaled nine in the other three seasons combined. He’s also never going to be a tackles leader despite playing a lot of snaps in the box, as his most tackles in a season are just 73 which came last year. Green Bay shelled out a good amount of money, and they are banking on his potential to continue to grow.
Green Bay had a need at both safety spots, and Amos fills that need. He also gives them the versatility that not all of the safeties in this free agent class could offer. He can play down in the box or high in a two-safety scheme. Pettine throws all sorts of looks at opposing defenses, but he needs his defensive backs to be versatile in order to pull that scheme off. Amos can do that for them, which will help open up the defense to be even better this year.
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Green Bay avoided the frenzy on day one, and their patience paid off. A lot of the major players in free agency among NFL teams spent a lot of money on the first day of free agency, and the Packers were ready to swoop in. Amos could have gotten a lot more money if he had chosen to go to a team with a ton of cap space, such as the Indianapolis Colts, but he chose a winning culture at a slight discount. This deal worked out great for both sides, and it’s a great grade for Green Bay.