Harrell - again.....

[Patler]

Hip injury, not practicing:

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/35942759.html

[Tarlam!]

I'm really sick of this. I stuck to him since he's been on the team, but this is just shite. Time to cut the slack, even if it was a 1st rounder.

[b bulldog]

Cut his lazy, pathetic ass asap!

[Fritz]

They've got too much invested in the guy to cut him, but certainly this amps up the pressure for him to perform consistently and for a whole season next year.

Fuggin' Justin Harrell. Though Tex maintains it's just bad luck.

[KYPack]

This could be the sound of the other shoe hitting the floor.

After he didn't hit a lick after the NFCC (And basically lied to the coaches, they assumed he did his post-season routine) and hurting himself in off season weights, I had severe doubts.

This injury will screw up some of his post-season lifting. Back to square one again.

It looks like this kid won't work out.

I'm actually glad to hear he was hurt, he was totally ineffective this go-round as a player.

[red]

jesus christ this guys useless

[Pugger]

Oh no. I was hoping this young man would turn the corner but he just can't stay on the field. How sad cuz he probably has some ability but with his health issues we may never know. But with all of our D line problems we really need him if only for an extra warm body in the rotation. I hope this teaches TT to NOT draft a kid in ANY round that has these kinds of health problems in the future!

[Pacopete4]

this kid is the biggest pussy in the league... thanks TT

[pbmax]

Well, maybe this will be the wakeup call Mark Murphy needs to finally get a GM that doesn't make any errors in the first round.

[Zool]

Well, maybe this will be the wakeup call Mark Murphy needs to finally get a GM that doesn't make any errors in the first round.

Exactly PB. Just think if we had.....umm...that one guy that hits every draft pic ever. If he was our GM, things would be rosy.

Oh yeah Nostradamus. Thats his name.

[Spaulding]

The pick of Harrell reminds of me the decision in 2003 where the Packers were deciding between Barnett and Boss Bailey. They obviously went with Barnett and most feel it was due to the concerns of Boss Bailey's past knee injuries and inability to stay healthy.

History comes full circle as TT drafts a player of potential who has been oft injured in the past and that's exactly what he's continued to be.

In hindsight, if only we had drafted Aaron Ross or Jon Beason instead.

[denverYooper]

Dammit. I keep holding out hope for the lad but this is ridiculous. He better get his ass on the field over the last 3 games and learn how to play injured. He'll have plenty of time to rest soon.

Time to get on the Alfred Malone bandwagon, he had 2 tackles and an assist last game and he's got a bitchin' goatee. Over a 5 game career he's had 9 tackles, 6 assists and 1.5 sacks. Hell yeah! Go #98!

[Freak Out]

Where does TT explain why he drafted this guy again? He was healthy one year in School and he takes him with the 16th pick. He has been nothing but injured here in GB...what a shocker. Blame it on the scouts......

[sharpe1027]

The Harrell pick looks more and more like it is sure to be seen as a mistake (with a slim possiblity of Harrell turning it around next year).

TT gets slammed by Packer fans for being too conservative. Yet, he took a chance on a guy that everyone said had a huge upside, but was risky due to an injury history. Now TT gets slammed because the risky move doesn't pan out. For a GM to not be considered conservative, the GM must make moves have a level of risk. Is it that hard to realize that non-conservative moves are more likely to fail?

I guess it is our job as Packer fans to complain about our GM, regardless of whether our complaints are inconsistent. He is not the first GM to miss on a mid-first round pick.

[RashanGary]

The Minnesota Vikings took the most talented player in teh draft with the 7th pick. He slipped that far because of injury risk. Look how that turned out.

I agree that it was a risk. Thus far it hasn't panned out and doesn't look to be turning the corner. He'll get one more chance to stay healthy and go through a good off season of getting NFL strong. If it doesn't work out this offseason it will go down as an awful pick. Bad picks happen in the NFL though. A couple years ago NE cut every one of their draft picks. They didn't have one on their opening day roster. It happens. They drafted Adrian Klemm with their regimes first pick. He's junk. Over time the good have to outnumber the bad. I'm happy to criticize it, but lets have some perspective here. Bad picks happen. He'll have many, many more as will every other GM. He'll have other first round bad picks. So will every other GM. It happens.