"PACKER POISED FOR FREE AGENT PURSUITS

[call_me_ishmael]

A starting corner at 8.5M? No way they don't pick up that option knowing they can get out consequence free before the start of the league year.

[wist43]

A starting corner at 8.5M? No way they don't pick up that option knowing they can get out consequence free before the start of the league year.

He's not a starting corner on any team but the Packers... and that's the point of dumping his useless ass.

[Fritz]

Come on, Wist, just cuz you didn't like him coming out of college doesn't mean you can't reevaluate your assessment based on his recent performances. Once Kevin King was hurt, Randall was the Packers' best corner, and might have been before then. He is a starting NFL corner - maybe a slot corner, but a starting NFL corner.

[wist43]

Come on, Wist, just cuz you didn't like him coming out of college doesn't mean you can't reevaluate your assessment based on his recent performances. Once Kevin King was hurt, Randall was the Packers' best corner, and might have been before then. He is a starting NFL corner - maybe a slot corner, but a starting NFL corner.

The Packers were what?? against the pass??

Was watching a national show a few weeks back and they were talking about the Packers pass defense... 28th in this, and 31st in that, and yada yada...

He makes the occasional splash INT, but the other 67 snaps he's missing tackles, taking bad angles, and getting burned. He's a terrible player.

No Fritz, my assessment of him has not changed one bit. The sooner he is a former Packer, the better. Ryan and Spriggs need to join him on the flight out of town too.

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Come on, Wist, just cuz you didn't like him coming out of college doesn't mean you can't reevaluate your assessment based on his recent performances. Once Kevin King was hurt, Randall was the Packers' best corner, and might have been before then. He is a starting NFL corner - maybe a slot corner, but a starting NFL corner.

randall is terrible

tbuck 2.0. gets ints, but can't cover and can't tackle

[Joemailman]

Packers will not get back any of Marty Bennett's signing bonus. The prorated amount of 4.2 million will count against the Packers 2018 cap. That was one bad free agent pickup.

[pbmax]

Packers will not get back any of Marty Bennett's signing bonus. The prorated amount of 4.2 million will count against the Packers 2018 cap. That was one bad free agent pickup.

Would love to know the details of what the Packers allege.

[Fritz]

Packers will not get back any of Marty Bennett's signing bonus. The prorated amount of 4.2 million will count against the Packers 2018 cap. That was one bad free agent pickup.

Let me just go on the record and remind you all that when they signed Bennett, I was totally against that. Many times, I said he was past his prime, that there was a reason he had played for so many teams, that he would probably block fine but would drop a lot of passes, that he would probably quit on the team if Aaron Rodgers got hurt, and that Ted would release him but try to get some of that money back, but that they would lose that money.

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Let me just go on the record and remind you all that when they signed Bennett, I was totally against that. Many times, I said he was past his prime, that there was a reason he had played for so many teams, that he would probably block fine but would drop a lot of passes, that he would probably quit on the team if Aaron Rodgers got hurt, and that Ted would release him but try to get some of that money back, but that they would lose that money.

i'm on the record as saying he might be at the most a slight upgrade over cook

turns out he was a massive downgrade. and what really sucks is that cook really wanted to stay here and would have been cheaper

[Rutnstrut]

i'm on the record as saying he might be at the most a slight upgrade over cook

turns out he was a massive downgrade. and what really sucks is that cook really wanted to stay here and would have been cheaper

At least they won't lose players due to TT's ego anymore.

[Bossman641]

At least they won't lose players due to TT's ego anymore.

Ted Thompson - egomaniac

When the subject of Thompson came up during Seahawks GM John Schneider's combine news conference on Friday, the former Ron Wolf/Ted Thompson protégé became emotional. Schneider was asked about Thompson's impact on the Packers, and he got one word out before his voice began to break up.

"Enormous," Schneider said.

"He's a special guy," Schneider resumed. "And he did [it] his own way. His personality. His quiet, ethical, great character, high character."

http://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-p...elt-at-combine

[Bossman641]

i'm on the record as saying he might be at the most a slight upgrade over cook

turns out he was a massive downgrade. and what really sucks is that cook really wanted to stay here and would have been cheaper

Not so sure on cook being cheaper. Pretty sure him and his agent misjudged the market.

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Not so sure on cook being cheaper. Pretty sure him and his agent misjudged the market.

packers offered cook a 6 million a year incentive laden contract, and pulled it off the table when they gave bennett 7 per year with no funny money

cook signed for 5.3 per year with oakland

[Joemailman]

Let me just go on the record and remind you all that when they signed Bennett, I was totally against that. Many times, I said he was past his prime, that there was a reason he had played for so many teams, that he would probably block fine but would drop a lot of passes, that he would probably quit on the team if Aaron Rodgers got hurt, and that Ted would release him but try to get some of that money back, but that they would lose that money.

I said I agree with Fritz.

[Fritz]

I said I agree with Fritz.

Boy, this re-writing history is easier than I thought it would be.

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and just to add back to the free agency thing

i thought it was in this thread, but i couldn't find it anywhere, but somewhere, someone, was talking about going after richard sherman

a report came out yesterday that he just had surgery on his other achilles, during the season he blew out one and had to have surgery, now he had to have the other one fixed for some reason

so the guy will be coming off surgeries to both achilles

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either way, the team offered less money to the guy that had the much better year and wasn't a cancer to his team

that was the whole point, wasn't it?

[Bossman641]

either way, the team offered less money to the guy that had the much better year and wasn't a cancer to his team

that was the whole point, wasn't it?

Going into the 2017 offseason I don't think you could find a single individual who valued Cook more highly then Bennett. Cook was faster but Bennett a much better blocker and more reliable overall. Ya, Bennett turned out to be a huge douche. Shit happens...and it's why TT/MM probably feel stronger about signing their own guys then guys off the market.

[pbmax]

The curious decision in this case would be who decided to dump waiting on Cook and sign Bennett? His reputation was public.

Someone who might have agitated for the move who really wanted some TE blocking?

[pbmax]

either way, the team offered less money to the guy that had the much better year and wasn't a cancer to his team

that was the whole point, wasn't it?

The other guy declined to sign the deal. It takes two.

And while you wait, Bennett is going to other teams.

For someone who has been clamoring to get back into FA, you have to accept that the constrained market, access and team leverage works against you sometimes. You can't be patient if you want most of the top guys.