Packers express interest in Chris Canty

[cpk1994]

Another update.... maybe NFL Post wasn't only half right.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/40505757.html

I won't post the text, this one from Bedard...

Looks like we literally JUST hit up the Canty camp...

Looks like Canty's agent is playing Beadrd like a fiddle.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

I don't want to pay him 8 Mil. No way. How the fudge do you resign your guys for less, then, if they're potentially better players? Kampy is this year, Jenkins is next year (if he stays healthy).

As I posted in another thread I had a dream that we signed Igor. I'm all for it. 8 Mil is a lot of ching.

This actually makes perfect sense. I want this guy, but at what cost.

[Partial]

Giants are supposedly still in the fray. Seattle opted out of the Canty contest according to Bedard. Gotta think the Giants are either A) dissapointed in Osi's recovery, or that they just really place a premium value on the DL. They already have two very good players on it, and with Canty, they'd have a ton of talent.

Would Canty play inside for them? He's bigger than Tuck, and one has to think Tuck and Umenyiora are the ends.

[mission]

It's down to the Giants or the Pack per PackerNews.com ...

Come on TT ...

[Lurker64]

Would Canty play inside for them? He's bigger than Tuck, and one has to think Tuck and Umenyiora are the ends.

He would play inside in the 4-3, he could possibly switch outside on run downs, but he's unlikely to get the sort of pass rush from the outside that the Giants defense requires. In terms of inside pass rush, he's well above average though. Since the Giants basically want pass rush from every part of the DL, they likely want him to play inside.

[gbpackfan]

Why would the Packers give Canty boat loads of money without meeting him or giving him a physical first? I really want the Pack to sign him but Canty needs to make a visit to GB first.

It sounds like Canty wants to play in NY and his agent was trying to use the Packers to push up the price. TT didn't bite on the bidding war.

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I, too, would be hesitant to guarantee a joker 20 mil that I've never met.

[packer4life]

CANTY SIGNS WITH GIANTS AS REPORTED BY PFT

[Fritz]

I, too, would be hesitant to guarantee a joker 20 mil that I've never met.

But would you guarantee Batman??

[digitaldean]

Per JSO's blog...
Canty's agent said that the Packers weren't willing to ante any offer until they met Canty and had a chance at a physical.

Agent said that the Packers may have been in the ballpark, but they took the sure money with the Giants. He didn't want to "take the chance" in waiting.

What a bunch of agentspeak, bullsh*t!! "Take the chance" in waiting?!!

If he was as good as advertised, he may have gotten more.

Definitely sounds like Levar Arrington 2.0. Piss on him!

[Lurker64]

Per JSO's blog...
Canty's agent said that the Packers weren't willing to ante any offer until they met Canty and had a chance at a physical.

Think of how apoplectic Thompson's critics would have been if they signed him without giving him a physical and then he got hurt and missed even one important game.

[The Shadow]

If the Packers had REALLY wanted this guy - he was a be-all, end-all - they would have been more aggressive.
I think I trust the team more than many.
Overpaying is not a solution - I think you have to be pragmatic.

[LEWCWA]

They need some depth dreadfully. I say bring him in.

What would be a fair deal for him?

Fair or realistic

Fair is 6 yr 30M, 12M guaranteed

Realistic is 6 yr 65M, 25M guaranteed.

Just the way it works.

Canty isn't getting anywhere near 6 for 65

Years 5-6 typically don't count. They make the deal look pretty and blow peoples doors off. The guaranteed money is what counts. 25M isn't quite half what big Al got. Remember, 4-3 teams are chasing him to play DE, that is his market, not 3-4 DE or DT. His deal will be compared to Allen more than Big Al.

guess you this one didn't stick...funny!