KGB

[RashanGary]

I hate to bring this thread down with more of the same garbage abotu the same pampered brat, but it's amazing how a long serving player can go out iwth class and dignity when their head isn't so big that they think everything is owed to them. Really, this was refreshing and a very good example of what we come to expect from great guys and great teammates. Unfortunately, not every guy in the lockerroom is and sometimes we think we know a person and they are completely different. True colors show in times like these. Brett Favre really stained his legacy as a great teammate and every Packer taht goes out with class reminds me of what a POS Brett Favre is.

[Patler]

9.5 sacks last year despite playing only passing downs. I'd think he could catch on somewhere.

Someone will probably give him a chance because of that, but if you look at 2007 closely his productivity dropped to virtually zero last season after he was hurt, and he never got anything back this year after a couple off-season "cleanup" surgeries.

I really think he is done physically.

[Lurker64]

I hate to bring this thread down with more of the same garbage abotu the same pampered brat, but it's amazing how a long serving player can go out iwth class and dignity when their head isn't so big that they think everything is owed to them. Really, this was refreshing and a very good example of what we come to expect from great guys and great teammates. Unfortunately, not every guy in the lockerroom is and sometimes we think we know a person and they are completely different. True colors show in times like these. Brett Favre really stained his legacy as a great teammate and every Packer taht goes out with class reminds me of what a POS Brett Favre is.

Good post except for the last sentence. The last sentence is unnecessary, it would be better to leave it off and allow people to draw their own conclusions. Everybody who read the previous few sentences and knows you knew where you were going there, sometimes it's a more useful rhetorical technique to just elect to not go there in these cases, and allow people to draw their own conclusions.

KGB went out in an amazingly classy manner. That's to his credit. Not everybody does that, and that's too bad. Because Mr. Gbaja-Biamila went out with kind words and a positive attitude, that leaves me with nothing but good feelings about him and his career with the Packers, and I wish him well. Sometimes when players leave on bad terms and they have bitterness in their hearts, they sometimes act in ways that beget bitterness in the hearts of people who would otherwise think of them fondly. This is too bad.

That's all you really need to say.

[Patler]

I hate to bring this thread down with more of the same garbage abotu the same pampered brat, but it's amazing how a long serving player can go out iwth class and dignity when their head isn't so big that they think everything is owed to them. Really, this was refreshing and a very good example of what we come to expect from great guys and great teammates. Unfortunately, not every guy in the lockerroom is and sometimes we think we know a person and they are completely different. True colors show in times like these. Brett Favre really stained his legacy as a great teammate and every Packer taht goes out with class reminds me of what a POS Brett Favre is.

Good post except for the last sentence. The last sentence is unnecessary, it would be better to leave it off and allow people to draw their own conclusions. Everybody who read the previous few sentences and knows you knew where you were going there, sometimes it's a more useful rhetorical technique to just elect to not go there in these cases, and allow people to draw their own conclusions.

KGB went out in an amazingly classy manner. That's to his credit. Not everybody does that, and that's too bad. Because Mr. Gbaja-Biamila went out with kind words and a positive attitude, that leaves me with nothing but good feelings about him and his career with the Packers, and I wish him well. Sometimes when players leave on bad terms and they have bitterness in their hearts, they sometimes act in ways that beget bitterness in the hearts of people who would otherwise think of them fondly. This is too bad.

That's all you really need to say.

Wise advice.

[DonHutson]

Hell of a career for a 240 pound, 5th round DE that was cut during his rookie year.

Good luck to him in the rest of his life. He's a bright, charitable guy. I'm sure he'll have no trouble filling his time with worthwhile activities.

[pbmax]

I didn't think KGB would make the 53 man roster at the beginning of the season anyway.

I didn't either. Makes you wonder what is different now than 8 weeks ago. At the end of camp, KGB was clearly struggling with a bum wheel. Cutting him then would have saved about $6 million. They must have believed he would get better as the season progressed, and now must be convinced he won't.

Do they owe KGB his entire salary? What is he sign with another team?s

At the risk of being Patlerized (tm), I believe KGB's entire salary was guaranteed when he was on the opening week roster. And now that its past the trading deadline, he will need to clear waivers. If he does, he can negotiate a new agreement. If someone claims him, then they pick up a pro-rated portion of the salary.

And he will be missed. Seemed like a very good person, a very good pass rusher and very good in public for the Packers. And a great nickname.

[texaspackerbacker]

Yeah, he's a part of recent history, and by all indications, a good teammate and good character guy, but even when he was injury-free, he cost us probably more offsides penalties as he got sacks. It seemed like the solid majority of his sacks came in mop-up times--not very often when the game was on the line.

I have likened him to a baseball hitter with "warning track power"--a lot of near misses, not many sacks, at least at crucial times.

And this year, he hasn't even been near that good.

[MOBB DEEP]

Yeah, he's a part of recent history, and by all indications, a good teammate and good character guy, but even when he was injury-free, he cost us probably more offsides penalties as he got sacks. It seemed like the solid majority of his sacks came in mop-up times--not very often when the game was on the line.

I have likened him to a baseball hitter with "warning track power"--a lot of near misses, not many sacks, at least at crucial times.

And this year, he hasn't even been near that good.

ever the cynic eh??


God Bless u kabeer

[mraynrand]

. It seemed like the solid majority of his sacks came in mop-up times--not very often when the game was on the line.
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Remember the NFC Championship game last year? KGB came up big time with a sack in the closing minutes. The Packer offense just couldn't take advantage of it. You pay a guy like KGB all that money to make just a handful of plays like that. And he did, for a lot of years. Yeah, a little sporadic but he had some great plays. Nothing left this year for sure.

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finally

i've been waiting for this move for almost 3 years now

[gbgary]

i was surprised when i heard the news. wasn't surprised that somehow a Brett reference was issued. if there was a thread about some proposed new roofing material to be used on Lambeau someone would mention Brett.

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i was surprised when i heard the news. wasn't surprised that somehow a Brett reference was issued. if there was a thread about some proposed new roofing material to be used on Lambeau someone would mention Brett.

well, you honestly couldn't put a new roof on the stadium without the tens of millions of dollars that brett brought to this franchise over the years

[gbgary]

i was surprised when i heard the news. wasn't surprised that somehow a Brett reference was issued. if there was a thread about some proposed new roofing material to be used on Lambeau someone would mention Brett.

well, you honestly couldn't put a new roof on the stadium without the tens of millions of dollars that brett brought to this franchise over the years

why i otta...

[gex]

i was surprised when i heard the news. wasn't surprised that somehow a Brett reference was issued. if there was a thread about some proposed new roofing material to be used on Lambeau someone would mention Brett.

I don't think his name was muttered untill the #1 hater brought it into the conversation.

Talk about an obsession.

Let it go JH, let it go.

[KYPack]

I've been real down on KGB ever since he's been relegated to 3rd down. That's a lotta jack for a part-timer. that said, sacks are like gold to any team and the DCoordinator.

When the one trick pony couldn't do his one trick, he had to be cut.

I, too, thought they could have made that determination in September. An aging DLineman, KGB wasn't gonna come back and we could have used that cap space for Greg J and other deals we need to get done.