AL HARRIS OUT FOR SEASON?!!?!?!

[MadtownPacker]

Shit, Woodson wont see another ball come his way this season.

Now the offense is really gonna have to score more.

[Bretsky]

Life is about being #1

I had no Super Bowl Aspirations this year

I hope Al Harris comes back strong; in the mean time I hope somebody steps forward and develops as a result of the injury so we're even stronger next year.

[ThunderDan]

No way is Al making it back this year if it is a ruptured splean.

I donated a kidney to my wife this spring and couldn't swing a golf club for 6 weeks. They are going to have to go thru his abdominal wall to repair and you just don't get up a play football after that.

[MOBB DEEP]

DAYUM...

[pbmax]

Nobody likes a frontrunner!

Life is about being #1

I had no Super Bowl Aspirations this year

I hope Al Harris comes back strong; in the mean time I hope somebody steps forward and develops as a result of the injury so we're even stronger next year.

[texaspackerbacker]

Gosh, you people are just looking for excuses to be negative!

First of all, as I read things, it's not for sure he even has a ruptured spleen.

Second, 4 weeks, 6, 8, whatever, there would be a strong chance he would return and probably be more fit for the playoffs than he was last year. And when he gets back, we have a MUCH more experienced and polished Williams and Blackmon, maybe even Lee for nickel, dime, etc.

Third, who in the hell can say with certainty that Tramon Williams won't do the job close enough to the quality of Harris that the Packers will be fine. Is it not valid to say that at this stage of their respective careers, Williams is physically a better player than Harris? Then it just comes down to learning, coaching, and gaining experience.

[Rastak]

Gosh, you people are just looking for excuses to be negative!

First of all, as I read things, it's not for sure he even has a ruptured spleen.

Second, 4 weeks, 6, 8, whatever, there would be a strong chance he would return and probably be more fit for the playoffs than he was last year. And when he gets back, we have a MUCH more experienced and polished Williams and Blackmon, maybe even Lee for nickel, dime, etc.

Third, who in the hell can say with certainty that Tramon Williams won't do the job close enough to the quality of Harris that the Packers will be fine. Is it not valid to say that at this stage of their respective careers, Williams is physically a better player than Harris? Then it just comes down to learning, coaching, and gaining experience.

So laying around recuperating from major surgery get's you in football shape?

[MJZiggy]

Don't you get it Tex???? The sky is freaking FALLING!!! Al Harris is one of the best in the league and he doesn't NEED a learning curve!!! It's Al FREAKING Harris!! It will be a couple years before TWill is ready to take his place.

Ok, I think I'm better, but if it turns out that Harris is, in fact, out long term, the timing on it is very bad. Teams WILL attack Williams.

[texaspackerbacker]

Don't you get it Tex???? The sky is freaking FALLING!!! Al Harris is one of the best in the league and he doesn't NEED a learning curve!!! It's Al FREAKING Harris!! It will be a couple years before TWill is ready to take his place.

Ok, I think I'm better, but if it turns out that Harris is, in fact, out long term, the timing on it is very bad. Teams WILL attack Williams.

Good Grief!

First of all, is it sure, or isn't it?

Secondly, I'm NOT gonna get trapped into bad-mouthing Al Harris, but he isn't quite THAT good. Not as good as Woodson; Not as good physically as maybe a third of the starting Corners in the league; And maybe top ten in performance at best, but I doubt top five.

This team is just too good over all for the "sky to be falling" because Harris is hurt--if he even is.

And as for the comment about recovering from surgery and staying in football shape, I doubt he's recuperating in bed in fact, he needs surgery--for more than a few days. By several weeks after, he's working out hard. My point was, though, that last year, he was beat up and faded badly by playoff time. This year, assuming he's out six or eight weeks, he should be in just about peak condition in January.

Sheesh! So much negativity!

[MJZiggy]

I wasn't trying to trap you into saying anything. Harris is just one of my favorites on D. He's always the one matched up to the opponents #1 and is a much better option than TWill at this point and the discussion is not about how he rates against other teams' CBs, but how he rates against the one who has to take over for him. Hopefully it's just a contusion and it will all be fine.

[The Gunshooter]

That's what happens when you don't allow your defense to be the aggressor. You stay on the field too long and get the shit pounded out of you. Now GB is in trouble because frankly, their secondary is shit. TW and the rest of them don't even belong in the league. Maybe ass wipe Sanders will now learn that the first duty is to stop the run AT ALL COSTS! If they score quick, so what, you live to fight another day.

[The Gunshooter]

I just remembered what Al Harris said about the game plan. That we would all be smiling after the game. Well I am not smiling asshole. You need to tell your stupid coach to get 8-9 in the box and blitz.

[RashanGary]

I just remembered what Al Harris said about the game plan. That we would all be smiling after the game. Well I am not smiling asshole. You need to tell your stupid coach to get 8-9 in the box and blitz.

Having a bad day?

[pbmax]

Take it easy. You are yelling at a very sick man in Al Harris. He doesn't need you raising Cain beside the hospital bed. And before you continue, go get yourself a cup of coffee and lookup the defensive statistics of the 2004 Packers Defense. That will cure you of 9 in the box nuttiness.

If that is not enough, chant "Slowik... Slowik... Slowik..." very slowly while you click over to the stats for the 2008 Broncos defense.

You may still not like Sanders, but he and Jim Bates will look like geniuses in comparison.

[The Gunshooter]

Take it easy. You are yelling at a very sick man in Al Harris. He doesn't need you raising Cain beside the hospital bed. And before you continue, go get yourself a cup of coffee and lookup the defensive statistics of the 2004 Packers Defense. That will cure you of 9 in the box nuttiness.

If that is not enough, chant "Slowik... Slowik... Slowik..." very slowly while you click over to the stats for the 2008 Broncos defense.

You may still not like Sanders, but he and Jim Bates will look like geniuses in comparison.

Relax? Sanders just screwed up a legit contender and Al Harris can't hear me, nor does he care what the hell I say, if his spleen is ruptured he is going on IR. What Al and Sanders forgot about was Dallas intention of beating the living crap out of the defense with Barber. You can not allow that even if it costs you the game. This is not the playoffs where you have all season to recover. They have to play Tampa in 6 days and they are going to lose that one two.

If 9 in the box is so nutty why did Dallas do exactly that? I saw them do it on first down, 6 down lineman on GB's 20 and they stuffed Grant for no gain. Even Fritz Shurmer wasn't as stubborn as Sanders is.