Tolzien Signs Deal with Packers

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Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 9m9 minutes ago
#Packers have re-signed Scott Tolzien. One year, $1.35 million according to a source.

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well whoopie

[HarveyWallbangers]

Goodbye Matt Flynn. I think it's the right move. Flynn did good work for the Packers, but the shine seemed to wear off last year. Bring in a young guy to develop.

[Joemailman]

Experience is the only reason Flynn was the backup last year. Tolzien outplayed him in the preseason games. I agree it's time to move on from Flynn whose arm limits what the Packers can do when he's in there.

[woodbuck27]

Tolzien ... what's that drug used for?

[Patler]

Seems like an awfully generous contract for a guy who has done nothing.

[Pugger]

Seems like an awfully generous contract for a guy who has done nothing.

They must see something in him at practice that we haven't seen yet. I'm eager to see how he performs this summer. I suspect under the tutelage of MM, Clements and Van Pelt Tolzien could be a decent backup for us.

[Patler]

They must see something in him at practice that we haven't seen yet.

Hopefully their "vision" is better than when they gave Graham Harrell a big increase to stay with them.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Hopefully their "vision" is better than when they gave Graham Harrell a big increase to stay with them.

Tolzien has shown more than Harrell ever did and can be better. Besides, everybody knows that Badger QBs are the best backups in the league.

[Guiness]

I wonder if Flynn's elbow is really done. There's not much age difference between the two, Tolzien will be 28 this year, Flynn 30. Tolzien hasn't shown much his 4 years in the league.

[Fritz]

Seems weird. Maybe he's MM's pacifier - it's just comforting to have him around even if he serves no real purpose.

Seems like you coulda got him for a lot less. Probably not much more than the vet minimum.

[mraynrand]

Tolzien has shown more than Harrell ever did and can be better. Besides, everybody knows that Badger QBs are the best backups in the league.

Nobody will ever hold a clipboard quite so well as Steve Bono

[mraynrand]

I wonder if Flynn's elbow is really done. There's not much age difference between the two, Tolzien will be 28 this year, Flynn 30. Tolzien hasn't shown much his 4 years in the league.

Flynn looked like Jim Zorn out there last year. 1985 Jim "bounce pass" Zorn.

[Pugger]

Flynn looked like Jim Zorn out there last year. 1985 Jim "bounce pass" Zorn.

Yes, poor Flynn looked awful out there when he went in for Rodgers. I'll be shocked if anyone offers him a backup role this year.

[Freak Out]

Seems like an awfully generous contract for a guy who has done nothing.

My thoughts exactly.

[Pugger]

Of course if you look at the QBs available in FA and the QB crop outside of the top 2 in this draft Tolzien might be the best option for us presently. :-?

[pbmax]

Nobody will ever hold a clipboard quite so well as Steve Bono

Statuesque on the sideline.

[Joemailman]

Seems like an awfully generous contract for a guy who has done nothing.

It's less than Brad Jones got.

[Bretsky]

Seems like an awfully generous contract for a guy who has done nothing.



In the pro's as well as college

[KYPack]

Harlan will post again.

Scott is his boo.

[vince]

Statuesque on the sideline.
And on the field.
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/01/30/sports/football/30bono/30bono-blog480.jpg

Hopefully Tozien will become the second coming of Steve Bono someday. Back-up to the greatest quarterback of all-time. And back-up to his replacement after that.

Not a bad gig.

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Tom Silverstein ‏@TomSilverstein 33s33 seconds ago
New from JS: Tolzien's deal includes just $100,000 in guarantees http://ift.tt/1wXK6tU #Packers

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Tom Silverstein ‏@TomSilverstein 33s33 seconds ago
New from JS: Tolzien's deal includes just $100,000 in guarantees http://ift.tt/1wXK6tU #Packers

That's only about 95,000 more than he's worth as an NFL qb.

[pbmax]

Tolzien had a 102 rating in preseason (2014) and he wasn't playing backup minutes with the Big 5 WR corp, where backup minutes would find you throwing to Nelson, Jones, Cobb and Quarless. That doesn't happen by accident in the NFL. Flynn was an 85 or so.

I don't think he is all that and they do need someone with more upside to develop.

But he seems like he might be on a trajectory to be a solid backup. Two pretty good offensive minds have thought he was worth signing, Harbaugh and M3.

If that doesn't mollify you, take solace from this: he is WAY better than Joel Stave.

[mraynrand]

If Garrett Grayson falls to the fourth or fifth, Packers should grab him.