Biggest name cut from 09 roster

[Scott Campbell]

Anyway.............I wonder if Bigby could really find himself out of a job.

[Fritz]

Maybe he could get a job patrolling Packerrats. He's supposed to be a big hitter.

But what would Brian bo? Meekly let posters wreak havoc?

And Ruvell Martin? Would he just not do the job - that is, drop the ball, so to speak?

Hmm.

[retailguy]

Anyway.............I wonder if Bigby could really find himself out of a job.

Absolutely he could. What I think saves him is that the other safeties are banged up, and Smith isn't consistent, though he's flashed good things.

the biggest knock I've read on smith is that he can't run. Not sure they'll take a chance on him starting unless he changes his consistency.

On that basis, I think Bigby makes it, but I'm not sure he's on the team all year.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I'd pay big money to watch Atari Bigby take one clean shot at Skinbasket.

[retailguy]

Now that I've come out in support of Bigby, he's as good as gone.

Vince, I want my brownie point. I said something good about your boy Bigby.

[hoosier]

In addition to the whining and shit, I've heard some pretty lame stuff on this thread.

Now, regarding the WR's we are gonna keep. Brett Swain, Jake Allen, and Ruvell Martin are fighting for that 5th spot. Swain has shown tiny flashes, Allen looks OK with the 2's sometimes, but he doesn't impress me a lot. Which guy has beaten out Martin or do we figure the "tall one with hands of stone at the wrong, critical time" has topped out and we get new toy?

Which is it?

You're forgetting the cheesehead, what's his name, Hole Keckendorf. Besides, Keckendorf has a cool uni number: 19. That was Rich Campbell's number. You would figure the stink has worn off by now.

[Scott Campbell]

Anyway.............I wonder if Bigby could really find himself out of a job.

Absolutely he could. What I think saves him is that the other safeties are banged up, and Smith isn't consistent, though he's flashed good things.

the biggest knock I've read on smith is that he can't run. Not sure they'll take a chance on him starting unless he changes his consistency.

On that basis, I think Bigby makes it, but I'm not sure he's on the team all year.

Ted should have drafted Reggie Nelson instead of Harrell. Though Packnut probably doesn't agree with me.

[retailguy]

Anyway.............I wonder if Bigby could really find himself out of a job.

Absolutely he could. What I think saves him is that the other safeties are banged up, and Smith isn't consistent, though he's flashed good things.

the biggest knock I've read on smith is that he can't run. Not sure they'll take a chance on him starting unless he changes his consistency.

On that basis, I think Bigby makes it, but I'm not sure he's on the team all year.

Ted should have drafted Reggie Nelson instead of Harrell. Though Packnut probably doesn't agree with me.

Well, I've never been a fan of the harrell pick. Ted should have drafted any of a number of people over harrell. It was a shermanesque pick. Ted fell in love, and it didn't work out.

I feel for the guy tho. Harrell could have probably played if it weren't for the back, but there was a clear history of multiple injury issues that Ted chose to ignore.

[falco]

Well, I've never been a fan of the harrell pick. Ted should have drafted any of a number of people over harrell. It was a shermanesque pick. Ted fell in love, and it didn't work out.

I don't know how you can say that. It may be the case, or it may be that Ted was willing to take a risk on a player with a lot of upside.

The risk didn't pan out.

Is it Shermanesque because he is a bust? Or are you implying that Ted's judgment was clouded?

[Scott Campbell]

Did anyone really do enough this summer to beat out Martin. I wanted him to get beat out by somebody with a lot more upside, but I just haven't seen much.

[Fritz]

That's kinda where I'm at. I thought maybe Swain would show some mad skills, but his play seems to be tailing off, by the JSO reports.

If the last three are equally not-that-great, why make the switch when Ruvell Martin can at least do a good Brett Favre imitation and is buds with Aaron Rodgers?

[retailguy]

Well, I've never been a fan of the harrell pick. Ted should have drafted any of a number of people over harrell. It was a shermanesque pick. Ted fell in love, and it didn't work out.

I don't know how you can say that. It may be the case, or it may be that Ted was willing to take a risk on a player with a lot of upside.

