Packers express interest in Chris Canty

[Patler]

There is another reason to let Canty go from NY to Seattle. Midwest GMs sometimes want the players to see what the coast-to-coast trip is like. An advantage of playing in the central part of the country is the shorter trips to either coast. Some athletes absolutely hate the airplane trips. For 6'7" 310 pounders it is not the most comfortable activity. Last year Seattle traveled to Buffalo, NYG, TB and Miami. All are about 5-6 hour trips.

Its a small thing, but sometimes when the money and opportunities are the same, the small things can make a difference.

[mission]

We're all over this...

Breaking: Packers Making Push For Canty

The Green Bay Packers are making a hard push to acquire free agent defensive end Chris Canty, according to sources close to the situation.

The Packers are currently talking to Canty’s agent and at the moment, have put more money on the table then the New York Giants.

Canty is currently in New York visiting the Giants.

In addition, I am also hearing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are showing interest in acquiring wide receiver Devery Henderson. Even though the Bucs have just re-signed receiver Michael Clayton, don’t count them out of the race for Henderson.

More to come.

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2009/03/breaking-packers-making-push-for-canty/

Apparently we've "offered" something... I thought this was in the "here's what chris wants, do you still want to talk" stage...

[Guiness]

I've heard - only heard - that Olshansky is a loafer, a bad attitude guy, etc. What has anyone else heard? Anybody have any credible info?

That's the JSO blog said. Everyone I've talked to, including SD fans, disagrees with that sentiment completely. They're letting him walk since SD treats DE's like TT treats G's. They don't pay a lot so that they can pay their pass rushers and NT's alot. TT pays for his fancy tackles with cheap guards.

I've become so jaded agaisnt the JSO and GBPG that I can't even read them any more, basically assuming every word they write has an agenda, and that their "scouts" are nothing more than their beer drinking buddies. I do talk to an actual scout (not a pro scout) and several guys that played D1 college football, they always disagree with the newspapers scout's assessments.

I thought that we weren't going to be after Canty, according to their sources. The JSO is full of crap. If Igor is the next best option if we can't get Canty, why not paint him in a bad light when they know that he's a probable signing, that way they can rip on TT when he does sign him. They never, ever, ever can praise TT, and often print negative seed stories when they know something is going to happen (see the latest talk that Pickett is inadequate at NT) so that they can rip on it when it does happen.

Agree with this - I've stopped reading their stuff for the most part, it's just not very good. I get better information, complete with counter points, and the occasional bit of grailism here...why would I go anywhere else?

[Fritz]

I love this up-to-the-minute gossip. Hmmm. So, let Canty go to Seattle, but start some fairly serious bargaining with his agent in the meantime?

Cool. That sends the message you are serious, not desperate. So he may not just up and sign with Seattle, yet he's not being offered the over-the-moon money a Dan Snyder might offer.

Go Ted, go!

[Waldo]

Sounds like Ted is really being the aggressor and doesn't want Canty to go to Seattle.

He must want him. Bad.

This is nearly without precedent.

[Fritz]

I think it forces Seattle - if they want him they'll have to pony up, it would seem. If they do, then TT at least forces their cap up a bit. If they don't, TT can write a deal that may make him bite his lip but may not be ridiculous.

Or something. I dunno. I'd hate to see a Canty deal cause the loss of some of our own guys down the road.

[Joemailman]

Canty is still talking to New York, but I still like the Packers chances of getting him. http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/...still-talking/

[mission]

Sounds like Ted is really being the aggressor and doesn't want Canty to go to Seattle.

He must want him. Bad.

This is nearly without precedent.

What makes it nearly without precedent? Rather than completely without ... serious Q.

[KYPack]

Mission, we can't answer you now, get back to your position as lookout and keep them reports coming in.

We are gonna beat out other teams for a FA!

This is big.

[Fritz]

Later in that same article on Canty, here's what a writer says about TJ Housh:

"Meanwhile, I still think there’s a chance he’ll end up sliding through someone’s back door later"

I didn't think those sorts of things were discussed in such frank ways by football writers on the internet.

[gbpackfan]

BREAKING NEWS -

Breaking: Packers Making Push For Canty
The Green Bay Packers are making a hard push to acquire free agent defensive end Chris Canty, according to sources close to the situation.
The Packers are currently talking to Canty’s agent and at the moment, have put more money on the table then the New York Giants.
Canty is currently in New York visiting the Giants.
In addition, I am also hearing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are showing interest in acquiring wide receiver Devery Henderson. Even though the Bucs have just re-signed receiver Michael Clayton, don’t count them out of the race for Henderson.

[mission]

Think some of you guys mighta missed this on the end of page 6...

The Giants don't want to pay more than 5-6 mil for him according to the following blog post. It also notes that Green Bay has been very aggressive in their pursuit and sheds some light on the DL situation in NY where there isn't exactly a clear fit for Canty.

As KGB said, "pay dis man heeee's moneeey" ... 8 mil I'm fine with / 18-20 guaranteed.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/giants/

Haven't seen his salary demands really discussed a whole lot... or at least what he's scoffing at ...

[cpk1994]

Sounds like Ted is really being the aggressor and doesn't want Canty to go to Seattle.

He must want him. Bad.

This is nearly without precedent.

What makes it nearly without precedent? Rather than completely without ... serious Q.

TT was the highest bidder for Arrington and Viniteri. I'd say those were aggressive.

[Bretsky]

Mission, we can't answer you now, get back to your position as lookout and keep them reports coming in.

We are gonna beat out other teams for a FA!
This is big.

Actually we'd beat out several teams.......IF......it happens

If this occurs I might have to put an apology in my sig about the TTT stuff

[mission]

Sounds like Ted is really being the aggressor and doesn't want Canty to go to Seattle.

He must want him. Bad.

This is nearly without precedent.

What makes it nearly without precedent? Rather than completely without ... serious Q.

TT was the highest bidder for Arrington and Viniteri. I'd say those were aggressive.

OK, thank god he "messed up" not getting Arrington. I forgot where our bid stood with that.

And KY - I'm trying! I got chicken sauteing in the kitchen, a pitbull begging to go outside and piss and it's snowing (yes snowing!) cats and goblins outside!!

I did check some notable Seahawk pages/blogs/news sources and they have way LESS juicy info than we do. Their forums are hardly ablaze (2 users browsing) and their newspapers just have talk about a scheduled visit for Monday but not much more. I'm beginning to think we might be able to get something done over the next 24 hours. Someone will within the next 48, I'm almost sure of that.

The hawks seem to be a lot more focused on signing Housh and Cole and those seem to be more likely scenarios than Canty... plus I can't imagine Seattle is any more of an attractive destination from a football perspective than GB ... we gotta be tops in the running right now but I dont wanna jinx anything.

I might have a Randy Moss flashback...