The risk didn't pan out.

Is it Shermanesque because he is a bust? Or are you implying that Ted's judgment was clouded?

Well, for me it's kind of simple. Ted is always portrayed as this methodical, deep thinking, unemotional talent evaluator who sets his price, and that's it. Not a penny more.

Then, you look at this draft. We drafted 16th. Damn good talent on the board. Harrell was good talent, I agree with that, but he was "damaged goods" too. The injury history was glaring. For someone who approaches things the way Ted does, Harrell complete with his injury history should have been less than the value of the 16th pick.

There were other players who should have had as good of a grade as Harrell did, but they had less risk associated with them. Reggie Nelson was one, there were others, including Bretsky's love child Meachem. That was the draft, right?

I think Thompson minimized Harrell's warts and got burned. It happens, and we move on. Off BPA for a second, our DL was a heck of a lot more solid than other parts of the team at that point. It made the Harrell pick even more risky in my opinion.

[Scott Campbell]

Well, I've never been a fan of the harrell pick. Ted should have drafted any of a number of people over harrell. It was a shermanesque pick. Ted fell in love, and it didn't work out.

I don't know how you can say that. It may be the case, or it may be that Ted was willing to take a risk on a player with a lot of upside.

The risk didn't pan out.

Is it Shermanesque because he is a bust? Or are you implying that Ted's judgment was clouded?

Well, for me it's kind of simple. Ted is always portrayed as this methodical, deep thinking, unemotional talent evaluator who sets his price, and that's it. Not a penny more.

Then, you look at this draft. We drafted 16th. Damn good talent on the board. Harrell was good talent, I agree with that, but he was "damaged goods" too. The injury history was glaring. For someone who approaches things the way Ted does, Harrell complete with his injury history should have been less than the value of the 16th pick.

There were other players who should have had as good of a grade as Harrell did, but they had less risk associated with them. Reggie Nelson was one, there were others, including Bretsky's love child Meachem. That was the draft, right?

I think Thompson minimized Harrell's warts and got burned. It happens, and we move on. Off BPA for a second, our DL was a heck of a lot more solid than other parts of the team at that point. It made the Harrell pick even more risky in my opinion.

It was, and is, the biggest head scratcher of his tenure.

[Bretsky]

Next one, by anyone, and it's gone. And the poster that does it, goes too.

Smart ass comments are everywhere; you choose to be that guy who goes further.

If Administrator is going to be true to his word, Bretsky is banned now. He had to get that last lick in.

I don't think the Administrator plays favorites, in the sense that people that get disciplined have earned their whippin. But I don't like that generally well-behaved people are allowed to insert themselves into arguments, acting as Deputy Barney Fifes. "Nip it in the bud!" In my highly valued opinion, it would be best that we have one and only one Vice Principal patroling the hallway in our Junior High. That would cut-down about half the bickering.

How can you say he doesn't? Mad makes a plea to birng back a permabanned user and it gets done. Meanwhile, he continues to threaten Ty and I who have keep our mouthes shut since coming back. Dude thinks he isn't, but dude is only seeing it from one perspective.

I sincerely hope Bretsky doesn't get banned because I love the Bunit. He's my game. But the admin is a hypocrite if he doesn't (if what you say is true, I don't have any context to this and I'm lazy -- I don't know what he said to tick any body off)

P, I made that post as an immediate response and if I'd have read the warning I would not have done so. If you look at the times there are 8:04 and 8:05 so we were typing about the same time

[Bretsky]

Anyway.............I wonder if Bigby could really find himself out of a job.

Absolutely he could. What I think saves him is that the other safeties are banged up, and Smith isn't consistent, though he's flashed good things.

the biggest knock I've read on smith is that he can't run. Not sure they'll take a chance on him starting unless he changes his consistency.

On that basis, I think Bigby makes it, but I'm not sure he's on the team all year.

Ted should have drafted Reggie Nelson instead of Harrell. Though Packnut probably doesn't agree with me.

Leaper called that before draft day

I ask the Rats one last time

Justin Harrell or Robert Meachem ? Meachem is putting up numbers this year